Mar. 14, 1789
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Mar. 16, 1789
Revised May 26 2021
Light Winds Calms and very Cloudy Weather. Wind all round the Compass. Thermometer 80° to 81½°.
Employed cleaning Ship and Bedding. Sick List as yesterday. I employed myself to day principally in comnpleting my Survey, which will however take me a few days more, as to be exact requires absolute measurement, the angles on the Coast not being sufficient with few determined Bases to establish the whole with certainty. This Survey that it may be usefull to those who may come after me, I shall complete between Point Venus and the West point of Taowne Harbour.
Our supplies and intercourse with the Natives are just the same and I have the happiness of situation to see them take a melancholy prospective View of our departure.
Most of the Royal family dined and spent the day on board.
After breakfast or dinner we all adjourn to our different
occupations without ceremony, and in this particular they
are to be the most admired people in the World. When we
walk about the country all their Houses are open to us
and we are wellcome to all they have, but let their
curiosity be what it will they never wish to turn our
pursuit, so that after we have paid our visit either from
convenience necessity or inclination we leave them without
ceremony, for after the little conversation we have to
impart, or that we have eat or drank our fill and intimate
an Idea of leaving them, they say, where are you going?
and on being satisfyed they say, Go, and we leave them
with a similar expression of, "Good bye to you". The
salutes on parting are Arre oh wai, are you going to
leave us, the answer is, Ai or Yes joined with Nee oh ai,
we must part or literally remain where you are. Example
Arre oh wai - Are you going
Ai Nee oh wai - Yes we must part.
Mar. 14, 1789
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