The Cook's _Museum Autograph Log_, 27,885, has this version of the visit
to the Bay:--
"_Sunday, April 29, 1770._--Gentle breezes and settled weather. At
3 p.m. anchored in 7 fathom water in a place which I call'd
Sting-Ray Harbour, the South point bore S.E., and the North point
East distant from the south shore 1 mile. We saw several of the
natives on both sides of the Harbour as we came in, and a few
hutts, women, and children on the north shore opposite to the place
where we anchor'd, and where I soon after landed with a party of
men, accompanied by Mr. Banks, Dr. Solander, and Tupia--as we
approached the shore the natives all made off except two men, who
at first seem'd resolved to oppose our landing. We endeavour'd to
gain their consent to land by throwing them some nails, beeds, &c.,
ashore, but this had not the desired effect, for as we put into the
shore one of them threw a large stone at us, and as soon as we
landed they threw 2 darts at us, but the firing of two or three
musquets loaded with small shott they took to the woods, and we saw
them no more. We found here a few poor Hutts, made of the Bark of
trees, in one of which were hid 4 or 5 Children, with whom we left
some strings of Beeds, &c. After searching for fresh water without
success except a little in a small hole--dug in the sand--we
embarqued and went over to the north point of the Bay, where in
coming in we saw several of the natives--but when we now landed we
saw nobody, but we here found some fresh water, which came
trinkling down and stood in Pools among the rocks, but as this was
troublesome to get at I sent a party of men ashore in the morning
abreast of the Ship to dig holes in the Sand, by which means we
found fresh water, sufficient to water the Ship. After breakfast I
sent some empty casks ashore to fill, and a party of men to cut
Wood, and went myself in the Pinnace to sound and explore the Bay,
in the doing of which I saw several of the natives, who all fled at
my approach."
In reference to the name of BOTANY BAY, Cook's _Autograph Log_, numbered
27,885, Additional Manuscripts, British Museum, must have the first
place. There we read:--
"_Remarks on May the 6th, 1770._" "Pleasent weather. People emp^d
wooding," &c.