Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0505
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Octr. Batavia Road
brother sea mens white faces. by this time our boat was ready which went ashore with the first lieutenant who had orders to acquaint the commanding officer ashore of our arrival at night he returnd having met with a very civil reception from the Shabandar who tho no military officer took cognizance of all these things. I forgot to mention before that we found here the Harcourt Indiaman Captn Paul & 2 English Private traders from the Coast of India
10. After breakfast this morning we all went ashore in the Pinnace & immediately went to the house of Mr Leigth the only English man of any Credit Resident in Batavia we found him a very Young Man under twenty who had lately arrivd here & succeeded his uncle a Mr Burnet in his Business which was pretty considerable more so we were told than