Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0335
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Otahite
June 1769
the account I have before given confirmd they shewd us also the place where the ships lay which is situate on the west side of the great bay under the shelter of a small Island calld Booourou near which is another calld Taawirry the breach in the reef was here very large but the shelter for ships indifferent we saw also the place where their tents were pitchd. They pointed out the hole in which each pole stood & shewd one corner in which they set up a cross I had made for them & said Turu turu which in their language signifies the knees in searching about upon this spot I found a small peice of potsheard or tile a sure proof tho a small one that in place at least the indians had not deceivd me
Soon after this we took boat & askd Tituboaro to go with us he refusd & advisd us not to go on the other side of the bay he said livd people who were not subjects to Dootahah & who would kill him & us on seeing us put balls into our musquets he however consented to go with us. We rowd till dark at which time we arrivd at the bottom of the deep bay we were not yet among our enemies we might go ashore & sleep with safety we did so but found few houses here were however some double canoes whose owners were known to us they provided us with supper & lodgins for my share of which I was indebted to Ourattooa a Lady remarkable among us for the ceremonies she performd on the 12th of May last
27. At day break we turnd out to see a little of the countrey about us which we did not arrive at last