In the present case, it was not esteemed necessary to have recourse to such an expedient.

Captain Cook was justly regarded as sufficiently qualified to relate his own story.
His journal only required to be divided into chapters, and perhaps to be amended by a few verbal corrections.

It is not speaking extravagantly to say, that in point of composition, his history of his voyage reflects upon him no small degree of credit.

His style is natural, clear, and manly; being well adapted to the subject and to his own character: and it is possible that a pen of more studied elegance would not have given any additional advantage to the narration.

It was not till some time after Captain Cook's leaving England that the work was published; but, in the meanwhile, the superintendence of it was undertaken by his learned and valuable friend, Dr.Douglas, whose late promotion to the mitre hath afforded pleasure to every literary man, of every denomination.