Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0112
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felt the ship strike upon a rock before I could get upon my leggs she struck again I ran upon deck but before I could get there the danger was over fortunately the rock was to wind ward of us so she went off without the least damage and we got into the proper channel where the officers who had examind the bay declard there to be no hidden dangers much to our satisfaction as the almost certainty of being eat as soon as you come ashore certainly adds not a little to the dangers terrors of shipwreck
6. in the morn we were clear of all our dangers & at sea to our no small satisfaction notwithstanding the wind was as foul as possible
7. Wind not much better than yesterday.
8. Very light breeze we have ran off so far from the land that we can distinguish nothing upon it in the evening fair wind
9. fair wind tho but little of it Many Canoes came off who shewd much fear of us & after some time said that they had heard of our Guns Tupia at last persuaded them to