Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0314
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[Page 314]
Otahite
22. This morning showery & cool seemingly a good opportunity of going upon the hills I went accompanied only by Indians indeed all of them but one soon left me he however accompanied me during my whole walk the paths were very open & clear till I came to the woods but afterwards very bad so much so that I could not reach the top of the lowest of the two high hills seen from the fort which was all I intended I was in some measure however recompens'd by finding several plants which I had not before seen with which I returnd before sunset & had Oborea Obadee & Otheothea to sleep with me in my tent
23. Trade very slack today so much so that we have only Cocoa nuts for the sick & the people are obligd to have bread servd them at dinner
24. We had receivd repeated messages from Dootahah signifying that if we would go & visit him we should have 4 hogs for our pains in consequence of this our first Lieutenant was sent today with orders to go to him & try if by any civilities he could shew him he could procure them he found him removd from his old residence at Eparre to a place calld Tettahah about 5 miles farther he was reciv'd with great cordiality one hog was immediately producd & he was told that the others should be brough somewhere from a distance if he would stay till next morning this he did not at all scruple the morning came however without the hogs so he was obligd to return with the one he had got over night not a little dissatisfied with Dootahahs nonperformance of his promises
Msrs Monkhouse & Green atempted this day