Sep 30, 1789 Home Resource Oct 2, 1789
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| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | Sdgs. | Remarks Thursday 1st Oct'r. 1789 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 4 | " | W | ESE | 25 | Fresh Breezes and very hazy Wr. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | " | WbN | EbW | " | A Ship standing to the NW | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | " | NW | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | " | WNW | " | 15 | The Extremes of the Land which is low S.E. to WSW off Shore 3 Leagues. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | " | W | " | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 2 1 | " 6 | WbS | EbN | 11 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 2 | SWbW | ESE | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | WSW | 7 5 | Land SWbW | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | 2 | WNW | 4 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | " | SWbS | S.E. | 3 3 4 | Across a Shoal off Carawang Point | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | " | " | 5 | Anchored—At day light found the Land to bear from ESE to Carawang point SWbS off Shore 4 Miles. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | " | " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | " | " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | " | " | " | So | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | " | " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | " | " | " | SW | " | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | " | " | At 10 Weighed. The Galley joined us. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | " | " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | " | " | " | Calm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | " | " | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | " | SW | ENE | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | 4 | SWbS | Very hazy Wr.
Edam Island NWbW½W 5 Miles.
Extremes of Java ENE 6 Miles
to SW½S off shore 4 Miles. Galley in Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Meridn.Alt. Center | 87°..17′ 30″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Very strong Breezes from the NE in the day and light Winds at Night variable
This Afternoon I Anchored in Batavia Road with the Church Tower bearing S½E dist. 1½ Miles in 2½ fms. See Log preceeding this.
At 4 I went on Shore and landed in the River at a House where all St[r]angers first stop and give account who they are. A Melay person ordered a Carriage and with him I went to Mr. Englehard the Sabander This Gentlemans House I found to be out of the City in the environs where perhaps few places exhibit a greater appearance of wealth and ease.
The Sabandar is the person with whom all Strangers are obliged to transact their busyness at least through him it is to be conducted. I was therefore by him introduced to the Governor General who on my application for his Assistance assured me he would render me every service. I asked His Excellency to permitt me with all my people to return to Europe by the first Ship that Sailed to give me leave to sell the Schooner & Boat and to suffer my people to be taken care of while here. All being granted I returned with the Sabander & having given him the heads of my busyness and my disaster, he was to form a regular petition to be presented to the Council tomorrow at which the General presides.
I brought with me from Coupang the Account of my Voyage I had give to Mr. Van Este translated into Dutch & directed to the General it therefore became no further necessary for me to give any other account & particularly as I had given one also to the Governor of Java at Samarang which was to be sent here.
I now settled that the Vessel was to come into the River to morrow and the Sabandar sent such directions to have people to attend for that purpose.
A large Hotel is here for the accomodation of all Strangers it was at this house therefore that I found my residence was to be at as political motives had made a law that no one in such a Character should reside any where else either in Town or Country. It is situated in the most Airy & best place of the Garrison close to the great River as it is called. I however found the Air dreadfully hot & suffocating and towards night I was seized with a pain in my head.
Thos. Hall with Fever & Flux & Geo. Simpson with intermitting fever since I left Coupang are the only Sick people I have now with me. At 11 O Clock the Schooner came into the River
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