the most part being at east and east by south I was obliged
to run over towards the Sumatra shore, sounding as I went, and had from
34 to 23 fathom. In the evening I sounded pretty quick, being got near
the Sumatra shore; and, finding a current setting to the west between 8
and 9 o'clock, we anchored in 34 fathom. The tide set to the west from 7
in the evening to 7 this morning; and then, having a small gale at
west-south-west, I weighed and stood over to the Java shore.

In the evening, having the wind between east-north-east and south-east by
east, we could not keep off the Java shore. Wherefore I anchored in 27
fathom water, about a league and a half off shore. At the same time we
saw a ship at anchor near the shore, about 2 mile to leeward of us. We
found the tide setting to the westward, and presently after we anchored
it fell calm. We lay still all night and saw many fires ashore. At 5 the
next morning, being July the 1st, we weighed and stood to the north for a
seabreeze: at 10, the wind coming out, I tacked and had a fine brisk
gale. The ship we saw at anchor weighed also and stood after us. While we
passed by Pulo Baby I kept sounding and had no less than 14 fathom. The
other ship, coming after us with all the sail she could make, I shortened
sail on purpose that she might overtake us but she did not. A little
after 5 I anchored in 13 fathom good oazy ground. About 7 in the evening
the ship that followed us passed by close under our stern; she was a
Dutch fly-boat; they told us they came directly from Holland, and had
been in their passage six months. It was now dark, and the Dutch ship
anchored within a mile of us. I ordered to look out sharp in the morning;
that so soon as the Dutchman began to move we might be ready to follow
him; for I intended to make him my pilot. In the morning at half an hour
after 5 we weighed, the Dutchman being under sail before; and we stood
directly after him. At 8, having but little wind, I sent my boat aboard
of him to see what news he had brought from Europe. Soon after we spied a
ship coming from the east, plying on a wind to speak with us, and showing
English colours. I made a signal for my boat, and presently bore away
towards her; and, being pretty nigh, the commander and supercargo came
aboard, supposing we had been the Tuscany galley which was expected then
at Batavia. This was a country ship belonging to Fort St. George, having
come out from Batavia the day before, and bou