Meares, English sea-captain, 223-226, 227, 235, 254, 264, 267, 272, 273, 322. _Meares' Voyages_, cited, 290 n. Medals, the Drake, 168; of Gray expedition, 215, 241. Medvedeff, Denis, 88, 96, 97-98; murder of, 104. Medvednikoff, commander at Sitka, 308. Menzies, 235, 266, 269, 271. _Mercury_, Cook on the, 180. Michael, Kolosh chief, 308, 310. Middleton, Captain, 174. Morai, the, Hawaiian burying-place, 198, 201, 202. Morris, Robert, and Ledyard, 254. Motley, John Lothrop, cited, 4 n. Mottley, John, cited, 4 n. Mount Baker, 270. Mount Edgecumbe, 46-47, 189, 331. Mount Hood, 280. Mount Olympus, 235. Mount St. Elias, 26, 189. Mueller, S., scientist, 12 n., 14 n.; cited, 32, 61, 295. Murderers' Harbor, 222. N Naplavkof, conspirator, 334-335. New Albion, Drake's, 164, 173, 182, 183, 184; Gray expedition off, 218; Vancouver's expedition sights, 267; Vancouver takes possession of, 271. New Archangel, modern Sitka, 314, 333. New Zealand, explored by Cook, 181. Nicholson, William, edits Benyowsky's memoirs, 128 n. Nilow, governor of Kamchatka, 116-120. Nombre de Dios, storehouse of New Spain, 140; Drake's raid, 141-142. Nootka, Cook's vessels at, 186-189, 248; Gray at, 223-227, 232, 238; Vancouver's conference with Spanish at, 276-279. Nootka Indians, Cook visits, 185-189. Nordenskjoeld, explorer, 209 n., 295 n. Norfolk Sound. _See_ Sitka Sound. Northeast Passage, the, 158-159, 172; Drake's conclusions regarding, 161; Parliament offers reward for discovery of, 174; English agitation over, 174-175, 181; Cook's efforts to discover, 182-196; Captain Clerke decides there is no, 209; Vancouver's attitude on question of, 265-266; Vancouver proves the non-existence of, 275, 286-290; the Fuca legend concerning, 275 n. _Northwest-America_, launching of, 223; seized by Spanish, 228. Norton, Moses, 175. Norton Sound, Cook explores, 195. Nuchek Island, Baranof at, 322-324. Nutting, Gray's astronomer, 214. O Ochotyn, Saxon exile, 123-124. Ofzyn, Bering's lieutenant, 36, 38, 40. Okhotsk, Bering's expedition at, 16. Olympus, Mount, 235. Olympus Range, 222-223, 268. Oomnak Island, 84-85; sulphur at, 92; sea-otter on, 98; Korovin's adventures at, 102-103; Medvedeff and crew massacred at, 104. Oonalaska, otter-hunting headquarters, 69, 79, 82, 98; sulphur at, 92, 103; Korovin's experiences at, 98-101; Cook at, 195-196; Ledyard's visit to, with Cook, 250-253. _Oregon and California_, Greenhow's, 241. _Oregon and Eldorado_, Bulfinch's, 241. Oxenham, with Drake, 142. P _Pacha_, Drake's vessel, 141. Pacific Company, 212. _See_ Astor. Pallas, _Northern Settlements_ by, 295 n. Palliser, Sir Hugh, 179. Pareea, Hawaiian chief, 198, 203. _Pelican_, Drake's vessel, 147, 148; renamed _Golden Hind_, 150. Perpheela, Ledyard's guide, 249. "Peso," defined, 154 n. Peter the Great, 4-10; analogy between Cook and, 176. Petroff, Ivan, cited, 105 n., 295.