Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0087
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Novr. 1769. Opoorage
pallisade thought sufficiently secure The inside was divided into I beleive 20 larger & smaller divisions some of which containd not more than 1 or 2 houses others 12 or 14 every one of these were enclosd by its own pallisade tho not so high & strong as the general one in these were vast heaps of Dryd fish & fern roots pild up in heaps so much that had they had water I should have though them well prepard for a siege but that must be fetchd from a brook below so probably they do not use to beseige a town as we do in Europe without the fence were many houses & large netts which I suppose were brought in upon any alarm there was also about 1/2 an acre of Gourds & sweet potatoes planted the only Cultivation we have seen in the bay
13. Rainy & blowing weather today so we did not go ashore indeed there was little temptation for we hade got by much the greatest number or perhaps all the plants that the season afforded
14. But midling weather as we were resolvd to stay tomorrow no longer here we all went ashore the boats to get as much Celery & Oysters as possible Dr Solander & myself to get as many