29 July 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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29 July 1770 Sunday 29th Winds at SE a fresh breeze untill 5 AM at which time it fell Calm and soon after had a light breeze from the land, upon this I sent a boat to see what water was upon the bar / it being 2 hours ebb / and hove up the Anchor in order to put to sea, but upon the return of the boat came too again as there were only 13 feet ^water upon the bar which was 6 Inches less water then what the Ship draw'd. after this I sent the Yawl to look for turtle as those we had got before were nearly all expended, about 8 oClock the sea breeze set in again which put an end to our sailing this day after which I sent the Pinnace to haul the Sain who returnd with only 20 pounds of fish — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 269, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700729.html