Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0044
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Hawks bay
not distinguish any cultivation as we did yesterday on the tops of the hills were several palings like those seen yesterday towards evening stood in for a place that had the appearance of an opening which provd no harbour so stood off again with a pleasant breeze a very large canoe soon put off carrying 18 or 20 men armd who tho they could not get within a mile of us shouted & threatned most prodigiously after this the white cliffs & more barren land began again to appear at night pleasant light breeze stood along shore
14. This morn high mountains inland were in sight on the tops of which the snow was not yet melted the countrey near the shore low & unfavourable in one place was a patch of something yellow that bore much resemblance to a corn feild probably some kind of flaggs decayd as is common in in swampy places at a distance some detachd groves of trees upon the flat that appeard very high & tapering several canoes had put off from shore in the morning & came towards us about 10 O'Clock 5 were together seemingly holding a consultation after which they pulld towards the ship in a body as if resolvd to attack her 4 more were coming after them from the