13 April 1771

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 13 April 1771 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Sydney Parkinson's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth Other Accounts ... • Joseph Banks's Journal 1771 Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

13 April 1771 Saturday 13th Fresh breezes at SW and Clowdy hazey weather- In the night Anchord here a Dutch Ship from Holland, she saild about 3 Months ago in company with two more, the news brought by this Ship is that a War was Dayly expected between England and Spain — Signals out for 4 or 5 sail more being in the offing one of which is said to be a Ship from England - Took leave of the Governor intending to Sail to morrow — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 364, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17710413.html