Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0102

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[Page 102]

To Brazil

[cancer] amplectens but we had the misfortune to Loose two more species of Crabbs overboard by the tumbling of a glass overboard in which they were containd

In the Evening the Sea was lighted in the same manner as it was last night only not near so strongly we renewd however our endeavours to take some of the light carriers not without success as two new species of Crabbs were taken one of which was very singular

31. Nothing to be done today found however that the crabbs taken yesterday were both new calld them vitreus & Crassicornis

Novr.
1. A shoal of small fish were today under our stern who attended the ship for some time she had however too much way through the water for our instruments so we cannot could not take any of them

 

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