21 July 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 21 July 1769 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Joseph Banks's Journal Sydney Parkinson's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth 1769 References Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

21 July 1769 Friday 21st Winds Variable and dark clowdy weather with frequent Showers of rain. At 1 PM I landed in company with Mr Banks and the other Gentlemen.   the first thing done was the performing of Tobiaupia's ceremony in all respects as at Huaheine   I then hoisted an English Jack and took posession of the Island as & those adjacent ^ in the name and for the use of His Britk Majestys, calling them by the same names as the Natives do — AM. sent the Master in the Long-boat to examine the coast of the South part of the Island, and one of the Mates in the yawl to sound the harbour where the Ship lay, while I was employ'd in the Pinnace surveying the northern part of the Island: and Mr Munkhouse went a shore to trade with the Natives for such refreshments as was were to [be] got — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 96, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17690721.html