nd to Bencola. The commander
told me that the Fleet frigate was at anchor in Batavia Road, but would
not stay there long: he told me also that His Majesty's ships commanded
by Captain Warren were still in India, but he had been a great while from
the coast and had not seen them. He gave me a chart of these straits from
the Button and Cap to Batavia, and showed me the best way in thither. At
11 o'clock, it being calm, I anchored in 14 fathom good oazy ground.

ARRIVAL AT BATAVIA.

At 2 o'clock we weighed again; the Dutch ship being under sail before,
standing close to Mansheters Island; but, finding he could not weather
it, he tacked and stood off a little while, and then tacked again. In the
meantime I stood pretty nigh the said island, sounding, but could not
weather it. Then I tacked and stood off, and the Dutch stood in towards
the island; and weathered it. I, being desirous to have room enough,
stood off longer and then went about, having the Dutch ship 4 points
under my lee. I kept after him; but as I came nearer the island I found a
tide setting to the west, so that I could not weather it. Wherefore at 6
in the evening I anchored in 7 fathom oazy ground, about a mile from the
island: the Dutch ship went about 2 miles further, and anchored also; and
we both lay still all night. At 5 the next morning we weighed again, and
the Dutch ship stood away between the island Cambusses and the main; but
I could not follow because we had a land-wind. Wherefore I went without
the Cambusses, and by noon we saw the ships that lay at the careening
island near Batavia. After the land-wind was spent, which we had at
south-east and south-south-east, the seabreeze came up at east. Then we
went about; and, the wind coming afterward at east-north-east, we had a
large wind to run us into Batavia Road: and at 4 in the afternoon we
anchored in 6 fathom soft oaze.

CHAPTER 6.

HOME VOYAGE AND LOSS OF SHIP.

THE AUTHOR CONTINUES IN BATAVIA ROAD TO REFIT, TO GET PROVISIONS.

We found in Batavia Road a great many ships at anchor, most Dutch, and
but one English ship named the Fleet frigate, commanded by one Merry. We
rode a little without them all. Near the shore lay a stout China junk,
and a great many small vessels, namely brigantines, sloops and Malayan
proas in abundance. As soon as I anchored I sent my boat aboard the Fleet
frigate with orders to make them strike their pennant, which was done
soon after the boat went aboard. Then