. A voyage round the world [microform] : but more particularly to the north-west coast of America, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon : dedicated, by permission to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages round the world; Botany; Botanique. NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA. z6i arou arm, or great plenty of tare. In the mean time we un- ,787 moored, and got every thing ready for fea. September. About three o'clock the King and Chiefs returned, each bringing a large double canoe loaded with taro and fugar-cane, fo that we were now compl
. A voyage round the world [microform] : but more particularly to the north-west coast of America, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon : dedicated, by permission to Sir Joseph Banks, Voyages round the world; Botany; Botanique. NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA. z6i arou arm, or great plenty of tare. In the mean time we un- ,787 moored, and got every thing ready for fea. September. About three o'clock the King and Chiefs returned, each bringing a large double canoe loaded with taro and fugar-cane, fo that we were now completely furnifhed with every neceffary article the illand afforded. The expedition and difpatch with which we got this laft taro and then- free and generous manner in bringing it on board, both furprized and pleafed us ; and our Captain was not flow in makmg fuitable returns. To the King he gave , a large baize cloak edged with ribbon, and a very large toe, which pleafed him fo much, that he began to think himfelf the greateft monarch S m the univerfe. The other Chiefs were rewarded with toes, axe3 and faws, entnely to their fatisfadion. The ladies, too .of whom we had no fmall number of confiderable rank on board) were liberally ornamented with buttons and beads. \n fliort all parties were perfeftly pleafed, and were profufe in tlieir profeffions of kindnefs and acknowledgment. Before we finally leave thefc iflands, thou, perhaps, wilt expe6> a kind of lupplementary account in addition to what I have occa- fionally faid refpefting them and their inhabitants. What hvr remarks I am able to make,, are now very much at thy fervice. Thefe iflands were difcovered by the late Captain Cook, during his laft voyage to the Pacific Ocean. He named them Sandwich Iflands, in honour of the Earl of Sandwich, his particular patron and who at that time prefided at the Admiralty Board. This 4 ' •» 1 1 I i-' ,« f. fi '\. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page im
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