Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0115
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Decr. 1769. Mount Camel
last week.
14. Blows almost as fresh as it did yesterday, but rather more fair; a heavy swell from the west made us almost conclude that there was no land to the Northward of us.
15. More moderate but not more fair we begin to think this Cape our Ne plus ultra
16. We stood out to sea yesterday & last night so that we could in the morn only Just see it the land from the mast head stood in for it & at night made it plain
17. This morn we were in with the land which trends a little to the Southward so we hoped that our troubles are nearly at an end during the days turning however we contrivd to lose near a leage no great comfort to us
18. Still more to leeward this morn & in the even still more. on a rock pretty near us an Indian fort was seen through our glasses which we all thought was encircled with a mud wall if so tis the only one of the kind we have seen
19. Stood out to sea last night tonight were in with the land & found we had gaind something as we did also the last time we stood far off