Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0495
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Octr. 1770. Streights of Sunda
of his draughts as well as his own sailing directions the breeze was fresh & tolerably favourable so that at night we had Passd Crocata & stood on by very clear Moonlight tho the clouds about the Horizon threatned & it lightned a good deal
2. Several lights were seen abreast of the ship the greatest part of the night which in the morn provd to be made by fishermen in small canoes at day light we were abreast of the 4th point & stood forward with but little wind having sent a boat ashore for grass for the Buffaloes who during their stay on board had not had more victuals than any one of them could have eat in a day & that the remainder of some bad hay which the goat had dungd upon time immemorial almost before noon she returnd bringing some with her which the Indians had not only given to our people but even assisted them to cut she brought also a few Plantains & Cocoa nuts but they were bough excessive dear the Countrey lookd from the ship hilly & very pleasant tho almost one continued wood Bantam hill seemd very high land as we proceeded on we opned 2 large ships laying at anchor behind Anger Point soon after this it