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. 289

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New Wales or East Cost of New Holland
July 1770 ([written in margin:] Endeavour River]  after breakfast about this time 5 of the Natives came over and stay’d with us all the Forenoon. There were 7 in all, 5 Men, 1 Woman &  a Boy these 2 last stay’d on the Point of Sand on the other side of the River about 200 Yards from us we could very clearly see with our Glasses that the Woman was as naked as ever she was born, even those parts which I always before now thought Nature would have taught a woman to Conceal were uncovered.
Friday 13th Gentle breezes from the SEt in day & Calm or light Airs from the Land in the Night employ’d taking on board water Stores etc at Noon the Yawl return’d with one Turtle & a large Sting ray.
Saturday 14th ([written in margin:] Strange Animal) Gentle breezes at SEt and Hazey wear in the PM compleated our water got on board all the Bread & part of our Stores, in the evening sent the Turtlers out again AM employ’d getting onbd stone ballast and Airing the Spare Sails. Mr Gore, being in the Country shott one of the Animals before spoke of it was a small one of the sort weighing only 28 pound clear of the intrails; its body was [space left here] long the head neck & Shoulders very Small in proportion to the other parts it was hair lipt & the Head & Ears were most like a Hare’s of any Animal I know, the Tail was nearly as long as the body, thick next the Rump & Tapering towards the End; the fore Legs were 8 Inches long, and the Hind 22. Its progression is by Hopping or Jumping upon its hind Legs only for in this it makes no use of the Fore, which seem to be only design’d for Scratching in the ground etc, the Skin is cover’d with a Short, hairy furr of a dark Mouse or Grey Colour. 
Sunday 15th Gentle breezes at SEt & Et PM got onbd the Spare Sails and sundry other Articles. In the AM. as the people did not work upon the Ship one of the Petty Officers was desirous of going out to Catch Turtle. I let him have the Pinnace for that purpose & sent the Long boat to haul the Sean who caught abt 60lb[?] fish.
Monday 16th Fore & Latter parts gentle breezes at ENEt, in the night had light Airs & Calm. In the evening the Yawl came in with 4 Turtle & a Large Sting ray & soon after went out again, but the Pinnace did not return as I expected AM employ’d getting onbd Cables at the same time I went upon one of the high hills on the No side of the River from which I had an extensive view of the inland Country which consisted of hills Valleys & Large plains agreeably diversified with Wood & Lawns.
Tuesday, 17th. Wind at SEt a fresh breeze people empld as yesterdy & setting up the rigging. In the evening the Pinnace returned with 3 Turtles, 2 of whh the Yawl caught & sent in at 7h 41' 17" PM  observ’d the first Satellites of Jupiter to Emerge, the same Emersion hapned at Greenwch at 10h [space]' 52" in the AM the