25 January 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 25 January 1770 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 1770 Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

25 January 1770 Thursday 25th Winds at NW a gentle breeze and fair weather. PM The Long-boat having returnd with a load of grass she was employ'd bringing on board Wood and water and the Caulkers having finish'd caulking the ^Ship sides / a thing they have been employ'd upon ever sence we came here / they were pay'd with tar. Early in the AM the Long boat was sent again for grass, and return'd at Noon with a Load — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 179, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700125.html