by John Marshall

“ He afterwards proceeded to the inhospitable coasts of New Zealand, and on the 10th Oct. 1770, arrived at Batavia, with a vessel almost worn out, and a crew much fatigued and very sickly. The repairs of the ship obliged him to continue at this unhealthy place until the 27th Dec., in which time he lost many of his seamen, and more on the passage to the Cape of Good Hope, which place he reached on the 15th March, 1771. ”

“ Solander, a Swedish gentleman, who had made much proficiency in every branch of natural history under the instructions of the celebrated Linnaeus, sailed from Plymouth Sound on the 26th Aug. 1768, and arrived in Matavia Bay, Otaheite, April 13, 1769. On the 3d of June, the expected transit was observed with great advantage. A particular account of this great astronomical event may be seen in the sixty-first volume of the Philosophical Transactions. Lieutenant Cook remained at Otaheite until the 13th July, and then went in search of several islands which he discovered. ”