Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0083
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Novr. 1769. Opoorage
were most civily receivd by the inhabitants who treated us with hot cockles at least a small flat shell fish most delicious food Tellina
near the village was the ruins of an old Indian Eppah or Fort which we went to see it was situate on the point of a peninsula inaccessible on three sides from the steepness of the cliffs the fourth was guarded by a ditch the bank of which nearest the fort could not be less than 20 feet high there had also been pallisades both on the Inside & outside of he ditch but of these nothing was left but thick posts almost rotten was any ship to winter or stay any time here this would be a most excellent place to set up tents as it is sufficiently spatious
11. Rain & blowing weather all this day so that no canoes came off nor did we go ashore an oyster bank had been found at the watering river by the wooding place, about 1/2 a mile up on the starboard hand Just above a small Island which is coverd at high water here the longboat was sent & soon returnd deep loaded with I sincerly beleive as good oysters as ever came from colchester & about the same size they were laid down under the booms & employd the ships company very well who I verily think did nothing but Eat from the time they came on board till night by which time a large part were expended