Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0298
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off Cape Tribulation
hold of one or other of these lumps of Oakum & wool & drawing it in either partly or intirely stop up the hole. While this work was going on the water rather gaind on those who were pumping which made all hands impatient for the tryal. in the afternoon the ship was got under way with a gentle breeze of wind & stood in for the land; soon after the fother was finishd & applyd by fastning strings ropes to each Corner then sinking the sail under the ship & with these ropes drawing it as far backwards as we could in about 1/2 an hour to our great surprize the ship was pumpd dry & upon letting the pumps stand she was found to make very little water so much beyond our most sanguine Expectations had this singular expedient succeeded at night came to an anchor the fother still keeping her almost clear so that we were in an instant raisd from almost despondency to the greatest hopes we were now almost too sanguine talking of nothing but getting her into some harbour where we might lay her ashore & repair her or if we could not find such a place we little doubted being able by repeated fotherings to carry her quite