Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0074
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of which they sold without attempting to play any tricks at last however one gentleman padled off with two different peices of cloth which had been given for one weapon he got about 100 yards from the ship & thought himself safe a musquet was fird after him which fortunately struck the boat Just at the waters edge & consequently made 2 holes in her the people in her & the rest of the Canoes padled hard as a finishing stroke to convince them of our superiority a round shot was fird over them & not a boat stoppd till they got ashore
soon after this the Captn. went in the boats to seek a place for the ship to stay that she might observe the transit of mercury it raind & as we were sure of staying 5 days Dr Solander & myself stayd on board The Indians ashore were neither freinds nor foes they shewd however much fear whenever our boats approachd them after dinner the ship removd to the place he had found where were great plenty of birds much Celery & good hopes of fish
5. This morn some canoes came off but brought nothing to sell one old man whose name was Torava came on board he seemd to be the cheif both today & yesterday but in all the transactions