Cook, James. Master and Surveyor. (From 1764).
Barrow, Richard. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Charlton, John. Master's servant. Joined at Deptford.
Cunningham, John. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Flower, Peter. AB. (From 1764).
Gathman, Francis. Midshipman. (From 1764).
Green, George. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Griffiths, James. AB. (From 1764).
Hart, Thomas. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Herbet, Ruben. AB. Joined at St. Lawrence.
Lamb, William. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Lock, Thomas. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Lungley, Nathaniel. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Mathews, James. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Parker, William. Master's Mate and Assistant Surveyor. (From 1764).
Price, Walter. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Roberts, Charles. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Shortnell, Morris. AB. Joined at Deptford.
Smith, Thomas. Carpenter's mate. Joined at Deptford.
Walsh, William. AB. (From 1764).
Willoughby, James. AB. Joined at Deptford.

Cook used four local pilots in 1765. They were:

Beck, John (around Great St. Laurence).
Dawson, John (for Connaigre and Hermitage Bays).
Peck, John (in the Bay d' Espoir).
Snook, Morgan (in Fortune Bay).

The following men ran in Deptford before the Grenville sailed:

Ordnance stores.

Plymouth Sound (50° 21'N, 04° 08'W) is the estuary, south of Plymouth and between Rame Head and the Great Mew Stone.

Cape Ballard (Bollard) (46° 47'N, 52° 57'W) is another headland in southeatern Newfoundland, about 20 km north of Cape Race.

Cape Pine (46° 37'N, 53° 32'W) is a headland on the Avalon Peninsula, about 20 km south-west of Trepassey.

Cape St. Mary's (Maria) (46° 49'N, 54° 12'W) is the headland at the southwestern corner of the Avalon Peninsula.

Great St. Lawrence Harbour (46° 54'N, 55° 22'W) is an inlet on the south coast of the Burin Peninsula, about 30 km southwest of Burin.

Cape Chapeaurouge, or the mountain of the Red Hat, is situated on the West-side of Placentia Bay, in the latitude of 46 deg. 53 min. North, and lies nearly West 17 or 18 leagues from Cape St. Maries; it is the highest and most remarkable land on that part of the coast, appearing above the rest somewhat like the crown of a hat, and may be seen in clear weather 12 leagues.

Harbours of St. Laurence

Close to the eastward of Cape Chapeaurouge are the harbours of Great and Little St. Laurence. To sail into Great St.Laurence, which is the westernmost, there is no danger but what lies very near the shore; taking care with Westerly, and particularly S.W. winds, not to come too near the Hat Mountain, to avoid the flerrys and eddy winds under the high land. The course in is first N.W. till you open the upper part of the harbour, then N.N.W.halfW. the best place for great ships to anchor, and the best ground is before a cove on the East-side of the harbour in 13 fathoms water. A little above Blue Beach Point, which is the first point on the West-side; here you lie only two points open: you may anchor any where between this point and the point of Low Beach, on the same side near the head of the harbour, observing that close to the West shore, the ground is not so good as on the other side. Fishing vessels lay at the head of the harbour above the beach, sheltered from all winds.

To sail into Little St. Laurence you must keep the West shore on board, in order to avoid a sunken rock which lies a little without the point of the peninsula, which stretches from the East-side of the harbour: You anchor above this peninsula, (which covers you from the sea winds) in 3 and 4 fathoms water, a fine sandy bottom. In these harbours are good fishing conveniences, and plenty of wood and water. Ships may anchor without the peninsula in 12 fathoms good ground, but open to the S.S.E. winds.

Sauker Head

Sauker Head lies 3 miles to the eastward of Cape Chapeaurouge; it is a pretty high round point, off which lie some sunken rocks, about a cable's length from the shore.

Garden Bank

This bank [Garden Bank], whereon is from 7 to 17 fathoms water, lies about half a mile off from Little St. Laurence, with Blue Beach Point on with the East point of Great St. Laurence.

Ferryland-Head

Ferryland-Head lies S.W. 1 mile from Cape Chapeaurouge; it is a high rocky island, just separated from the main: It and Cape Chapeaurouge are sufficient marks to know the harbours of St. Laurence.

West 5 miles from Ferryland-Head, lies the Bay of Laun, in the bottom of which are two small inlets, called Great and Little Laun. Little Laun, which is the easternmost, lies open to the S.W. winds, which generally prevail upon this coast; and therefore no place to anchor in. Great Laun lies in about N. by E. 2 miles, is near half a mile wide, whereon is from 14 to 3 fathoms water. To sail into it, you must be careful to avoid a sunken rock, which lies about a quarter of a mile off from the East point. The best place to anchor is on the East side, about half a mile from the head, in 6 and 5 fathoms; the bottom is pretty good, and you are sheltered from all winds, except S. and S. by W. which blow right in and cause a great swell. At the head of this place is a bar harbour, into which boats can go at half tide; with conveniences for a fishery, and plenty of wood and water.

Laun Islands

Off the West point of Laun Bay lay the islands of the same name, not far from the shore; the westernmost and outermost of which lie W. Southerly 10 miles from Ferryland-Head; near a quarter of a mile to the southward of this island is a rock whereon the sea breaks in very bad weather: There are other sunken rocks about these islands, but they are no ways dangerous, being very near the shore.

This bay [Taylor's Bay], which lies open to the sea, lies 3 miles to the westward of Laun Islands. Off the East point are some sunken rocks, near a quarter of a mile from the shore.

Point aux Gaul

A little to the westward of Taylor's Bay, there stretches out a low point of land called Point aux Gaul; off which lies a rock above water, half a mile from the shore, called Gaul Shag Rock; this rock lies West three quarters South, 5 leagues from Ferryland-Head; you have 14 fathoms close to the off side of it, but between it and the point are some sunken rocks.

Lamelin Bay

From Point aux Gaul Shag Rock, to the islands of Lamelin, is West three quarters N. 1 league; between them is the Bay of Lamelin, wherein is very shallow water, and several small islands and rocks, both above and under water, and in the bottom of it is a salmon river.

Lamelin Islands

The two islands of Lamelin (which are but low) lie off the West point of the bay of the same name, and lie West three quarters South, 6 leagues from the Mountain of the Red Hat; but in steering along shore make a W. by S. course good, will carry you clear of all danger. Small vessels may anchor in the road between these islands in 4 and 5 fathoms, tolerably well sheltered from the weather; Nearly in the middle of the passage, going in between the two islands is a sunken rock, which you avoid by keeping nearer to one side than the other; the most room is on the East-side. The easternmost islands communicates with the main at low-water, by a narrow beach, over which boats can go at high-water, into the N.W. arm of Lamelin Bay, where they lay in safety. Here are conveniences for a fishery, but little or no wood of any sort. Near to the South point of the westernmost island is a rock pretty high above water, called Lamelin Shag Rock; in going into the road between the islands, you leave this rock on you larboard side.

Lamelin Ledges

These ledges [LamelinLedges] lay along the shore, between Lamelin Islands and Point May, which is 3 leagues, and are very dangerous, some of them being 3 miles from the land. To avoid these ledges in the day-time, you must not bring the Islands of Lamelin to the southward of East, until Point May or the western extremity of the land bear N. by E. from you; you may then steer to the northward with safety, between Point May and Green Island. In the night, or foggy weather, you ought to be very careful not to approach these ledges within 30 fathoms water, lest you get entangled amongst them. Between them and the main are various soundings, from 16 to 5 fathoms.

Observations

All the land about Cape Chapeaurouge and Laun, is high and hilly close to the sea; from Laun Islands to Lamelin it is of moderate height; from Lamelin to Point May, the land near the shore is very low, with sandy beaches, but a little way inland are mountains.

The next section on St.-Pierre and Miquelon is also reproduced with the information describing Cook's survey of 1763.

Dantzic Point (46° 59'N, 55° 58'W) is the northerly of several points making up the west end of the Burin Peninsula.

This island [Green Island] which is about three quarters of a mile in circuit, and low, lies N.E. 5 miles from St. Peter's, and nearly in the middle of the channel, between it and Point May on Newfoundland; on the South-side of the island are some rocks both above and under water, extending themselves 1 mile and a quarter to the S.W.

Point May

Point May is the Southern extremity of Fortune Bay, and the SW. extremity of this part of Newfoundland; it may be known by a great black rock, nearly joining to the pitch of the point, and something higher than the land, which makes it look like a black hummock on the point; near a quarter of a mile right off from the point, or this round black rock, are three sunken rocks, whereon the sea always breaks.

Dantzick Coves

Near 2 miles from Point May, is Little Dantzick Cove, and half a league from Little Dantzick is Great Dantzick Cove; these coves are no places of safety, being open to the Westerly winds; the land about them is of a moderate height, bold to and clear of wood.

Fortune

From Dantzick Point (which is the north point of the coves) to Fortune the course is N.E. near 3 leagues; the land between them near the shore is of a moderate height, and bold to; you will have in most places 10 and 12 fathoms two cables length from the shore, 30 and 40 one mile off, and 70 and 80 two miles off. Fortune lies North from the East-end of Brunet; it is a bar place that will admit fishing boats at a quarter flood; and a fishing village in the bottom of a small bay, wherein is anchorage for shipping in 6, 8, 10, and 12 fathoms; the ground is none of the best, and you lay open to near half the compass.

Fortune Bay

The Island of St. Peter's lies in the latitude 46 degrees 46 minutes North-West by South, near 12 leagues from Cape Chapeaurouge, and West by South half South 5 leagues from the Islands of Lamelin; it is about 5 leagues in circuit, and pretty high, with a craggy, broken, uneven surface. Coming from the Westward, as soon as you raise Gallantry-Head, which is the South point of the Island, it will make in a round hummock, like a small island, and appears as if separated from St. Peter's. On the East-side of the island, a little to the N.E. of Gallantry-Head lay three small islands, the innermost of which is the largest, called Dog Island; within this island is the road and harbour of St. Peter's; the harbour is but small, and has in it from 12 to 20 feet water; but there is a bar across the entrance, whereon there is but 6 feet at low-water, and 12 or 14 feet at high-water. The road which lies on the N.W. side of Dog-Island will admit ships of any burthen, but it is only fit for the summer season, being open to the N.E. winds; you may lay in 8, 10, and 12 fathoms, and for the most part is a hard rocky bottom; there is very little clear ground; ships of war commonly buoy their cables; the best ground is near the North shore. Going in or out you must not range too near the East-side of Boar Island, which is the easternmost of the three islands above-mentioned, for fear of some sunken rocks which lie East about 1 mile from it, and which the only danger about St. Peter's, but what lay very near the shore.

Island of Columbo

This Island is of a small circuit, but pretty high, and lies very near the N.E. point of St. Peter's; between them is a very good passage, one third of a mile wide, wherein is 12 fathoms water. On the North-side of the island is a rock pretty high above water, called Little Columbo; and about a quarter of a mile N.E. from this rock is a sunken rock, whereon is 2 fathoms water.

Island of Langley

The Island of Langley, which lies on the N.W. side of St. Peter's, is about 8 leagues in circuit, of a moderate and pretty equal height, except the N. end, which is a low point, with sand hills along it: it is flat a little way off the low land on both sides of it; but all the high part of the island is very bold to, and the passage between it and St. Peter's (which is one league broad) is clear of danger. You may anchor on the N.E. side of the island, a little to the southward of the sand hills, in 5 and 6 fathoms, a fine sandy bottom, sheltered from the Southerly S.W. and N.W. winds.

Island of Miquelon

From the North point of Langley, to the South point of Miquelon is about 1 mile; it is said that a few years since they joined together at this place by a neck of sand, which the sea has washed away and made a channel, wherein is 2 fathoms water. The Island of Miquelon is 4 leagues in length from North to South, but of an unequal breadth; the middle of the island is high land, called the high land of Dunn; but down by the shore it is low, except Cape Miquelon, which is a lofty promontory at the northern extremity of the island.

Dunn Harbour

On the S.E. side of the island, to the southward of the high land, is a pretty large bar harbour, called Dunn Harbour, which will admit fishing shallops at half flood, but can never be of any utility for a fishery.

Miquelon Rocks and Bank

Miquelon Rock stretches off from the East point of the island, under the high land, 1 mile and a quarter to the Eastward, some are above and some under water; the outermost of these Rocks are above water, and you have 12 fathoms close to them, and 18 and 20 fathoms 1 mile off. N.E. half N. 4 or 5 miles from these rocks lies Miquelon Bank, whereon is 6 fathoms water.

Road of Miquelon

The Road of Miquelon (which is large and spacious) lies at the North-end, and on the East-side of the island, between Cape Miquelon and a very remarkable round mountain near the shore, called Chapeau: Off the South point of the road are some sunken rocks, about a quarter of a mile from the shore, but every where else it is clear of danger. The best anchorage is near the bottom of the road in 6 or 7 fathoms, fine sandy bottom; you lay open to the Easterly winds, which winds seldom blow in the summer.

Cape Miquelon

Cape Miquelon, or the northern extremity of the island is high bluff land; and when you are 4 or 5 leagues to the eastward or westward of it, you would take it for an island, by reason the land at the bottom of the road is very low.

Seal Rocks