Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0333
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July 1770 Endeavours River
afraid & offerd them his knife the only thing he had which he thought might be acceptable to them they took it & after handing it from one to another return'd it to him they kept him about half an hour behaving most civily to him only satisfying their curiosity in examining his body which done they made him signs that he might go away which he did very well pleasd. they had hanging on a tree by them he said a quarter of the wild animal & a cocatoo but how they had been clever enough to take these animals is almost beyond my conception as both of them are most shy especialy the Cocatoos
23. In Botanizing today on the other side of the river we accidentaly found the greatest part of the clothes which had been given to the Indians left all in a heap together doubtless as lumber not worth carriage may be had we lookd farther we should have found our other trinkets for they seemd to set no value upon any thing we had except our turtle which of all things we were the least able to spare them
24. The blowing weather which had hinderd us from getting out these several days still lasted not at