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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

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