he Jews are exasperated and determined to spare no pains to
arrest me." It appears that he contracted the illness which led to his
death at this period.

CHAPTER 16. 1776 TO 1777. THIRD VOYAGE.

On 24th June Cook and Omai joined the ship at the Nore, leaving next day
for Plymouth, arriving there on 30th, three days after the Discovery. On
8th July the final orders, which Cook had helped to draw up, were
received. They were to the effect that he was to proceed by the Cape of
Good Hope; to look for some islands said to have been seen by the French
in latitude 48 degrees, about the longitude of Mauritius; to touch at New
Zealand, if he thought proper; and then to proceed to Otaheite and leave
Omai there, or at the Society Islands, as the latter might wish. Leaving
Otaheite about February he was to strike the North American coast in
about 45 degrees latitude, avoiding, if possible, touching at any of the
Spanish dominions, and proceeding northwards to explore any rivers or
inlets that seemed likely to lead to Hudson's or Baffin's Bay. For the
winter he was to proceed to the Port of St. Peter and St. Paul in
Kamtschatka, or other suitable place, and in the ensuing spring he was
again to try and find a passage either to the east or west; failing that,
the ships were then to return to England. A reward of 20,000 pounds had
been offered to any British merchant ship that discovered a passage
between Hudson's Bay and the Pacific; and now this offer was thrown open
to any ship flying the British flag, and the passage might be to the east
or west so long as it was north of latitude 52 degrees.

On 9th July the marines, who had been carefully selected, embarked under
the command of Lieutenant Molesworth Phillips, and the following day
officers and men were paid up to 30th June, and petty officers and seamen
received in addition two months' advance.

THE RESOLUTION SAILS.

The Resolution sailed on 12th July, the crew looking on it as a lucky
day, being the anniversary of the day they had sailed on the last voyage;
but as Clerke had not yet arrived, the Discovery remained behind. Putting
in to Teneriffe, Cook purchased a supply of wine, which he did not think
as good as that of Madeira, but remarks that the best Teneriffe wine was
"12 pounds a pipe, whereas the best Madeira is seldom under 27 pounds."
Here they met "Captain Baurdat" (the Chevalier de Borda), who was making
observations in order to time two watch machines, and we