Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0139
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Janry. 1770. Totara nue
28. This morn at day break it Raind very hard but not enough to disturb the concert of our little musical which we every morning attend to with the greatest pleasure they sung their time till the sun disturbd them as usual the rain however continued the whole day
29. This morn Our Old Man (Topaa by name he that came first on board the ship) came with 3 more Indians in a canoe & unfolded the story of the 19th. saying that 2 indians were struck with the balls one of whoom was dead this causd a good deal of conversation in the ship & totaly unfolded the whole affair which had till now been kept a secret from most people after breakfast The Captn & Dr Solander went out in the Pinnace myself went ashore to air plants &c. &c. in the Even when we all returnd Tupia who had been with some of our people & seen the Indians Told us that what we heard in the morn was absolutely false that so far from dead nobody was even hurt by the shot Our Freind Topaa is he says given too much to Lying
30. Bad weather to day rainy myself out gathering Shells in which I had some success
31. Day but indifferent so of course but little could