Search for the Unknown--Second stay in New Zealand--Pomotou Archipelago--Second Stay at Otaheite--Survey of Tonga Islands-- Third stay in New Zealand--Second crossing of the Pacific-- Survey of Easter Island--Visit to the Marquesas . . . . . . . . 135 II. Fresh visit to Otaheite and the Friendly Archipelago--Exploration of the New Hebrides--Discovery of New Caledonia and the Island of Pines--Stay in Queen Charlotte's Strait--South Georgia-- Accident to the _Adventure_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 CHAPTER V. CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE. I. Search for lands discovered by the French--Stay in Van Diemen's land--Queen Charlotte's Strait--Palmerston Island--Grand fetes at the Tonga Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 II. Discovery of the Sandwich Islands--Exploration of the Western Coast of America--From thence to Behring Straits--Return to the Hawaian Archipelago--History of Rono--Cook's death--Return of the Expedition to England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 SECOND PART. CHAPTER I. FRENCH NAVIGATORS. I. Discoveries by Bouvet de Lozier in the Southern Seas--Surville-- Land of the Arsacides--Incident during the stay at Port Praslin--Arrival off the Coast of New Ireland--Surville's death--Marion's discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean--His massacre in New Zealand--Kerguelen in Iceland and the Arctic Regions--The Contest of the Watches--Fleurien and Verdun de la Crenne . . . . 209 II. Expedition under command of La Perouse--St. Catherine's Island-- Conception Island--Sandwich Islands--Survey of the American Coast--Fort des Francais--Loss of two boats--Monterey and the Indians of California--Stay at Macao--Cavite and Manilla--En route for China and Japan--Formosa--Quelpaert Island--The Coast of Tartary--Ternay Bay--The Tartars of Saghalien--The Orotchys--Straits of La Perouse--Ball at Kamtchatka--Navigator Archipelago--Massacre of M. de Langle and several of his companions--Botany Bay--Cessation of news of the expedition-- D'Entrecasteaux sent in search of La Perouse--False News--Strait of D'Entrecasteaux--The Coast of New Caledonia--Land of the Arsacides--Natives of Bouka--Stay at Port Carteret--Admiralty Islands--Stay at Amboine--Lewin Land--Nuyts Land--Stay in Tasmania--Fete in the Friendly Islands--Details of La Perouse's visit to Tonga Tabou--Stay at Balado--Traces of La Perouse's Voyage to New Caledonia--Vanikoro--Sad end of the Expedition . . 241 III.