17 October 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 17 October 1770 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Joseph Banks's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth Other Accounts ... • Sydney Parkinson's Journal 1770 Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

17 October 1770 Wednesday 17th In the PM I waited upon the Superintendant of Unrust with an order from the Ship^abander to receive us at that Island, but this order the Superintendant told me was not sufficient to impower him to give me the conveniences and assistance I wanted; and when I came to call upon the Shabander I found this mistake was owing to the word, heave down, being wrong translated, this circumstance trifling as it is will cause a delay of some days as it cannot be set to rights untill next Councel day which is not till Friday. Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 330, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17701017.html