slip'd owing to the carelessness of the person who made it fast."
The anchor was hauled up into a boat in the morning, and carried further
out, but, unfortunately, in heaving it into the water, a Master's mate,
named Weir, got entangled in the buoy rope, was carried overboard, and
drowned before any assistance could be rendered.

Whilst shifting her berth to a more convenient spot, the Endeavour was
fired on by one of the forts owing to some misunderstanding, but
satisfactory apologies and explanations were made, and it was thought so
little of that neither Cook nor Banks mention it in their Journals. This
incident is probably the origin of the story told by Forster in his
Journal of the Second Voyage. He says:

"Captain Cook in the Endeavour battered the Loo Fort at Madeira in
conjunction with an English Frigate, thus resenting an affront which had
been offered to the British flag."

When the Endeavour arrived at Funchal, the only British man-of-war there
was H.M.S. Rose, which sailed the following day with her convoy, and
neither her Captain's Journal nor his ship's log make any reference
whatever to a dispute with the Portuguese. No other British man-of-war
came into the port whilst the Endeavour was there, and afterwards, at
Rio, Cook expressly informed the Viceroy that he had been well received
by the Portuguese at Madeira.

Fresh water, meat, vegetables, and wine were taken on board; wine, fruit,
and water being good and cheap, but the meat and poultry, obtained as a
favour, were dear. Two men, a marine and a sailor, received twelve lashes
for refusing to eat their allowance of fresh meat. This appears to be
harsh treatment, but it must be remembered that the lash was at that time
almost the only recognised method of punishment in the Navy, however
trivial the offence might be; and Cook knew from experience how important
it was to prevent the scurvy from getting foothold on board, and he
already had determined to fight, by every means in his power, this dread
scourge, almost his most dangerous foe. He did conquer it even on this
first voyage, and, considering his means, in a most marvellous manner. He
would have claimed the victory had it not been for an untoward event,
which will be told hereafter, leading him to postpone his claim till he
could give further proof. It is important to notice how on every possible
occasion he obtained, wherever he could, some change of diet and fresh
water.

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