7 December 1768

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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7 December 1768 Wednesday 7th First and latter parts a Gentle breeze at SE and East, the Middle Calm: at 5 AM weigh'd and tow'd out of the Bay    at 8 discharged the Pilot and his Boat: a breeze of wind springing up Easterly made sail out to sea and sent a Boat to one of the Islands laying before the Bay to cut Brooms a thing we was were not permitted to do while we lay in the Harbour - the Guard Boat which had constantly attended all the time we lay in ^the Bay and Harbour did not leave us untill the Pilot was discharged — At noon the Sugar Loafe at the West entrance of the Bay bore NBW1/2W distant eight or nine Miles — Parties: pilot Artefacts: cutting brooms Places: Pao de Acucar Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 20, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17681207.html