Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0234
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Towards New South Wales
salubrious qualities of the wort which arise from fermentation might in some degree at least be communicated to the wheat when thouroughly saturated with its particles which would consequently acquire a virtue similar to that of fresh vegetables the most powerfull resisters of Sea scurvy known
3. Wind as yesterday we got fast on to the Westward but the Compass shewd that the hearts of our people hanging that way caus'd a considerable North variation which was sensibly felt by our navigators who calld it a current as they usualy do every thing which makes their reconings & observations disagree
4. Wind & weather precisely as yesterday
5. Wind is rather abated & weather considerably milder the Captn told me that he has during this whole voage observd that between the degrees of 40º & 37º South latitude the Weather becomes suddenly milder in a very great degree not only in the temperature of the air but in the Strenght & frequency of the gales of wind which increase very much in going towards 40 & decrease in the same proportion as you aproach 37
6. Almost calm the air very mild Some dusky colourd birds (11) were seen by Tupia & the Master who both sayd they were of a sort which they had not seen before Tupia also