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November. 
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Monday 24, 
A VOYAGE TO 
inftrudlions, your future proceedings are to be governed by 
them. 
You are alfo to comply with fuch parts of faid inftruc- 
tions, as have not been executed, and are not contrary to 
thefe orders. And in cafe of your inability, by ficknefs or 
otherwife, to carry thefe, and the inftrudtions of their Lord- 
fhips, into execution, you are to be careful to leave them 
with the next officer in command, who is hereby required 
to execute them in the beft manner he can. 
Given under my hand, on board the Refolution, at 
Ulietea, the 18th Day of November 1777. 
J. COOK.” 
a To Captain Charles Clerke , Com¬ 
mander of his Majejifs Sloop , the 
Difcovery .” 
While we lay moored to the fhore, we heeled, and fcrub- 
bed both fides of the bottoms of the ffiips. At the fame 
time, we fixed fome tin-plates under the binds; firft taking 
off the old ffieathing, and putting in a piece unfilled, over 
which the plates were nailed. Thefe plates I had from the 
ingenious Mr. Pelham, Secretary to the Commiffioners for 
Vidtualling his Majefty’s Navy; with a view of trying 
whether tin would anfwer the fame end as copper, on the 
bottoms of fhips. 
On the 24th in the morning, I was informed that a mid- 
fhipman, and a feaman, both belonging to the Difcovery, 
were miffing. Soon after, we learnt from the natives, that 
they went away in a canoe the preceding evening, and 
were, at this time, at the other end of the ifland. As the 
midfhipman was known to have expreffed a defire to remain 
at thefe iflands, it feemed pretty certain, that he and his 
companion 
