Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0150
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off Cape Campbell
as they were so timourous that they hardly dard venture within call of the ship. they stayd but a little while & then went away not time enough to get ashore before it was dark for at sunset we saw them not more than half way between us & the shore I had two or three oppertunities this even of seeing Albatrosses raise from the Water which they did with great ease maybe when they are not able to do so (which I have seen) is when they are Gorgd with food
15. Calm again at Noon I went out & shot in less than an hour 6 Albatrosses had the calm continued I beleive I might have shot 60. but a fair breeze of wind came which made me not much regret the Loss of our the rest.
16. Land this morn lookd fertile enough we had now enterd upon a new Island on which few signs of inhabitants were seen a fire however made us certain that howsoever thin they might be it was not totaly destitute of them All day the Weather was very clear in the morn early Mr Gore imagind that he saw land to the S. Eastward
17. This morn we were close onboard of the land