Joseph Banks - Endeavour Journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0344
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[Page 344]
Otahite
intelligence of the boat being missing he had he said seen her about ½ an hour before at her grapling which was about 50 yards from the shore but that on hearing the noise of Oars he lookd out again & could see nothing of her we started up & made all possible haste to the waterside the morn was fine & starlight but no boat in sight our situation was now sufficiently disagreable the Indians had probably attackd her first & finding the people asleep easily carried her in which case they would not fail to attack us very soon who were 4 in number armd with one musquet & cartouch box & two pocket pistols without a spare ball or charge of powder for them in about a quarter of an hour however we had the satisfaction to see the boat return which had drove from her grapling by some effect of the tide probably as it was perfectly calm
29. As soon as the boat returnd we got our breakfast & set out the first district on which we landed was the last in Tiarreboo it was governd by Omóe he was employd in building a house for which purpose he wanted a hatchet very much & was inclind to offer any price for it but our stock was quite spent after some conversation we found that he would not deal for nails & put off the boat he & his wife Whannoouda followd in a canoe we took them into the boat & after rowing about a league they desird we would put ashore which we did & found his people who had brought a very large hog we had much chafering about the price of it it was