James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 353
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Remarkable Occurrences in Batavia Road
Octr 1770 such private person to do it as may be willing to advance money for Bills of Exchange on the Honourable the Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Brittannick Majesty's Navy. The Commissioners for Victualling His Majesty's Navy and the Commissioners for taking care of the Sick & Hurt
Dated onboard His Brittannick Majesty's Bark
the Endeavour in Batavia Road the 16th of Octr 1770
James Cook
Wednesday 17th In the PM I waited upon the Superintendant of Onrust with an order from the Shebander to receive us at that Island, but this order the Superintendant told me was not sufficient to impower him to give me the conveniences & assistance I wanted & when I came to call upon the Shebander I found this mistake was owing to the word heavedown being wrong translated this Circumstance triffling as it is will cause a delay of some days as it cannot be set to rights until next Council day which is not till Friday ~
Anchor'd off Coopers Island [in margin]
Thursday 18th In the PM received onboard 2 live Oxen 150 Gallons of Arrack, 3 Barrels of Tar, & one of Pitch,at daylight in the AM took up our Anchor & run down to Onrust, at 9 Anchor'd in 7 fathom off Coopers Island which lies close to Onrust. there are Wharfs at both of these Islands & ships land there stores sometimes on the one and sometimes on the other. but it is only at Onrust where the proper conveniences are for heaving down - soon after we Anchor'd I went onshore to the Officer of the Yard to see if they could not allow us some place to land our stores but this could not be granted without orders ~