the Captain sent by him a copy of his journal, with some charts and drawings, to the Admiralty, to whom he had already written by Capt. Broadly.
On the arrival of the Resolution, the usual salutations were exchanged, and the Governor, Baron Plettenberg, received our navigators with great politeness. The scientific gentlemen, and most of the officers, took lodgings on shore; while the Captain took care to send fresh bread, meat, greens, and wine, to those who remained on board. Only three men required to be brought on shore, to recruit their health. The repairing of the ship was also promptly attended to. The rigging was so bad, that almost every thing, except the standing rigging, required to be replaced with new articles, which were purchased at a most exorbitant price. It was not surprising, that the rigging, sails, &c., were worn out, the vessel having sailed no less than 20,000 leagues since her departure from the Cape; an extent of voyage never performed in the same space of time by any ship before, being nearly equal to three times the equatorial circumference. of the earth! And so well did the Resolution accomplish this long run, under the care of Providence, and the skilful management of our mariners, that they sprung neither low-mast, topmast, lower nor top-sail yard, nor so much as broke a lower or top-mast shroud.
Here our great navigator met with Capt. Crozet, who was second in command under Capt. Marion, who sailed hence with two French ships in 1772. Capt. Marion and some of his people had been unfortunately killed by the New Zealanders, in the Bay of Islands. Crozet, who succeeded to the command, returned with the two ships to the
