30 July 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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30 July 1769 Sunday 30th Winds in the SE quarter at first a gentle breeze but afterwards freshen'd upon us   PM made several trips before we could weather the south end of Bolabola which at last we accomplished between 7 and 8 oClock and stoodd off SSW untill 12 at night then tack'd and stood in untill 4 AM then stood off again, but meeting with a large swell from the Southward againest which the Ship made little or no way. at 8 we tack'd and stood in shore again. At this time we discover'd an Island which bore from us N. 63° West distant about 8 Leagues at the same time the Peek of Bola bola bore N1/2E distant 3 or 4 leagues: this Island Tobiaupia calls Maurua and according to his account it is but small and surrounded by a reef of rocks and bath no harbour fit for shipping, it is inhabited and its produce is the same as the other Island we have touched at: it riseth pretty in a high round hill in the middle of the Islands which may be seen 10 Leagues — At Noon the Soend end of Otaha bore N 80° E distt 4 Leagues. Latd Obd 16°..39' So — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 98, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17690730.html