Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0138
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as usual behavd with much freindship & civility to us shewing us water &c. from whence we went to the town from whence Indians came on the 19th which was in this arm of the bay here we were receivd as usual every body seemd glad to see us & conducted us through the whole works the town was much like the other situated upon an Island or rock so steep in all parts that it was almost in danger of our necks that we climbd up to it like the other it had also only one fighting stage it containd maybe from 80: to 100 houses about as many as the other Just as we were going away our freinds took so great a fancey to our merchandise that they filld our boat full of Dryd fish for which they took nails ribband Paper &c.
27. Indians came aboard in the morn & traded a little afterwards the Dr & myself went ashore but could find no plants at all we have I beleive got all that are in our neighbourhood tho the immense thickness of the woods which are almost renderd impassable by Trees climbing plants intangling every way has not a little retarded us.