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INDEX.

[This Index was prepared by Mr. A. B. Thomson, of the General Assembly Library]

  • Abel Head—

  • Called after Tasman, 11.

  • Abel Tasman's Road—

  • Named by Tasman, 11.

  • Acheron Passage—

  • Cook uses, 42.

  • Active (sealer)—

  • Gang rescued, 185.

  • Ashore Western Port, 212

  • Arrives at and leaves Sydney, 212.

  • Advertises for man, 212.

  • Lands sealing gang in N.Z., 213.

  • All trace of her lost, 213.

  • Gang returned Governor Bligh, 213.

  • Hardships of gang, 213–4.

  • Mate advertises skins, 214.

  • Scene of gang's operations, 215.

  • Active (trader)—

  • Takes Betsy survivors to Tahiti, 221

  • Adams—

  • Obtaining fresh water, 248.

  • Addison—

  • Mate of Palmyra and Regalia, 287.

  • Admiral Fonte (Archipelago)—

  • Visited by Malaspina, 102.

  • “Admiral Gifford”—

  • Lands gang at Rocky Point, 390.

  • Returns to Sydney, 391.

  • Admiralty Bay—

  • Tasman anchored in, 11.

  • Named by Cook, 26.

  • Communicates with Tasman B., 371.

  • Beached by D'Urville, 373.

  • Natives of, 374.

  • See also Abel Tasman's Road.

  • “Adventure,” H.M.S.—

  • Fitted out, 31.

  • Reaches Queen Charlotte Sd., 43–50.

  • Calls at Cape Palliser, 50.

  • Cook's inquiries Ship Cove, 56.

  • Massacre boat's crew, 51–5.

  • Adventure (schooner)—

  • Schooner in Foveaux St., 156.

  • Arrived London, 157.

  • Marooned men on Snares, 223.

  • Probably spoken by Pegasus, 224.

  • Ahu—

  • Version of Elizabeth raid, 384–5.

  • Protected by Marsden, 384.

  • Akaroa—

  • Raid and slaughter, 383–6.

  • Akaroa Harbour—

  • Sighted by Cook, 20.

  • “Albion” (whaler)—

  • Bunker, master, 90.

  • “Alexander”—

  • Commanded by Rhodes, 136.

  • “Alligator”—

  • Trading to New Zealand, 342.

  • On sealing grounds, 343.

  • Natives capture boat, 344.

  • Brings flax to Sydney, 345.

  • Cargo skins, 1826, 345.

  • Sails Stewart Island, 346.

  • Returns Sydney, 346.

  • “Alligator,” H.M.S.—

  • Caroline brings no word of, 405.

  • Attempts rescue Harriet's crew, 406.

  • Sent for Harriet survivors, 427.

  • Harriet rescue, 428–31.

  • Arrives Sydney, 431.

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  • Alms—

  • Passenger on Endeavour, 113.

  • A-Murry—

  • Lord Rodney episode, 435–6.

  • Anchor Island—

  • Cook anchors at, 32.

  • Visited by Vancouver, 82.

  • Discovery leaves, 83.

  • Anglem—

  • Master of Caroline, 397.

  • Master of Samuel, 398.

  • Oil brought Sydney, 401.

  • Sealing southern islands, 402–3.

  • Brings portions of wreck, 403.

  • In charge Lucy Anne, 405, 413, 418.

  • Danger from Maoris, 413–4.

  • “Ann”—

  • Reaches Sydney, 153.

  • “Antarctic”—

  • Anchors Caraley's Harbour, 353.

  • Visits Snares, 354.

  • Calls Pegasus, 354.

  • At Banks Peninsula, 355.

  • Anchors Port Cooper, 355.

  • Off Cape Campbell, 355.

  • Touches at Flat Point, 355.

  • Brings ethnological specimens, 355.

  • Antarctic Continent—

  • Exploration of, 13, 27, 50.

  • “Antipode”—

  • Schooner spoken by Pegasus, 156.

  • Arrives Sydney with skins, 157.

  • Antipode Islands—

  • Discovered, 123–4.

  • Great quantity seals, 142.

  • Success of Pendleton's gang, 145.

  • Venus sails for, 146–7.

  • Large cargo taken by Favorite, 148.

  • Star sails for, 148.

  • George, Maori, on, 148.

  • Furnishes quantity seal skins, 149.

  • Commerce visits, 150.

  • Grave found on, 365–6.

  • Stewart probably there, 366.

  • “Argo”—

  • Chartered by Montefiore, 382.

  • Visits Kapiti, 382–3.

  • Arrives Sydney with cargo, 386.

  • At Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • Arosmith—

  • Map of Macquarie Island, 283.

  • Asquith, Messrs T. and D.—

  • Backers of the Stewart scheme, 359.

  • Letter explaining scheme, 359–60.

  • “Assistance”—

  • Collins' description of, 118.

  • In Sydney, 119.

  • Sold for £250, 119.

  • “Astrolabe”—

  • French exploring vessel, 73.

  • Visits New Zealand, 348.

  • General details, 367–78.

  • Touches ground French Pass, 375.

  • Astrolabe Bay—

  • D'Urville visits and names, 370.

  • Charted by D'Urville, 370.

  • Astronomer Point—

  • Description, 34.

  • Ati-Awa—

  • War of tribe, 12.

  • “Atlanta”—

  • In Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Auckland Islands—

  • Discovered by Bristow, 150.

  • Formal possession taken, 150.

  • Betsy arrives, 218.

  • Enterprise calls whaling, 222.

  • Henry's capture, 263.

  • Connected with Macquarie, 283.

  • Chief sealing ground, 1825, 344.

  • Sally loses crew, 345.

  • Signs of wreck reported, 403.

  • “Aurora”—

  • At Sydney, 147.

  • Despatched Macquarie Islands, 174.

  • Arrives from Macquarie, 174.

  • For Macquarie via Derwent, 180.

  • Returns a full ship, 180.

  • Avery—

  • Captain sloop Lively, 388.

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  • Babaco Islands—

  • Malaspina visits, 101–2.

  • Ballas Beach, Macquarie—

  • Depth of water, 180.

  • Bampton, W. W. —

  • Contracts with Grose, 111.

  • Arrives in Endeavour, 112.

  • Obtains Endeavour, 112.

  • Engages Murry as officer, 112.

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • Troubles with crew and others, 114.

  • On bad terms with his officers, 115.

  • Preparations to leave Dusky, 115.

  • Takes command of Fancy, 115.

  • Letter of Governor King, 116.

  • Conditions of relief, 117.

  • Sails for India, 119.

  • Banks, Joseph—

  • Accompanies Cook, 14.

  • Secures Tupaea, 15.

  • Convinced of cannibalism, 16.

  • Withdraws from 2nd. expdtn., 31–2.

  • Cook's dipping needle, 74.

  • Generosity in scientific matters, 101.

  • On abundance of seals, 141.

  • Banks Island—

  • Flax expedition, off, 198.

  • Banks Peninsula—

  • Visited by Governor Bligh, 258.

  • Hiko and Rauparaha raid, 383–6.

  • Barker, Mrs. E.—

  • Passenger by Bee, 401.

  • Bass, George—

  • Arrives Sydney in Reliance, 125.

  • First expedition Australia, 125.

  • Examines Australian coast, 126.

  • Circumnavigates Tasmania, 126.

  • Returns to England in Reliance, 126.

  • Floats company, 126.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 127.

  • Arrives Dusky, Sydney, 127.

  • On fishing concession, 128–30.

  • Programme for last voyage, 130–31.

  • Probably discovered Foveaux, 131

  • Report as to ultimate fate, 131–2.

  • Bass Strait—

  • Named, 126.

  • Great sealing ground, 133.

  • Resemblance Foveaux Strait, 337–8.

  • Currents compared Foveaux, 338.

  • Bastemente, Don J. de—

  • Commands Subtile, 101.

  • Batavia—

  • Tasman expedition, 1, 10.

  • Baudin—

  • Decrease of seals, 133.

  • Bauza, Don F.—

  • Malaspina expedition, 105.

  • Probably prepared charts, 109–10.

  • Bauza Island called after, 109.

  • Bayley—

  • Cook's second expedition, 31.

  • Observatory at Ship Cove, 64.

  • Bay of Islands—

  • First ship, 12.

  • Visited by Santa Anna, 152.

  • Elizabeth Henrietta arrives, 266.

  • General Gates, 294–5.

  • Capt. Riggs arrested, 295.

  • Dromedary, H.M.S., visits, 295.

  • Stewart visits, 361.

  • “Bee”—

  • Brings oil from Preservation, 401.

  • Arrives from Macquarie, 406.

  • Calls Chathams, 406.

  • Arrives Cloudy Bay, 433.

  • Bell, M.—

  • Massacred Grass Cove, 55.

  • Bell and Farmer—

  • Engaged whaling industry, 381.

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  • Bellingshausen, Thaddeus—

  • Commands Russian expedition, 235.

  • Sailed from Sydney, 235.

  • Alters destination, 235.

  • Enters Cook Strait, 236.

  • First sight New Zealand, 236

  • Mt. Egmont Lat. and Long., 237.

  • Sights Cape Stephens, 237.

  • Describes shore of Cook Strait, 237.

  • Off Admiralty Bay, 237.

  • Mt. Egmont described, 237.

  • Discusses snow line, 238–9.

  • Fixes height of Mt. Egmont, 239.

  • In Cook Strait, 239.

  • Anchors Motuara Island, 239.

  • Describes country, 239.

  • First meets Natives, 240.

  • Description of canoes, 240.

  • Description of Maoris, 240–1.

  • Precautions against surprise, 241.

  • Describes anchorage Motuara, 242.

  • Maoris on board Wostok, 242–3.

  • Reports on sobriety of Maoris, 242–3

  • Fires rockets to attract Maoris, 243.

  • Overhauls rigging, etc., 243.

  • Visits Ship's Cove, 244.

  • Maoris help in re-fitting, 244.

  • Beauty of birds' notes, 244.

  • Inspects Maori settlement, 245.

  • Describes Maori settlement, 246–7.

  • Lands on Motuara, 247.

  • Finds supply wild cabbage, 248.

  • Sails up Sound, 248.

  • Penetrates into interior, 248.

  • Appearance of country, 249.

  • Barter with Maoris, 249.

  • Description of Maoris, 250–2.

  • Cook's number compared, 252.

  • Leaves garden seeds, 253.

  • Describes native dogs, 253.

  • Leaves Queen Charlotte Sd., 253.

  • Heavy thunderstorms, 253–4.

  • Loses sight of Mirny, 254.

  • Shelters at Cape Stephens, 255.

  • Off Terawhiti, 255.

  • Sights Palliser, 255.

  • Leaves coast, 256.

  • Returned to Sydney, 275.

  • Sailed for Antarctic, 275.

  • Account of the voyage, 275–84.

  • Sighted Macquarie, 275.

  • Judge sighted, 275.

  • Description Macquarie Island, 276.

  • Meets traders at Macquarie, 276.

  • Fresh water at Macquarie, 276–83.

  • Boat lands Macquarie, 276.

  • Sea elephants in plenty, 276.

  • Three kinds penguins, 276.

  • Fauna of Macquarie, 276–8.

  • Experiences earthquake, 278–9.

  • Visits dwellings of sealers, 279–80.

  • Describes occupation sealers, 280–1.

  • Flora of Macquarie, 281.

  • Wild dogs and cats, 281.

  • Method killing sea elephants, 282.

  • Description of sea elephant, 282.

  • Birds and their habits, 282–3.

  • Connection with other islands, 283.

  • Judge and Scribe described, 283.

  • Winds prevailing, 283.

  • Chart and views of Island, 284.

  • Bennett—

  • Delegate London M.S., 267.

  • “Betsy”—

  • Leaves Sydney, 186.

  • Earthquakes at Macquarie, 188.

  • Sydney to Macquarie, 218.

  • Arrives Auckland Islands, 218.

  • Driven to N.Z. coast, 218.

  • Dreadful experiences, 219–20.

  • Vessel abandoned, 220.

  • Boat of sick men abandoned, 220.

  • Survivors land, 220.

  • Terrible sufferings and rescue, 221.

  • Eeveridge—

  • Master Elizabeth and Mary, 187.

  • Arrives from Macquarie, 189.

  • Searches for Company's Island, 189

  • Disappearance seals Macquarie, 190

  • Master of Midas, 284.

  • Billing—

  • In charge Argo, 382.

  • Birds—

  • At Queen Charlotte Sound, 16.

  • Bellingshausen refers to, 244.

  • Birnie, J.—

  • Relieves Stewart, 147.

  • Owner Commerce, 150.

  • Williams negotiates re flax, 192–3.

  • Specimens hemp for England, 201.

  • Postpones further action, 201.

  • New South Wales-N.Z. Co., 205–6.

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  • Bishop and his Clerk—

  • Named by Capt. Smith, 175.

  • Bloxwell—

  • Williams submits proposals, 193.

  • Bligh, William—

  • With Cook's last expedition, 72.

  • Sails in command of Bounty, 74.

  • Touches at Cape of Good Hope, 74.

  • Reaches Van Diemen's Land, 74.

  • Discovers Bounty Isles, 74–5.

  • Subsequent history, 75–6.

  • Blind Bay—

  • Sighted by Cook, 43.

  • Two Bays, 368.

  • D'Urville explores, 369.

  • Blinkinsopp—

  • In command Caroline, 391.

  • Signs certificate re Sarah, 393.

  • Bloodworth, J.—

  • Saved at Campbell Island, 177–78.

  • Bluff Harbour—

  • See Port Macquarie.

  • Board of Customs, London—

  • N.Z. produce, 415, 419, 420.

  • Bollons—

  • Reports on grave at Antipodes, 366.

  • “Bonnivar”—

  • Lost at Ruapuke, 405.

  • Bounty Isles—

  • Described by Bligh, 75–6.

  • Visited by Delano, 144–5.

  • Passed by H.M.S. Cornwallis, 151.

  • Bounty, Mutiny of—

  • Connection with Bounty I., 76.

  • Bourke, Miss —

  • Mistakes re Endeavour, 121–2.

  • “Boussole”—

  • French exploring vessel, 73.

  • “Boyd”—

  • Wrecked at Whangaroa, 111.

  • Massacre of crew, 173.

  • “Boyd,” schooner—

  • News of Maori atrocities, 170.

  • Arrives in Sydney, 171.

  • Reports doings Sydney Cove, 171.

  • Reports massacres by Maoris, 171.

  • Breaksea Island—

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • Seen by Malaspina, 104.

  • Visited by Endeavour, 135.

  • Biscoe, John—

  • In command Tula, 388.

  • Reaches Van Diemen's Land, 388.

  • Arrives Bay of Islands, 388.

  • Arrives Chathams, 389.

  • Obtains a few seals, 389.

  • Finds wreck of vessel, 389.

  • Lands at Bounties, 389.

  • Sails for Antarctic, 389–90.

  • Blister's Island—

  • See Auckland Islands.

  • Bristow—

  • Discovers Auckland Islands, 150.

  • Visits Auckland I. in Sarah, 150.

  • Bristow's Island—

  • See Auckland Islands.

  • “Britannia”—

  • Proposed Dusky trade, 91.

  • Sails Cape Good Hope, 92.

  • Anchors in Facile Harbour, 92.

  • Leaves Facile Harbour, 93.

  • Sights Snares, 93.

  • Arrives Sydney, 93.

  • Sails from Sydney for N.Z., 95.

  • Anchors Anchor I. Harbour, 95.

  • Sails for Norfolk Island, 97.

  • At Sydney, 112.

  • Log at Essex Institute, 120.

  • British Sovereignty—

  • First declared Motuara, 19.

  • Brooke, A.—

  • Master of Elizabeth, 342, 345.

  • “Brothers”—

  • In Foveaux Strait, 170.

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  • “Brothers”—

  • Sent to New Zealand, 206.

  • Broughton—

  • Surveys Facile Harbour, 82.

  • Discovers Snares, 84.

  • Takes possession Chatham I., 86–7.

  • Sails for Tahiti, 89.

  • Brown, “Matilda”—

  • Lost on Otago coast, 217.

  • Account of his death, 217.

  • Fate of, 226.

  • Brown, Capt.—

  • Passenger by New Zealander, 432.

  • Brown, R.—

  • Lost Open Bay, 260.

  • Bruce—

  • On Caroline, 405, 413.

  • On Sydney Packet, 407.

  • “Brutus”—

  • At Macquarie, 291.

  • Buckle, R.—

  • In charge Success, 434.

  • Reports vessels, 434.

  • Bunker—

  • Commands Pegasus, 155.

  • Speaks Antipode in Foveaux, 156.

  • Bunn—

  • Death, 406.

  • Bunn's Whaling Station—

  • At Preservation Bay, 398.

  • Regular visits Caroline, 401.

  • Loss of boat's crew, 404.

  • Burney—

  • Maori attack on Tasman, 5.

  • Searches for boat's crew, 51.

  • Grass Cove massacre, 51 et seq.

  • Burrel—

  • In command of Bee, 401.

  • Busby, John—

  • Letter from Chief Secretary, 263.

  • Previous experiences in wrecks, 265.

  • Elizabeth Henrietta, 265.

  • Sails for Ruapuke, 265.

  • Refloats Elizabeth Henrietta, 266.

  • Account of his work, 266–7.

  • Government reward, 267.

  • Cabbage, Wild—

  • At Macquarie, 281.

  • Named by naturalists, 281.

  • Caddell, James—

  • Harassed sealing gangs, 262.

  • Brought to Sydney, 262.

  • Meets Edwardson, 309.

  • Ships on Snapper, 309.

  • Interpreter to Edwardson, 310.

  • Leaves Snapper, 313.

  • Sails to Sydney, 317.

  • Account of his ilfe [sic: life], 317–8.

  • Rutherford met, 318–9.

  • Incorrect dates, 319.

  • One of Sydney Cove's crew, 219.

  • History, 328.

  • Canal—

  • Dusky, Chalky, Preservation, 336.

  • “Calder”—

  • Brings Busby to Sydney, 266.

  • Camel Island—

  • General Gates ashore, 295.

  • Campbell & Co. —

  • Ship owners, 134.

  • Despatch vessels, 173–4.

  • Owners of whalers, 381.

  • Campbell, Capt.—

  • Report as to Bass' fate, 131–2.

  • Reports Betsy disaster, 222.

  • Campbell Island—

  • Hasselbourgh drowned at, 175.

  • Described by Capt. Smith, 175.

  • No doubt as to discoverer, 176.

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  • Discovered by Hasselbourgh, 176.

  • Account loss of discovered, 177–8.

  • Origin of name, 179.

  • Scientific expedition to, 189.

  • Convict reports harbour on, 189.

  • “Campbell Macquarie”—

  • Sent to Macquarie Island, 184.

  • Touches at Kangaroo Island, 184.

  • Wrecked at Macquarie, 184.

  • Bad weather at Macquarie, 187.

  • Camroux, Capt.—

  • In charge Joseph Weller, 419.

  • Canaris Creek—

  • Snapper anchors, 306.

  • Cannibalism—

  • Tasman expedition, 7.

  • Cook's discoveries, 15, 16, 49.

  • Adventure boat's crew, 51–5.

  • Marion a victim, 250.

  • Canoes—

  • Described by Bellingshausen, 252.

  • Cape Campbell—

  • Cook's position incorrect, 364.

  • Cape Egmont—

  • Harriet wrecked, 406, 423.

  • Cape Farewell—

  • Sighted by Tasman, 3.

  • Mentioned by Cook, 26.

  • Rounded by D'Urville, 368.

  • Cape Foulwind—

  • Sighted by Tasman, 3.

  • Sighted by D'Urville, 368.

  • See also Rocky Cape.

  • Cape Jackson—

  • Named by Cook, 26–7.

  • Passed by D'Urville, 376.

  • “Caroline”—

  • Trades Macquarie, 288.

  • Last voyage, 288.

  • Wrecked at Macquarie, 289.

  • Captain and crew rescued, 289.

  • Wreck to be sold, 290–1.

  • Cargo, 352–3, 397.

  • Off Chalky, 381.

  • Reported Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • First whale oil Preservation, 398.

  • Regularly visits Preservation, 401.

  • Large cargo skins, 402.

  • Discovers wreck at Aucklands, 403.

  • Arrives Sydney, 403–4-5.

  • Speaks Penelope, 404.

  • Returns Preservation Bay, 405.

  • Meets bad weather, 405.

  • Sailed New Zealand, 405.

  • Leaves Cloudy Bay, 425.

  • Arrives Sydney, 425, 431.

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Does well, 433.

  • “Carnarvon” —

  • Arriving Cloudy Bay, 427.

  • Carroll, Hon. J.—

  • Cook's spelling of Maori names, 76.

  • Cascade Cove—

  • Visited by Vancouver, 81.

  • Centre Island—

  • Passed by Snapper, 311, 314.

  • Chace, S.—

  • Sails for England via Hobart, 159.

  • Circumnavigates Stewart I., 160.

  • Arrives Chathams and Thames, 161.

  • In command Aurora, 174

  • Chalky Harbour—

  • General Gates calls, 295, 300.

  • Snapper in, 306, 315.

  • Described by de Blosseville, 335.

  • Frequented by whalers, 336.

  • To be visited by D'Urville, 367.

  • Chanchi Harbour—

  • See Chalky Harbour.

  • Chase Island—

  • Named after discoverer, 160.

  • Champion, Messrs.—

  • Ship owners, 90.

  • “Charles”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432–3.

  • Crew disorderly, 432.

  • Charles Edward—

  • Reports arrest Cyprus' gang, 352.

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  • Charts—

  • See Maps.

  • Charlton—

  • Supplies information, 334.

  • “Chatham,” H.M.S.—

  • Vancouver's expedition sails, 78.

  • Great storm Dusky, 79–80.

  • In Facile Harbour and sails, 83.

  • Chatham Islands—

  • Discovered by Broughton, 85–7.

  • H.M.S. Cornwallis sights, 151.

  • Pegasus arrives at, 161.

  • Matilda sails for, 230.

  • Henry calls at, 263.

  • Maoris migrate to, 437–9.

  • Lord Eodney brings Maoris, 437–9.

  • Chetwolde Islands—

  • Passed by D'Urville, 376.

  • “Children”—

  • Sailed for New Zealand, 419.

  • Chili—

  • Route to, 2.

  • China—

  • New Zealand sealing, 99.

  • Christmas Day—

  • First celebration in New Zealand, 9.

  • Clarke—

  • Head found in pah, 429.

  • Cloudy Bay—

  • D'Urville wished to explore, 376–7.

  • Resorted to by whalers, 386–7.

  • Joseph Weller calls, 413.

  • Coal—

  • First specimens by Lucy Ann, 414.

  • Coast Surveys—

  • Geographical knowledge poor, 331.

  • Sealing again chief incentive, 331–2.

  • Methods adopted by sealers, 332.

  • Not reliable, 332–3.

  • Pegasus corrects mistakes, 333.

  • Coddell—

  • See Caddell.

  • Codfish Harbour—

  • Entered by Snapper, 314.

  • Codfish Island—

  • Settlement formed, 349–50.

  • First half-caste born, 350.

  • Age of settlement, 350.

  • Coe—

  • Goes to Ruapuke, 264.

  • Arrives Solander Island, 264.

  • Reports refloating impossible, 265.

  • Coffin—

  • Rescue of Snares castaways, 222–3.

  • Arrives Philadelphia, 223.

  • Extract from log, 223–4.

  • Colac Bay—

  • Cook leaves, 24.

  • Cole, John—

  • Drowned at Aucklands, 345.

  • Cole-

  • Master New Zealander, 407.

  • Cole, Mrs.—

  • Passenger by New Zealander, 407.

  • Collins, William—

  • Commands Regalia, 287.

  • Collins (“General Gates”)—

  • Reports Maori attack, 308–9.

  • Collins (Lieut-Governor)—

  • Historian, 90.

  • House's report of Dusky, 97.

  • Raven's visit to Dusky, 99.

  • Description of Assistance, 118–9.

  • Complains action of Mercury, 121.

  • “Commerce” arrives—

  • From Penantipodes, 150.

  • Cargo skins, 152.

  • Company's Island—

  • Proved non-existent, 189.

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  • “Concord”—

  • Leaves Sydney for Macquarie, 180.

  • Leaves gang Macquarie, 180.

  • Sails second trip, 180.

  • Returns Sydney, 180.

  • Account of severe tempests, 180–1.

  • At Macquarie loses men, 182.

  • Sails for England, 182.

  • Touched Campbell Island, 182.

  • “Contest,”—

  • From Dusky, 139.

  • Wrecked near Hunter River, 140.

  • Convicts—

  • Regulations, 294.

  • Cook, James—

  • Commander expedition 1770, 13.

  • Sights New Zealand, 14.

  • Anchors Ship Cove, 14.

  • Sights South Island 14.

  • Friendly relations with Maoris, 15.

  • Evidence of cannibalism, 16.

  • General condition of Maoris, 17.

  • In Queen Charlotte Sound, 18–9.

  • Information from Maoris, 19.

  • Leaves the Sound, 19, 46, 59, 66.

  • Proves insularity North Island, 20.

  • Skirts East Coast South I., 20–1.

  • Insularity Stewart Island, 22–4.

  • Discovers Traps, 22.

  • Names South Cape, 23.

  • Discovers Solander Island, 23.

  • Describes west coast, 25–6.

  • Tasman's anchorage, 26.

  • Sees entrance to French Pass, 26.

  • Sails for Australia, 27.

  • Results first voyage summarized, 27.

  • Opinions exploring vessels, 27–8.

  • Opinion of Endeavour, 28.

  • Object of second expedition, 31–2.

  • Arrives Chalky 32.

  • Enters Dusky, 32.

  • Describes Piekersgill anchorage, 33.

  • Arrangements for recruiting, 33–4.

  • Instructions prevention scurvy, 36.

  • Visits Maoris Indian Cove, 37.

  • Description of Dusky, 38–40.

  • Sails from Dusky, 39.

  • Brews herb beer, 40.

  • Precautions against scurvy, 41, 59.

  • Royal Society's medal, 41.

  • Finally leaves Dusky, 42.

  • Arrives Queen Charlotte Sound, 42.

  • In Queen Charlotte Sound, 44.

  • Proofs of cannibalism, 49.

  • Leaves Sound for Antarctic, 50.

  • Searches for Adventure, 50.

  • At Antipodes of London, 50.

  • Returns Queen Charlotte Sd., 55.

  • Sights Mt. Egmont, 56.

  • Renewed exploration of Sound, 57.

  • Appointed Greenwich Hospital, 62.

  • Leader North Pacific expdtn., 62.

  • Leaves Queen Charlotte Sound, 66.

  • Incomplete surveys, reason, 68–9.

  • Greatest achievement, 69.

  • Love of sports, 82–3.

  • Cook's Mistake—

  • See Pegasus Bay.

  • Cook's Monument—

  • At Ship Cove 68.

  • Cook Sound—

  • See Cook Strait.

  • Cook, W.—

  • Joins Stewart's expedition, 361.

  • Subsequent family history, 362.

  • Employed by Weller, 410.

  • Meets Stewart in Sydney, 411–2.

  • Returned Bay of Islands, 412.

  • Cook Strait—

  • Suspected by Tasman, 7, 9.

  • Named after Cook, 18.

  • Bellingshausen in, 237.

  • Whaling begins, 380.

  • First cargo whale oil, 381.

  • Juno, 388.

  • Courier, 388.

  • William Stoveld, 388.

  • Jane, 388.

  • Elizabeth, 388.

  • Elley reports sand bank, 421.

  • “R.W.S.” account, 425–7.

  • Cooper, Daniel—

  • Commands sealer Unity, 174.

  • “Coquille”—

  • Reaches Sydney, 306.

  • Sails for Bay of Islands, 306.

  • Manners N.Z. natives, 321 et seq.

  • Renamed Astrolabe, 367.

  • Commissioned by D'Urville, 367.

  • See also Astrolabe, 367.

– 462 –

  • Corockar—

  • Arranges massacre, 227–8.

  • Death, 229.

  • Cordoza—

  • Dies on Betsy, 219.

  • Cormorant Cove—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • “Cornwallis” (whaler)—

  • At Cloudy Bay, 431–2.

  • Does well, 433.

  • Arrives Sydney, 433.

  • “Cornwallis” (H.M.S.)—

  • Passes Bounty Isles, 151.

  • Passes Chathams, 151.

  • Cornwallis Islands—

  • Named, 151.

  • “Courier”—

  • Reported by Waterloo, 387.

  • Cargo of oil, 388.

  • Croiselles—

  • Old natives at, 12.

  • Croiselles Bay—

  • D'Urville discovers and names, 371.

  • Crooked Arm—

  • See also Malaspina Creek.

  • “Cumberland”—

  • Leaves Macquarie Island, 183.

  • Arrives Campbell Island, 183.

  • Finds Mary and Sally's gang, 183.

  • Leaves Sydney, 186.

  • Cunningham—

  • Describes life of gangs, 286–7.

  • Curlew Island—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • “Currency Lass”—

  • Leaves Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • Reported by Waterloo, 387.

  • Reaches Sydney with cargo, 390.

  • Customs Duties—

  • N.Z. oil, 439–43.

  • Final decision, 443.

  • “Cyclops”—

  • Sydney Cove at Norfolk Island, 170.

  • “Cyprus”—

  • Chartered for Macquarie I. 289.

  • Arrives Macquarie, 289.

  • Returns Hobart, 289.

  • Manifest of, 290.

  • Seized by mutineers, 351.

  • Steals skins from Chathams, 352.

  • Crew arrested at Canton, 352.

  • “Daedalus”—

  • Lands flax dressers Norfolk I., 91.

  • Arrival Sydney, 94, 103.

  • Ordered to Calcutta, 111.

  • Dagg—

  • Commands Scorpion, 139.

  • Dagg Sound—

  • Reason for name, 139.

  • “Dart,” brig—

  • Left Sydney, 137.

  • Davidson—

  • Cultivates Island, 431.

  • Davis—

  • Passenger Lord Rodney, 435.

  • Dawson—

  • Arrives Sydney large cargo, 261.

  • Rescues native woman, 303.

  • Killed Cook Strait, 341.

  • Dawson (“Lord Rodney”)—

  • Trading master, 435.

  • Advises return Port Nicholson, 438.

  • Day—

  • Master of Wellington, 262, 342.

  • Day, R. (sawyer)—

  • Joins Stewart expedition, 362.

– 463 –

  • Delano, A.—

  • Master Perseverance, Pilgrim, 143.

  • Visits Snares, 143.

  • Visits Bounty Islands, 144–5.

  • Dell, E. T.—

  • Captain of Fancy at Sydney, 111–2.

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • In charge of Providence, 115.

  • Demidow—

  • Lands Macquarie Island, 276.

  • “Denmark Hill”—

  • Reported Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • Arrived Sydney, 421.

  • At Cloudy Bay, 427, 431–2.

  • Leaves and reaches Sydney, 431–2.

  • Dennis—

  • Captain Erie, 425.

  • Dennison—

  • Officer of Fancy, 113.

  • “Descuvierta”—

  • Malaspina expedition, 105.

  • de Thierry—

  • Proposed colonization N.Z., 356.

  • Correspondence, 357–8.

  • Scheme a failure, 366.

  • “Diana”—

  • Kable and Underwood's vessel, 135.

  • Diffenbach—

  • Habits of whales, 379.

  • Dillon—

  • Brings Busby to Sydney, 266.

  • Discovery—

  • Progress to end 18th century, 124.

  • “Discovery” (Cook's)—

  • Chosen for N. Pacific expedition, 63.

  • Arrives Ship Cove, 63.

  • “Discovery” (Vancouver's)—

  • Sails from England, 78.

  • Sails from Facile Harbour, 83.

  • “Discovery” (Malaspina's)—

  • Sailed from Cadiz, 101.

  • Dixon—

  • Commands Regalia, 190.

  • Reports unlimited supply oil, 190.

  • Reports visit Wostok & Mirny, 190.

  • Dogs—

  • Forster describes Maori, 45.

  • Dolgy Island (?)—

  • Bellingshausen at, 241.

  • Doubtful Sound—

  • Discovered by Cook, 25.

  • Malaspina off, 105.

  • Douglass—

  • Description of gang, 285.

  • “Dragon”—

  • Reported full ship, 388.

  • “Dromedary” (H.M.S.)—

  • At Bay of Islands, 295.

  • Sydney convicts received, 295.

  • Duck Bay—

  • Named by Williams, 196–7.

  • Dundas, Rt. Hon—

  • Instructions to Gov. Phillip, 111.

  • Duperrey—

  • Command of Coquille, 306.

  • Durocher—

  • In charge Children, 419.

  • D'Urville, J.S.C.D.—

  • Cook's mistake discovered, 161.

  • Surveys north coast S. Island, 348.

  • Hoists flag on Astrolabe, 367.

  • Sailed from Toulon, 367.

  • Reaches and sails from Sydney, 367.

  • Objects in view, 367.

  • Meets bad weather, 367.

  • Sights Paparoa range, 367.

  • Sights Cape Foulwind, 368.

  • Three Steeples named, 368.

  • Rocks point passed, 368.

  • At West Whanganui river, 368.

  • Rounds Cape Farewell, 368.

  • Entered Golden Bay, 368.

  • Names Separation Point, 368.

  • Landed Tasman Bay, 368.

  • Huts plundered, 369.

  • Motueka river passed, 369.

  • Anchors Moutere Bluff, 369.