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the limits of Greenwich Hospital, which are far too small for an active
mind like mine"; and in the second he gives a rapid sketch of the voyage,
which, by its clear conciseness, proves the worthlessness of Mr.
Forster's sneer, repeated by later writers, that the public account of
the voyage owed more to the editing of Canon Douglas than to the writing
of Cook.

Soon after Cook's arrival in London, Furneaux handed him his Journal of
the proceedings of the Adventure from the time of their separation off
the coast of New Zealand. They were blown off the land near Table Cape in
the beginning of November 1773, again sighting it near Cape Pallisser,
only to be blown off again, their sails and rigging suffering severely.
They put into Tolago Bay for temporary repairs and water, and left again
on the 13th, but had to put back till the 16th, and even then the weather
was so bad that they did not reach Queen Charlotte's Sound till the 30th,
when the bottle left by Cook was at once found, telling they were six
days too late. They pushed on as rapidly as possible with the refit, and
then were further delayed by finding a large quantity of the bread
required rebaking, but they were ready to sail by 17th December. Mr. Rowe
was sent out with a boat to get a supply of vegetables, and the ship was
to have sailed the following day, but the boat did not return. Burney was
then sent off with a party of marines in search, and after a time
discovered the missing men had been all killed and some of them eaten by
the Maoris. Portions of the bodies were found and identified--Rowe's
hand, by an old scar, Thomas Hill's hand, had been tattooed in Otaheite;
Captain Furneaux's servant's hand; and midshipman Woodhouse's shoes were
found, and a portion of the boat. The natives who had these remains were
fired on, but Burney could take no further steps, for he estimated there
were fifteen hundred of the natives near the place. Furneaux believed
that the attack was unpremeditated as the Maoris had been quite friendly,
and both he and Cook had been at the place during their previous visit.
He concluded that some sudden quarrel had arisen and the boat's crew had
been incautious.

MASSACRE.

On his next voyage Cook obtained an account of the affair from the
natives, when they said that the crew was at dinner and some of the
Maoris attempted to steal some bread and fish, whilst one tried to get
something from the boat which had been left in charge o