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Captain Cook's Observations on the Occasion. Attempt at

the Observatory. The Cutter of the Discovery stolen.

Measures taken by Captain Cook for its Recovery.

Goes on

Shore, to invite the King on board. The King being stopped

by his Wife, and the Chiefs, a Contest arises. News arrives

of one of the Chiefs being killed by one of our People.

Ferment on this Occasion. One of the Chiefs threatens

Captain Cook, and is shot by him. General Attack by the

Natives. Death of Captain Cook. Account of the Captain's

Services, and a Sketch of his Character

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Transactions at Owhyhee, subsequent to the Death of Captain Cook.
- Gallant Behaviour of the Lieutenant of Marines. Danger-

ous Situation of the Party at the Morai. Bravery of one of the

Natives. Consultation respecting future Measures. Demand

of the body of Captain Cook. - Evasive and insidious Conduct

of Koah, and the Chiefs. Insolent Behaviour of the Natives.

Promotion of Officers. Arrival of two Priests with Part of

the Body. Extraordinary Behaviour of two Boys.

of the Village of Kakooa. Unfortunate Destruction of the

Dwellings of the Priests. Recovery of the Bones of Captain

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CHAP. V.

Departure from Karakakooa in Search of an Harbour on the south-

east side of Mowee. Driven to leeward by the easterly

Winds and Current. - Pass the Island of Tahoorowa.- -Descrip-

tion of the south-west side of Mowee. Run along the Coasts

of Ranai and Morotoi to Woahoo. Description of the north-

east Coast of Woahoo. Unsuccessful Attempt to water.

Passage to Atooi. Anchor in Wymoa Bay. - Dangerous

Situation of the Watering Party on, Shore. Civil Dissensions

in the Islands. Visit from the contending Chiefs.

off Oneeheow.

General Account of the Sandwich Islands. Their Number,

Names, and Situation. — OwHYHEE.

Its Extent, and Division

Account of its Coasts, and the adjacent

Country. Volcanic Appearances.

interior Parts of the Country.- MowEE. TAHOOROWA.

MOROTOI.-RANAI.- WOAHOO. - ATOOI.

OREEHOUA.

Tides. Animals and Vegetables

ations

TAHOORA. - Climate.- Winds.

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CHAP. VII.

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Pernicious Effects of

Persons.

Disposition and Manners.

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- Reasons

General Account of the Sandwich Islands continued.. Of the

Inhabitants. Their Origin.

the Ava. Numbers.

for supposing them not Cannibals. - Dress and Ornaments.

Villages and Houses. - Food. Occupations and Amusements.

-Addicted to Gaming. Their extraordinary Dexterity in

Swimming. Arts and Manufactures. - Curious Specimens of

their Sculpture. — Kipparee, or Method of painting Cloth.-

Mats.-Fishing Hooks.- Cordage. Salt Pans.. Warlike In-

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struments

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General Account of the Sandwich Islands continued.— Govern-

ment. People divided into three Classes. Power of Eree-

taboo.- Genealogy of the Kings of Owhyhee and Mowee. -

Power of the Chiefs. - State of the inferior Class. - Punish-

ment of Crimes. Religion.Society of Priests.-The Orono.

Their Idols. - Songs chanted by the Chiefs, before they

drink Ava. Human Sacrifices. - Custom of knocking out the

fore Teeth. Notions with regard to a future State. Mar-

riages. Remarkable Instance of Jealousy. Funeral Rites 141

Transactions during the Second Expedition to the North, by

the Way of Kamptschatka; and on the return Home, by

the Way of Canton and the Cape of Good Hope.

Fruitless Attempt to discover

Modoopapappa. Course steered for Awatska Bay. - Occur-

rences during that Passage. Sudden Change from Heat to

Cold. Distress occasioned by the leaking of the Resolution.

View of the Coast of Kamtschatka.- Extreme rigour of the

Climate. Lose Sight of the Discovery. The Resolution

enters the Bay of Awatska. — Prospect of the Town of St. Peter

and St. Paul. Party sent Ashore. Their Reception by the

Commanding Officer of the Port. Message dispatched to the

Commander at Bolcheretsk. - Arrival of the Discovery.

turn of the Messengers, from the Commander. - Extraordinary

Mode of Travelling. — Visit from a Merchant, and a German

Servant belonging to the Commander

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CHAP. II.

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Scarcity of Provisions and Stores at the Harbour of Saint Peter

and Saint Paul. A Party set out to visit the Commander at

Bolcheretsk. Passage up the River Awatska. Account of

their Reception by the Toion of Karatchin. - Description of a

Kamtschadale Dress. Journey on Sledges.- Description of

this Mode of Travelling. Arrival at Natcheekin.- Account

of hot Springs. - Embark on the Bolchoireka. - Reception at

the Capital. Generous and hospitable Conduct of the Com-

mander and the Garrison.- Description of Bolcheretsk.

sents from the Commander. Russian and Kamtschadale Danc-

ing.

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Affecting Departure from Bolcheretsk. Return to

Saint Peter and Saint Paul's, accompanied by Major Behm,

who visits the Ships. Generosity of the Sailors. Dispatches

sent by Major Behm to Petersburg. His Departure and Cha-

racter

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CHAP. III.

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Continuation of Transactions in the Harbour of St. Peter and

St. Paul.- Abundance of Fish. - Death of a Seaman belong-

ing to the Resolution. The Russian Hospital put under the

Care of the Ships' Surgeons. Supply of Flour and Cattle.-

Celebration of the King's Birth-day. Difficulties in sailing out

of the Bay. Eruption of a Volcano. - Steer to the north-

ward. Cheepoonskoi Noss. - Errors of the Russian Charts.

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- Kamtschatskoi Noss. Olutorskoi Noss. Tschukotskoi

Noss. Island of St. Laurence. View from the same Point,

of the Coasts of Asia and America, and the Islands of St..

Diomede. - Various Attempts to get to the north, between

the two Continents. Obstructed by impenetrable Ice.- Sea-

horses and white Bears killed. Captain Clerke's Determin-

ation, and future Designs

Fruitless Attempts to penetrate through the Ice to the north-
west. Dangerous Situation of the Discovery. - Sea-horses
killed. Fresh Obstructions from the Ice. Report of Da-
mages received by the Discovery. - Captain Clerke's Deter-
mination to proceed to the Southward. Joy of the Ships'
Crews on that Occasion. Pass Serdze Kamen. Return
through Beering's Straits. Inquiry into the Extent of the
north-east Coast of Asia.- Reasons for rejecting Muller's
Map of the Promontory of the Tschutski. Reasons for be-
lieving the Coast does not reach a higher Latitude than 7010
north. General Observations on the Impracticability of a
north-east or north-west Passage from the Atlantic into the

Pacific Ocean. Comparative View of the Progress made in

the Years 1778 and 1779.- Remarks on the Sea, and Sea-

coasts, north of Beering's Straits. History of the Voyage re-

sumed. Pass the Island of St. Laurence. The Island of

- Death of Captain Clerke. Short Account of his

Mednoi.

Services

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CHAP. V.

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Return to the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.. Promo-

tion of Officers. Funeral of Captain Clerke. Damages of the

Discovery repaired. Various other Occupations of the Ships'

Crews. Letters from the Commander. Supply of Flour and

Naval Stores from a Russian Galliot. Account of an Exile..

Bear-hunting and Fishing Parties. - Disgrace of the Serjeant.

- Celebration of the King's Coronation-day, and Visit from the

Commander. The Serjeant reinstated. A Russian Soldier

promoted at our Request. Remarks on the Discipline of the

Russian Army. Church at Paratounca. Method of Bear-

hunting. Farther Account of the Bears and Kamtschadales.

Inscription to the Memory of Captain Clerke. - Supply of

Cattle. Entertainments on the Empress's Name Day.- Pre-

sent from the Commander. Attempt of a Marine to desert..

Work out of the Bay. - Nautical and Geographical Description

of Awatska Bay. - Astronomical Tables, and Observations 258

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General Account of Kamtschatka. Geographical Description.

- Rivers. Soil. Climate. - Volcanoes. - Hot Springs.

Productions. — Vegetables. — Animals. Birds. Fish

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General Account of Kamtschatka continued. — Of the Inhabit-

Origin of the Kamtschadales. - Discovered by the

Russians. Abstract of their History.

Plan of our future Proceedings. Course to the southward,

along the Coast of Kamtschatka. Cape Lopatka. Pass the

Islands Shoomska and Paramousir.- Driven to the eastward

of the Kuriles. Singular Situation with respect to the pre-

tended Discoveries of former Navigators.

- Fruitless Attempts

to reach the Islands north of Japan. Geographical Conclu-

sions. View of the Coast of Japan.

side.

Pass two Japanese Vessels.

contrary Winds.

for the Bashees.

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Run along the east

- Driven off the Coast by

Extraordinary Effect of Currents.

Pass large Quantities of Pumice Stone.

Isles of Lema,

Discover Sulphur Island. Pass the Pratas.

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Steer

and Ladron Island. Chinese Pilot taken on Board the Reso-

lution. Journals of the Officers and Men secured

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CHAP. IX.

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Working up to Macao. - A Chinese Comprador. Sent on Shore

to visit the Portuguese Governor. Effects of the Intelligence

we received from Europe. - Anchor in the Typa. - Passage up

to Canton. Bocca Tygris. - Wampû.- Description of a

Sampane. Reception at the English Factory. - Instance of

the suspicious Character of the Chinese. Of their Mode of

Trading. Of the City of Canton. Its Size. Population. —

Number of Sampanes. Military Force. Of the Streets and

Houses. Visit to a Chinese. Return to Macao. Great

Demand for the Sea-Otter Skins. Plan of a Voyage for open-

ing a fair Trade on the Western Coast of America, and prose-

cuting further Discoveries in the Neighbourhood of Japan. -

Departure from Macao. Price of Provisions in China 380

Leave the Typa. Orders of the Court of France respecting

Captain Cook. Resolutions in Consequence thereof. Strike

Soundings on the Macclesfield Banks. Pass Pulo Sopata.

Steer for Pulo Condore. - Anchor at Pulo Condore. - Trans-

actions during our Stay. - Journey to the principal Town.

Receive a Visit from a Mandarin.- Examine his Letters.

Refreshments to be procured. Description, and present State

of the Island. - Its Produce. An Assertion of M. Sonnerat

refuted. Astronomical and Nautical Observations

View of the Island of Sumatra.

rences there.- Description of the Island of Cracatoa.

Island.. Effects of the Climate of Java. Run to the Cape of

Good Hope.

Transactions there. - Description of False Bay.

- Passage to the Orkneys. - General Reflections