Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0100
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Motu aro or Bay of Islands
Canoes crowded upon us from all quarters so that we soon had 37 large & small about us the people in them traded very fairly for what they had &shewd much fear of us Especialy if they saw any thing like a gun which they were well acquainted with they became however soon a little more bold & while we were at dinner one of them went to the Buoy which they atempted to tow away a musquet was fird over them without Effect Small shot at them but they were too far off for that to take Effect a ball was then fird at them which was thought to strike one of them as they immediately threw out the Buoy which by this time they had got into their Canoe a round shot was then fird over them which struck the water & then went ashore 2 or 3 canoes landed immediately & the men ran about on the beach as if in search of it after this we calld to them & in a little time they all returnd to the ship
By this time she was properly moor'd & the Boats out so we set out for the shore at our parting from the ship not a canoe stirrd which we Judgd a good sign but no sooner had we set a foot on the shore about 3/4 of a mile from