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. 281

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New Wales or East Coast of New Holland
June 1770 come at the Leak.
Saturday 16th  Strong Gales at SEt & cloudy hazey wear with Sowers of Rain at 6 o'clock in the AM. it moderated a little & we have short intendg to get under sail but was obliged to desist & veer away again, some people were seen ashore today
Sunday 17th Misty strong Gales at SEt with some heavy showers of rain in the AM at 6AM being pretty modte we weigh'd & run into the harbr in doing of which we run the Ship ashore ([written in margin] Endeavour River) The first time she wash off without much Trouble, but the Second time she stuck fast but this was of no consequence any farther than giving us a little trouble & was no more than what I expected as we had the wind, while the Ship lay fast we got down the Foreyard Foretopmst booms etc overbd & made a raft of them alongside.
Monday 18th Fresh Gales & Cloudy with Showers of Rain at 1PM The Ship floated & we warped her into the Harbour & moor'd her alongside of a Steep Beach on the So side, got the Anchors, Cables & all the Hawsers ashore. In the AM made a Stage from the Ship to the Shore Erected 2 tents one for the Sick & the other for the Stores & provisions. Landed all the empty Casks & part of the Provisns & sent a boat to haul the Team who returned with [Indecipherable] 
Tuesday 19th [Indecipherable] at SEt & Cloudy wear with frequent showers of Rain AM landed all the Provisns & part of the Stores, got the Sick ashore which amounted at this time to 8 or 9 afflicted with different disorders but none very dangerously ill. This afternoon I went upon one of the highest Hills over the harbour from which I had a perfect View of the inlet or River & adjacent country which afforded but a very indifferent Prospect the low land near the River is all over run with Mangroves among which the salt water flows every tide & the high land appear'd to be barren & stoney, AM got the 4 remaining Guns out of the hold & mounted them on the Quarter Deck got a spare Anchor & I took ashore & the remaining part of the Stores & ballast that were in the Hold, set up the Forge & set the Armr & his Mate to work to make Nails etc to repair the Ship.
Wednesday 20th Winds at Et, a fresh breeze Fore & Middleparts rainy, the Latter fair. This day got out all of the Officers stores & the ground[?] Tier[?] of water having now nothing in the Fore & Main Hold But the Coals & a little Stone Ballast
Thursday 21st PM landed the Powder got out the stone ballast wood etc which brought the Ship's Draft of water to 8F:10I Forward & 13 feet abaft & this I thought by trimming the Coals aft would be sufficient as I find the Tides will rise & fall upon a [Indecipherable] indicator 8 Feet at Spring tides but after the Coals was trimmed away from over the Leak we could here the water come Gushing in, a little abaft the Foremast about 3 feet from her Keel this determined me to clear the hold entirely, accordingly very early in the morning we went to work to get out the Coals which was Employmt for all hands.
Friday 22d  Winds at SEt fair wear at 4PM having got out most of the Coals cast loose the