6 Cook names Cape Cleveland, Cleveland Bay and Magnetical Head or Island, as it had much the appearance of an Island; and the Compass did not traverse well when near it.
7 Cook passes the Palm Island group.
8 Sighting what appeared to be coconut trees, Cook sent Lieutenant Hicks ashore, with whom went Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander, to see what was to be got … At 7 they returned on board, having met with Nothing worth Observing. The Trees we saw were a small kind of Cabbage Palms. Cook named Point Hillock, the east point of Hinchinbrook Island, Halifax Bay (The Earl of Halifax was Secretary of State 1763 to 1765.), Cape Sandwich (the Earl of Sandwich was First Lord of the Admiralty 1763), Rockingham Bay (The Marquis of Rockingham was Prime Minister 1765 to 1766) and a Tolerable high Island, known in the Chart by the Name of Dunk Isle.
9 By the end of the day the Endeavour was anchored near Cape Grafton (The Duke of Grafton was Prime Minister when Cook sailed), after naming the Frankland Isles and Fitzroy Island.
10 After hauling round Cape Grafton … we Anchor'd, about 2 Miles from the Shore" having identified "a Low green woody Island laying in the Offing … distance 3 or 4 Leagues from Cape Grafton, and is known in the Chart by the Name of Green Island. Cook went ashore, accompanied by Banks and Solander in search of fresh water. At midnight we weighed and stood away to the North-West, passing Low Isles. The Shore between Cape Grafton and the above Northern point forms a large but not very deep Bay, which I named Trinity Bay, after the day on which it was discover'd; the North point Cape Tribulation, because here began all our Troubles.
11 The day Endeavour ran aground on Endeavour Reef saw Cook looking to avoid the danger we saw ahead as to see if any Islands lay in the Offing, especially as we now begun to draw near the Latitude of those discover'd by Quiros, which some Geographers, for what reason I know not, have thought proper to Tack to this land.
Having passed just northward of Pickersgill Reef, Before 10 o'Clock we had 20 and 21 fathoms, and Continued in that depth until a few minutes before 11, when we had 17, and before the Man at the Lead could heave another cast, the Ship Struck and stuck fast … upon the South-East Edge of a reef of Coral Rocks, having in some places round the Ship 3 and 4 fathoms Water, and in other places not quite as many feet … the Ship being quite fast, upon which we went to work to lighten her as fast as possible … As we went ashore about the Top of High Water we not only started water, but threw overboard our Guns, Iron and Stone Ballast, Casks, Hoop Staves, Oil Jarrs, decay'd Stores, etc ... At 11 a.m., being high Water as we thought, we try'd to heave her off without Success, she not being afloat by a foot or more, notwithstanding by this time we had thrown overboard 40 or 50 Tuns weight. As this was not found sufficient we continued to Lighten her by every method we could think off; as the Tide fell the ship began to make Water as much as two pumps could free...
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