Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 13 January 1769 (Series 03.138)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'To Cape Horn'; 'Streights [sic] of La Maire' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
13 January 1769 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3006 / 193
CY 3006 / 194 |
| Transcript: |
13. This morn at day break we were at the streights mouth and stood in a little way, but the tide turning against us soon set us out again; at ½ past 8 tide again turnd in our favour but soon after wind came foul so were forcd to turn to windward; the wind soon freshning made us pitch most violently, so much that our Gib netting was quite under water. At 12 today Lat: 54:42. Staten land is much more craggy than Terra del Fuego tho the view of it in Ld Ansons Voyage is exaggerated. About 4 it blew very hard and the tide turning against us quickly drove us out of the streights the second time. At night less wind tho still South West, stood into the Streights the third time and had another violent pitching bout, the tide turnd against us before we are half through so in the morning. |
