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Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835

INDEX

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INDEX.

[This Index was prepared by Mr. A. B. Thomson, of the General Assembly Library]

  • Abel Head—

  • Called after Tasman, 11.

  • Abel Tasman's Road—

  • Named by Tasman, 11.

  • Acheron Passage—

  • Cook uses, 42.

  • Active (sealer)—

  • Gang rescued, 185.

  • Ashore Western Port, 212

  • Arrives at and leaves Sydney, 212.

  • Advertises for man, 212.

  • Lands sealing gang in N.Z., 213.

  • All trace of her lost, 213.

  • Gang returned Governor Bligh, 213.

  • Hardships of gang, 213–4.

  • Mate advertises skins, 214.

  • Scene of gang's operations, 215.

  • Active (trader)—

  • Takes Betsy survivors to Tahiti, 221

  • Adams—

  • Obtaining fresh water, 248.

  • Addison—

  • Mate of Palmyra and Regalia, 287.

  • Admiral Fonte (Archipelago)—

  • Visited by Malaspina, 102.

  • “Admiral Gifford”—

  • Lands gang at Rocky Point, 390.

  • Returns to Sydney, 391.

  • Admiralty Bay—

  • Tasman anchored in, 11.

  • Named by Cook, 26.

  • Communicates with Tasman B., 371.

  • Beached by D'Urville, 373.

  • Natives of, 374.

  • See also Abel Tasman's Road.

  • “Adventure,” H.M.S.—

  • Fitted out, 31.

  • Reaches Queen Charlotte Sd., 43–50.

  • Calls at Cape Palliser, 50.

  • Cook's inquiries Ship Cove, 56.

  • Massacre boat's crew, 51–5.

  • Adventure (schooner)—

  • Schooner in Foveaux St., 156.

  • Arrived London, 157.

  • Marooned men on Snares, 223.

  • Probably spoken by Pegasus, 224.

  • Ahu—

  • Version of Elizabeth raid, 384–5.

  • Protected by Marsden, 384.

  • Akaroa—

  • Raid and slaughter, 383–6.

  • Akaroa Harbour—

  • Sighted by Cook, 20.

  • “Albion” (whaler)—

  • Bunker, master, 90.

  • “Alexander”—

  • Commanded by Rhodes, 136.

  • “Alligator”—

  • Trading to New Zealand, 342.

  • On sealing grounds, 343.

  • Natives capture boat, 344.

  • Brings flax to Sydney, 345.

  • Cargo skins, 1826, 345.

  • Sails Stewart Island, 346.

  • Returns Sydney, 346.

  • “Alligator,” H.M.S.—

  • Caroline brings no word of, 405.

  • Attempts rescue Harriet's crew, 406.

  • Sent for Harriet survivors, 427.

  • Harriet rescue, 428–31.

  • Arrives Sydney, 431.

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  • Alms—

  • Passenger on Endeavour, 113.

  • A-Murry—

  • Lord Rodney episode, 435–6.

  • Anchor Island—

  • Cook anchors at, 32.

  • Visited by Vancouver, 82.

  • Discovery leaves, 83.

  • Anglem—

  • Master of Caroline, 397.

  • Master of Samuel, 398.

  • Oil brought Sydney, 401.

  • Sealing southern islands, 402–3.

  • Brings portions of wreck, 403.

  • In charge Lucy Anne, 405, 413, 418.

  • Danger from Maoris, 413–4.

  • “Ann”—

  • Reaches Sydney, 153.

  • “Antarctic”—

  • Anchors Caraley's Harbour, 353.

  • Visits Snares, 354.

  • Calls Pegasus, 354.

  • At Banks Peninsula, 355.

  • Anchors Port Cooper, 355.

  • Off Cape Campbell, 355.

  • Touches at Flat Point, 355.

  • Brings ethnological specimens, 355.

  • Antarctic Continent—

  • Exploration of, 13, 27, 50.

  • “Antipode”—

  • Schooner spoken by Pegasus, 156.

  • Arrives Sydney with skins, 157.

  • Antipode Islands—

  • Discovered, 123–4.

  • Great quantity seals, 142.

  • Success of Pendleton's gang, 145.

  • Venus sails for, 146–7.

  • Large cargo taken by Favorite, 148.

  • Star sails for, 148.

  • George, Maori, on, 148.

  • Furnishes quantity seal skins, 149.

  • Commerce visits, 150.

  • Grave found on, 365–6.

  • Stewart probably there, 366.

  • “Argo”—

  • Chartered by Montefiore, 382.

  • Visits Kapiti, 382–3.

  • Arrives Sydney with cargo, 386.

  • At Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • Arosmith—

  • Map of Macquarie Island, 283.

  • Asquith, Messrs T. and D.—

  • Backers of the Stewart scheme, 359.

  • Letter explaining scheme, 359–60.

  • “Assistance”—

  • Collins' description of, 118.

  • In Sydney, 119.

  • Sold for £250, 119.

  • “Astrolabe”—

  • French exploring vessel, 73.

  • Visits New Zealand, 348.

  • General details, 367–78.

  • Touches ground French Pass, 375.

  • Astrolabe Bay—

  • D'Urville visits and names, 370.

  • Charted by D'Urville, 370.

  • Astronomer Point—

  • Description, 34.

  • Ati-Awa—

  • War of tribe, 12.

  • “Atlanta”—

  • In Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Auckland Islands—

  • Discovered by Bristow, 150.

  • Formal possession taken, 150.

  • Betsy arrives, 218.

  • Enterprise calls whaling, 222.

  • Henry's capture, 263.

  • Connected with Macquarie, 283.

  • Chief sealing ground, 1825, 344.

  • Sally loses crew, 345.

  • Signs of wreck reported, 403.

  • “Aurora”—

  • At Sydney, 147.

  • Despatched Macquarie Islands, 174.

  • Arrives from Macquarie, 174.

  • For Macquarie via Derwent, 180.

  • Returns a full ship, 180.

  • Avery—

  • Captain sloop Lively, 388.

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  • Babaco Islands—

  • Malaspina visits, 101–2.

  • Ballas Beach, Macquarie—

  • Depth of water, 180.

  • Bampton, W. W.

  • Contracts with Grose, 111.

  • Arrives in Endeavour, 112.

  • Obtains Endeavour, 112.

  • Engages Murry as officer, 112.

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • Troubles with crew and others, 114.

  • On bad terms with his officers, 115.

  • Preparations to leave Dusky, 115.

  • Takes command of Fancy, 115.

  • Letter of Governor King, 116.

  • Conditions of relief, 117.

  • Sails for India, 119.

  • Banks, Joseph

  • Accompanies Cook, 14.

  • Secures Tupaea, 15.

  • Convinced of cannibalism, 16.

  • Withdraws from 2nd. expdtn., 31–2.

  • Cook's dipping needle, 74.

  • Generosity in scientific matters, 101.

  • On abundance of seals, 141.

  • Banks Island—

  • Flax expedition, off, 198.

  • Banks Peninsula—

  • Visited by Governor Bligh, 258.

  • Hiko and Rauparaha raid, 383–6.

  • Barker, Mrs. E.—

  • Passenger by Bee, 401.

  • Bass, George

  • Arrives Sydney in Reliance, 125.

  • First expedition Australia, 125.

  • Examines Australian coast, 126.

  • Circumnavigates Tasmania, 126.

  • Returns to England in Reliance, 126.

  • Floats company, 126.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 127.

  • Arrives Dusky, Sydney, 127.

  • On fishing concession, 128–30.

  • Programme for last voyage, 130–31.

  • Probably discovered Foveaux, 131

  • Report as to ultimate fate, 131–2.

  • Bass Strait—

  • Named, 126.

  • Great sealing ground, 133.

  • Resemblance Foveaux Strait, 337–8.

  • Currents compared Foveaux, 338.

  • Bastemente, Don J. de—

  • Commands Subtile, 101.

  • Batavia—

  • Tasman expedition, 1, 10.

  • Baudin—

  • Decrease of seals, 133.

  • Bauza, Don F.—

  • Malaspina expedition, 105.

  • Probably prepared charts, 109–10.

  • Bauza Island called after, 109.

  • Bayley—

  • Cook's second expedition, 31.

  • Observatory at Ship Cove, 64.

  • Bay of Islands—

  • First ship, 12.

  • Visited by Santa Anna, 152.

  • Elizabeth Henrietta arrives, 266.

  • General Gates, 294–5.

  • Capt. Riggs arrested, 295.

  • Dromedary, H.M.S., visits, 295.

  • Stewart visits, 361.

  • “Bee”—

  • Brings oil from Preservation, 401.

  • Arrives from Macquarie, 406.

  • Calls Chathams, 406.

  • Arrives Cloudy Bay, 433.

  • Bell, M.—

  • Massacred Grass Cove, 55.

  • Bell and Farmer—

  • Engaged whaling industry, 381.

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  • Bellingshausen, Thaddeus

  • Commands Russian expedition, 235.

  • Sailed from Sydney, 235.

  • Alters destination, 235.

  • Enters Cook Strait, 236.

  • First sight New Zealand, 236

  • Mt. Egmont Lat. and Long., 237.

  • Sights Cape Stephens, 237.

  • Describes shore of Cook Strait, 237.

  • Off Admiralty Bay, 237.

  • Mt. Egmont described, 237.

  • Discusses snow line, 238–9.

  • Fixes height of Mt. Egmont, 239.

  • In Cook Strait, 239.

  • Anchors Motuara Island, 239.

  • Describes country, 239.

  • First meets Natives, 240.

  • Description of canoes, 240.

  • Description of Maoris, 240–1.

  • Precautions against surprise, 241.

  • Describes anchorage Motuara, 242.

  • Maoris on board Wostok, 242–3.

  • Reports on sobriety of Maoris, 242–3

  • Fires rockets to attract Maoris, 243.

  • Overhauls rigging, etc., 243.

  • Visits Ship's Cove, 244.

  • Maoris help in re-fitting, 244.

  • Beauty of birds' notes, 244.

  • Inspects Maori settlement, 245.

  • Describes Maori settlement, 246–7.

  • Lands on Motuara, 247.

  • Finds supply wild cabbage, 248.

  • Sails up Sound, 248.

  • Penetrates into interior, 248.

  • Appearance of country, 249.

  • Barter with Maoris, 249.

  • Description of Maoris, 250–2.

  • Cook's number compared, 252.

  • Leaves garden seeds, 253.

  • Describes native dogs, 253.

  • Leaves Queen Charlotte Sd., 253.

  • Heavy thunderstorms, 253–4.

  • Loses sight of Mirny, 254.

  • Shelters at Cape Stephens, 255.

  • Off Terawhiti, 255.

  • Sights Palliser, 255.

  • Leaves coast, 256.

  • Returned to Sydney, 275.

  • Sailed for Antarctic, 275.

  • Account of the voyage, 275–84.

  • Sighted Macquarie, 275.

  • Judge sighted, 275.

  • Description Macquarie Island, 276.

  • Meets traders at Macquarie, 276.

  • Fresh water at Macquarie, 276–83.

  • Boat lands Macquarie, 276.

  • Sea elephants in plenty, 276.

  • Three kinds penguins, 276.

  • Fauna of Macquarie, 276–8.

  • Experiences earthquake, 278–9.

  • Visits dwellings of sealers, 279–80.

  • Describes occupation sealers, 280–1.

  • Flora of Macquarie, 281.

  • Wild dogs and cats, 281.

  • Method killing sea elephants, 282.

  • Description of sea elephant, 282.

  • Birds and their habits, 282–3.

  • Connection with other islands, 283.

  • Judge and Scribe described, 283.

  • Winds prevailing, 283.

  • Chart and views of Island, 284.

  • Bennett—

  • Delegate London M.S., 267.

  • “Betsy”—

  • Leaves Sydney, 186.

  • Earthquakes at Macquarie, 188.

  • Sydney to Macquarie, 218.

  • Arrives Auckland Islands, 218.

  • Driven to N.Z. coast, 218.

  • Dreadful experiences, 219–20.

  • Vessel abandoned, 220.

  • Boat of sick men abandoned, 220.

  • Survivors land, 220.

  • Terrible sufferings and rescue, 221.

  • Eeveridge—

  • Master Elizabeth and Mary, 187.

  • Arrives from Macquarie, 189.

  • Searches for Company's Island, 189

  • Disappearance seals Macquarie, 190

  • Master of Midas, 284.

  • Billing—

  • In charge Argo, 382.

  • Birds—

  • At Queen Charlotte Sound, 16.

  • Bellingshausen refers to, 244.

  • Birnie, J.

  • Relieves Stewart, 147.

  • Owner Commerce, 150.

  • Williams negotiates re flax, 192–3.

  • Specimens hemp for England, 201.

  • Postpones further action, 201.

  • New South Wales-N.Z. Co., 205–6.

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  • Bishop and his Clerk—

  • Named by Capt. Smith, 175.

  • Bloxwell—

  • Williams submits proposals, 193.

  • Bligh, William

  • With Cook's last expedition, 72.

  • Sails in command of Bounty, 74.

  • Touches at Cape of Good Hope, 74.

  • Reaches Van Diemen's Land, 74.

  • Discovers Bounty Isles, 74–5.

  • Subsequent history, 75–6.

  • Blind Bay—

  • Sighted by Cook, 43.

  • Two Bays, 368.

  • D'Urville explores, 369.

  • Blinkinsopp—

  • In command Caroline, 391.

  • Signs certificate re Sarah, 393.

  • Bloodworth, J.—

  • Saved at Campbell Island, 177–78.

  • Bluff Harbour—

  • See Port Macquarie.

  • Board of Customs, London—

  • N.Z. produce, 415, 419, 420.

  • Bollons—

  • Reports on grave at Antipodes, 366.

  • “Bonnivar”—

  • Lost at Ruapuke, 405.

  • Bounty Isles—

  • Described by Bligh, 75–6.

  • Visited by Delano, 144–5.

  • Passed by H.M.S. Cornwallis, 151.

  • Bounty, Mutiny of—

  • Connection with Bounty I., 76.

  • Bourke, Miss

  • Mistakes re Endeavour, 121–2.

  • “Boussole”—

  • French exploring vessel, 73.

  • “Boyd”—

  • Wrecked at Whangaroa, 111.

  • Massacre of crew, 173.

  • “Boyd,” schooner—

  • News of Maori atrocities, 170.

  • Arrives in Sydney, 171.

  • Reports doings Sydney Cove, 171.

  • Reports massacres by Maoris, 171.

  • Breaksea Island—

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • Seen by Malaspina, 104.

  • Visited by Endeavour, 135.

  • Biscoe, John

  • In command Tula, 388.

  • Reaches Van Diemen's Land, 388.

  • Arrives Bay of Islands, 388.

  • Arrives Chathams, 389.

  • Obtains a few seals, 389.

  • Finds wreck of vessel, 389.

  • Lands at Bounties, 389.

  • Sails for Antarctic, 389–90.

  • Blister's Island—

  • See Auckland Islands.

  • Bristow

  • Discovers Auckland Islands, 150.

  • Visits Auckland I. in Sarah, 150.

  • Bristow's Island—

  • See Auckland Islands.

  • “Britannia”—

  • Proposed Dusky trade, 91.

  • Sails Cape Good Hope, 92.

  • Anchors in Facile Harbour, 92.

  • Leaves Facile Harbour, 93.

  • Sights Snares, 93.

  • Arrives Sydney, 93.

  • Sails from Sydney for N.Z., 95.

  • Anchors Anchor I. Harbour, 95.

  • Sails for Norfolk Island, 97.

  • At Sydney, 112.

  • Log at Essex Institute, 120.

  • British Sovereignty—

  • First declared Motuara, 19.

  • Brooke, A.—

  • Master of Elizabeth, 342, 345.

  • “Brothers”—

  • In Foveaux Strait, 170.

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  • “Brothers”—

  • Sent to New Zealand, 206.

  • Broughton—

  • Surveys Facile Harbour, 82.

  • Discovers Snares, 84.

  • Takes possession Chatham I., 86–7.

  • Sails for Tahiti, 89.

  • Brown, “Matilda”—

  • Lost on Otago coast, 217.

  • Account of his death, 217.

  • Fate of, 226.

  • Brown, Capt.—

  • Passenger by New Zealander, 432.

  • Brown, R.—

  • Lost Open Bay, 260.

  • Bruce—

  • On Caroline, 405, 413.

  • On Sydney Packet, 407.

  • “Brutus”—

  • At Macquarie, 291.

  • Buckle, R.—

  • In charge Success, 434.

  • Reports vessels, 434.

  • Bunker—

  • Commands Pegasus, 155.

  • Speaks Antipode in Foveaux, 156.

  • Bunn—

  • Death, 406.

  • Bunn's Whaling Station—

  • At Preservation Bay, 398.

  • Regular visits Caroline, 401.

  • Loss of boat's crew, 404.

  • Burney—

  • Maori attack on Tasman, 5.

  • Searches for boat's crew, 51.

  • Grass Cove massacre, 51 et seq.

  • Burrel—

  • In command of Bee, 401.

  • Busby, John

  • Letter from Chief Secretary, 263.

  • Previous experiences in wrecks, 265.

  • Elizabeth Henrietta, 265.

  • Sails for Ruapuke, 265.

  • Refloats Elizabeth Henrietta, 266.

  • Account of his work, 266–7.

  • Government reward, 267.

  • Cabbage, Wild—

  • At Macquarie, 281.

  • Named by naturalists, 281.

  • Caddell, James

  • Harassed sealing gangs, 262.

  • Brought to Sydney, 262.

  • Meets Edwardson, 309.

  • Ships on Snapper, 309.

  • Interpreter to Edwardson, 310.

  • Leaves Snapper, 313.

  • Sails to Sydney, 317.

  • Account of his ilfe [sic: life], 317–8.

  • Rutherford met, 318–9.

  • Incorrect dates, 319.

  • One of Sydney Cove's crew, 219.

  • History, 328.

  • Canal—

  • Dusky, Chalky, Preservation, 336.

  • “Calder”—

  • Brings Busby to Sydney, 266.

  • Camel Island—

  • General Gates ashore, 295.

  • Campbell & Co.

  • Ship owners, 134.

  • Despatch vessels, 173–4.

  • Owners of whalers, 381.

  • Campbell, Capt.—

  • Report as to Bass' fate, 131–2.

  • Reports Betsy disaster, 222.

  • Campbell Island—

  • Hasselbourgh drowned at, 175.

  • Described by Capt. Smith, 175.

  • No doubt as to discoverer, 176.

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  • Discovered by Hasselbourgh, 176.

  • Account loss of discovered, 177–8.

  • Origin of name, 179.

  • Scientific expedition to, 189.

  • Convict reports harbour on, 189.

  • “Campbell Macquarie”—

  • Sent to Macquarie Island, 184.

  • Touches at Kangaroo Island, 184.

  • Wrecked at Macquarie, 184.

  • Bad weather at Macquarie, 187.

  • Camroux, Capt.—

  • In charge Joseph Weller, 419.

  • Canaris Creek—

  • Snapper anchors, 306.

  • Cannibalism—

  • Tasman expedition, 7.

  • Cook's discoveries, 15, 16, 49.

  • Adventure boat's crew, 51–5.

  • Marion a victim, 250.

  • Canoes—

  • Described by Bellingshausen, 252.

  • Cape Campbell—

  • Cook's position incorrect, 364.

  • Cape Egmont—

  • Harriet wrecked, 406, 423.

  • Cape Farewell—

  • Sighted by Tasman, 3.

  • Mentioned by Cook, 26.

  • Rounded by D'Urville, 368.

  • Cape Foulwind—

  • Sighted by Tasman, 3.

  • Sighted by D'Urville, 368.

  • See also Rocky Cape.

  • Cape Jackson—

  • Named by Cook, 26–7.

  • Passed by D'Urville, 376.

  • “Caroline”—

  • Trades Macquarie, 288.

  • Last voyage, 288.

  • Wrecked at Macquarie, 289.

  • Captain and crew rescued, 289.

  • Wreck to be sold, 290–1.

  • Cargo, 352–3, 397.

  • Off Chalky, 381.

  • Reported Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • First whale oil Preservation, 398.

  • Regularly visits Preservation, 401.

  • Large cargo skins, 402.

  • Discovers wreck at Aucklands, 403.

  • Arrives Sydney, 403–4-5.

  • Speaks Penelope, 404.

  • Returns Preservation Bay, 405.

  • Meets bad weather, 405.

  • Sailed New Zealand, 405.

  • Leaves Cloudy Bay, 425.

  • Arrives Sydney, 425, 431.

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Does well, 433.

  • “Carnarvon”

  • Arriving Cloudy Bay, 427.

  • Carroll, Hon. J.—

  • Cook's spelling of Maori names, 76.

  • Cascade Cove—

  • Visited by Vancouver, 81.

  • Centre Island—

  • Passed by Snapper, 311, 314.

  • Chace, S.

  • Sails for England via Hobart, 159.

  • Circumnavigates Stewart I., 160.

  • Arrives Chathams and Thames, 161.

  • In command Aurora, 174

  • Chalky Harbour—

  • General Gates calls, 295, 300.

  • Snapper in, 306, 315.

  • Described by de Blosseville, 335.

  • Frequented by whalers, 336.

  • To be visited by D'Urville, 367.

  • Chanchi Harbour—

  • See Chalky Harbour.

  • Chase Island—

  • Named after discoverer, 160.

  • Champion, Messrs.—

  • Ship owners, 90.

  • “Charles”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432–3.

  • Crew disorderly, 432.

  • Charles Edward—

  • Reports arrest Cyprus' gang, 352.

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  • Charts—

  • See Maps.

  • Charlton—

  • Supplies information, 334.

  • “Chatham,” H.M.S.—

  • Vancouver's expedition sails, 78.

  • Great storm Dusky, 79–80.

  • In Facile Harbour and sails, 83.

  • Chatham Islands—

  • Discovered by Broughton, 85–7.

  • H.M.S. Cornwallis sights, 151.

  • Pegasus arrives at, 161.

  • Matilda sails for, 230.

  • Henry calls at, 263.

  • Maoris migrate to, 437–9.

  • Lord Eodney brings Maoris, 437–9.

  • Chetwolde Islands—

  • Passed by D'Urville, 376.

  • “Children”—

  • Sailed for New Zealand, 419.

  • Chili—

  • Route to, 2.

  • China—

  • New Zealand sealing, 99.

  • Christmas Day—

  • First celebration in New Zealand, 9.

  • Clarke—

  • Head found in pah, 429.

  • Cloudy Bay—

  • D'Urville wished to explore, 376–7.

  • Resorted to by whalers, 386–7.

  • Joseph Weller calls, 413.

  • Coal—

  • First specimens by Lucy Ann, 414.

  • Coast Surveys—

  • Geographical knowledge poor, 331.

  • Sealing again chief incentive, 331–2.

  • Methods adopted by sealers, 332.

  • Not reliable, 332–3.

  • Pegasus corrects mistakes, 333.

  • Coddell—

  • See Caddell.

  • Codfish Harbour—

  • Entered by Snapper, 314.

  • Codfish Island—

  • Settlement formed, 349–50.

  • First half-caste born, 350.

  • Age of settlement, 350.

  • Coe—

  • Goes to Ruapuke, 264.

  • Arrives Solander Island, 264.

  • Reports refloating impossible, 265.

  • Coffin—

  • Rescue of Snares castaways, 222–3.

  • Arrives Philadelphia, 223.

  • Extract from log, 223–4.

  • Colac Bay—

  • Cook leaves, 24.

  • Cole, John—

  • Drowned at Aucklands, 345.

  • Cole-

  • Master New Zealander, 407.

  • Cole, Mrs.—

  • Passenger by New Zealander, 407.

  • Collins, William—

  • Commands Regalia, 287.

  • Collins (“General Gates”)—

  • Reports Maori attack, 308–9.

  • Collins (Lieut-Governor)—

  • Historian, 90.

  • House's report of Dusky, 97.

  • Raven's visit to Dusky, 99.

  • Description of Assistance, 118–9.

  • Complains action of Mercury, 121.

  • “Commerce” arrives—

  • From Penantipodes, 150.

  • Cargo skins, 152.

  • Company's Island—

  • Proved non-existent, 189.

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  • “Concord”—

  • Leaves Sydney for Macquarie, 180.

  • Leaves gang Macquarie, 180.

  • Sails second trip, 180.

  • Returns Sydney, 180.

  • Account of severe tempests, 180–1.

  • At Macquarie loses men, 182.

  • Sails for England, 182.

  • Touched Campbell Island, 182.

  • “Contest,”—

  • From Dusky, 139.

  • Wrecked near Hunter River, 140.

  • Convicts—

  • Regulations, 294.

  • Cook, James

  • Commander expedition 1770, 13.

  • Sights New Zealand, 14.

  • Anchors Ship Cove, 14.

  • Sights South Island 14.

  • Friendly relations with Maoris, 15.

  • Evidence of cannibalism, 16.

  • General condition of Maoris, 17.

  • In Queen Charlotte Sound, 18–9.

  • Information from Maoris, 19.

  • Leaves the Sound, 19, 46, 59, 66.

  • Proves insularity North Island, 20.

  • Skirts East Coast South I., 20–1.

  • Insularity Stewart Island, 22–4.

  • Discovers Traps, 22.

  • Names South Cape, 23.

  • Discovers Solander Island, 23.

  • Describes west coast, 25–6.

  • Tasman's anchorage, 26.

  • Sees entrance to French Pass, 26.

  • Sails for Australia, 27.

  • Results first voyage summarized, 27.

  • Opinions exploring vessels, 27–8.

  • Opinion of Endeavour, 28.

  • Object of second expedition, 31–2.

  • Arrives Chalky 32.

  • Enters Dusky, 32.

  • Describes Piekersgill anchorage, 33.

  • Arrangements for recruiting, 33–4.

  • Instructions prevention scurvy, 36.

  • Visits Maoris Indian Cove, 37.

  • Description of Dusky, 38–40.

  • Sails from Dusky, 39.

  • Brews herb beer, 40.

  • Precautions against scurvy, 41, 59.

  • Royal Society's medal, 41.

  • Finally leaves Dusky, 42.

  • Arrives Queen Charlotte Sound, 42.

  • In Queen Charlotte Sound, 44.

  • Proofs of cannibalism, 49.

  • Leaves Sound for Antarctic, 50.

  • Searches for Adventure, 50.

  • At Antipodes of London, 50.

  • Returns Queen Charlotte Sd., 55.

  • Sights Mt. Egmont, 56.

  • Renewed exploration of Sound, 57.

  • Appointed Greenwich Hospital, 62.

  • Leader North Pacific expdtn., 62.

  • Leaves Queen Charlotte Sound, 66.

  • Incomplete surveys, reason, 68–9.

  • Greatest achievement, 69.

  • Love of sports, 82–3.

  • Cook's Mistake—

  • See Pegasus Bay.

  • Cook's Monument—

  • At Ship Cove 68.

  • Cook Sound—

  • See Cook Strait.

  • Cook, W.—

  • Joins Stewart's expedition, 361.

  • Subsequent family history, 362.

  • Employed by Weller, 410.

  • Meets Stewart in Sydney, 411–2.

  • Returned Bay of Islands, 412.

  • Cook Strait—

  • Suspected by Tasman, 7, 9.

  • Named after Cook, 18.

  • Bellingshausen in, 237.

  • Whaling begins, 380.

  • First cargo whale oil, 381.

  • Juno, 388.

  • Courier, 388.

  • William Stoveld, 388.

  • Jane, 388.

  • Elizabeth, 388.

  • Elley reports sand bank, 421.

  • “R.W.S.” account, 425–7.

  • Cooper, Daniel—

  • Commands sealer Unity, 174.

  • “Coquille”—

  • Reaches Sydney, 306.

  • Sails for Bay of Islands, 306.

  • Manners N.Z. natives, 321 et seq.

  • Renamed Astrolabe, 367.

  • Commissioned by D'Urville, 367.

  • See also Astrolabe, 367.

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  • Corockar—

  • Arranges massacre, 227–8.

  • Death, 229.

  • Cordoza—

  • Dies on Betsy, 219.

  • Cormorant Cove—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • “Cornwallis” (whaler)—

  • At Cloudy Bay, 431–2.

  • Does well, 433.

  • Arrives Sydney, 433.

  • “Cornwallis” (H.M.S.)—

  • Passes Bounty Isles, 151.

  • Passes Chathams, 151.

  • Cornwallis Islands—

  • Named, 151.

  • “Courier”—

  • Reported by Waterloo, 387.

  • Cargo of oil, 388.

  • Croiselles—

  • Old natives at, 12.

  • Croiselles Bay—

  • D'Urville discovers and names, 371.

  • Crooked Arm—

  • See also Malaspina Creek.

  • “Cumberland”—

  • Leaves Macquarie Island, 183.

  • Arrives Campbell Island, 183.

  • Finds Mary and Sally's gang, 183.

  • Leaves Sydney, 186.

  • Cunningham—

  • Describes life of gangs, 286–7.

  • Curlew Island—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • “Currency Lass”—

  • Leaves Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • Reported by Waterloo, 387.

  • Reaches Sydney with cargo, 390.

  • Customs Duties—

  • N.Z. oil, 439–43.

  • Final decision, 443.

  • “Cyclops”—

  • Sydney Cove at Norfolk Island, 170.

  • “Cyprus”—

  • Chartered for Macquarie I. 289.

  • Arrives Macquarie, 289.

  • Returns Hobart, 289.

  • Manifest of, 290.

  • Seized by mutineers, 351.

  • Steals skins from Chathams, 352.

  • Crew arrested at Canton, 352.

  • “Daedalus”—

  • Lands flax dressers Norfolk I., 91.

  • Arrival Sydney, 94, 103.

  • Ordered to Calcutta, 111.

  • Dagg—

  • Commands Scorpion, 139.

  • Dagg Sound—

  • Reason for name, 139.

  • “Dart,” brig—

  • Left Sydney, 137.

  • Davidson—

  • Cultivates Island, 431.

  • Davis—

  • Passenger Lord Rodney, 435.

  • Dawson—

  • Arrives Sydney large cargo, 261.

  • Rescues native woman, 303.

  • Killed Cook Strait, 341.

  • Dawson (“Lord Rodney”)—

  • Trading master, 435.

  • Advises return Port Nicholson, 438.

  • Day—

  • Master of Wellington, 262, 342.

  • Day, R. (sawyer)—

  • Joins Stewart expedition, 362.

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  • Delano, A.—

  • Master Perseverance, Pilgrim, 143.

  • Visits Snares, 143.

  • Visits Bounty Islands, 144–5.

  • Dell, E. T.

  • Captain of Fancy at Sydney, 111–2.

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • In charge of Providence, 115.

  • Demidow—

  • Lands Macquarie Island, 276.

  • “Denmark Hill”—

  • Reported Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • Arrived Sydney, 421.

  • At Cloudy Bay, 427, 431–2.

  • Leaves and reaches Sydney, 431–2.

  • Dennis—

  • Captain Erie, 425.

  • Dennison—

  • Officer of Fancy, 113.

  • “Descuvierta”—

  • Malaspina expedition, 105.

  • de Thierry—

  • Proposed colonization N.Z., 356.

  • Correspondence, 357–8.

  • Scheme a failure, 366.

  • “Diana”—

  • Kable and Underwood's vessel, 135.

  • Diffenbach—

  • Habits of whales, 379.

  • Dillon—

  • Brings Busby to Sydney, 266.

  • Discovery—

  • Progress to end 18th century, 124.

  • “Discovery” (Cook's)—

  • Chosen for N. Pacific expedition, 63.

  • Arrives Ship Cove, 63.

  • “Discovery” (Vancouver's)—

  • Sails from England, 78.

  • Sails from Facile Harbour, 83.

  • “Discovery” (Malaspina's)—

  • Sailed from Cadiz, 101.

  • Dixon—

  • Commands Regalia, 190.

  • Reports unlimited supply oil, 190.

  • Reports visit Wostok & Mirny, 190.

  • Dogs—

  • Forster describes Maori, 45.

  • Dolgy Island (?)—

  • Bellingshausen at, 241.

  • Doubtful Sound—

  • Discovered by Cook, 25.

  • Malaspina off, 105.

  • Douglass—

  • Description of gang, 285.

  • “Dragon”—

  • Reported full ship, 388.

  • “Dromedary” (H.M.S.)—

  • At Bay of Islands, 295.

  • Sydney convicts received, 295.

  • Duck Bay—

  • Named by Williams, 196–7.

  • Dundas, Rt. Hon—

  • Instructions to Gov. Phillip, 111.

  • Duperrey—

  • Command of Coquille, 306.

  • Durocher—

  • In charge Children, 419.

  • D'Urville, J.S.C.D.

  • Cook's mistake discovered, 161.

  • Surveys north coast S. Island, 348.

  • Hoists flag on Astrolabe, 367.

  • Sailed from Toulon, 367.

  • Reaches and sails from Sydney, 367.

  • Objects in view, 367.

  • Meets bad weather, 367.

  • Sights Paparoa range, 367.

  • Sights Cape Foulwind, 368.

  • Three Steeples named, 368.

  • Rocks point passed, 368.

  • At West Whanganui river, 368.

  • Rounds Cape Farewell, 368.

  • Entered Golden Bay, 368.

  • Names Separation Point, 368.

  • Landed Tasman Bay, 368.

  • Huts plundered, 369.

  • Motueka river passed, 369.

  • Anchors Moutere Bluff, 369.

  • Blind Bay explored, 369.

  • Reaches Mackay's Bluff, 369.

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  • Maoris came aboard, 369–70.

  • Anchors in Astrolabe Bay, 370.

  • Surrounding country explored, 370.

  • Charts Astrolabe Bay, 370.

  • Position Tasman anchorage, 371.

  • Passage Tasman to Admiralty, 371.

  • Tasman Bay a misnomer, 371.

  • Reaches Croiselles Bay, 371.

  • Attempts to find passage, 371.

  • Passage dangerous, 371–2.

  • Reaches Admiralty Bay in boat, 373

  • Visits D'Urville Island, 373.

  • Astrolabe in danger, 372.

  • Negotiates French Pass, 374–6.

  • D'Urville Island named, 376.

  • Chelwolds Islands passed, 376.

  • Pelorus Sound passed, 376.

  • Passed Cape Jackson, 376.

  • Crosses Queen Charlotte Sound, 376.

  • Passes Koamaru, Tory Chan., 376.

  • Intendsd visit Cloudy Bay, 376–7.

  • Fails enter Wellington Harbour, 377

  • Makes for Palliser Bay, 377.

  • Plates of Maoris valuable, 377–8.

  • Mai-Tehai, and Skoi-Tehai, 378.

  • Particulars Farewell Spit, 421.

  • D'Urville Island—

  • Tasman anchors near, 8, 9.

  • Cook sails along coast of, 26.

  • D'Urville lands on, 373.

  • Named, 376.

  • Dusky Bay—

  • Discovered and named by Cook. 25.

  • Cook arrives at, 32.

  • Author's visit to, 34–5.

  • Natives first meet Cook, 36.

  • Capabilities described, 38–40.

  • Cook leaves, 39.

  • Cook's final departure, 42.

  • Contrasted Queen Charlotte, 44–5.

  • Length of Cook's stay, 68.

  • Visited by Vancouver, 78 et seq.

  • Value as a recruiting base, 78.

  • Vancouver's opinion on, 83.

  • Menzies' account, 84–5.

  • First attempt establish trade, 91.

  • First scaling gang landed, 92–3.

  • Malaspina reaches, 104–5.

  • Malaspina fails to enter, 107.

  • Visited by Bass, 127.

  • Bass' concession, 133.

  • Visited by Scorpion sealing, 138.

  • Visited by General Gates, 295.

  • Described by de Blosseville, 335.

  • Severe earthquakes, 349.

  • Great quantity whales, 398.

  • Dutch—

  • Supremacy in 1642, 1.

  • Exploring expedition, 1–12.

  • Earthquakes—

  • At Facile Harbour, 93.

  • At Thompson Sound, 164.

  • At Macquarie, 188, 278–9.

  • At Dusky, 349.

  • East Bay—

  • Cook visits, 49.

  • East India Company—

  • Grants license to Raven, 100.

  • Legislation regarding sealing, 149.

  • Easy Harbour—

  • Entered by Snapper, 313.

  • Flax scarce, 313.

  • Edwardson, W. L.

  • Sails in Snapper, 261, 306.

  • Brings Caddell to Sydney, 262.

  • Brings specimens of flax, 263.

  • Instructed collected flax, 306.

  • Sights New Zealand, 306.

  • Enters Chalky Bay, 306.

  • Explores adjacent country, 307.

  • Rescues General Gates gang, 307.

  • Advised postpone visit, 308

  • Weather at Chalky, 308.

  • Meets two white men, 309.

  • Maori chiefs on Snapper, 309.

  • Meets Riggs, delivers skins, 309.

  • Takes Caddell with him, 309.

  • Leaves Chalky Bay, 309.

  • Rounds Bluff, 310.

  • Anchors in Port Macquarie, 310.

  • Visits village, 310.

  • Sails for Ruapuke, 310.

  • Caddell as interpreter, 310.

  • Flax machines fail, 310.

  • Names Port Snapper, 310.

  • Method of preparing flax, 311.

  • Leaves Port Snapper, 311.

  • Threatens Paihi, 313.

  • Enters Easy Harbour, 313.

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  • Edwardson, W. L.continued.

  • Visits neighbouring country, 313.

  • Describes country, 313.

  • Enters Codfish Harbour, 314.

  • Off Paihi Bay, 314.

  • Anchors Snapper Harbour, 314.

  • Ships potatoes, 315.

  • Sails to Port Macquarie, 315.

  • In Port Mason, 315.

  • Sails for Chalky Harbour, 315.

  • Arrives at Sydney, 315.

  • Observations on flax, 316–7.

  • Character and attainments, 319–20.

  • In pilot service, 320.

  • Prominent mason, 320.

  • Death, 320.

  • Name in Edwardson Sound, 320.

  • Information re Maoris, 321.

  • Gives pigs to the natives, 236–7.

  • Supplies information, 330, 334.

  • Edwardson Sound—

  • Origin of name, 320.

  • Egmont, Cape—

  • Passed by Cook, 14.

  • Egmont, Mount—

  • Sighted by Cook, 56.

  • Measured by Bellingshausen, 326–7.

  • Cook's description quoted, 237.

  • Eichenwald—

  • See Fischer, naturalist.

  • “Eleanor”—

  • Returns from Macquarie, 404.

  • Passes through Cook Strait, 425.

  • Speaks Martha, 425.

  • “Elizabeth” (sealer)—

  • Sails on long voyage, 261.

  • Brings General Gates gang, 261.

  • Leaves again on voyage, 261–2.

  • Trading to New Zealand, 342.

  • Sails from Dusky, 344.

  • Cargo skins, 345, 350.

  • Sailing for Chathams, 346.

  • Vessel and cargo for sale 351.

  • “Elizabeth” (whaler)—

  • Reported by Industry, 382.

  • Sailed for Kapiti, 382.

  • Te Rauparaha's raid, 383–6.

  • Leaves Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • Reported, 387.

  • Oil, 388.

  • “Elizabeth Henrietta”—

  • Sails for N.Z. flax trade, 263.

  • To open general trade, 263.

  • Letter explaining mission, 263.

  • Driven ashore Ruapuke Bay, 264.

  • Tees attempts refloat, 264–5.

  • Wreck abandoned, 265.

  • Crew return to Sydney, 265.

  • Refloated by Busby, 266.

  • Sails Bay of Islands, 266.

  • Returns to Sydney, 266.

  • Account of refloating, 266–7.

  • Busby's reward, 267.

  • Cannon at Ruapuke, 268.

  • “Elizabeth and Mary”—

  • Sent to Macquarie, 174.

  • Returns with skins, 179.

  • Purchased by Underwood, 185.

  • Sails for relief of gangs, 185.

  • Reaches Sydney, 185.

  • Places gang Macquarie, 186.

  • Only vessel left in Macquarie trade, 187, 189.

  • Generally called at Derwent, 187.

  • Arrives Sydney, 189.

  • Sails in search of Betsy, 222.

  • Returns with cargo and gangs, 222.

  • Arrives Sydney with cargo, 260.

  • At Macquarie, 292.

  • Rescues crew Perseverance, 292.

  • Trading to New Zealand, 342.

  • Trades south of Aucklands, 343.

  • Cargo skins, 345.

  • Visits Macquarie Islands, 346.

  • Cargo in 1828, 350.

  • Perseverance & Hunter wrecked, 351

  • Elley—

  • In charge Hind, 421.

  • Reports sandspit Cook Strait, 421.

  • Returns Hobart, 284.

  • El Perdo Gill—

  • Historian la Malaspina, 109.

  • “Emerald”—

  • Takes gang to Macquarie, 284.

  • Returns Hobart, 284.

  • Sails to relieve gang, 284.

  • Sailed for London, 284.

  • “Emma Kemp”—

  • Cargo in 1828, 350.

  • Arrives Sydney, 398.

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  • “Endeavour”—

  • Vessels same name q.v., 137.

  • “Endeavour” (Cook's)—

  • Visits N.Z. 14–5, 19–20, 26.

  • Cook's opinion of, 28.

  • Ultimate fate discussed, 29–30.

  • Not the Dusky wreck, 123.

  • “Endeavour” (Bampton's)—

  • At Facile Bay, 111.

  • Arrives from India at Sydney, 112.

  • How Bampton acquired her, 112.

  • Docked Bombay, sails Sydney, 112.

  • Repaired at Sydney, 112.

  • Sails for Dusky, 112.

  • At Facile Bay, 113.

  • Found unseaworthy, 113.

  • Wreck remains to this day, 114.

  • Log at Essex Institute, 120.

  • Erroneous statements, 121–2.

  • “Endeavour” (sealer)—

  • Sails for Dusky, 135.

  • Sails N.Z. sealing, 163.

  • Loses men, 163.

  • Leaves Sydney, 186.

  • Brings Betsy survivors, 222.

  • Enderby & Co.—

  • Ship owners, 91.

  • Secure extension fishing limits, 100.

  • Send exploration ships, 388.

  • “Enterprise”—

  • At Hobart, Auckland, Snares, 222.

  • Arrives Sydney, 222.

  • Reaches Philadelphia, 223.

  • Extract from log, 223–4.

  • Sold by auction, 224.

  • Entry Island—

  • Proteus at, 434.

  • Lord Rodney arrives, 434.

  • “Erie”—

  • At Cloudy Bay, 425, 427.

  • At Bay of Islands, 439.

  • First American bay whaler, 439.

  • Espinosa, Don J.—

  • Malaspina's expedition, 110.

  • Espinosa, Point—

  • Named by Malaspina, 110.

  • “Essex”—

  • At Cloudy Bay, 427.

  • First English bay whaler, 427.

  • Essex Institute, Salem—

  • Murry's log round, 114.

  • “Experiment”—

  • Sent N.Z. interests flax trade, 191.

  • Facile Harbour—

  • Recommended by Cook, 39–40.

  • Visited by Vancouver, 81.

  • Discovery anchors, 83.

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • Visited by Bampton, 112–5.

  • de Blosseville reports on, 335.

  • Fairchild—

  • Identity of Endeavour, 123.

  • “Fairy”—

  • Arrives Sydney with skins, 398.

  • “Faith”—

  • Trading Macquarie, 1829, 293.

  • “Fancy”—

  • Brings news Bampton, Sydney, 111.

  • Visits Thames, N.Z., 111.

  • Returns Sydney with spars, 112.

  • At Facile Bay, 111, 113.

  • Sails for Dusky, 112.

  • Stowaways discovered, 112–3.

  • Endeavour stores placed on her, 113.

  • Sails from Facile Harbour, 115.

  • Arrives Norfolk Island, 116.

  • Receives stores at Norfolk, 117.

  • Murry in command, 119.

  • Sails for India, 119.

  • Fannin—

  • Assists in search for Rowe, 53, 54.

  • Fanning—

  • Accuses Lord of swindling, 145–6.

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  • Farming—

  • Early operations, 425–6, 431.

  • Fauna—

  • Small list of, 45.

  • “Favorite”—

  • Connection with Lord, 146.

  • Febrero, Point—

  • Named by Malaspina, 109.

  • Fell—

  • Second officer Fancy, 113.

  • Fenoua-ho—

  • Native name Codfish Island, 314.

  • Fern Root—

  • Information asked by French, 73.

  • Fertility of New Zealand—

  • N. and S. Islands contrasted, 339.

  • Field, Mr. Justice—

  • Judgment re Riggs, 295–6.

  • Fife—

  • Lost at Ruapuke, 405.

  • First Arm—

  • See also Malaspina Creek.

  • Fischer—

  • Names Macquarie cabbage, 281.

  • Fishing—

  • Bass' concession, 128–30.

  • Bass' area most profitable, 131.

  • Five Fingers Point

  • Malaspina in sight of, 105.

  • Last sight of by Malaspina, 107.

  • Providence nearly wrecked, 115.

  • Seals frequent, 335.

  • Flax—

  • Information required by French, 73.

  • Syndicate formed in Sydney, 166.

  • Merchants turn attention to, 191

  • Governor Phillip impressed, 191.

  • Employment of Maoris, 191.

  • Experiment sent to N.Z., 191.

  • First attempt a failure, 191.

  • Birnie's expedition sails, 192.

  • Williams' report on, 192–204.

  • Foveaux Strait Natives report, 199.

  • Williams' estimate, 202–3.

  • Advantages to be derived, 203.

  • Quantity of hemp produced, 203–4.

  • N. S. Wales-N.Z. Co. formed, 206.

  • The Company a failure, 206.

  • None at Chalky Bay, 307.

  • Edwardson's observations, 316–7.

  • Kapiti centre of trade, 382.

  • Trade brisk, 379, et seq.

  • Food—

  • At Queen Charlotte Sound, 252.

  • Forster—

  • Accompanies Cook, 31.

  • Describes Cook's arrangements, 33.

  • Describes the native dog, 45.

  • Praises Queen Charlotte Sd., 58–9.

  • Describes Rowe's character, 69.

  • On habits of petrels, 83.

  • On the snow line, 238.

  • “Fortitude”—

  • Arrives with Erie's oil, 439.

  • Foster—

  • Grave discovered Antipodes, 365–6.

  • Foveaux Strait—

  • Disclosed to shipping, 24.

  • Described by Grono, 156.

  • Probably known before, 157–8.

  • Stewart's relation discussed, 161–2.

  • Deserted by shipping, 191.

  • Traffic in Maori heads, 230.

  • Resemblance Bass Strait, 337–8.

  • Currents compared, 338.

  • Existence of whirlpools, 338.

  • Height of tides, 338.

  • Prevailing winds, 338.

  • Danger of navigation, 338.

  • Foveaux, Governor—

  • Strait named after, 158.

  • Fowler—

  • Sails for New Zealand, 215.

  • Records kindness of Maoris, 216–7.

  • Anchors Otago Harbour, 215.

  • Loses boats and men, 217.

  • First visitor Otago Harbour, 217.

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  • “Fox”—

  • Sailed sealing 154, 163.

  • Arrives Sydney with skins, 157.

  • Lands gang Foveaux Strait, 163.

  • Murray returns, 168.

  • Wrecked Amsterdam Island, 168.

  • Lands Murray Stewart Island, 210.

  • Men left on Solanders, 211.

  • “Francis”—

  • Accompanies Raven to Dusky, 94.

  • Reason for visit to N.Z., 95.

  • Reaches Dusky, 95.

  • Repaired at Dusky, 96.

  • Sails for Sydney, 97.

  • Freeman, Charles—

  • Advertises skins, 209.

  • French Exploring Expedition

  • Fitted out, 72.

  • La Perouse commands, 72.

  • Sails from Brest, 73.

  • Visits Botany Bay, 73–4.

  • French Pass—

  • D'Urville suspects existence, 371.

  • Preparations to explore, 371–2.

  • First passage of, 372–6.

  • Freycinet—

  • Capt. of L'Uranie, 188.

  • “Friends of Boston”—

  • See Cyprus.

  • Furneaux—

  • Appointed command Adventure, 31.

  • At Queen Charlotte Sound, 43, 50.

  • Calls at Cape Palliser, 50.

  • Cook's instructions to, 46.

  • Puts back to Tolago Bay, 50.

  • Massacre boat's crew, 51–5.

  • Leaves Queen Charlotte Sound, 55.

  • Galvyno, Dion—

  • Commanding Mexican, 102.

  • Garbut—

  • Captain of Concord, 180.

  • Report of loss of boat's crew, 182.

  • Garvin—

  • Lost at Ruapuke, 405.

  • Geese—

  • Cook liberates in Dusky, 40.

  • “General Gates”—

  • Gang brought to Sydney, 261.

  • Massacre, 267.

  • Description of, 294.

  • Sails Bay of Islands, 294, 299.

  • Smuggles convicts, 294.

  • Sails for Dusky, 295.

  • Ashore at Camel Island, 295.

  • Returns Bay of Islands, 295.

  • Visited by Capt. Skinner, 295.

  • Seized and sent Sydney, 295.

  • Sailed sealing, 296.

  • Arrival Hobart, 296, 300.

  • Crew killed and eaten, 297–8, 303.

  • Grono and gang in Court. 299–301.

  • Anchors Matavai Bay, 299.

  • Sailed for Leeward Islands, 299.

  • At China, 299.

  • Sails for Chalky, 300.

  • Leaves gang, 300.

  • News of by Samuel, 303.

  • Arrives Tahiti, 303.

  • Returns Ruapuke, 303.

  • Revenge of Riggs, 304.

  • Sailed for Manila, 304.

  • No further records, 305.

  • Error in date of massacre, 299.

  • Probably three massacres, 303.

  • Edwardson relieves gang, 307.

  • At Chalky Bay, 309.

  • “Geographe”—

  • French expedition, 133.

  • Geographical Discovery—

  • See Discovery Geographical.

  • George—

  • Ships on Star, 148–9.

  • Gisborne—

  • Cook sights coast near, 14.

  • “Glory”—

  • Lost at Pitt's Island, 348.

  • Owners of hull and cargo, 348.

  • Insurances on, 348.

  • Voyage of long boat, 348.

  • Wreck found by Biscoe, 389.

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  • Golden Bay—

  • Entered by Tasman, 3, 7.

  • Entered by D'Urville, 368.

  • See also Murderers Bay.

  • “Good Intent”—

  • From King's Island, 137.

  • Goodenough—

  • Captain of Endeavour, 163.

  • Betsy's terrible privations, 218–20.

  • Dies on N.Z. coast, 220.

  • Goose Cove—

  • Cook liberates geese, 40.

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Gordon—

  • Captain Elizabeth and Mary, 179.

  • Leader flax expedition, 192–4.

  • Williams' proposals flax, 193.

  • Accident to at Port William, 194.

  • Gore's Harbour—

  • Alligator H.M.S. anchors in, 428.

  • Named by Lambert, 428.

  • Goulbourn Island—

  • See also Ruapuke.

  • Named by Capt. Kent, 267.

  • Visited by Snapper, 310.

  • For cultivating flax, 310.

  • “Governor Arthur”—

  • At Macquarie trading, 292.

  • “Governor Bligh”—

  • On sealing voyage, 155–6.

  • Reports existence Foveaux St., 156.

  • Meets Fox and Pegasus, 156.

  • Returns Foveaux Strait, 157.

  • Arrives Sydney, skins, 164, 213.

  • Sent with supplies for Leith, 168.

  • Fails find Leith, 168.

  • Brings Murray Fox gang, 168.

  • Reported “gone eastward,” 183.

  • Return from Macquarie, 183.

  • Returns with Active's gang, 185.

  • Met Fox and Antipode, 211.

  • Voyage of 17 months, 257.

  • Visits Banks Peninsula, 258.

  • Reaches Sydney with skins, 260–1.

  • “Governor King”—

  • Kable & Underwood, owners, 135.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 140.

  • “Governor Macquarie”—

  • Arrives with news of Betsy, 222.

  • Rescue Gen. Gates survivors, 299.

  • Cargo of, 352.

  • Grass Cove—

  • Massacre at, 51, 65–6, 69–71.

  • Kahoora's account, 67.

  • Gray, T.—

  • Passenger by Joseph Weller, 419.

  • Great Australian Bight—

  • Limit of known land, 1.

  • Green Island—

  • Seals frequent, 335.

  • Green Stone—

  • See Pounamu.

  • Greenwich Hospital—

  • Capt. Cook appointed to, 62.

  • Griffiths, John—

  • Killed in Matilda massacre, 226.

  • Griffiths, Mr.—

  • Passenger by Bee, 401.

  • Grimes, J.—

  • Arrives Sydney, 260.

  • Sails from and returns Sydney, 260.

  • Loses six men, 260.

  • Sails England via Tahiti, 261.

  • Grono, John

  • Ship owner, 140.

  • Meets Fox and Pegasus, 156.

  • Probably named Foveaux St., 158.

  • Relieves Active's gang, 213.

  • Arrives with large cargo, 213.

  • Cargo 1815–16, 258.

  • Takes command Elizabeth, 261.

  • Arrested General Gates' gang, 261.

  • Returns Sydney, sails again, 261–2.

  • Returns Sydney in Elizabeth, 300.

  • Brings General Gates' gang, 300.

  • Conduct in seizing men, 301.

  • Official defence of action, 302.

  • Grose, Major

  • Commanded military, Sydney, 91.

  • Lieutenant-Governor Sydney, 93–4.

  • Contract with Capt. Bampton, 111.

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  • Guard, John

  • Sails on board Wellington, 262.

  • Settles at Tory Channel, 380.

  • Brings first cargo oil Sydney, 381.

  • Reports Caroline Chalky Inlet, 381.

  • Looks after shore gangs, 387–8.

  • Brings Waterloo, 390.

  • Gang successful, 391.

  • Signs certificate re Sarah, 393.

  • To Sydney by Lucy Ann, 413.

  • Whaling gang in Harriet, 423.

  • Wrecked, 423.

  • Attacked by Maoris, 423.

  • Arranges for release, 423.

  • Departs open boat, 423.

  • Account of trip, 423–4.

  • Reached Cloudy Bay, 424.

  • Landed at Sydney, 424.

  • Steps to recover prisoners, 427–8.

  • Recovers wife and children, 428–9.

  • Gunton—

  • Sails with Alligator, 428.

  • “Gurnet”—

  • Cargo in 1828, 350.

  • “Halcyon”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Crew disorderly, 432.

  • Cargo of oil, 433.

  • Arrives Sydney, 433.

  • Report re Maoris, 433.

  • Reports Proteus, Caroline, Hind, 433

  • Hall—

  • Reports Waterloo wreck, 394.

  • Crosses Strait in open boat, 394.

  • In charge Harriet, 423.

  • Wrecked at Cape Egmont, 423.

  • Hanson—

  • Commanded Daedalus, 94.

  • Harbours—

  • de Blosseville names, etc., 334–8.

  • Milford Sound, 334–5.

  • Dusky Bay, 335.

  • Chalky Bay, 335.

  • Preservation Bay, 336.

  • Windsor River, 336.

  • Port Macquarie, 336.

  • Port Snapper, 337.

  • Port Williams, 337.

  • Harding, H.—

  • Passenger per Caroline, 405.

  • Hardy, Port—

  • Surveyed, 429.

  • Hardy, R.—

  • Drowned at Aucklands, 345.

  • Harewood—

  • In charge Lord Rodney, 434.

  • Arrives Port Nicholson, 434.

  • Barters with natives, 435.

  • Vessel seized, 435.

  • Agrees take natives Chathams, 436.

  • Account of voyage, 437–9.

  • “Harlequin”—

  • Sails for Cook Strait, 381.

  • Returns with flax, 381.

  • Reaches Sydney with potatoes, 422.

  • Arrives Kapiti, 422.

  • “Harriet”—

  • Arrives Sydney from N.Z., 390, 421.

  • Reported Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • Brings news wreck Waterloo, 395.

  • Wrecked near Egmont, 406, 423.

  • Sails for Cloudy Bay, 423.

  • Crew attacked by Maoris, 423.

  • “Harrington”—

  • Seized by pirates Sydney, 155.

  • Harris, John—

  • Killed Cook Strait, 341.

  • Harris, Mr.—

  • Passenger by Nimrod, 434.

  • Harris' Voyages—

  • Maori attack on Tasman, 5.

  • Harrison—

  • Commands Norval, 382.

  • Hasselbourgh, Frederick

  • Whangaroa expedition, 173.

  • Drowned at Campbell Island, 175.

  • Discovered Campbell and Macquarie

  • Islands, 176.

  • Account of his loss, 177–8.

  • Letters of administration, 178.

  • Named Campbell and Macquarie

  • Islands, 179.

  • Hasselberg—

  • See Hasselbourgh.

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  • “Haweis”—

  • Sailed with gangs, 351.

  • Arrived Whakatane, 351.

  • Seized by Maoris, 351.

  • Part crew killed, 351.

  • Second officer ransomed, 351.

  • Remainder crew saved, 351.

  • Cargo from Stewart Island, 352.

  • Hayward—

  • Assaulted by Maoris at Otago, 413.

  • Hazelbourgh Islands—

  • Origin of name, 179.

  • Hazelburgh—

  • See Hasselbourgh.

  • Head Collectors—

  • See Maori heads.

  • Heemskerck—

  • Tasman expedition, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9.

  • Henriettas—

  • See Mice.

  • “Henry”—

  • Despatched from America, 263.

  • Returns with large cargo, 263.

  • Second voyage, 263.

  • Henry—

  • Visits Petrel Islands, 83.

  • Knowledge of Dusky, 97.

  • “Henry Porcher”—

  • Proposal send Te Pehi in, 273.

  • Hepburn—

  • In charge Ninrod, 434

  • “Herald,” H.M.S.—

  • At Port Pegasus, 161.

  • Herb Beer—

  • Captain Cook's receipt for, 40–1.

  • Herd—

  • Arrives Port Pegasus, 362.

  • Object in visiting Stewart I., 363.

  • Spends 6 weeks Port Pegasus, 363.

  • Errors in Stewart's charts, 363.

  • Describes Southern Port, 363.

  • Passes the Snares, 363.

  • East Coast Middle Island, 363.

  • Describes Port Otago, 364.

  • Sailed through Cook Strait, 364.

  • Cook's charts incorrect, 364.

  • Details of Port Underwood, 364.

  • Details of Port Nicholson, 364.

  • Arrives Thames, 364.

  • Abandons settlement, 364.

  • Arrives Sydney, 364.

  • Probably called Ship Cove, 364.

  • Sailed for London, 364.

  • Herd's Point—

  • Land acquired by Company, 362.

  • Hills, J.—

  • Lost at Open Bay, 260.

  • “Hind”—

  • Fitted out for whaling, 381.

  • At Kapiti Island, 381.

  • Arrives Sydney, 382, 421, 433.

  • Hodges—

  • Cook's second expedition, 31.

  • Sketches natives Dusky, 36.

  • Holding—

  • Master of Perseverance, 182.

  • Accidents to Concord's boat, 182.

  • Reports sealing successful, 183.

  • Holman—

  • Captain of Heemskerck, 5.

  • Holyford—

  • Sydney Cove to Macquarie, 174.

  • Hongi—

  • Robs Prince of Denmark, 361.

  • Hood—

  • Discovers a Cook's medal, 61.

  • Hook, C.

  • Applies letters administration Hasselborough estate, 178.

  • Manages for Campbell & Co., 183.

  • Report management of gangs, 183.

  • Williams' proposals re flax, 193.

  • Hook's Kays—

  • Origin of name, 179.

  • “Hope”—

  • Reaches Sydney from England, 260.

  • Leaves for New Zealand, 260.

  • Returns after losing six men, 260.

  • Account of the accident, 260.

  • Sails for England via Tahiti, 261.

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  • House, W.—

  • Commander Francis, 94.

  • Adverse report on Dusky, 97.

  • Reasons for adverse report, 98.

  • Hullets and Blaxland—

  • Shipowners, 157.

  • Hunneghi—

  • Kills men from Sydney Cove, 327.

  • “Hunter”—

  • Wrecked at Entry Island, 351.

  • Ika-na-Mauwi—

  • North Island, 321.

  • “Independence”—

  • Built by Pendleton, 142.

  • At Sydney, 146.

  • Reported lost, 147.

  • Indian Cove (Dusky)—

  • Cook visits natives, 37.

  • Vancouver visits, 81.

  • Indian Cove (Queen Charlotte Sd.)—

  • Pickersgill buys head at, 49.

  • Indian Island—

  • Cook met natives, 36.

  • “Industry”—

  • Brings cargo flax, 382.

  • Reports speaking vessels, 382.

  • Wrecked Easy Bay, 399.

  • Called at Codfish Island, 399.

  • “Inspector”—

  • At Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Iron Island—

  • Seals frequent, 335.

  • Irvine, John—

  • In command Harriet, 391.

  • Signs certificate re Sarah, 393.

  • “Isabella”—

  • Harriet expedition, 428–31.

  • Calls Kapiti, 430.

  • Jack—

  • In charge of Sarah, 393.

  • Troubles in Cloudy Bay, 393.

  • Jackson, R.—

  • Nearly drowned Campbell I., 177–8.

  • James Mowry—

  • See Caddell.

  • Jameson, R.—

  • Master Queen Charlotte, 342.

  • “Jane”—

  • Arrived Cook Strait, 388.

  • Java—

  • Dutch possession, 1.

  • Jennings, Jones & Co.—

  • Sell the Enterprise, 224.

  • John Barry”—

  • Chartered by Weller, 416.

  • Leaves for Otago, 416.

  • Sails from Otago, 418.

  • Arrives Sydney, 418.

  • Reports natives quiet, 418.

  • Johnson—

  • Sails with Alligator expedition, 428.

  • Johnson, Robert

  • Commands Henry, 263.

  • Returns America, large cargo, 263.

  • Sails second voyage, 263.

  • Visits Chathams, loses men, 263.

  • Lost at Sea, 263.

  • Johnson—

  • Commands Contest from Dusky, 139.

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  • Johnston, Capt. C. J.—

  • H.M.S. Cornwallis, 150–1.

  • “Jolly Rambler”—

  • Reported in Cook Strait, 434.

  • In Port Nicholson, 438.

  • Jones, E.—

  • Massacred Grass Cove, 55.

  • Jones, Johnny

  • Purchases Sydney Packet, 407.

  • Receives oil Sydney Packet, 407.

  • Boy in Venus, 407.

  • Activity in whaling, 407–8.

  • Jones, R.-

  • Leading men expedition, 192, 194.

  • Desire to abandon expedition, 195.

  • Abandons expedition, 198–99.

  • Jones & Palmer—

  • Own Bunn's whaling station, 406.

  • Purchase Sydney Packet, 407.

  • See alsoJohnny Jones,” 407.

  • Jones Island—

  • Named by Williams, 197.

  • Origin of name, 205.

  • “Joseph Weller”—

  • Launched at Stewart Island, 410.

  • Correspondence re license, 410–2.

  • Reaches Sydney, 411.

  • License issued for, 412.

  • Sailed for Otago, 412.

  • Arrives Sydney, 412.

  • Calls Nicholson and Cloudy, 412.

  • Brings Guard of Harriet, 412.

  • Returned to Otago, 415.

  • Arrives Otago, 416.

  • Arrives from Otago, 416.

  • Leaves Otago, 418.

  • Sails from S. part of N.Z., 418.

  • Sailed from Sydney, 418.

  • Sailed with whaling gang, 419.

  • Returned with cargo, 419, 427.

  • At Port Cooper, 419.

  • Sails Otago and Sydney, 419.

  • At Queen Charlotte Sound, 424.

  • Sails Port Egmont, 424.

  • At Cloudy Bay, 427.

  • Joss—

  • Passenger by Bee, 401.

  • In charge Sydney Packet, 403.

  • Receives wreckage, 403.

  • Wreck disappeared, 404.

  • Juan de Foca—

  • Archipelago of, 102.

  • Judge Island—

  • Capt. Smith reports position, 175.

  • Surrounded by a bank, 283.

  • Judge's Reef—

  • Capt. Smith reports position, 175.

  • “Juno”—

  • Reported sailed Banks Peninsula,

  • 388.

  • Kable and Underwood—

  • Ship owners, 135.

  • Originate N.Z. sealing, 135, 140

  • Purchase Elizabeth and Mary, 185.

  • Advertise for sailors, 187.

  • Buy wreck Caroline, 291.

  • Kackokow Island—

  • Englishman hides, 313.

  • Kahoora—

  • Visits Cook, 66.

  • Account of massacre, 70.

  • Kaikoura—

  • Cook passes, 20.

  • Kaingaroa Bay—

  • See Skirmish Bay.

  • Kapiti Island—

  • Te Pehi boards Urania, 272.

  • Hind and Wm. Stoveld whaling, 381

  • Centre flax trade, 382.

  • Elizabeth at, 382, 384.

  • Popular resort whalers, 386.

  • Flax cargoes from, 1831, 387.

  • H.M.S. Zebra, 390.

  • H.M.S. Alligator, 430.

  • Isabella, 430.

  • Keith—

  • Capt. of Adventure, 156.

  • Arrives London, 157.

  • In Foveaux Strait, 224.

  • Kelly, J.—

  • Master of Sophia, 225.

  • Sails round Tasmania, 225.

  • Nearly shipwrecked on Traps, 225.

  • Arrives Hobart, 225.

  • Lands at Port Daniel, 225.

  • Lands at Small Bay, 225.

  • Meets lascar Matilda, 226.

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  • Attacked by natives, 226.

  • Defends his vessel, 227.

  • Destroys canoes, 229.

  • Burns Maori town, 230.

  • Sailed for Chatham Island, 230.

  • Kent—

  • Sails in Mermaid, 263.

  • Master Elizabeth Henrietta, 263.

  • Remains with wreck, 264.

  • Sends chief officer to report, 264.

  • Remains on departure Tees, 265.

  • Meets delegates London M.S., 267.

  • Brings hemp to Sydney, 267.

  • Calls Foveaux St. “Tees St.,” 267.

  • Lives Foveaux St. for a year, 267.

  • Reports natives fierce, 267.

  • Reports boat's crew massacred, 267.

  • Kentish, N. L.

  • Letter re Sarah, 392–5.

  • Proposed account of adventures, 396

  • Arrives Sydney, 421.

  • Fear of native invasion, 421.

  • Kent's Bay—

  • Disturbance amongst sealers, 143.

  • Kermadecs—

  • Passed by Malaspina, 104.

  • King George Kira—

  • See George.

  • King, Lieut.-Governor—

  • Wants Maoris for flax dressing, 90.

  • Despatch re Fancy, Providence, 117

  • Conditions for relief Bampton, 117.

  • Notes Bass' fishing concession, 130.

  • Suggests Maori help flax trade, 191.

  • King, astronomer—

  • Arranges observatory Ship Cove, 64.

  • “King George”—

  • At Bounties, 153.

  • Description of, 154.

  • King's Island—

  • Seals become scarce, 133.

  • Sealing gang at, 136.

  • Kippis—

  • On North Pacific expedition, 62.

  • Kirk—

  • Helps to defend brig, 227.

  • Knight's Island—

  • See Snares.

  • Koamaru—

  • Passed by D'Urville, 376.

  • Kokoa—

  • Sails with Cook, 67.

  • Landed at Huahine, 72.

  • Died at Huahine, 72.

  • Kowkoula—

  • Supplicated by Maoris, 327.

  • Probably Kahukura, 329.

  • Many shrines in South Island, 329.

  • Labour Regulations—

  • Affecting sealing trade, 141.

  • “Lady Barlow”—

  • Trouble with East India Co., 149.

  • Lambert, Capt.—

  • See Alligator, H.M.S., 427–31.

  • Locates Tasman's anchorages, 7.

  • “Lambton”—

  • Arrives Port Pegasus, 362.

  • Land Purchase—

  • N.Z. Company purchases, 362.

  • P. Williams, 401.

  • Deed of conveyance, 402.

  • Lands Claims Commissioners—

  • P. Williams' evidence, 398.

  • Deed of conveyance, 402.

  • Lane—

  • Passenger Kapiti to Sydney, 390.

  • Langdon—

  • Sails to London via Macquarie, 285.

  • La Perouse

  • Commands French expedition, 73.

  • His instructions, 73–4.

  • Calls at Botany Bay, 74.

  • Circumnavigates Australia, 74.

  • Supposed wreck Macquarie I., 176.

  • Expedition to discover fate, 367.

  • Launching Cove—

  • Visited by Endeavour sealer, 136.

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  • Laurenza—

  • Dies on Betsy, 219.

  • Lazarew—

  • Fixes height of Mt. Egmont, 239.

  • Entertains Maori chief, 242.

  • Entertains Maoris, 244.

  • Visits settlements, 245–7.

  • Lands at Ship Cove, 248.

  • Visits interior of Sound, 248.

  • Buys native dogs, 253.

  • Follows Wostok, 255.

  • Lands at Macquarie, 276, 279.

  • Lee, John—

  • Passenger Prince of Denmark, 361.

  • Lee—

  • Lost at Ruapuke, 405.

  • Leeward Islands—

  • General Gates sails for, 299.

  • Leigh, J.—

  • Joins Stewart's expedition, 362.

  • Leith, W., sealer—

  • Charge first sealing gang, 93.

  • Reports gang “all well,” 95.

  • Legislation—

  • Re East India Co. and sealing, 149.

  • Leslie—

  • Commands Robert Quayle, 190.

  • “Liberty”—

  • Cargo skins, 345, 350.

  • “Lively”—

  • For voyage see Tula, 388–90.

  • London Missionary Society—

  • Delegates meet Captain Kent, 267.

  • Long Island—

  • Bellingshausen sails past, 253.

  • Lookers On—

  • Cook sights, 20.

  • Cook's position incorrect, 364.

  • See Kaikoura.

  • Looking Glass Bay—

  • General Gates' gang, 297.

  • Lord, Williams & Thompson—

  • Ship owners, 165.

  • Exploit flax, 166.

  • Williams negotiates with, 192.

  • New South Wales-N.Z. Co., 205–6.

  • Lords River—

  • Origin of name, 165.

  • “Lord Rodney”—

  • At Macquarie trading, 292.

  • 2nd. vessel Stewart syndicate, 360.

  • At Queen Charlotte Sound, 434.

  • Arrived Entry Island, 434.

  • Sails for Port Nicholson, 435.

  • Seized by natives, 435.

  • Sails for Chathams, 436, 439.

  • Arrives Chathams, 437.

  • Returns Port Nicholson, 438.

  • Arrives and lands natives, 439.

  • “Louisa”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Left Cloudy, arrived Sydney, 432.

  • Lovett—

  • Commands Sally, 345.

  • Brings 2 Maoris to Hobart, 346.

  • Describes N.Z. Co.'s venture, 362–3.

  • Brings news Stewart's venture, 365.

  • Insularity Stewart's Island, 365.

  • Commands Mary Elizabeth, 414.

  • “Lucy Ann”—

  • Sails for Preservation Bay, 405.

  • Purchased by Weller Bros., 409.

  • Sent to Otago, 409.

  • Returns timber and flax, 409.

  • Returns Sydney with oil, 409–10.

  • Probably at Pegasus, 410.

  • Sails and returns Sydney, 412–3.

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  • Plot to seize her, 413–4.

  • Loses men, 414.

  • Sample N. Z. coal, 414.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 418.

  • Returns Sydney, 418.

  • Sails for Port Cooper, 419.

  • Leaves Pt. Cooper for Sydney, 419.

  • Arrives Sydney, 427.

  • Luncheon Cove—

  • First sealing gang landed, 92, 93.

  • Francis reaches, 96.

  • Henry locates shipbuilding at, 97.

  • Bampton, Dell, Murry, visit, 113.

  • de Blosseville reports on, 335.

  • “Lusitania”—

  • Sails to London via Macquarie, 285.

  • Lyeskof—

  • Procures fresh water, 248.

  • Indicates entrance Macquarie, 279.

  • Maaouha—

  • Maori supreme being, 327.

  • Probably Maui, 329.

  • McDonald, Michael—

  • Advertisement re skins, 209.

  • Intends sailing in Fox, 211.

  • Mackay's Bluff—

  • D'Urville at, 369–70.

  • McLennan—

  • Brig Dart, 137.

  • Mac's Passage—

  • Shown in early maps, 81, 110.

  • Macquarie Island—

  • Discovered by Perseverance, 173.

  • Fleet six vessels sent, 174.

  • Wreckage discovered on coast, 174.

  • Described by Capt. Smith, 175.

  • Discovered by Hasselbourgh, 176.

  • Great quantity sea elephants, 176.

  • No doubt as to discoverer, 176.

  • Origin of name, 179.

  • Regular trade commences, 180.

  • Falling off of trade, 186–7.

  • Sighted by Bellingshausen, 275.

  • Bellingshausen's description, 276.

  • Traders meet Bellingshausen, 276.

  • Plenty fresh water, 276, 283.

  • Sea elephants plentiful, 276.

  • Three kinds of penguins, 277.

  • Fauna on island, 277–8.

  • Severe earthquake, 278–9.

  • Dwellings of sealers, 279–80.

  • Sealers' manner of living, 280–1.

  • Flora of Island, 281.

  • Wild dogs and cats, 281.

  • Description sea elephants, 282.

  • Method killing sea elephants, 282.

  • Birds and their habits, 282–3.

  • Connection other islands, 283.

  • Winds prevailing, 283.

  • Chart and views, 284.

  • Emerald's gang arrive, 284.

  • Port of call to London, 287.

  • Regalia visits, 287.

  • Midas visits, 284.

  • Surry visits, 284.

  • Lusitania visits, 285.

  • Lawlessness of gangs, 286.

  • Lynx visits, 287.

  • Caroline visits, 288.

  • Trade required regulation, 288.

  • Trade revives, 291.

  • Trade decreases, 292–3.

  • Parrots, 293.

  • Robertson's attempt sealing, 406.

  • “Madeira Packet”—

  • Cargo skins, etc., 353.

  • “Maguary”—

  • Rescues General Gates' gang, 298.

  • See also Governor Macquarie.

  • Maidanogo—

  • Mistakes of, 102.

  • Maitche Village—

  • See Mai-Tehai.

  • Mai-Tehai—

  • Mentioned by D'Urville, 378.

  • Malaspina

  • Failure to enter Dusky, 93.

  • Expedition of, 101 et seq.

  • Reasons for want of record, 101.

  • American account of, 101–4.

  • Commander Discovery, 101.

  • His own account of visit, 104–8.

  • Reaches Sydney, sails again, 108.

  • His after career, 109.

  • His log preserved at Madrid, 109.

  • Malaspina Creek—

  • Named by Spanish expedition, 110.

  • Mana Island—

  • Cook observes, 50.

  • First farming operations, 425.

  • “R.W.S's.” account, 425–6.

  • William Stoveld arrives, 431.

  • Davidson's cultivation, 431.

  • Mangonui—

  • Tradition Tasman's visit, 12.

  • Manakau—

  • Land acquired by N.Z. Co., 362.

  • Mangi Nui Harbour—

  • See Port Underwood.

  • Manley—

  • Command Eleanor, 404.

  • Manno Island—

  • See Mana Island.

  • Manuka—

  • Cook uses for beer, 40.

  • Maori Heads—

  • Newspaper correspondence, 231–3.

  • Traffic started in Foveaux St., 230.

  • Value of, 231.

  • Must be smuggled, 232.

  • Tucker brought first to Sydney, 233.

  • Traffic discussed, 233–4.

  • Prince of Denmark, 399.

  • Governor's proclamation, 399–401

  • Maori Names—

  • Cook's spelling corrected, 76.

  • Maoris—

  • First meeting with Tasman, 3 to 7.

  • Cook describes, 17.

  • Meet Cook, 36.

  • Visit Resolution, 38.

  • Massacre in Qn. Charlotte Sd., 51.

  • Quarrels easily precipitated, 57–8.

  • Oliphant reports friendly, 136.

  • Governor King's estimate of

  • ferocity, 137.

  • Murray on Foveaux St., 169–70.

  • Murder of boats' crews, 170.

  • Massacre boat's crew Sydney Cove,

  • 171.

  • Friendly relations Williams' flax

  • party, 196–8.

  • Williams on Maori labour, 200.

  • Cultivations at Pt. Macquarie, 206.

  • Murder of Matilda's men, 217.

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  • Sophia massacre, 225–30.

  • Suspected poisoning water, 230.

  • Described by Bellingshausen, 240-

  • 41, 250–52.

  • Settlements described, 246–7.

  • Constantly at war, 241.

  • Outrage General Gates, 297–8.

  • Edwardson's experiences, 30 et seq.

  • Coquille essay on, 321–9.

  • General characteristics of, 321.

  • Physical description, 322.

  • Social condition, 322.

  • Cause small population, 322.

  • Method of conducting war, 322–3.

  • Weapons of warfare, 323.

  • Children's games, &c., 323.

  • Tattooing, 323.

  • Clothing, 323.

  • Method of wearing the hair, 323–4.

  • Mode of salutation, 324.

  • Polygamy and chastity, 324.

  • Respect to old age, 324.

  • Longevity, 324.

  • Treatment of the dead, 324–5.

  • Diseases, 325.

  • House building, 325.

  • Child bearing and sickness, 325.

  • Cultivations, 325–6.

  • Work done by men and women, 326.

  • Storage of provisions, 326.

  • Method of obtaining fire, 326.

  • Cooking of food, 326.

  • Canoes, 326.

  • Fishing nets, 326.

  • Afraid of lizards, 326.

  • Religious beliefs, 327.

  • Regard of Europeans, 327.

  • Extreme sensitiveness, 327.

  • Bursts of ferocity, 327–8.

  • Manners and customs, 334.

  • List of atrocities, 327–8.

  • Massacre crew Samuel, 341.

  • Visit D'Urville, 369–70.

  • Described by D'Urville, 370.

  • D'Urville's plates, 377–8.

  • Te Rauparaha and Elizabeth, 383–6.

  • Reported troublesome in Otago,

  • 405–6, 413–4, 416, 418.

  • Measles at Otago, 419.

  • Otago natives invade Cloudy, 422.

  • “R.W.S.” describes meeting, 426.

  • Punished by H.M.S. Alligator, 429.

  • Migration to Chathams, 437–9.

  • Maps—

  • Tasman's, 9, 12, 14.

  • Visscher's, 9.

  • Vancouver's, 94, 102.

  • Malaspina's, 109.

  • Southern Port (Stewart), 159.

  • Pegasus Island (Stewart), 160.

  • Chathams (Stewart), 161.

  • Arosmith, 275.

  • Very incomplete, 331.

  • Incorrect, 333.

  • Nozie's chart, 337.

  • de Blosseville's, 335.

  • Mara Nui—

  • See Tamaiharanui.

  • Marion—

  • Bay of Island's experience, 64.

  • Killed and eaten, 250.

  • “Marie Elizabeth”—

  • Connection sealers Macquarie, 276.

  • See also Elizabeth and Mary.

  • “Mariner”—

  • Sails Sydney to Macquarie, 285.

  • Marsden, Rev. S.

  • Takes charge of Ruatara, 153.

  • Fruits Ruatara's friendship, 154.

  • Bellingshausen mentions, 253.

  • Protects Ahu, 384.

  • Brings head traffic under Gover-

  • nor's notice, 399.

  • “Mary Anne”—

  • Returns from Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • Reports whales plentiful, 391.

  • At Cloudy Bay, 424–5, 427.

  • “Martha”—

  • Spoken by Eleanor, 425.

  • “Mary Elizabeth”—

  • Danger from Otago Maoris, 414.

  • “Mary and Sally”—

  • Sails for Islands, 180.

  • Supposed gone Campbell I., 181.

  • Reaches Sydney, 181.

  • Account of voyage, 181–2.

  • Gang lost, Campbell Island, 183.

  • Making for Campbell and Mac-

  • quarie Islands, 185.

  • Returns with oil to Sydney, 185.

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  • Mason's Bay and Head—

  • Origin of name, 160.

  • Massacre Bay—

  • See also Port Macquarie, 336.

  • Massacre Bay—

  • Ngati-Tu-mata-kokiri living at, 12.

  • Mataroa—

  • See Guard and Alligator, H.M.S.

  • Matavai Bay—

  • General Gates anchors in, 299.

  • “Matilda”—

  • Sailed Sydney for N.Z., 215.

  • In distress Otago Harbour, 215.

  • Kind behaviour of natives, 216–7.

  • Loses boats and men, 217.

  • Fate of the boats' crews, 217.

  • Lascar at Port Daniel, 226.

  • Maughan—

  • Master Queen Charlotte, 350.

  • Mauritius—

  • Tasman's expedition at, 2.

  • Medals—

  • Commemorating Cook's voyages,

  • 59, 60, 61.

  • Menzies

  • Describes Maori huts, 81.

  • On Dusky, 84–5.

  • On Pickersgill Harbour, 85.

  • “Mercury”—

  • Arranges relief Bampton's men, 120.

  • Lands Bampton's men Norfolk, 121.

  • Probable subsequent history, 121.

  • Breaks port regulations, 294.

  • “Mermaid”—

  • Leaves Sydney and returns, 262.

  • Draws attention to flax trade, 263.

  • Takes Busby to Ruapuke, 265.

  • Sails to Bay of Islands, 266.

  • Returns Sydney, 266.

  • Sent re flax to New Zealand, 316.

  • “Mexican”—

  • Galliot, 102.

  • Mice—

  • Brought Ruapuke, 268.

  • Named “Henriettas,” 268.

  • Michailow—

  • Draws picture Maori chief, 243.

  • Sketches Maori dancers, 244.

  • Visits settlements, 245–7.

  • Lands Macquarie Island, 276, 279.

  • “Midas”—

  • Advertised for Macquarie, 284.

  • Calls Auckland Islands, 341.

  • Sails for England, 341.

  • Milford Sound—

  • Described by de Blosseville, 334–5.

  • Miller, James—

  • Master of Elizabeth and Mary, 222.

  • “Mirny”—

  • Visits Macquarie, 190.

  • See Wostok.

  • Molyneux, The—

  • Sighted and named by Cook, 22.

  • Sydney Cove relieves gang, 174.

  • Moody—

  • Captain of Santa Anna, 152–3.

  • Mooramoota—

  • Connection Betsy survivors, 221.

  • Morrell, B.

  • On absence of seals, 353–4.

  • No seals on Snares, 354.

  • Visits Pegasus, 354.

  • Visits Tavimoo, 354.

  • Describes natives, etc., 354.

  • Lands at Flat Point, 355.

  • Accompanied by his wife, 355.

  • Reports vessel bldng Pegasus, 410.

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  • Morris—

  • In charge Joseph Weller, 411.

  • Sails for Otago, 412.

  • Agrees to help Guard, 424.

  • Motuara Island—

  • Passed by Cook, 14.

  • British sovereignty declared on, 19.

  • Cook's second visit uninhabited, 43.

  • Visited at Cook's last visit, 65.

  • Sketched by Webber, 65.

  • Bellingshausen's visits, 239, 241, 247.

  • Motueka River—

  • D'Urville at mouth of, 369.

  • Mount Patterson—

  • See Cape Pattison.

  • Moutere Bluff—

  • D'Urville anchors off, 369.

  • Mowle, E. B.—

  • Successor to Bunn & Co., 405.

  • Munnings Point—

  • Broughton names, 86.

  • Murderers Bay—

  • Named by Tasman, 11.

  • Cook mistakes the bay, 14.

  • See also Blind Bay.

  • Murphy, F.—

  • Massacred Grass Cove, 55.

  • Murray—

  • Charge Fox gang, Foveaux St., 163.

  • On conditions of native life, 169–70.

  • Master Perseverance flax expd., 194.

  • Accompanies Williams, 195–6.

  • Opinion of Port Macquarie, 201.

  • Intends leave by Perseverance, 211.

  • Probably aware of castaways, 211.

  • Suppression of particulars, 212.

  • Murry, Robt.

  • Accepts position on Endeavour, 112.

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • Log of, 114.

  • Given command of Fancy, 119.

  • Logs of Britannia, Providence, and Endeavour, 120.

  • Muskets—

  • Their value in trade, 402.

  • Narrow Passage—

  • See Sugar Loaf Passage.

  • “Naturaliste”—

  • French expedition, 133.

  • Nea Island—

  • Malaspina names, 110.

  • Nene—

  • N.Z. chief, 12.

  • New Caledonia—

  • Connected with Macquarie, 283.

  • “Newcastle”—

  • Arrives with skins, 342.

  • Reports Thomas, 342.

  • Trading to N.Z., 342.

  • New Guinea—

  • Tasman expedition, 2.

  • New Hebrides—

  • Connected with Macquarie, 283.

  • New South Wales-New Zealand Co.—

  • Objects stated, 206.

  • Advertises for men, 206.

  • Negotiations with Williams, 206.

  • Despatch Trial and Brothers, 206.

  • Exclusive trade rights refused, 206.

  • New Zealand—

  • Connected with Macquarie, 283.

  • Not a British possession, 357.

  • New Zealand Co.'s Expedition—

  • Met by Sally, 346.

  • Colonization schemes, 356.

  • Arrives Port Pegasus, 362.

  • Purchases two vessels, 362.

  • Promised charter, 362.

  • Acquired land, 362.

  • Expedition described by Capt.

  • Lovett, 362–3.

  • Leaves N.Z. for Sydney, 364.

  • Sailed for London, 364.

  • Colonization a failure, 366.

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  • “New Zealander”—

  • At Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Rescues crew of Haweis, 351.

  • Reported empty, 388.

  • Arrives with cargo, 407, 432, 434.

  • Reports vessels Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Reported Queen Charlotte Sd., 434.

  • Ngati-Apa-ki-te-ra-to—

  • Tribe visit D'Urville, 369–70.

  • Ngati-Tu-mata-kokiri—

  • Migrations and traditions, 12.

  • Slaves visit D'Urville, 369.

  • Nias, Capt. R.N.—

  • Declares British sovereignty at

  • Pegasus, 161.

  • Commends Stewart's chart, 161.

  • “Nimrod”—

  • At Cloudy Bay, 434.

  • Arrives Sydney, 434.

  • Noble Island—

  • Origin of name, 160.

  • Nobody Knows What—

  • Name changed, 81.

  • Nomenclature—

  • Spanish, 109.

  • Stewart Island, 160.

  • “Norfolk”—

  • Bass' schooner, 126.

  • Norfolk Island—

  • Daedalus lands flax dressers, 91.

  • Passed by Malaspina, 104.

  • Fancy and Providence arrive, 116.

  • Flax dressers brought to, 191.

  • Connected with Macquarie, 283.

  • North Cape—

  • Passed by Cook, 14.

  • “Norval”—

  • Sailed whaling, 382.

  • Oamaru—

  • Present site of passed by Cook, 21.

  • Oberneebessof, Lieut.—

  • Leaves dog at Macquarie, 281.

  • “Ocean”—

  • Auckland Islands discovered, 150.

  • Ohe—

  • Mats made from bark, 323.

  • Whauwhi or houhi, 328.

  • Ribbon wood or lace bark, 328.

  • Old Man's Bluff Point—

  • Passed by Snapper, 310.

  • Edwardson lands at, 311.

  • Incorrectly named, 336.

  • Oliphant, J.

  • Master Endeavour, 135.

  • Report of voyage to Dusky, 135–6.

  • Probably sights Snares, 136.

  • Visits Solanders, 207.

  • Omai—

  • Joins Cook's expedition, 63, 67.

  • Landed at Huahine, 72.

  • Died, 72.

  • Suggested spelling, 76.

  • Opara—

  • Bellingshausen's rendezvous, 235.

  • Open Bay—

  • Loss of six men Hope, 260.

  • Owen—

  • In command Lucy Ann, 409.

  • Oysters—

  • First shipment by Argo, 386.

  • Otago, City of—

  • Burnt by Kelly, 230.

  • Otago Harbour—

  • Matilda anchors in, 217.

  • Massacre at the Heads, 217.

  • Sophia massacre, 225–30.

  • Great fire, 409.

  • Lucy Ann takes oil, 409.

  • Trouble with natives, 413–6.

  • Desperate conditions through Maoris, 416–8.

  • Paddock—

  • Captain Favorite, 147.

  • Connection with Eord, 148.

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  • Paihi—

  • Employs Caddell and Stuart, 309.

  • Visits Snapper, 309.

  • Forces Maoris to give up loot, 309.

  • Embarks in Snapper, 309.

  • Visits Goulbourn Island, 310.

  • Treachery of, 312–3.

  • Paihi Bay—

  • Snapper in, 311.

  • Edwardson lands at, 312.

  • Maoris plan attack at, 312.

  • Edwardson obtains flax, 314–5.

  • Palliser, Cape—

  • Bellingshausen off, 255.

  • Palmer, E.—

  • Passenger by Caroline, 403.

  • Report on wreck Aucklands, 404.

  • Passenger Sydney Packet, 407.

  • Palmer & Co.,—

  • Ship owners, 134.

  • “Palmyra”—

  • Calls Amsterdam Island, 287.

  • Takes off Pains & Proudfoot, 287.

  • Paparoa Range—

  • Sighted by D'Urville, 368.

  • Paroa—

  • Land acquired by N.Z. Co., 362.

  • Parrot Island—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Pattison, Cape—

  • Sighted by Broughton, 85.

  • “Peaceful, The”—

  • English name of the Mirny, 236.

  • Pearl Island—

  • See Chase Island.

  • Pedro—

  • Native Queen Charlotte Sd., 65.

  • “Pegasus”—

  • Arrives Sydney, 155.

  • Sails in search Harrington, 155.

  • Returns to Sydney, 155–6.

  • Prepares London via Hobart, 159.

  • Circumnavigates Stewart I., 160.

  • Arrives Chathams, 161.

  • Arrives Gravesend, 161.

  • Speaks Adventure Foveaux St., 224.

  • Pegasus Bay—

  • Origin of name, 160–61.

  • Pelorus Sound—

  • Tasman's anchorage, 9, 14.

  • Passed by D'Urville, 376.

  • Penantipodes Islands—

  • See Antipodes Islands.

  • Pendulo Bay—

  • Named by Malaspina, 110.

  • “Penelope”—

  • Spoken by Caroline, 404.

  • Penguins—

  • Three kinds at Macquarie, 277, 282.

  • “Penguin,” s.s.—

  • Lost near Waterloo wreck, 396.

  • “Perseverance, (American sealer)—

  • Visits Snares, 143.

  • At Bounty Islands, 144.

  • “Perseverance” (Sydney sealer)—

  • Sails sealing, 154, 173.

  • At Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Engaged punitive expedition, 173.

  • Arrives Sydney, 173.

  • Discovers new sealing grounds, 173.

  • Sails for Macquarie and Campbell

  • Islands, 174.

  • Reports loss of captain, 176.

  • Loss of Hasselbourgh, 177–8.

  • In Storm Bay passage, 181.

  • Arrives Sydney with cargo, 181.

  • Sails from Sydney, returns, 182.

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  • Takes crew of Campbell Macquarie

  • from Macquarie Island, 185.

  • Engaged Birnie's expedition, 192.

  • Touched at Solanders, 208.

  • Report on men living there, 208.

  • Lands rescued men at Sydney, 209.

  • Refitted and sent sealing, 262.

  • At Macquarie, 291–2.

  • Wrecked, 292, 351.

  • Crew rescued, 292.

  • Gang on Macquarie 30 months, 293.

  • Perseverance Harbour—

  • Named after the Perseverance, 179.

  • Petrel Islands—

  • Visited by Mr. Henry, 83.

  • Phipson—

  • Passenger Joseph Weller, 418.

  • “Phoenix—

  • For England to take hemp, 201.

  • Phoca proboscidea—

  • See Sea elephants.

  • Pickersgill Harbour—

  • Cook recruits at, 33.

  • Visited by Menzies, 85.

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • Pickersgill, Lieut.—

  • Discovers Pickersgill Harbour, 33.

  • Describes waterspouts, 42.

  • Purchased head of slave, 49.

  • Pigeon Island—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Point Alison—

  • Sighted by Broughton, 85.

  • Origin of name, 89.

  • “Pilgrim”—

  • Visits Snares, 143.

  • At Bounty Islands, 144.

  • Pipi—

  • See George.

  • Pitt Island—

  • See Rangiauria.

  • Polack—

  • Agent Sydney Packet, 407.

  • Porirua Harbour—

  • “R.W.S.” describes, 425.

  • Port Bunn—

  • Caroline arrives from, 405.

  • See also Preservation Bay.

  • Maoris threaten trouble, 406.

  • Port Cooper—

  • Lucy Ann leaves, 419.

  • Joseph Weller there, 419.

  • Port Daniel—

  • Visited by Sophia, 225.

  • Port Egmond Hens—

  • Seen by Bellingshausen, 275.

  • Shot by Demidow, 278.

  • Port Hardy—

  • Named by Lambert, 428.

  • Alligator, H.M.S., anchors, 428.

  • Woore surveys, 429.

  • Port Macquarie—

  • Visited by Williams, 195–7.

  • Williams wishes explore, 198.

  • Favourable for flax trade, 199, 200.

  • Description of, 204–5.

  • Proved navigable for vessels, 205.

  • Earlier visits of Europeans, 205.

  • Snapper anchors in, 310.

  • Edwardson obtains flax, 315.

  • de Blosseville describes, 336.

  • Port Mason—

  • Snapper finds shelter, 315.

  • Large reef exists, 315.

  • Port Nicholson—

  • Cook at entrance of, 47–8.

  • Herd gives details, 364, 377.

  • See also Wellington Harbour.

  • D'Urville fails to enter, 377.

  • Joseph Weller calls, 413.

  • Port Pegasus —

  • Stewart takes party to, 362.

  • N.Z. Co.'s expedition visits, 362.

  • Weller shipbuilding, 410.

  • Joseph Weller launched, 410.

  • See also Southern port.

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  • Port Snapper—

  • de Blosseville describes, 337.

  • Port Underwood—

  • Herd gives details, 364.

  • Port William—

  • Origin of name, 165.

  • Williams anchors in, 194.

  • Murry lived there, 200.

  • New South Wales-N.Z. Co., 206.

  • H.M.S. Tees visits, 264.

  • Snapper enters, 314.

  • de Blosseville describes, 337.

  • Praised by sealers, 337.

  • No flax at, 337.

  • Pounamu—

  • Found in South Island, 334.

  • Preservation Bay—

  • de Blosseville describes, 336.

  • Williams' proposed station, 353.

  • Whaling begins, 380.

  • First shore whaling station, 397.

  • Earliest date of station, 397.

  • Bunn's whaling station, 398.

  • First cargo of oil from, 398.

  • Price, Joseph

  • Account of outrage and sufferings, 297–8.

  • Account requires verification, 299.

  • “Prince of Denmark”—

  • Reaches Sydney, 360.

  • Sails Bay of Islands, 360.

  • Arrives Sydney small cargo, 361.

  • Robbed by Hongi, 361.

  • Sails Bay of Islands, 361.

  • Sails Port Pegasus, 361.

  • Returns Sydney, 365.

  • Third voyage a failure, 366.

  • Sold, 366.

  • Trades Sydney and Hobart, 366.

  • Arrives Sydney with flax, 398–9.

  • News wreek of Industry, 399.

  • Brought Maori heads, 399.

  • “Proteus”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Does well, 433.

  • Ready to sail, 434.

  • At Entry Island, 434.

  • “Providence”—

  • Completed by Bampton, 115.

  • Sails from Facile Harbour, 115.

  • Nearly wreeked Five Fingers, 115.

  • Arrives Norfolk Island, 116.

  • Receives stores, Norfolk I., 117.

  • Sails for India, 119.

  • At Loyalty Islands, 119.

  • Probably remained at Batavia, 119.

  • Log at Essex Institute, 119.

  • “Queen Charlotte”—

  • Reports Betsy disaster, 222.

  • Trading to New Zealand, 342.

  • Arrives from Aucklands, 344.

  • Cargo, 345, 350.

  • Seeks new ground, 346.

  • Queen Charlotte Sound—

  • Cook visits, 14, 43, 48, 55.

  • Large population, 16.

  • Supplies of food plentiful, 16.

  • Resources contrasted Dusky, 44–5.

  • Cook leaves, 19, 46, 50, 59.

  • Furneaux reaches, 50.

  • Furneaux leaves, 55.

  • Adventure Massacre, 51–5.

  • Excellent base of operations, 58–9.

  • Cook's last visit, 63.

  • Cook's last leave taking, 66.

  • Length of Cook's various stays, 68.

  • Cause of being so well known, 68.

  • Used by whalers, 167.

  • Visited by Bellingshausen, 235–53.

  • Crossed by D'Urville, 376.

  • Shamrock sunk, 431.

  • Quintano Point—

  • Named by Malaspina, 110.

  • “R.W.S.”—

  • Circumnavigates North Island, 425.

  • Extract from his account, 425–7.

  • Raggedy Point—

  • Position of, 314.

  • Rangatira—

  • See Cornwallis Islands.

  • “Ranger”—

  • Calls at Amsterdam Island, 168.

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  • Rangiauria—

  • See Cornwallis Islands.

  • Rangitikei River—

  • Tasman off, 7.

  • Rangitoto Islands—

  • Tasman anchors near, 8.

  • Cook sails past, 26.

  • Rankin—

  • Passenger per Louisa, 432.

  • Rapsey—

  • In charge Lucy Ann, 419.

  • Raven, W.

  • Attempts Trade with Dusky, 91.

  • Sails for Cape Good Hope, 92–3.

  • Anchors Facile Harbour, 92.

  • Lands first sealing gang, 92–3.

  • Sights Snares, 93.

  • Arrives Cape of Good Hope and

  • Sydney, 93.

  • Arrives Anchor Island Harbour, 95.

  • Sails from Dusky, 97.

  • First boat built, N.Z., 95.

  • Report to Governor King, 98–9.

  • Charter from East India Co., 100.

  • Recommends Murry, 112.

  • “Regalia”—

  • Sailed for Macquarie, 190, 287.

  • Obtained full cargo oil, 190.

  • For London via Sydney, 287.

  • Register of Vessel—

  • See Trading license.

  • “Reliance,” H.M.S.—

  • Sails from Sydney, 123.

  • Antipodes Islands discovered, 123–4.

  • “Resolution”—

  • Fitted out, 31.

  • In Queen Charlotte Sound, 48–9.

  • Chosen N. Pacific expedition, 63.

  • Arrives Ship Cove, 63.

  • “Resource”—

  • Long boat of Endeavour, 115.

  • Left behind by Bampton, 115–6.

  • See also Assistance.

  • Rhodes—

  • Captain of Alexander, 136.

  • Richardson, Job—

  • Drowned at Aucklands, 345.

  • Richardson, R.—

  • Lost at Open Bay, 260.

  • Ridley—

  • In charge Suhannah, 419.

  • Reports measles at Otago, 419.

  • “Rifleman”—

  • Supposed wrecked Aucklands, 404.

  • Riggs—

  • Revenge by, 268, 304.

  • Commands General Gates, 294.

  • Takes Marsden Bay of Islands, 294.

  • Smuggles convicts, 294.

  • Sails to Dusky, 295.

  • Cruelty to men, 295.

  • Calls Camel Island and Chalky, 295.

  • Arrested by Capt. Skinner, 295.

  • Tried and fined, 295–6.

  • Sailed from Sydney, 296.

  • Lands gang, 297.

  • At Bay of Islands, 299.

  • Anchors Matavai Bay, 299.

  • At China, 299.

  • Arrives Hobart and N. Z., 300.

  • Leaves gang N. Z., 300.

  • Returns Tahiti and N. Z., 303.

  • No further record, 305.

  • Claims skins at Chalky, 309.

  • Rimgatan—

  • Connection with Betsy survivors, 221.

  • Rimu—

  • Cook uses for beer, 40.

  • “Robert Quayle”—

  • Sails Hobart to Macquarie, 190.

  • Sails Macquarie for London, 190.

  • Robertson—

  • Master Bee from Macquarie, 406.

  • Placed gang sealing, 406.

  • Sealing operations failure, 406.

  • Finds runaways at Chathams, 406.

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  • Rockiola—

  • Maori spirit of night, 327.

  • Probably Rakiora, 329.

  • Rakiora son of Rongo, 329.

  • Rockou-noui-Etoua—

  • The good spirit, 327.

  • Probably “Rongo,” 329.

  • Son of “Rongo” was Rakiora, 329.

  • Rocks Point—

  • Tasman's Steep Point, 11.

  • Passed by D'Urville, 368.

  • See Steep Point.

  • Rocky Cape—

  • Named by Tasman, 11.

  • “Rolla”—

  • For London via Macquarie, 292.

  • Rook—

  • Dies on Prince of Denmark, 361.

  • “Rosanna”—

  • Arrives Port Pegasus, 362.

  • “Rose”—

  • Reseues captain, etc., of Fox, 168.

  • Rowe—

  • Killed by Maoris, 51, 55.

  • Forster's character of, 69.

  • Bellingshausen mentions, 250.

  • Royal Society—

  • Presents medal to Cook, 41, 59.

  • Ruabouki—

  • See Ruapuke.

  • Ruapuke—

  • Sighted by Cook, 22.

  • Elizabeth Henrietta ashore, 264.

  • General Gates massacre, 304.

  • Visited by Snapper, 310.

  • Loss of boat's crew, 404.

  • Ruatara

  • Ships on Santa Anna, 152.

  • Previous adventures, 152.

  • Voyage in Santa Anna, 152–3.

  • Meets Rev. Mr. Marsden, 153.

  • Joins the Ann, 153.

  • Arrives Sydney, 153–4.

  • Joins Frederick, 153.

  • Left at Norfolk Island, 154.

  • Arrives Bay of Islands, 154.

  • Russian Scientific Expedition—

  • Ordered to be fitted out, 235.

  • Wostok and Mirny for South, 235.

  • Bellingshausen to command, 235.

  • Leaves Sydney, 235.

  • Accounts of voyage, 235–6.

  • Rutherford

  • Mentions James Mowry, 318.

  • Met Caddell, 318–9.

  • Reported subsequent history, 319.

  • Saddle Hill—

  • Viewed by Cook, 21.

  • “St. Michael”—

  • Put in commission, 262.

  • “Sally”—

  • Sails Aucklands, 344–5.

  • Loses two boats' crews, 345.

  • Arrives Port Pegasus, 346.

  • Sails Antipodes and Bounties, 346.

  • Returns New Zealand, 346.

  • Flax obtained, 346.

  • Arrives Hobart, 346.

  • Meets N.Z. Co.'s expedition, 346.

  • Lost at Launceston, 346.

  • “Samuel”—

  • General Gates massacre, 268.

  • News of General Gates, 303.

  • Massacre of boat's crew, 341.

  • At Cook Strait, 341.

  • Sails for Sydney, 341.

  • Trading to N. Z., 342.

  • Reports Alligator and Wellington,

  • 343.

  • Assists Wellington, 343.

  • Cargo, 345, 350, 352, 353.

  • Cargo from Chathams, 381.

  • Arrives Sydney, 398.

  • News wreck of Industry, 399.

  • Sandy Bay—

  • General Gates gang, 297.

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  • “Santa Anna”—

  • Arrives Bay of Islands, 152.

  • Arrives Bounties, 152.

  • Reaches Sydney, 152.

  • Returns Bounties, 153.

  • Arrives London, 153.

  • “Sarah”—

  • Visits Aucklands, 150.

  • Captured and recaptured, 151.

  • Left Sydney for London, 391.

  • Arrives Cloudy Bay leaking, 391.

  • Survey held, vessel condemned, 393.

  • Sarah's Bosom—

  • Named by Bristow, 150.

  • Saunders, Cape—

  • Sighted and named by Cook, 21.

  • Savadovsky, M.—

  • Fixes height of Mt. Egmont, 239.

  • Lands at Ship Cove, 248.

  • Sawyers, W.—

  • Master Antipode, 157.

  • Scenery—

  • Reservation at Qn. Charlotte Sd., 16.

  • “Scorpion”—

  • Visits Dusky sealing, 138–9.

  • Scotch—

  • Domination of South Island, 23.

  • Scott—

  • Takes powder, &c., Cook St., 381.

  • Returns with flax, 381.

  • Scribe—

  • See Judge Island.

  • Scurvy—

  • Cook's plan for prevention of, 41.

  • Cook's success over, 59.

  • Sea Bears—

  • Disappeared from Macquarie, 280.

  • See also Seals.

  • Sea Elephants—

  • Commodore Baudin reports on, 133.

  • Numerous at Macquarie, 176, 276.

  • Regalia and Robert Quayle full

  • cargoes oil, 190.

  • Method of killing, 282.

  • Fully described, 282.

  • Lawless life of hunters, 286–7.

  • Desert Macquarie, 293.

  • Sea Elephant Hunter—

  • Life and habits, 275–84.

  • Seal Fishery—

  • Cook's services to, 41.

  • First gang landed, 92–3.

  • Results of first gang's efforts, 95.

  • First boat built in N.Z., 95.

  • Early position of the trade, 99.

  • Free to British subjects, 100.

  • Attention drawn to N.Z., 133–4.

  • Kable & Underwood develops, 140.

  • Labour regulations, 141.

  • Limits fixed, 141.

  • Sir J. Banks on, 141.

  • Further developments, 142 et seq.

  • Numbers on Penantipodes, 142.

  • Pendleton's great cargo, 146–7.

  • Quantities skins reach Sydney, 157.

  • Falling off of trade, 186.

  • Causes of decrease of trade, 186–7.

  • Seals again increase, 189.

  • Direct trade with England, 189.

  • Districts and methods, 257 et seq.

  • Seasons for, 257.

  • Price of skins in Sydney, 258.

  • Cargoes brought to Sydney, 258.

  • Method of paying sealers, 258.

  • Falling off in, 258.

  • Causes of decrease in seals, 259.

  • The trade a Sydney one, 259.

  • Hobart, America and English

  • shares, 259.

  • South Shetlands, 259.

  • Revival of trade, 262, 268.

  • Cargoes recorded at Sydney, 268.

  • List of vessels for, 269.

  • “Scaevola's” estimate of, 269.

  • Pessimistic prophecies, 271.

  • Decay of trade, 271.

  • Manner living Macquarie, 279–81.

  • Constituents of a gang, 285–6.

  • Lawlessness of gangs, 286.

  • Seals, etc., desert Macquarie, 293.

  • Methods adopted, 332.

  • Average cargoes, 342, 345.

  • Values of skins, 343.

  • Steadily falling off, 345.

  • Trade collapses, 347–8.

  • Not a seal to be found, 353–4.

  • Sealing—

  • See Seal fishery.

  • Sealing Gangs—

  • General number of men, 183.

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  • Seal Island—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Visited by Raven, 92.

  • Seal Rock—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Secretary Island—

  • Probably location Active gang, 215.

  • Separation Point—

  • Tasman's visit. 3, 7, 8, 12.

  • Named by D'Urville, 368.

  • Shagg Island—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Shagg River—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • “Shah Hormuzear”—

  • Commanded by Bampton, 111.

  • “Shamrock”—

  • Arriving Cloudy Bay, 427.

  • Sunk Queen Charlotte Sound, 431.

  • Shand, A.—

  • Account of Broughton, 87–8.

  • Shaw—

  • In charge Harlequin, 422.

  • Maori invasion Cloudy Bay, 422.

  • Shaw, W.—

  • Passenger Joseph Weller, 418.

  • Shipbuilding—

  • First boat built in N.Z., 95–6.

  • Bampton completes vessel, 113.

  • Vessels for sealing, 134.

  • Ship Cove—

  • Cook anchors in, 14–5.

  • Cook leaves letter for Furneaux, 50.

  • Cook returns to, 56.

  • Cook's last visit, 63.

  • Webber sketches, 64.

  • Visited by Bellingshausen, 244.

  • Lazarew and Savadovsky land, 248.

  • Seen by Herd, 364.

  • Shippey, Henry

  • Advertisement re skins, 209.

  • Intends leave in Perseverance, 211.

  • Intends shipping on Unity, 211.

  • Shipping—

  • Information records incomplete, 138

  • Shortland—

  • Records doings at Preservation, 397.

  • Siddons, R.

  • Master Campbell Macquarie, 184.

  • Wrecked at Macquarie Island, 184.

  • Taken off by Perseverance, 184–5.

  • Master Elizabeth and Mary, 185.

  • Commands Lynx, 287.

  • Simanow, M.—

  • Visits settlements, 245–7.

  • Lands at Macquarie Island, 276.

  • Simons, J.—

  • Drowned at Aucklands, 345.

  • Sinclair—

  • In charge Mary Ann, 424.

  • Assists Guard, 424.

  • Sisters—

  • Discovered by Broughton, 86.

  • Skelton, H.—

  • Master of Emma Kemp, 398.

  • Skinner, Capt. R.N.—

  • Arrests Riggs, 295.

  • Sends all to Sydney, 295.

  • Skirmish Bay—

  • Named by Broughton, 87.

  • Origin of name, 89.

  • Skoitche Village—

  • See Skoi-Tehai.

  • Skoi-Tehai—

  • Mentioned by D'Urville, 378.

  • Smith, William—

  • Discovers South Shetland Isles, 259.

  • Killed and eaten by Maoris, 298.

  • Smith Sound—

  • See also Malaspina Creek.

  • “Snapper”—

  • Sent to report on trade, 261.

  • Returns, reports favourably, 262.

  • Brings specimens of flax, 263.

  • Cannon at Ruapuke, 268.

  • Relieves General Gates gang, 300.

  • In Port Snapper, 311.

  • In New Zealand waters, 306–15.

  • For details see Edwardson, 306–15.

  • Cargo brought to Sydney, 316, 352.

  • Snapper Harbour—

  • Snapper anchors, 314.

  • Snares—

  • Discovered by Vancouver, 84.

  • Sighted by Broughton, 84.

  • Raven names, Sunday, 93.

  • Sighted by Oliphant, 136.

  • Visited by Delano, 143.

  • Adventure men on, 222–3.

  • Men rescued by Enterprise, 223–4.

  • Frequented and cultivated, 224.

  • Snowden—

  • Sent in Joseph Weller, 418.

  • Arrives Sydney, 418.

  • Snow Line—

  • Discussed by Bellingshausen, 238–9.

  • “Socrates”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Hands lost in gale, 432.

  • Leaves Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Solander Island—

  • Discovered by Cook, 23, 207.

  • Visited by Endeavour sealer, 135.

  • Sighted by Williams, 194.

  • Described, 207–8.

  • Origin of name, 207.

  • Visited by Oliphant, 207.

  • Five men live there for years, 208.

  • Vessel they belonged, 209–12.

  • Reasons castaways forgotten, 211.

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  • Reasons for suppressing facts, 212.

  • Visited by H. M. S. Tees, 264.

  • de Blosseville shows two isles, 237.

  • Solander

  • Accompanies Cook, 1770, 14.

  • Withdraws from second expedition, 31–2.

  • Somebody Knows What—

  • Named by Cook, 81.

  • “Sophia”—

  • Sails sealing, 225.

  • Returns Hobart with cargo, 225.

  • Anchors in Port Daniel, 225.

  • Boat visits Small Bay, 225.

  • Attack and massacre, 226–7.

  • Maori attempt to seize, 228.

  • Crew destroy Maori canoes, 229.

  • Maori town burnt, 229.

  • Sailed for Chatham Island, 230.

  • Possible cause of the outrage, 230.

  • South Cape—

  • Named by Cook, 23.

  • Sydney Cove sails for, 174.

  • South East Cape—

  • Seal fishing ground, 257.

  • Southern Part—

  • See also Port Pegasus.

  • South Shetland Isles—

  • Discovered by Smith, 259.

  • Quantities skins obtained, 259.

  • “Speculator”—

  • Leaves Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • “Speedwell”—

  • Stranded, 140.

  • Sailed, sealing, 140.

  • “Speke”—

  • At Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Sportsman's Cove—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • “Spring Grove”—

  • At Bay of Islands, 168.

  • Spruce Fir—

  • See Rimu.

  • “Star”—

  • Relieves Stewart, 147.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 148.

  • Arrives Whangaroa, 148.

  • Arrives Sydney, 149.

  • Sealing to Macquarie Island, 174.

  • Sails thence to London, 179.

  • Staten Land—

  • Named by Tasman, 1, 7.

  • Corrected by Brouwer, 11–2.

  • Steep Point—

  • Named by Tasman, 11.

  • Stephens, Cape—

  • Named by Cook, 26.

  • Sighted by Bellingshausen, 237.

  • Difference lat. Cook's report, 237.

  • Stephens Island—

  • Passed by Tasman, 7, 8.

  • Cook in danger, 19.

  • Rounded by Cook, 26.

  • Stewart Island—

  • Cook's error discussed, 24.

  • Explored by Chace, 161.

  • Stewart, discoverer or surveyor, 160–1.

  • Haweis loads at, 353.

  • Site Williams' proposed trade, 356.

  • Stewart discoverer insularity, 365.

  • Stewart, William

  • Captain of Venus, 146.

  • Stewart Island named after, 146–7.

  • Sails chief officer Pegasus, 159.

  • Makes chart of Southern Port, 159.

  • Did he discover Foveaux St., 161–2.

  • In Cumberland at Macquarie, 183.

  • Proposal flax and timber trade, 356.

  • In de Thierry's employ, 356.

  • Prepares his scheme, 357.

  • de Thierry writes against, 358.

  • Floats his scheme, 359.

  • Sails in Prince of Denmark, 359.

  • His scheme explained, 359–60.

  • Arrives Sydney, 360.

  • Advertises for freight, etc., 360.

  • Sails Bay of Islands, 360.

  • Arrives Sydney, 361.

  • Visits Stewart Island, 361.

  • First visit a failure, 361.

  • Sailed for Bay of Islands, 361.

  • Arranges there with men, 361.

  • Takes expedition Port Pegasus, 362.

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  • First news brought by Lovett, 365.

  • Insularity Stewart Island, 365.

  • Returns Sydney small cargo, 365.

  • Second voyage a failure, 365.

  • Stewart—

  • Commands Elizabeth, 382.

  • Arranges with Rauparaha, 383.

  • Actions Banks Island, 383–6.

  • Reported ultimate fate, 385.

  • Stitt—

  • In charge Joseph Weller, 418.

  • Strange—

  • Master Queen Charlotte, 345.

  • Stowers, E.—

  • Drowned at Aucklands, 345.

  • Stuart (Pakeha Maori)—

  • Meets Edwardson, 309.

  • “Subtile”

  • Malaspina's expedition, 101.

  • “Success”—

  • Arrives Sydney, 434.

  • Sugar Loaf Passage—

  • Named by Chase, 160.

  • “Sultana”—

  • Brings news General Gates, 297.

  • Sunday Islands—

  • See Snares.

  • “Surry”—

  • Advertised for Macquarie, 284.

  • Returns England via Sydney, 284.

  • “Sushannah”—

  • Brings Weller's body, 419

  • Swilley, J.—

  • Massacred Grass Cove, 55.

  • Swindells—

  • Master of Glory, 348.

  • Saves crew and cargo, 348.

  • Sails to Bay of Islands, 348.

  • Rescued by Samuel, 348.

  • Master Samuel, 350.

  • “Sydney”—

  • Regulations regarding cargo, 149.

  • “Sydney Cove”—

  • Cargo Commerce transferred to, 150.

  • Discoveries by chief mate, 165–6.

  • Danger from Traps, 166.

  • Straits of sealing gang, 169.

  • Reported at Sydney by Boyd, 171.

  • Arrived Sydney, 171.

  • Loss of six men, 172.

  • In Foveaux Strait (1910), 172.

  • Returns Sydney, 180.

  • Sails Pt. William to Macquarie, 174.

  • Reported at Macquarie, 179.

  • Disaster at Macquarie, 183.

  • “Sydney Packet”—

  • Williams sends flax plant, 204.

  • At Macquarie Island, 291.

  • Leaves for Auckland Island, 292.

  • Springs a leak, 292.

  • Trades to Preservation Bay, 403.

  • Leaves New Zealand, 404.

  • Returns Preservation Bay, 405.

  • Arrives Sydney, 405, 407.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 406.

  • Sails and returns Sydney, 406–7.

  • Purchased by Mr. Jones, 407.

  • Table Cape—

  • Passed by Perseverance flax expedition, 198.

  • Tahiti—

  • Selected view transit Venus, 13.

  • Taiaroa—

  • At war with Cook St. natives, 395.

  • Taldies, Don C. de—

  • Commands Mexican, 102.

  • Tamaiharanui—

  • Kills Te Pehi, 383.

  • Taken prisoner by Te Hiko, 384.

  • Victim of Stewart's treachery, 384.

  • Killed, 384.

  • Denies murder Warspite boat's

  • crew, 385.

  • Toupi (Maori Chief)—

  • Employs Caddell and Stuart, 309.

  • Visits Snapper, 309.

  • Opposes Maori treachery, 312.

  • Tasman Bay

  • Name inappropriate, 11.

  • D'Urville lands, 368.

  • D'Urville coasts, 369.

  • Connects with Admiralty, 371.

  • Wrongly named, 371.

  • Plates of natives, 377–8.

  • Tasmania—

  • Antony van Diemen's Land, 2.

  • Tavai-Poenammou—

  • South Island, 321.

  • Maoris only inhabit parts, 333.

  • West Coast described, 333–4.

  • Volcano reported, 334.

  • Absence of large streams, 339.

  • Resources enumerated, 340.

  • Probable future, 340.

  • Taweiharooa—

  • Sails with Cook, 68.

  • Mentions visit strange vessel, 67–8.

  • Landed at Huahine, 72.

  • Died, 72.

  • Correct spelling, 76.

  • Taylor, D.—

  • Discovers reef, 288.

  • Taylor, Rev. R.—

  • Describes earthquake at Dusky, 349.

  • Statements re whaling, 380.

  • Te Anau-Milford Track—

  • Pure air, 84.

  • “Tees,” H.M.S.—

  • Sent salve Elizabeth Henrietta, 264.

  • Reaches Solanders, 264.

  • Attempts refloat Elizabeth Henrietta, 264–5.

  • Abandons Elizabeth Henrietta, 265.

  • Reaches Sydney, 265.

  • Not first to navigate Foveaux, 267.

  • Teiratu—

  • Terawhiti chief, 45, 49.

  • Correct spelling, 76.

  • Te Pehi

  • Takes passage on Urania, 272.

  • Arrives Liverpool, 272.

  • Sickness in England, 273.

  • Supported by Government, 273.

  • Sails for Sydney, 273.

  • Visits principal manufactories, 273.

  • Calls Teneriffe & Pernambuco, 274.

  • Stays with Marsden, 274.

  • Returns Kapiti, 274.

  • Killed Banks Peninsula, 383.

  • Te-pu-tere-o-Waraki—

  • Maori name Tasman's vessel, 12.

  • Te Rauparaha

  • At Kapiti, 347.

  • Plots with Stewart, 383.

  • Charters Elizabeth, 383.

  • Kills Banks Peninsula natives, 384.

  • Evades payment to Stewart, 384.

  • “R.W.S.” describes, 427.

  • Approves punishment, 430.

  • Te-upoko-o-tamoremore—

  • Maori name Tasman's country, 12.

  • Te Wai Pounamu—

  • Native name New Zealand, 19.

  • Te Whakataupuka

  • Sells land to Williams, 401.

  • Copy of deed of conveyance, 402.

  • Described by Rev. Taylor, 402.

  • Takes part in raid, 408.

  • Died of measles, 408.

  • Thames—

  • Land acquired by N. Z. Co., 362.

  • “Thomas”—

  • Reported sealing, 342.

  • Thompson, A.—

  • Salves Speedwell, 140.

  • Owner Governor Bligh, 158–9.

  • Death, 159.

  • Thompson (ship owner)—

  • See also Lord, Williams and Thompson.

  • Thompson Sound—

  • Opening to Doubtful, 110.

  • Origin of name, 164–5.

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  • Thomson, Mr.—

  • Report earthquakes Macquarie, 188.

  • Three Kings Island—

  • Visited by Tasman, 9–11.

  • Three Steeples—

  • D'Urville sights and names, 368.

  • Timaru—

  • Present site passed by Cook, 21.

  • To Ouherra—

  • Employs Caddell and Stuart, 309.

  • Visits Snapper, 309.

  • Edmondson visits his village, 310.

  • Torrent Bay—

  • Discovered by D'Urville, 370.

  • Torson—

  • Lands at Macquarie Island, 279.

  • Tory Channel—

  • Cook partly surveys, 19.

  • Cook sailed through, 58.

  • D'Urville passes, 376.

  • Capt. Guard enters, 380.

  • Townshend—

  • Captain of Independence, 146.

  • Tonggatomouree—

  • Sally obtains flax, 346.

  • No such place, 347.

  • Neighbourhood Kapiti, 347.

  • Tougghi-Touci—

  • Married to Caddell, 328.

  • Trade—

  • Dusky a failure, 91.

  • New Zealand developments, 100.

  • Duty imposed on produce, 165.

  • Trading Licenses—

  • N.Z. built vessels, 410–2.

  • Tradition—

  • Tasman massacre, 12.

  • Cook inquires re Tasman, 15.

  • Broughton at Skirmish Bay. 87–8.

  • “Tranmere”—

  • Arrives flax cargo from Kapiti, 381.

  • Reports William Stoveld and Hind

  • whaling, 381.

  • Te Rauparaha supplies flax, 381.

  • Transit of Venus—

  • Cook sails to observe, 13.

  • Traps (rocks)—

  • Discovered by Cook, 22.

  • Sydney Cove nearly wrecked, 166.

  • Treena—

  • Visits Sydney, 136.

  • “Trial”—

  • Sent to New Zealand, 206.

  • Triangle Rocks—

  • Snapper passes, 314.

  • Tucker, W.

  • On board Sophia, 225.

  • Well known to natives, 225–6.

  • Killed in massacre, 226–7.

  • Capt. Kelly regrets taking his advice, 230.

  • “Tula”—

  • Leaves Gravesend, 388.

  • Arrives Van Diemen's Land, 388.

  • Arrived Bay of Islands, 388.

  • Arrived Chathams, 389.

  • Anchors Cornwallis Islands, 389.

  • Sailed for Bounties, 389.

  • Sails for Antarctic, 389–90.

  • Tupaea

  • His use to Cook, 15.

  • Maoris grieve death, 44.

  • Turnagain, Cape—

  • Sighted by Cook, 20.

  • Turner, B.—

  • Joins Stewart expedition, 362.

  • Two Sisters—

  • See Sisters.

  • Tyerman—

  • Delegate London M. S., 267.

  • Underwood—

  • See also Kable and Underwood.

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  • “Union”—

  • Reaches Sydney, 142, 145.

  • Lands gang Antipodes, 142–3.

  • Sails Tongatabu, 145.

  • Wrecked at Fiji, 145.

  • Story re seal skins, 145–8.

  • “Unity”—

  • Trouble in Sydney, 163.

  • Returns Sydney with skins, 164.

  • Account of her voyage, 164.

  • Reaches Gravesend, 164.

  • Sealing to Macquarie, 174.

  • Reported at Macquarie, 179.

  • Probably men marooned Solanders,

  • 211.

  • Boat possibly lost at Solanders, 212.

  • “Urania”—

  • Boarded by Te Pehi, Kapiti I., 271.

  • “Uranie”—

  • Sails from Sydney for France, 189.

  • Sights Campbell Island, 189.

  • Captain describes Campbell I. 189.

  • Valdes, Don Antonio de—

  • Spanish minister, 103.

  • Vancouver, G.

  • With Cook's last expedition, 72.

  • Appointed to N. W. American ex-

  • pedition, 77–8.

  • Instructions do not include N.Z., 78.

  • Visits Dusky, 78–9.

  • Experiences great storm, 79.

  • In Dusky, 81 et seq.

  • Not a sportsman, 83.

  • Tribute to Dusky, 83.

  • Discovers Snares, 84.

  • Maps reach Sydney, 94.

  • Van Diemen—

  • Opinion of Tasman, 10.

  • Venus—

  • See also transit of Venus.

  • “Venus” (brig)—

  • Bass' Company buys, 126.

  • Sails for South Sea Islands, 126.

  • Subsequent fate unknown, 131.

  • “Venus” (whaler)—

  • Reported by Waterloo, 387.

  • Reported with 800 barrels oil, 388.

  • Visscher—

  • Pilot-major Tasman's expedition, 2.

  • Prepares chart, 9.

  • “Vittoria”—

  • Arrives Sydney, 390.

  • Brings news murder Europeans,

  • 390–91.

  • Waikouaiti—

  • Coast line noted by Cook, 21.

  • Waine—

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • Appointed chief officer, 114.

  • Relations with Bampton, 115.

  • Sails from Dusky, 120.

  • Wales (astronomer)—

  • Cook's second expedition, 31.

  • Discovers error in long. Ship's

  • Cove, 58.

  • Walker—

  • Master Gurnet, 350.

  • Wanganui River—

  • Tasman off, 7.

  • Wangi Nui Atra—

  • See Port Nicholson.

  • Waramanga Beach—

  • Visited by Tasman, 3, 7.

  • Ward—

  • Passenger Kapiti to Sydney, 390.

  • Wareham—

  • Passenger by Bee, 401.

  • Passenger by Sydney Packet, 407.

  • “Warren”—

  • In Cloudy Bay, 432.

  • Cargo oil, 433.

  • “Warspite,” H.M.S.—

  • Massacre of crew, 385.

  • “R.W.S.” refers to, 425.

  • Waterhouse

  • Names Penantipodes Islands, 124.

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  • “Waterloo”—

  • Brings first cargo whale oil, 381.

  • Reported with flax, 382.

  • Returns Sydney, 382.

  • Leaves Kapiti with flax, 387.

  • Arrives Sydney, 387, 390, 391.

  • Reports Elizabeth, Courier, Venus,

  • Currency, 387.

  • Returns Cloudy with gang, 390.

  • Returns Cook Strait, 390.

  • Arrives Sydney, cargo, 390.

  • Sailed Preservation Bay, 391.

  • Arrived from Cloudy Bay, 391.

  • Wrecked, 393, 421.

  • Scene of wreck, 396.

  • Brought oil from Preservation, 403.

  • Waterspouts—

  • Danger to Resolution, 42.

  • Weatherall—

  • Condemns Endeavour, 113.

  • Chief officer with Bampton, 115.

  • Webber—

  • Sketch of Ship Cove, 64.

  • Sketches of Motuara pah, 65.

  • Sketches Kahoora, 67.

  • Webster, James—

  • Killed and eaten by Maoris, 298.

  • Weller Bros.—

  • Purchase Lucy Ann, 409.

  • Loss from fire, 409.

  • Shipbuilding Pegasus, 410.

  • Establish station Otago, 410.

  • Launch vessel Pegasus, 410.

  • Correspondence re license, 410–11.

  • Want ship direct England, 415.

  • Charter John Barry, 416.

  • Letter re Maori troubles, 414.

  • Correspondence shipping oil, 415.

  • “Wellington”—

  • Returns from Otago Peninsula, 262.

  • Sails sealing, 262.

  • Returns Sydney with cargo, 263.

  • Reports Elizabeth Henrietta, 264.

  • Crew assist Henrietta, 267.

  • Crew recommended reward, 267.

  • Rescues crew Caroline, 289.

  • Arrives Sydney, 290.

  • Trading to N.Z., 342.

  • Trades south of Aucklands, 343.

  • Arrives Sydney, 343.

  • Reported by Samuel, 343.

  • Carpenter steals boat, 343.

  • Sails for New Zealand, 344.

  • Wellington Harbour—

  • See Port Nicholson.

  • West Cape—

  • Sealing grounds, 257.

  • West Whanganui River—

  • D'Urville at mouth of, 368.

  • Whales—

  • Arrive New Zealand in May, 379.

  • Parts of N. Z. visited by, 379.

  • Plentiful at Dusky, 398.

  • Plentiful in Otago, 410.

  • Whaling Industry—

  • Cook's services to, 41.

  • Legislation concerning, 100.

  • Petition re limits, 100.

  • Trade begins, 353.

  • Whalers early in North Island, 379.

  • Gradual development of, 379–80.

  • Methous adopted, 380.

  • Date commencement, 380.

  • No oil early days, 380.

  • First cargo oil 1830, 381.

  • Wm. Stoveld & Hind reported, 381.

  • Bay whaling promises well, 381.

  • Output Preservation, 1829, 397.

  • First oil from Preservation, 398.

  • Sixty men Preservation, 398.

  • Statement oil from Bunn's, 401.

  • Shipping direct from N.Z., 415–6.

  • SeeChapter 27, et seq.

  • Whanawhana—

  • Maori tradition Tasman, 12.

  • White, Capt. “Maguary”—

  • Rescues survivors Gen. Gates, 298.

  • Wilkinson, John—

  • In command Star, 174.

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  • “William”—

  • Discovers South Shetland I., 259.

  • William, Mr. and Mrs C.—

  • Passengers by New Zealander, 434.

  • Williams (ship owner)—

  • See Lord Williams and Thompson.

  • Williams, P.—

  • Whaling station Preservation, 353.

  • Manager Preservation Bay, 397.

  • Builds at Preservation Bay, 398.

  • Statement oil brought Sydney, 401.

  • Buys land, 401.

  • Grant confirmed, 408.

  • Williams, Thomas—

  • Advertisement re skins, 209.

  • Intends sailing in Fox, 211.

  • Probably left by Fox, 211.

  • Williams (whaler)—

  • Lost at Ruapuke, 405.

  • “William Stoveld”—

  • Sails whaling to Kapiti, 381.

  • Arrives cargo oil and flax, 382.

  • “William and Ann”—

  • Arrives and leaves Sydney, 90.

  • Williams, Robert (flax expert)—

  • Opens negotiations N.Z. flax trade,

  • 192.

  • Sails with expedition, 192.

  • Report on return of flax expedition,

  • 192–204.

  • Sights Solanders, 194.

  • Anchors Port Williams, 194.

  • Crosses Foveaux Strait, 195.

  • Enters Macquarie explores, 195–7.

  • Names Duck Bay, 196.

  • Names Jones Island, 197.

  • Discovers quantities flax, 197.

  • Relations with natives, 198.

  • Passes Table Cape, 198.

  • Off Banks' Island, 198.

  • Disappointed arrives Sydney, 199.

  • Reports Macquarie suitable, 200.

  • Prepares specimens, 201.

  • Opposes sending specimens, 202.

  • Estimate of hemp from plants, 203.

  • Remarks on growth of plants, 204.

  • No practical results expedition, 205.

  • New South Wales-N.Z. Co., 206.

  • Wilson, John—

  • Dies on Betsy, 219.

  • Wilson's Inlet—

  • Origin of name, 160.

  • Windsor River—

  • de Blosseville describes, 336.

  • Wioree—

  • See Tucker (W.)

  • Wiseman—

  • Master Elizabeth, 350.

  • Master Industry, 399.

  • Drowned at Easy Bay, 399.

  • Wishart—

  • Master of Currency Lass, 387.

  • Wishart, Mr.—

  • Passenger Kapiti to Sydney, 390.

  • Wood Head—

  • Named by Admiralty, 110.

  • See also Espinosa Point.

  • Wood Hen Cove—

  • Named by Cook, 83.

  • Woodhouse—

  • Massacred Grass Cove, 51–5.

  • Woore, Lieut.—

  • Surveys Port Hardy, 429.

  • Worth, W.—

  • Master Elizabeth and Mary, 342, 345, 350.

  • Report Cyprus stealing, 352.

  • Master Samuel, 381.

  • Master Lucy Ann, 410, 412.

  • “Wostok”—

  • Visits Macquarie, 190.

  • Sails from Sydney, 235.

  • Changes destination, 235.

  • Arrives Cook Strait, 236.

  • Mt. Egmont sighted, 236–7.

  • Cape Stephens observed, 237.

  • Off Admiralty Bay, 237.

  • Parrots come aboard, 239.

  • Anchors Motuara, 239.

  • Boarded by Maoris, 240.

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  • “Wostock”—continued.

  • Signals to Mirny, 241.

  • Precautions against surprise, 241.

  • Anchors at Motuara, 241.

  • Maoris trade on Wostok, 242.

  • Rockets fired, 243.

  • Leaves Queen Charlotte Sound, 253.

  • Sails between Motuara and Long

  • Island, 253.

  • Experiences heavy storms, 253–4.

  • Off Terawhiti, 255.

  • Off Cape Palliser, 255.

  • Leaves New Zealand, 256.

  • At Macquarie, 275–84.

  • Wrecks—

  • Endeavour, 113.

  • Contest, 140.

  • Governor King, 140.

  • Francis, 140.

  • Speedwell, 140.

  • Union, 145.

  • Fox, 168.

  • Independence, 147.

  • Summary of, 184.

  • Campbell Macquarie, 184.

  • Betsy abandoned at sea 220.

  • Caroline at Macquarie, 289.

  • Perseverance at Campbell I., 292.

  • Sally at Launceston, 346.

  • Hunter at Entry Island, 351.

  • Waterloo, near Terawhiti, 396.

  • Industry, at Easy Bay, 399.

  • Rifleman (supposed), Aucklands,

  • 404.

  • Harriet, Cape Egmont, 406.

  • Shamrock, Queen Charlotte Sd., 431.

  • Wright, D.—

  • Chief officer Union, 145.

  • Wright, Ensign—

  • Sails Alligator expedition, 428.

  • Wyatt—

  • In charge whaler Harriet, 390.

  • In charge of Hind, 433.

  • Halcyon's report false, 433.

  • True account Maori matters, 434.

  • “Yankee”—

  • Promises news Caroline, 289.

  • Arrives from Aucklands, 44.

  • York Peninsula—

  • Portion of known land 1642, 1.

  • Young—

  • Master Liberty, 345.

  • Young, Capt.—

  • Master of Industry, 382.

  • Young, Cape—

  • Sighted by Broughton, 85.

  • Zavadovsky—

  • Lands Macquarie Island, 276–77.

  • Reports birds and animals, 277–8.

  • Zebra,” H.M.S.—

  • Sails Sydney to Cook Strait, 390.

  • Calls Taranaki and Kapiti, 390.

  • Sails for Tahiti, 390.

  • Zeehaen Bight—

  • Named by Tasman, 11.

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