[8] The results of Dr Halley’s voyage were communicated to the Royal Society of London, and constitute part, certainly an interesting part, of their published papers.  If is rather to be wondered at, that Cook has not made mention of some other voyages of discovery about this period, especially Dampier’s, of which, as well as of some more, the reader will find an account in our 10th volume.—­E.

    [9] See Waifer’s description of the Isthmus of Darien.

    [10] See our relation of Commodore Roggewein’s voyage in the 11th vol.
    of this Collection.—­E.

[11] It seems impossible to doubt for a moment, the validity of Cook’s evidence against Bouvet’s alleged discovery of land, above alluded to.  In the present day, there is nothing like a whisper insinuated to its disparagement; and accordingly the name of Bouvet is never mentioned as a discoverer.  The reader need scarcely be reminded of the position which our accounts of the following voyage occupy in this Collection, viz. the 12th and 13th volumes.—­E.

[12] Footnote in the 1st ed.  In the account given of St Helena in the narrative of my former voyage, I find two mistakes.  Its inhabitants are far from exercising a wanton cruelty over their slaves, and they have had wheel-carriages and porters’ knots for many years.

[13] A satisfactory account of Surville’s Voyage is given in Berenger’s Collection, vol. vi. published at Paris, 1790, of which, if our limits allow it, we may furnish the reader with an abstract.  It is remarkable, as being partly planned by the celebrated Law of Lauriston.  A relation of Kerguelen’s voyage, which was made in 1771, 2, and 3, was published at Paris in 1781, and, according to the Bib.  Univ. des Voy. is become scarce.  The writer is quite ignorant of its value.  Marion was killed by the savages of New Zealand; after his death, the voyage was carried on by M. Ducleneur, under whom the principal observations were made in the South Sea.  The account of this voyage was published at Paris in 1783.  The reader will easily believe, therefore, that Captain Cook could not have profited by any of these three expeditions.—­E.

[14] Till the discovery of what has been denominated Galvanism, it was difficult, if not impossible, to explain the circumstance alluded to in the text, that copper corrodes the iron work of vessels.  Now, it is thought there is no mystery in the matter.  But, in truth, we have only been enabled by more certain observation to classify the fact with several others of a like nature, and all perhaps equally inexplicable.  The application of new names to old things, will scarcely pass with any philosopher, for a discovery.  On the other hand, it is certain, that the invention of means by which new powers are produced, is justly entitled to that distinction.  It is impossible to withhold this praise from Galvani and some