Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0096
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off Cape Brett
Indians two boats of them who said they had heard of us came on board & receivd our presents this did not however hinder some of their companions from cheating as usual by offering to trade & keeping what they had got without sending up what they had offerd our usual punishment was inflicted small shot which made the offender immediately relinqush his prize (an old pair of Black breches) which he threw into the water on seeing a second musquet presented he & his companions however as soon as they thought themselves out of our reach began an usual to defy us which made us think it nescessary to shew them what we could do a conduct surely most right when it can be done without hurting them musquets were fird near them which made them draw a little farther off a round shot was then fird over their heads on which they all set off for the shore most stoutly
26. Two small canoes came off Early in the morn & told us that they had heard of yesterdays adventure they came on board & traded queitly for whatever they had soon after two larger ones came from a distance they calld the others to them & then