we weigh'd and stood to the East until 10 o'Clock in the A.M., when the Current oblig'd us again to Anchor in 22 fathoms, Pula Baba bearing E. by S. ½ S., distant 3 or 4 Miles. Our sounding from Bantam Point to this place was from 36 to 22 fathoms.
Sunday, 7th.—Light Air from the Southward with frequent Calms. At 6 o'Clock P.M., weighed with a light breeze at S.S.W., which was not sufficient to stem the current, and was therefore obliged to come too again, in 15 fathoms. At 10 o'Clock weighed again and stood to the Eastward with the Wind at S.S.E. At 11 A.M., Anchor'd in 21 fathoms, the W. end of Wapping Island bore S., distant 3 Miles, and the Thousand Islands N. by E. ½ E., distant 3 or 4 Miles. Found the Current still set to the Westward.
Monday, 8th.—Had it Calm until 4 in the P.M., when we got the Sea breeze at N.E. very faint, with which we weighed and stood to the Eastward, past Wapping Island, and the first Island to the Eastward of it. Falling little wind we were carried by the Current between this last Island and the 2nd Island, to the Eastward of Wapping Island, where we were obliged to Anchor in 30 fathoms, being very near a ledge of Rocks which spitted out from one of the Islands. At ½ past 2 o'Clock in the A.M., weighed with the land wind at South and stood out clear of the shoal, where we were again obliged to come to an Anchor, having Variable light winds attended with Thunder and rain. At 5 o'Clock the weather being fair, and a light breeze at S. we weighed, but making little or no way against the Current, we soon came too again, in 28 fathoms, near a small Island not laid down in the Charts; Pulo Pare[1] bore E.N.E., distant 6 or 7 Miles. While we lay here a Proe came alongside, where in were 2 Malays, who sold us 3 Turtles, weighing 147 pounds, for a Spanish Dollar. Some on board thought them dear, but I thought they were cheap, founding my Judgment on the price the two Dutchmen that were on board before set upon those they had, one of which we paid a Dollar for, that weighed only 36 pounds.
Tuesday, 9th.—A little past Noon weigh'd with a light breeze at N.E., and stood to the Eastward until 5 o'Clock, when, not being able to weather Pulo Pare, we Anchor'd in 30 fathoms, the said Island extending from S.E. to S.S.W., distant 1 Mile. At 10 got the land wind at S., with which we weighed and stood to the E.S.E. all night; depth of water, from 30 to 22 fathoms, and from 22 to 16 fathoms. When we Anchor'd at 10 o'Clock in the A.M. to wait for the Sea breeze, the Island of Edam bore S.W. by W., distant 6 or 7 Miles. At Noon we weighed and stood in for Batavia Road, having the advantage of the Sea breeze at N.N.E.
Wednesday, 10th, according to our reckoning, but by the people
- ↑ Wapping Island is now known as Hoorn, and Pulo Pare as Agenietan Islands, They lie, among many others, to the north-west of Batavia Roads.
