which contains ſeveral anatomical preparations preſented to it by Citizen Joannet, ſurgeon of the Eſperance.
The muſter of our crews took place in the harbour on the 21ſt of September.
The veſſels went into the road-ſtead on the 25th. There were then no foreign ſhips there, and very few French.
We were very heavily laden, ſo that when we ſet ſail our draught was thirteen feet nine inches at the ſtern, and twelve feet ten inches at the head.
There were on board the Recherche: 6 eight pounders; 2 carronades of thirty-fix; 6 pedereroes of half a pound; 12 pedereroes of ſix ounces; 45 muſkets; 35 piſtols; 50 ſabres: 30 battle-axes, and 10 eſpingoles.
The Eſperance was provided with nearly the ſame means of defence, which were ſufficient to ſecure us againſt any violence that might be attempted by ſavages.
Both veſſels were furniſhed with a great ſtore of commodities intended to be diſtributed amongſt the natives of the South-ſeas. Iron tools, and ſtuffs of different colours, eſpecially red, formed the baſis of our bartering ſtock.
Each of the veſſels was ſtored with proviſions ſufficient for the conſumption of eighteen months,
