Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . lus, store-ship,which had been sent out from England under Lieutenant RichardHergest, who made several valuable discoveries, but Avas killedat Oahu ere he reached the American coast. The Spaniardsproved unwilling to surrender Nootka, and there was conse-quently much delay, which Vancouver utilised by making,further surveys up and down the Pacific shores of the October, 1793, Lieutenant Broughton
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . lus, store-ship,which had been sent out from England under Lieutenant RichardHergest, who made several valuable discoveries, but Avas killedat Oahu ere he reached the American coast. The Spaniardsproved unwilling to surrender Nootka, and there was conse-quently much delay, which Vancouver utilised by making,further surveys up and down the Pacific shores of the October, 1793, Lieutenant Broughton was sent home withdespatches, and the command of the Chatham was entrusted tO THE NAVY. 533 1802] Lieutenant Peter Puget, whose name was thus associated with thegreat inlet in what is now the State of Washington. Explorationsand surveys were continued along the west coast of Americaand in the northern Pacific ; and on February 25th, 1794, Hawaiiwas formally taken over by Vancouver in the name of KingGeorge III. Later, the shores of what is now British Columbiawere also taken possession of; and when, on the 20th October,1795, the Discovery arrived in the Thames, she had been absent. THE UISCOViaiY THE ROCKS IX QUEEN CHARLOTTES SOUND. {George Vancouver, Voyar/e of the Discovery on the North Pacific Ocean, 1798.) four years, eight months, and twenty-nine days. A few monthsearlier, Broughton, then a commander, had commissioned, anddeparted in, the Providence for another voyage. He went outto Xootka by much the same route as had been taken byVancouver, and upon his arrival found that the Spaniards hadevacuated the place. Thence he crossed the northern Pacific toJapan and China. Although he lost his ship, he continued hisexplorations and surveys in a purchased schooner of 80 tons, and,after having done very valuable service, returned to Englandin February, 1799. During the peace the subject of promotion from post to flag-rank on several occasions occupied the attention of the co
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