three days out from Scilly, and learnt that no account of their
proceedings had yet been made public, and that wagers were being laid
that the Endeavour was lost. On 10th July Nicholas Young, who had sighted
New Zealand, sighted the Land's End, and the Lizard was seen the next
day. On Saturday, 13th July 1771, "at 3 o'clock in the P.M. anchor'd in
the Downs and soon after I landed in order to repair to London."

Before leaving, Cook wrote to Mr. Stephens informing him of his arrival,
and announcing that he was coming up to the Admiralty to lay before their
Lordships a full account of the whole voyage, and that the ship was to
await further orders. He hopes that the appointments that he has made
will meet with approval, and requests that his charts, plans, and
drawings may be laid before the authorities.

On 2nd August, Stephens wrote to him at Mile End, saying he had received
the papers sent from Batavia, those by the Portland and those from the
Downs, and that they had been laid before their Lordships. He goes on:

"I have the pleasure to acquaint you that their Lordships extremely well
approve of the whole of your proceedings and that they have great
satisfaction in the account you have given them of the good behaviour of
your officers and men and of the cheerfulness and alertness with which
they went through the fatigues and dangers of their late Voyage."

He also notifies at the same time that the appointments made have all
been confirmed.

Cook himself was appointed Commander of the Scorpion on 29th August, but
owing to other arrangements being made did not put in an appearance on
his new ship. Isaac Smith and Isaac Manly were appointed respectively
Master's mate and midshipman, taking part in the Second Voyage, being too
young for further promotion.

The newspapers, of course, blossomed out into paragraphs on the subject
of the voyage, more or less correct, and Bingley's Journal on 23rd July
stated:

"In consequence of this discovery, more ships will be destined in search
of this new terrestrial acquisition."

Evidently it was quickly decided that Cook's rest was to be short. On
27th the same Journal says:

"His Majesty's Ship, the Endeavour, which is lately arrived in the River
from the East Indies, lost by the unhealthiness of the climate, 70 of her
hands, tho' they were picked men, and had been several times in the
Indies. However, those who survive will have made their fortunes by
traffic, having bro