Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0113
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Decr. 1769. Cavalle Isles
come under the stern & after having bought of them some of their cloths which they sold very fairly began to enquire about the countrey They told him that at the distance of three days rowing in their canoes at a place calld Moorewhennua the land would take a short turn to the southward & from thence extend no more to the West This place we concluded must be Cape Maria Van Diemen & finding these people so intelligent desird him to enquire if they knew of any Countries besides this or ever went to any they said no but that their ancestors had told them to the NW by N. or NNW. was a large countrey to which some people had saild in a very large canoe which voyage passage took them up a month from this expedition a part only returnd who told their countreymen that they had seen a countrey where the people eat hogs for which animal they usd the same name (Booah) as is usd in the Islands & have you no hoggs among you said Tupia no & did your ancestors bring none back with them no you must be a parcel of Liars then said he & your story a