Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0128
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[Page 128]
Rio de Janeiro
quiet I might have an opportunity of smugling myself ashore
22. This morn I sent my servants ashore at day break who stayd till dark night & brought off many plants & insects
23. The viceroys answer to the Captns last memorial came on board in which the Captn is accusd of smugling which made us all angry but our venting our spleen against the Viceroy will be of very little service to us
24. My servants went ashore again & brought off many plants &c.
25. This morn Dr Solander went into the town as surgeon of the Ship to visit a friar who had desird that the surgeon might be sent to him he receivd civilities from the people rather more than he could expect
26. I myself went ashore this morn before day break & stayd till dark night