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Oct 1770 Tuesday 19th In the AM I sent a petty Officer to Mr Locks who 
lodges ashore at Batavia for the recovery of his health with order to [indecipherable] him to wait upon the [Shiplander] in order to get the necessary orders respecting us,  dispatched to this place as soon as possible. 
Saturday 20th Employ'd unrigging the ship [indecipherable] 
Sunday 21st In the AM orders came down to the Officers of the yard to comply with every thing I wanted but we could not yet get a Wharfe to hand over stores they being all taken up by shipping. 

Monday 22 In the AM two ships went from the wharfes at Cooper ? Island when we prepared to go along side [one?] of them. 
Tuesday 23. In the AM hauled along side one of the Wharfes in order to take out our stores & after which the ship is to be delivered into the charge of the proper Officers at [Onruat?] who will (as I am informed) heave her down & repair her with their own people which ours must stand & look on who if we were permitted could do everything wanting to the ship our selves.  
[signed] James Cook 

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