Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0155
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Febry. 1770. Cape Saunders
the other that it might not be a continent myself have always been most firm for the latter former tho sorry I am to say that in the ship my party is so small that I firmly beleive that there are no more heartily of it than myself & one poor midshipman the rest begin to sigh for roast beef
25. Wind whiffling all round the compass at night settled at SW. & blew hard.
26. Still Blew hard in some squalls very much so Thermometer today at noon was 48. which pinchd us a little
27. Weather a little more moderate but no standing upon legs without the assistance of hands as yet. hope however that the heart of this long winded gale is broke according to the sea phraze
28. Weather a little more moderate so that we got a little respite & our different occupations went on as usual - Opend today a Cask of Cabbage put up by the receipt p. 210. of this Journal which provd most excellently good scarce at all worse for keeping in my opinion.
March.
1. Wind variable and weather sufficiently troublesome
the ship too far from the land to make any observations
2. More moderate but a heavy swell from SW. made the ship very troublesome still Kept far from the land
3. More moderate but SW. swell almost as high as