Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0051
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47.
Octr. 1769 Returning in Hawks bay
the countrey is inhabited
17. Foul wind ship turning to windward off Hawks bay a seal was seen floating on the water asleep at night calm
18. Fair wind a whale was seen this morn in the evening a small boat with 5 people in her came off from Teracaco the peninsula within Portland Isle they with much difficulty overtook the ship 2 of them who seemd to be the cheif people came on board with very little invitation & orderd the other three their servants to stay in the boat they soon expressd satisfaction at their treatment & came down into the cabbin where they very soon informd us that they would sleep with us & not think of going ashore that night we remonstrated much against this telling them that tomorrow morn the ship might be at a great distance from where she now was they were however resolvd & we were obligd to let them sleep in the ship into which they consented to have their canoe hoisted which was accordingly done the countenance of one of these men was the most open I have ever seen I was prejudicd much in their favour & surely such confidence could not be found in the breasts of designing people