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July 1770.   Endeavours River

made them indeed a terrible weapon  the board or stick with which they flung them was also made in a neater manner.

After having staid with us the greatest part of the morning they went away as they came  While they staid 2 more & a young woman made their appearance upon the Beach  she was to the utmost that we could see with our glasses as naked as the men

13. Two Indians came in their Canoe to the ship  staid by her a very short time & then went along shore striking fish. our Boat returnd from the reef with one turtle & one large Sting ray.

14. [Margin note] Kill Kanguru
Our second lieutenant who was a shooting today had the good fortune to kill the animal that had so long been the subject of our speculations  to compare it to any European animal would be impossible as it has not the least resemblance of any one I have seen  its fore legs are extreemly short & of no use to it in walking   its hind again as disproportionaly long  with these it hops 7 or 8 feet at each hop in the same manner as the Gerbua  to which animal indeed it bears much resemblance except in Size  this being in weight 38 lb & the Gerbua no larger than a common rat

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