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on Shore. Instances
of Jealousy. Mourning. Bull brought to Oparre by a Prophet. The
Deserters recovered. Tinah proposes to visit England.

CHAPTER 10.
The Ship's Cable cut in the Night. Coolness with the Chiefs on that
Account. Visit to an old Lady. Disturbance at a Heiva. Tinah's
Hospitality. A Thief taken and punished. Preparations for sailing.

CHAPTER 11.
Arrival of an Arreoy Woman from Tethuroa. A Present delivered by
Tinah for his Majesty. Other Occurrences to the Time of the Ship's
Departure from Otaheite.

CHAPTER 12.
At the Island Huaheine. A Friend of Omai visits the Ship. Leave the
Society Islands. A Water-spout. The Island Whytootackee discovered.
Anchor in Annamooka Road. Our Parties on Shore robbed by the
Natives. Sail from Annamooka. The Chiefs detained on board. Part
friendly.

CHAPTER 13.
A Mutiny in the Ship.

CHAPTER 14.
Proceed in the Launch to the Island Tofoa. Difficulty in obtaining
Supplies there. Treacherous Attack of the Natives. Escape to Sea and
bear away for New Holland.

CHAPTER 15.
Passage towards New Holland. Islands discovered in our Route. Our
great Distresses. See the Reefs of New Holland and find a Passage
through them.

CHAPTER 16.
Progress to the Northward along the Coast of New Holland. Land on
different Islands in search of Supplies.

CHAPTER 17.
Passage from New Holland to the Island Timor. Arrive at Coupang.
Reception there.

CHAPTER 18.
At Coupang.

CHAPTER 19.
From Timor to Batavia.

CHAPTER 20.
Occurrences at Batavia and Passage thence to England.
...
(LIST OF THE PLATES.
Head of Lieutenant Bligh.
Plan and profile of the deck of the Bounty.
Sections of the Breadfruit.
Plan of Toahroah harbour.
Copy of the draught from which the Bounty's launch was built.
Chart of Islands discovered from the launch.
Chart of part of the north-east coast of New Holland.
Chart of the track of the launch from Tofoa to Timor.)
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A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS, ETC.

CHAPTER 1.
Plan of the Expedition. Outfit and Occurrences to the time of leaving
England. Description of the Breadfruit.
1787.
The King having been graciously pleased to comply with a request
from the merchants and planters interested in his Majesty's West India
possessions that the breadfruit tree might be introduced into those
islands, a vessel proper for the undertaking was bought and taken into
dock at Deptford to be provided with the necessary fixtures and
preparations for executing the object of the voyage. These were
completed according to a plan of my much honoured friend, Sir Joseph
Banks, which in the event proved the most advantageous that could
have been adopted for the intended purpose.
August 16.
The ship was named the Bounty: I was appointed to command her on
the 16th of August 1787. Her burthen was nearly two hundred and
fifteen tons; her extreme length on deck ninety feet ten inches; extreme
breadth twenty-four feet three inches; and height in the hold under the
beams at the main hatchway ten feet three inches. In the cockpit were
the cabins of the surgeon, gunner, botanist, and clerk, with a
steward-room and storerooms. The between decks was divided in the
following manner: the great cabin was appropriated for the preservation
of the plants and extended as far forward as the after hatchway. It had
two large skylights, and on each side three scuttles for air, and was
fitted with a false floor cut full of holes to contain the garden-pots in
which the plants were to be brought home. The deck was covered with
lead, and at the foremost corners of the cabin were fixed pipes to carry
off the water that drained from the plants into tubs placed below to save
it for future use. I had a small cabin on one side to sleep in, adjoining to
the great cabin, and a place near the middle of the ship to eat in. The

bulk-head of this apartment was at the after-part of the main hatchway,
and on each side of it were the berths of the mates and midshipmen;
between these berths the arm-chest was placed. The cabin of the master,
in which was always kept the key of the arms, was opposite to mine.
This particular description of the interior parts of the ship is rendered
necessary by the event of the expedition.
The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on
my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much
for her, considering the nature of the voyage.
September 3.
On the 3rd of September the ship came out of dock; but the carpenters
and joiners remained on board much longer, as they had a great deal of
work to finish.
The next material alteration made in the fitting out was lessening the
quantity