Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0497
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Octr. 1770. Streights of Sunda
was to go on board all ships coming through the Streights to enquire of them their news & carry or send it with their letters &c to Batavia with the utmost dispach which business they said her skipper was oblig'd to do even for foreigners if they requird it this skipper he said if we wanted refreshments would furnish us with fowls Turtle &c. at a very cheap rate. at 7 a light breeze springing up we weighd & came to sail at night some lightning was seen
3. Saild all night in the morn were abreast of past the Cap at 8 it fell calm & we were obligd to come to an anchor by reason of the strong current which ran to the Westward the Duch Packet which we had been told of yesterday & provd to be a Sloop of no inconsiderable size had been standing after us all the morn & still continued gaining however but little till a foul wind sprung up on which she bore away Our Buffaloes had so intirely lost their stomachs by their long fast that they eat scarce any thing however least they should take to eating again a boat was sent again ashore for grass which returnd with some & a few plantains & unripe Papaws which when boild eat nearly as well as turnips only