James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 159

New Zealand

November
but it fell moderate, & at 2 AM made Sail again to the SW as the land now Trended at 8 Saw land which made like an Island bearing Wt , at the same time the SWestermst point of the Main bore SW. At 9 five Canoes cam off to us, in one of which were upwards of 40 Men all Arm'd  with pikes &ct. from this & other Circumstances it fully appear'd that they came with no Friendly intention, & I at this Time being very busey & had no inclination to stay upon deck to watch their Motions, I ordered a Grape shot to be fir'd a little wide of them, this made them pull off a little & then they got together either to Consult what to do or to look about them upon this I order'd a second shott to be fir'd over their heads which frightened them to that degree that I believe they did not think themselves safe until they got ashore, this occasion'd our calling the point of land off which this hapned Cape Runaway Latd. 37.32 Longde. 181.50 & 17 or 18 Leags. to the Westwd. of East Cape - 4 Leags. to the Westwd. of Et. Cape is a bay which I have named Hicks's bay because Lieut. Hicks was the first who discovered it ~ 

Wednesday 1st PM as we stood alongshore (having little wind & Variable) we saw a great deal of Cultivated land laid out in regular inclosures a sure sign that the Country is both fertile & well inhabited. some Canoes came off from the Shore but would not come near the Ship, at 8 brot. too 3 Miles from the Shore the land seen Yesterday bearing Wt. & which we now saw was an Island bore SWt. distt. 8 Leags. I have named it White Island because as such it always appeared to us - At 5 AM made Sail alongshore to the SW having little wind at ESE & Cloudy wear. at 8 Saw between 40 & 50 Canoes inshore several of them came off to the Ship & after being abt. us sometime they ventur'd alongside & sold us some Lobsters Musscels & 2 Conger Eals & after these were gone some others came off from another place with Muscels only & but few of these they thought proper to part with, thinking that they had a right to everything we handed them into their Canoes without making any return, at last the People in one Canoe took away some linnen that was towing over the side which they would not return for all that we could say to them. upon this I fir'd a Musket Ball thro. the Canoe & after that another masquet load  with Small shott neither of which they minded only pulled off a little & then shook their paddles at us, at which I fir'd a third Masquet & the ball Striking the Water pretty near them they immediately apply'd their paddles to another use, but after they thought themselves out of reach they got altogether & Shook their Paddles again at us. I then gave the Ship a Yaw & fir'd a 4 pounder this sent them quite off & we keapt on our course alongshore havg a light breeze at ESE at noon we were in the Latd. of 37.55 White Island bearing No.29 W distant 8 Leagues ~ 

Thursday 2nd Gentle breezes from NW. round Northerly to ESE & fair wear. at 2 PM saw a pretty high Island bearg. W from us & at 5 saw more Islands & Rocks to the