Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0027
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Octr. 1769. [In pencil] Taoneroa
after some time Mr Green in turning himself about exposd his hanger one of them immediately snatchd it & set up a cry of exultation & waving it round his head retreated gently it now appeard nescessary for our safeties that so daring an act should be instantly punishd this I pronouncd aloud as my opinion the Captn & the rest Joind me on which I fird my musquet which was loaded with small shot leveling it between his shoulders who was not 15 yards from me on the shot striking him he ceasd his cry but instead of quitting his prize continued to wave it over his head retreating as gently as before the surgeon who was nearer him seeing this fird a ball at him at which he dropd two more who were near him returnd instantly one seizd his weapon of Jasper Green talk the other attempted to recover the hanger which the surgeon had scarce time to prevent the main body of them were now upon a rock a little way in the river they now took the water & began returning towards us on which the other three for we were only 5 in number fird on them. They then retird & swam again across the river on their landing we saw that 3 were wounded one seemingly