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about 8 gallons of water; having a Compass Quadrant & Chart.
After Sailing 2 days we reached a little Creek, about 2 Degrees
to the Northward of Port Jackson, there we found a quantity
of fine burning Coal, we remained there 2 Nights & 1 day
and found a great many Cabbage trees some of which we
cut down and procured the Cabbage. The Natives came
down to whom we gave some Cloaths and other articles, and
they went away very well satisfied. The land appeared much
better than at Sidney Cove, here we got a great many fishes
which were very refreshing to us _ After our Stay of two Nights
and one day we continued our Voyage to the Northward after
two days sail we made a very fine harbour seeming to run
up the Country for many Miles and very commodious for
the Anchorage of Shipping; here we found plenty of fresh
water, we hawled our boat a shore to repair her bottom with
some Bees-wax and Resin which we had a small quantity
of. But on the same Night we were drove off by the Natives,
which meant to destroy us, we launched our boat and rode
off in the stream quite out of reach of them. That being
Sunday, Monday we were off in the Stream we rowed lower
down, thinking to land some miles below _ on Monday
morning we attempted to land, and we found a place convenient
for to repair our boat, we accordingly put some of
our things part being ashore when the Natives came in
great numbers armed with Spears and Shields &c. we form’d
ourselves in parts, one party of us made towards them to
pacify them by signes, but they took not the least notice accordingly
we fired a Musket thinking to affright them
but they paid no attention to it _ on perceiving them rush
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memorandoms by james martin |
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