Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0377
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Some account of New Holland
where we had an opportunity of haling the Seine we generaly caught from 50 to 200 lb of fish in a tide there sorts were various none I think but Mullets known in Europe in general however they were sufficiently palatable & some very delicate food the Sting rays indeed which were caught on the Southern part of the coast were very coarse but there little else was caught so we were obligd to comfort ourselves with the thought the comforts of Plenty & enjoy more pleasure in Satiety than in eating. to the Northward again when we came to be entangled within the great Reef (within which we saild to our knowledge Ø Leages & we knew not how many more entangled perplexd every moment with shoals) was a plenty of Turtle hardly to be credited every shoal swarmd with them the weather indeed was generaly so boisterous that our boats could not row after them so fast as they could swim so that we got but few but they were excellent & so large that a single Turtle always servd the ship had we been there either at the time of Laying or the more