A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14

Robert Kerr

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Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14
Author: Robert Kerr
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A
GENERAL
HISTORY AND COLLECTION
OF
VOYAGES AND TRAVELS,
ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER:
FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE
ORIGIN AND PROGRESS
OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND
COMMERCE,
BY SEA AND LAND,
FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT
TIME.
BYROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN.
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS.
VOL. XIV.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH:
AND T. CADELL, LONDON.
MDCCCXXIV.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME XIV.
PART III.
General Voyages and Travels of Discovery, &c.
BOOK II.
An Account of a Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World,
performed in his Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years
1772, 3, 4, and 5: Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.
From our departure from England to leaving the Society Isles the first time.
SECTION I.
Passage from Deptford to the Cape of Good Hope, with an Account of several
Incidents that happened by the Way, and Transactions there.
SECTION II.
Departure from the Cape of Good Hope, in search of a Southern Continent.
SECTION III. Sequel of the Search for a Southern Continent, between the
Meridian of the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand; with an Account of the
Separation of the two Ships, and the Arrival of the Resolution in Dusky Bay.
SECTION IV. Transactions in Dusky Bay, with an Account of several Interviews
with the Inhabitants.
SECTION V. Directions for sailing in and out of Dusky Bay, with an Account of
the adjacent Country, its Produce, and Inhabitants: Astronomical and Nautical
Observations.
SECTION VI. Passage from Dusky Bay to Queen Charlotte's Sound, with an
Account of some Water Spouts, and of our joining the Adventure.
SECTION VII. Captain Furneaux's Narrative, from the Time the two Ships were
separated, to their joining again in Queen Charlotte's Sound, with someAccount of Van Diemen's Land.
SECTION VIII. Transactions in Queen Charlotte's Sound, with some Remarks
on the Inhabitants.
SECTION IX. Route from New Zealand to Otaheite, with an Account of some
low Islands, supposed to be the same that were seen by M. de Bougainville.
SECTION X. Arrival of the Ships at Otaheite, with an Account of the critical
Situation they were in, and of several Incidents that happened while they lay in
Oaiti-piha Bay.
SECTION XI. An Account of several Visits to and from Otoo; of Goats being left
on the Island; and many other Particulars which happened while the Ships lay
in Matavai Bay.
SECTION XII. An Account of the Reception we met with at Huaheine, with the
Incidents that happened while the Ships lay there; and of Omai, one of the
Natives, coming away in the Adventure,
SECTION XIII. Arrival at, and Departure of the Ships from, Ulietea: With an
Account of what happened there, and of Oedidee, one of the Natives, coming
away in the Resolution.
SECTION XIV. An Account of a Spanish Ship visiting Otaheite; the present
State of the Islands; with some Observations on the Diseases and Customs of
the Inhabitants; and some Mistakes concerning the Women corrected.
CHAPTER II.
From our Departure from the Society Isles, to our Return to and leaving them
the second Time.
SECTION I. Passage from Ulietea to the Friendly Islands, with an Account of
the Discovery of Hervey's Island, and the Incidents that happened at
Middleburg.
SECTION II. The Arrival of the Ships at Amsterdam; a Description of a Place of
Worship; and an Account of the Incidents which happened while we remained
at that Island.
SECTION III. A Description of the Islands and their Produce; with the
Cultivation, Houses, Canoes, Navigation, Manufactures, Weapons, Customs,
Government, Religion, and Language of the Inhabitants.
SECTION IV. Passage from Amsterdam to Queen Charlotte's Sound, with an
Account of an Interview with the Inhabitants, and the final Separation of the two
Ships.
SECTION V. Transactions at Queen Charlotte's Sound; with an Account of the
Inhabitants being Cannibals; and various other Incidents.--Departure from the
Sound, and our Endeavours to find the Adventure; with some Description of the
Coast.
SECTION VI. Route of the Ship from New Zealand in Search of a Continent;
with an Account of the various Obstructions met with from the Ice, and the
Methods pursued to explore the Southern Pacific Ocean.
SECTION VII. Sequel of the Passage from New Zealand to Easter Island, and
Transactions there, with an Account of an Expedition to discover the Inland Partof the Country, and a Description of some of the surprising gigantic Statues
found in the Island.
SECTION VIII. A Description of the Island, and its Produce, Situation, and
Inhabitants; their Manners, and Customs; Conjectures concerning their
Government, Religion, and other Subjects; with a more particular Account of
the gigantic Statues.
SECTION IX. The Passage from Easter Island to the Marquesas Islands.
Transactions and Incidents which happened while the Ship lay in Madre de
Dios, or Resolution Bay, in the Island of St Christina.
SECTION X. Departure from the Marquesas; a Description of the Situation,
Extent, Figure, and Appearance of the several Islands; with some Account of
the Inhabitants, their Customs, Dress, Habitations, Food, Weapons, and
Canoes.
SECTION XI. A Description of several Islands discovered, or seen in the
Passage from the Marquesas to Otaheite; with an Account of a Naval Review.
SECTION XII. Some Account of a Visit from Otoo, Towha, and several other
Chiefs; also of a Robbery committed by one of the Natives, and its
Consequences, with general Observations on the Subject.
SECTION XIII. Preparations to leave the Island. Another Naval Review, and
various other Incidents; with some Account of the Island, its Naval Force, and
Number of Inhabitants.
SECTION XIV. The Arrival of the Ship at the Island of Huaheine; with an
Account of an Expedition into the Island, and several other Incidents which
happened while she lay there.
SECTION XV. Arrival at Ulietea; with an Account of the Reception we met with
there, and the several Incidents which happened during our Stay. A Report of
two Ships being at Huaheine. Preparations to leave the island, and the Regret
the Inhabitants shewed on the Occasion. The Character of Oedidee; with some
general Observations on the Islands.
CHAPTER III.
From Ulietea to New Zealand.
SECTION I. Passage from Ulietea to the Friendly Isles, with a Description of
several Islands that were discovered, and the Incidents which happened in that
Track.
SECTION II. Reception at Anamocka; a Robbery and its Consequences, with a
Variety of other Incidents. Departure from the Island. A sailing Canoe
described. Some Observations on the Navigation of these Islanders. A
Description of the Island, and of those in the Neighbourhood, with some
Account of the Inhabitants, and nautical Remarks.
SECTION III. The Passage from the Friendly Isles to the New Hebrides, with an
Account of the Discovery of Turtle Island, and a Variety of Incidents which
happened, both before and after the Ship arrived in Port Sandwich, in the
Island of Mallicollo. A Description of the Port, the adjacent Country, its
Inhabitants, and many other Particulars.
SECTION IV. An Account of the Discovery of several Islands, and an Interview
and Skirmish with the Inhabitants upon one of them. The Arrival of the Ship atTanna, and the Reception we met with there.
SECTION V. An Intercourse established with the Natives; some Account of the
Island, and a Variety of Incidents that happened during our Stay at it.
SECTION VI. Departure from Tanna; with some Account of its Inhabitants, their
Manners and Arts.
SECTION VII. The survey of the Islands continued, and a more particular
Description of them.
SECTION VIII. An Account of the Discovery of New Caledonia, and the
Incidents that happened while the Ship lay in Balade.
SECTION IX. A Description of the Country and its Inhabitants; their Manners,
Customs, and Arts.
SECTION X. Proceedings on the Coast of New Caledonia, with Geographical
and Nautical Observations.
SECTION XI. Sequel of the Passage from New Caledonia to New Zealand,
with an Account of the Discovery of Norfolk Island; and the Incidents that
happened while the Ship lay in Queen Charlotte's Sound.
CHAPTER IV.
From leaving New Zealand to our Return to England.
SECTION I.
The Run from New Zealand to Terra del Fuego, with the Range from Cape
De