Arrival at Madeira—at St. Jago—and at the Cape of Good Hope. Letter to Mr. Walker. Voyage towards the Antarctic seas, and unsuccessful attempts to find Cape Circumcision, or any other land in the direction of the south pole. Numerous ice-bergs—Cold and stormy weather. The Resolution and Adventure parted in a fog. Aurora australis. Voyage of the Resolution to the eastward in a high southern Latitude. Arrival in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. Healthy state of the crew. Refreshments procured. Excursions in Dusky Bay, and friendly intercourse with the natives. Passage from Dusky Bay to Queen Charlotte's Sound. Happy meeting with the Adventure, which had touched at Van Diemen's Land.
On monday, July 13th, 1772, the Resolution and Adventure sailed from Plymouth; and on the 29th, they anchored in Funchiale Roads, at Madeira. Here our navigators met with a friendly reception; and having procured water, wine, and other refreshments, sailed again on the 1st of August. In the beginning of the month, Capt. Cook made three puncheons of beer, from the inspissated juice of malt; and found the liquor in a few days very brisk and drinkable. The stock of water being low, the ships, on the 9th, put into port Praya, in St. Jago, one of the Cape de Verde Islands; where not only supplies of water, but of meat and fruits, were obtained. They sailed again on the 14th; and on the 19th, one of the carpenter's mates, of the Resolution, a sober, worthy man, fell overboard
