Captain Cook to Captain Furneaux.
By Capt. James Cook, &c.

For the better encouragement of the company of his Majesty's sloop under your command, and in order to enable them the better to withstand the present intence cold weather, you are hereby required and directed to serve to each man an additional half-allowance of spirit or wine on such days as you shall think the same necessary, and also to cause an allowance of wheat or oatmeal to be boil'd for breakfast on Mondays, in addition to the usual allowance boil'd for dinner; you are to keep an exact account (attested by the proper officers) of the number of days you serve the additional half-allowance of spirit or wine and boil the additional allowance of wheat or oatmeal, and continue the same untill further order.

Given under my hand, on board his Majesty's sloop Resolution at sea, this 6th day of Decem'r, 1772.