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off Endeavour River

of such a gale  our people were now however pretty well recoverd from their fatigues having had plenty of rest  as the ship since she was Fotherd has not made more water than one pump half workd will keep clear. at night we observd a fire ashore near where we were to lay  which made us hope that the necessary lengh of our stay would give us an oportunity of being acquainted with the Indians who made it

16. In the morn it was a little more moderate & we attempted to weigh but were soon obligd to vere away all that we had got  the wind freshning upon us so much  fires were made upon the hills & we saw 4 Indians through our glasses who went away along shore  in going along which they made two more fires for what purpose we could not guess  Tupia whose bad gums were very soon followd by livid spots on his legs & every symptom of inveterate scurvy, notwithstanding acid, bark & every medecine our Surgeon could give him  became now extreemly ill   Mr Green the astronomer was also in a very poor way  which made everybody in the Cabbin
 

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