Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0049
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Octr. 1769 off Cape Kidnappers
were obligd to fire wide of her least they should strike him some of & the other boats had only a few shot fird at them when they attempted to return some of the gentlemen who lookd through glasses said however that they saw three carried up the beach when the boats landed who were either dead or much wounded from this daring attempt the point was calld Cape Kidnappers
as soon as Tayeto was a little recoverd from his fright he brought a fish in to Tupia & told him that he intended it as an offering to his Eatua or god in gratitude for his escape Tupia approvd it & orderd him to throw it into the sea which he did
in the evening pleasant breeze the land to the southward of Cape Kidnappers made in bare white cliffs barren enough to appearance
16. Mountains coverd with snow were in sight again this morn so that there is probably a chain of them runs within the countrey land makes in smooth downs hills like downs with little or no wood in sight after breakfast white cliffs again look as barren as ever vast shoals of fish were about the ship pursued by as large flocks of brownish birds a little bigger than a pigeon Nectris munda their method of fishing was amusing enough a whole flock of birds would follow the fish who