Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0053
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Octr. 1769 Tegadu Bay
as if dirt had been thrown into it
During last night it once blew very fresh this in the morn the weather was pleasant tho we felt ourselves rather cold the Therm 50. Several canoes followd us & seemd very peaceably inclind inviting us to go into a bay they pointed to where they said that there was plenty of fresh water we followd them in & by 11. came to an anchor we then invited two who seemd by their dress &c. to be cheifs to come on board they immediately accepted our invitation in the mean time those who remaind in the canoes traded with our people for whatever they had in their boats most fairly the Cheifs who were two old men the one dressd in a Jacket ornamented after their manner with dogs skin the other in one coverd almost intirely with small tufts of red feathers receivd our presents & staid with us till we had dind when they we went ashore into the boat to go ashore they accompanied us the evening was rainy with heavy squalls of wind we rowd almost round the bay but found so much surf every where that we were forcd to return at last we told this resolution to our cheifs who calld to the people ashore telling them to bring off a canoe for them which was immediately done