Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0024
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Taoneroa
water &c. saw a few of the natives who ran away immediately on seeing us while we were absent 4 of them attackd our small boat in which were only 4 boys they got off from the shore in a river the people followd them & threatned with long lances the pinnace soon came to their assistance fird upon them & killd ing the cheif. The other three draggd the body about 100. yards and left it at the report of the musquets we drew together & went to the place where the body was left he was shot through the heart he was a middle sizd man tattowd in the face in one cheek only in spiral lines very regularly formd he was coverd with a fine cloth of a manufacture totaly new to us it was tied on exactly as represented in Mr Dalrymples book p.63. his hair was also tied in a knot on the top of his head but no feather stuck in it. his complexion brown but not very dark
Soon after we came on board we heard the people ashore very distinctly talking very loud no doubt as they were not less than two miles distant from us consulting probably what is to be done tomorrow
9. We could see with our glasses but few people