5th November 1770

[Image: Onrust Island]

[Heaving down at Batavia]

Clear, hot sultry weather. In the A.M. transported the ship over to Onrust, alongside one of the Carreening Wharfs.

Joseph Banks Journal

At last after many delays causd by Duch ships which came alon[g]side the wharfs to load Pepper the Endeavour was this day got down to Onrust where she was to be hove down without delay, most welcome news to us all now heartily tired of this unwholsome countrey. Poor Mr Monkhouse became worse and worse without the intervention of one favourable symptom so that we now had little hopes of his life. In the afternoon of this day poor Mr Monkhouse departed the first sacrafice to the climate and the next day was buried.