14 January 1771

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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14 January 1771 Monday 14th We were employ'd Wooding and watering being frequently interrup[t]ed by heavy rains, having now compleated both and got on board a stock of refreshments - we hoisted in the Long boat and made ready for ^to put to Sea having on board a pretty good stock of refreshments which we purchasd from the Natives, such as Turtle, Fowles, Fish, Two species of Dear, one about as big as a small Sheep, the other no bigger then a Rabbit both sorts eat very well, but are only for present use as they seldom lived above 24 hours in our possesion    We likewise got fruit of several sorts, such as Coca nutts, Plantains, Limes &Ca: The Trade on our part was carried on chiefly with mony ^/Spanish Dollars/ the natives set but little Value upon any thing else, such of our people as had not this article traded with old Shirts &Ca at ^a great disadvantage Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 341, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17710114.html