Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0156
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along the Shore
ever which gave great spirits to the no Continent party
4. Pleasant weather & fair wind so that we ran in towards the land in the morn 1 or 2 Penguins were about us that swam as fast as the ship saild making a noise something like the shreiking of a goose the seemd to be like Diomedæa demersa but whether they were or not I cannot be certain in the Evening ran along shore but kept so far of that little could be seen a large smoak was however which at night shewd itself in an immence fire on the side of a hill which we supposd to be set on fire by the natives for tho this is the only sign of people we have seen yet I think it must be an indisputable proof that there are inhabitants tho probably in very thinly scatterd over the face of this very large countrey
5. Thick misty weather the smoak of last nights fire still in sight a point of land seen this morn which inclind much to the Westward was supposd by the no Continents the end of the land towards even however it cleard up & we Continents had the pleasure to see more land to the Southward
6. Very moderate & exceedingly clear land seen as far as South so our unbeleivers are almost inclind to think that Continental measures will at last prevail