. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. â â 5J W. ,t alhorc, firelocks, f ammu- in officer, it of the s to leave v's friGiatcs t; and hu nay be on latter will ROUND THE WORLD. I07 As foon as thefe difpofitions are made, he fliould employ himfelf in providing for the fubfiflence of his crews and the other wants of the fhips; and after having made a choice as to quantity of
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. â â 5J W. ,t alhorc, firelocks, f ammu- in officer, it of the s to leave v's friGiatcs t; and hu nay be on latter will ROUND THE WORLD. I07 As foon as thefe difpofitions are made, he fliould employ himfelf in providing for the fubfiflence of his crews and the other wants of the fhips; and after having made a choice as to quantity of his commodities, implements, and goods of every kind, with which the two frigates are furniflied, he fhoiild form a magazine aOiore, under the pro- te<5lion of a guard; but, as he is informed, that in general the iflanders of the great ocean have an irrefiflible inclination to theft, he muft take care not to tempt them by the fight of too great a number of objeds coUedied together in one place, but to carry every day on fliore only the effects which may be employed in exchange during the courfe of that day. He will regulate the value of thefe exchanges, and he will never allow any one to furpafs the price which fliall be fixed on each article of trade, left by agreeing, in the commencement of their dealings, to too high a price for the articles which he would procure, the natives might refufe to fell more afterwards at a fmaller price. He mufc eftablifh only one magazine for the two frigates ^ and to preferve good order there and prevent all abufes, he muft fpecially charge an officer to treat with the favages, and fingle out the petty officers or other perlbns who will be re- quired to perform, under his orders, the fervice of ihe magazine. No. ,V "t' I'":'' U:>: m < Am 1' *..-it' » -M ' AT. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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