Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0302
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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