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July 1770   Endeavours River

a way by which she past most of the shoals that we could see but not all  this Passage was also to windward of us so that we could only hope to get there by the assistance of a land breeze  of which we have had but one since we lay in the Place  so this discovery added little comfort to our situation  
he had in his return Landed on a dry reef where he found vast plenty of shell fish so that the Boat was compleatly loaded  cheifly with a large kind of Cockles (Chama Gigas) One of which was more than 2 men could eat  Many indeed were larger  the Cockswain of the Boat a little man declard that he saw on the reef a dead shell of one so large that he got into it &  it fairly held him. at night the ship floated & was hauld off  an Allegator was seen swimming along side of her for some time. as I was crossing the harbour in my small boat we saw many sholes of Gar fish leaping high out of the water  some of which leap'd into the boat & were taken

4. The ship has been a good deal straind by laying so long as she has done with her head aground & her stern afloat; so much so that she has sprung a plank between decks abreast the main chains  at night however she was laid ashore again in order if possible to examine if she had got any

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