Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0123
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Rio de Janeiro
Novr. 1768
the Leutenant refusing to go on board unless the Centinels are taken out orderd the boats crew to be taken into custody the boat detaind & the leutenant to be sent on board in a guard boat under care of an officer When he came on board he reported what he has seen that the men in our pinnace made not the least resistance notwithstanding which the soldiers who took them into custody behavd with great indecency striking them many times & thrusting them out of the boat The same guard boat also brought back the letters unopend
This Evening it blew very hard at about South Puffs coming off about three minutes distant from each other which seldom lasted above half a minute but in that time were as violent as I ever saw
At this time Our long boat came on board with 4 cask of rum in her