Certainly Issy, no sweat. Cook's ending in Hawaii.

"When an (Hawaiian) Islander was spotted making off with a pair of blacksmith's tongs"
"Cook ordered the sentries to reload their fine-shot to the more deadly ball ammunition."
"When a boat was discovered missing from the Discovery"
"The British fired cannons at canoes in the bay, then Cook went ashore with some sailors to try to bring Kalaniopu'u (Hawaiian Chief) back to the Resolution as a hostage. A shot rang out from one of the British boats, and the chief Kalimu, standing in his canoe, was killed."
"When a challenging motion (by the Hawaiians) was made toward Cook, he turned and fired his musket."
"The king's guards charged, the marines, (who had open fire, but had no time to reload), headed for the water. Many of the men, like Cook, could not swim."
"It is thought that Cook was struck with a club from behind, then stabbed repeatedly with an iron dagger that had been obtained from the British in trade by a chief named Nua."
"Following Cook's death, five British sailors were killed, and four Hawaiian chiefs and thirteen kanaka maoli (commoners) died, before cannon fire from the British ships forced everyone to leave the beach."

//"Read the book".

I (mhaze) have. Which is why I know its pulp for the masses who so want it to be true.//

mhaze; If you see what you believe to be untruths in Bruce Pascoe's 'Dark Emu' I would like you to point them out for discussion. Just which chapters, and what pulp for the masses you have uncovered.

I'm waiting with baited breath.

Issy, before you jump in, baited is spelt correctly. I feel another Porky Award coming up. It will go with your recent Porky Award me old comrade.

Paul1405,
Maybe he just wanted to bait you :-)

Paul,

You said, "Il Duce, Steele has already debunked Janszoon as a cold blooded murderer who opened fire on AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS without provocation. Cook was known for doing THE SAME THING as well, shooting up the indigenous when ever he felt so inclined."

Capitalization added, the above reads that Cook fired on Australian Aboriginals without provocation.

That's what I was querying.

Neither Cook nor his men ever fired at any Australian Aborigines.

In 1865, at Albany island, surgeon Dr Cannon wrote of John Jardine "by golly, this is like Duck shooting" gasped the old man after chasing a canoe with four Aboriginals & shooting them.
Lt Pascoe who was one of the Marines wrote of the same incident "At the request of Mr Jardine we accompanied the surveyor Mr Wilson when we intercepted a canoe containing four natives whom we distinctly recognised as having been engaged in the affrays of the past weeks and we shot them".
I know who I'd rather believe. A sensible man who knows that the next supplies incl ammunition are six to ten months away would not not expend bullets if there was no danger.

Paul,

"I'm waiting with baited breath."

'Baited' is spelt correctly, your problem is that you are using it incorrectly.

The phrase is 'with bated breath, 'bated' being short for 'abated'.

If one were to be really pedantic it could be written
" with 'bated breath".

Do yourself a favour and download the FREE Grammarly.
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/with-bated-breath