Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0357
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August 1770 Endeavours Streights
bow man we soon came abreast from whence we concluded we might have a much better view of than from our mast head so the anchor was dropd & we prepard ourselves to go ashore to examine whether the place we stood into was a bay or a passage for as we saild right before the trade wind we might find dificulty in getting out should it prove to be the former the 3 Indians plac'd themselves upon the beach opposite to us as if resolvd either to oppose or assist our landing when however we came about Musquet shot from them they all walkd leisurely away the hill we were upon was by much the most barren we had been upon it however gave us the satisfaction of seeing a streight at least as far as we could see without any obstruction in the Even a strong tide made us almost certain
22. In the morn 3 or 4 women appeard upon the beach gathering shellfish we lookd with our glasses & to us they appeard as they always did more naked than our mother Eve the Ebb ran out so strong that we could not weigh till near noon we had the the Wind variable from N to W. the first time since we got