Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0358
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Booby Isle
the trade before we had proceeded far we met with a shoal which made us come to an anchor
23 In the morn calm at nine however a small breeze sprang up on which we weighd & saild through a channel which had been found during the calm at noon we were abreast of an Island which was white with the Dung of Birds as we had little wind the ship was brought too & we went ashore upon it & shot bobies till our ammunition was quite expended I myself Botanizd & found some plants which I had not before seen after we came on board the winds were variable & soon after calm & very hot water still continued very Shoal but the swell which ran larger than any we had met with within the reef gave us great hopes
24. Swell continued & in the morn the Best bower cable was broke in weighing by it the whole day was spent in fruitless attempts to recover the anchor tho there was no more than 8 fathm water
25. This morn by the first sweep the anchor was recoverd & we soon got under sail & lost sight of land with only 9 fathm water at dinner met shoals which made us anchor again in the eve however found a passage out & saild clear enough of them
26. Fine weather & clear fresh trade stood to the W & deepned our water from 13 to 27. at night many Egg birds coming from the W