XIII.  Another Visit to Tootabah, with various Adventures:  Extraordinary Amusement of the Indians, with Remarks upon it:  Preparations to observe the Transit of Venus, and what happened in the mean Time at the Fort.

XIV.  The Ceremonies of an Indian Funeral particularly described:  General Observations on the Subject:  A Character found among the Indians to which the Ancients paid great Veneration:  A Robbery at the Fort, and its Consequences; with a Specimen of Indian Cookery, and various incidents.

XV.  An Account of the Circumnavigation of the island, and various Incidents that happened during the Expedition; with a Description of a Burying-place and Place of Worship, called a Morai.

XVI.  An Expedition of Mr Banks to trace the River:  Marks of subterraneous Fire:  Preparations for leaving the Island:  An Account of Tupia.

A general history and collection.  Of voyages and travels.

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PART III.

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A general history and collection of voyages and travels.

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PART III.  BOOK I.

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CHAPTER I.

An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his majesty George
iii.  For making discoveries in the southern hemisphere; and successively
performed by commodore Byron, captain Wallis, captain Carteret, and
captain cook, in the Dolphin, the swallow, and the endeavour:  Drawn up
from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from
the papers of sir Joseph banks, Bart.  By John Hawkesworth, ll.D. [Taken
from the third edition, London 1785, variously modified to answer the
purposes of this collection, as elsewhere explained.]

GENERAL INTRODUCTION.

His majesty, soon after his accession to the crown, formed a design of sending out vessels for making discoveries of countries hitherto unknown; and, in the year 1764, the kingdom being then in a state of profound peace, he proceeded to put it into execution.[1] The Dolphin and the Tamar were dispatched under the command of Commodore Byron.