Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0331
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July 1770. Endeavours River
by some unlucky accident she taild ashore during the Ebb & as the tide settled brought such a strain upon her rudder as alarmd us all greatly; the Tiller which was in the most danger beat hard under some strong sheep pens which had been built in a Platform over it; as the tide settled still more it came to the Point whether the tiller or Platform would Break for one must, which the Platform fortunately did & put us out of made us at once easy. No Indians came near us but all the hills about us for many miles were on fire & at night made the most beautifull appearance imaginable. The Pinnace returnd which had been sent to Leeward in search of a Passage the officer in her had met with nothing but shoals & not the least likelihood of a Passage that way no very comfortable situation our ship it is true was now repaird Leaky she was from the strains she had got but the water she made was trifling we were ready to sail with the first fair wind but where to go to windward was impossible to Leward was a Labyrinth of Shoals so that how soon we might have the ship to repair again