f the Captain's
black servant. The thieves were given a thrashing, and a quarrel arose,
during which two muskets were discharged and two natives were shot. The
Maoris then closed in and killed all the sailors immediately. The
Yorkshire Gazette of 4th June 1887 states that it was reported that a
midshipman escaped the massacre, and after many wanderings reached
England in 1777. If this improbable story is true he must have been Mr.
Woodhouse, whose shoes were found, for he was the only midshipman in the
boat.

On 23rd December the Adventure sailed, but owing to contrary winds did
not get away from the coast for some days. She stood south-east till 56
degrees South was reached, and then the cold being extreme and the sea
high, her course was set for the Horn, reaching as high as 61 degrees
South with a favourable wind. Stores were running short, so after an
unsuccessful search for Cape Circumcision she sailed for Table Bay, and
having refitted, again left on 16th April for England, and dropped her
anchor at Spithead on 14th July 1774.

Mr. Forster states that this second voyage of Cook cost 25,000 pounds,
but does not give the source of his information.

CHAPTER 15. 1775 TO 1776. ENGLAND.

After his return Cook was busily engaged preparing his Journal and charts
for publication, which had been sanctioned by the Admiralty, and was
considerably annoyed and delayed by the conduct of Mr. Forster, who
immediately on his return complained that the 4,000 pounds granted him to
cover the whole of his expenses had proved totally inadequate. He claimed
that Lord Sandwich had promised, verbally, that he was to have the
exclusive duty of writing the History of the Voyage, was to receive the
whole of the profits thereof, and to be provided with permanent
employment for the remainder of his life. This promise was totally denied
by Lord Sandwich, and it certainly does not appear to have been a
reasonable one to make on behalf of the Admiralty.

After a protracted discussion, it was agreed that Cook should write the
account of the voyage and the countries visited; whilst Forster was to
write a second volume containing his observations as a scientist; the
Admiralty was to pay the expenses of engraving the charts, pictures,
etc., and, on completion of the work, the plates were to be equally
divided between Cook and Forster. Cook was to proceed with his part at
once and submit it to Forster for revision, and Forster was to draw up a