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Winds	Ther	Rems. Saturday 23d August 1788 in Adventure Bay Van Diemans Land
W	50	The first and latter part of this day was very Squally with showers of Rain in the first, but the middle part was Light Breezes & Cloudy. Our intire business this day was in Wooding, and we began to take on board in the Morning, but the surf in all parts of the Bay was so great, that even at the place where we were at, where it was by far the least, I was obliged to direct it all to be rafted off in Bundles to the Launch, and it was not till noon before I could get her loaded and by night we only got ⅓ of a Boat load more off.
NW	49	My Carpenter on my expressing my disapprobation of his Conduct with respect to orders he had received from me concerning the mode of working with the Wooding Party behaved in a most insolent and reprehensible manner, I therefore ordered him on board, there to assist in the general duty of the ship, as I could not bear the loss of an able working and healthy Man; otherwise I should have committed him to close confinement untill I could have tryed him: the prospect of which appears to be of so long a date made me determine to keep him at his duty, giving him a Chance by his future Conduct to make up in some degree for his behaviour at this place.
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No	47½	In the evening Mr. Nelson and his assistant returned having made an excursion round the East side of the Bay, and at some distance within the Coast. He informed me his walk was not without much profit as he had collected several things he beleived were new, at least not known by him, and that the season was favorable as most of the shrubs and plants were pretty forward in bloom. As this place has not been botanically searched and wishing him much success I told him every assistance should be given to him that he required. He said they had met with two or three small places of shelter made by the Bark of the Tree over a few small Boughs (Wigwams), but that he neither met with any Inhabitant or any other signs of them. However he met with shrubs and Plants in bloom, notwithstanding all the Forrest Trees show no signs of spring, being all evidently in their dormant State. He saw a Tree growing and luxuriant that measured at the base where he could conveniently take the dimensions 33½ feet in circumference. Our success in fishing and shooting continued equally unsuccessfull except two Birds shot by Mr. Christian under whose charge the Wooding Party was. They were those described by Doctor Anderson black oyster catchers or Sea Pies. This Bird is larger than a Pigeon with a Red Bill about 3 inches long. The Eyelids are described by a line of like Colour, and the legs with three claws are the same. The Belly and Rump have white feathers, and all the rest are black except a small Strake in the full part of the Wing, where the ends of the black feathers are tip'd with white. He shot also a very beautiful plumaged Bird which we called the Lauryquet being larger than a Paraquet, but it had nearly the same colours, only the blue and Red were rather more brilliant. In preference to sending my People away at daybreak, I directed them to have their hot breakfast as usual at 7 oClock, & their Dinners were sent on shore at the usual time. Only a small Complement of Men made it necessary for them to be their own guards & attending them myself the whole day with a spare Boat & Armed men, occasionally otherwise empd. made nothing else necessary.
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