| RefNo | CB/1/1/203 |
| AltRefNo | BLA.B.114 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Daines Barrington to Charles Blagden at Mrs Nelmes, St James Churchyard |
| Date | 26 June 1775 |
| Description | Reports arrival of Captain Cook at the Cape on 22 March, in a voyage of 28 months has not lost a single person by sickness and this is attributed by Forster to sower-crowt [sic] and wort from malt. They have discovered many new islands and Forster has collected 260 new plants and 200 new animals. The landscape painter [William Hodges] has sent over many views of the newly discovered islands which he is told are masterly. "The Oataheitee [Tahitian] man was put on shore again and proved incorrigably stupid which Captain Cook says he is the more sorry for as Omai is a very great blackguard". Advises Blagden not to tell this to "his patient" as he may call Captain Cook out to duel behind Buckingham House [St James' Park]. In a postscript adds that Captain Cook found Kendal's watch together with the Lunar Tables a most faithful guide. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6141 | Barrington; Daines (1727 - 1800) | 1727 - 1800 |
| NA8183 | Cook; James (1728 - 1779) | 1728 - 1779 |