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it ; when the wind dying away, w T e were carried by 

 the current between the first and second of the islands 

 that lie to the eastward of Wapen Island, where we 

 were obliged to anchor in thirty fathom, being very 

 near a ledge of rocks that run out from one of the 

 islands. At two the next morning we weighed with 

 the land wind at south, and stood out clear of the 

 shoal ; but before noon were obliged to come to again 

 in twenty-eight fathom, near a small island among 

 those that are called the thousand Islands, which we 

 did not find laid down in any chart. Pulo Pare at 

 this time bore E. N. E., distance between six and 

 seven miles. 



Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander went ashore upon the 

 island, which they found not to be more than five 

 hundred yards long, and one hundred broad ; yet 

 there was a house upon it, and a small plantation, 

 where among other things was the Palma Christi, 

 from which the castor-oil is made in the West Indies: 

 they made a small addition to their collection of 

 plants, and shot a bat, whose wings when extended 

 measured three feet from point to point : they shot 

 also four plovers, which exactly resembled the golden 

 plover of England. Soon after they returned, a 

 small Indian boat came alongside with two Malays 

 on board, who brought three turtles, some dried fish, 

 and a few pumpkins : we bought the turtle, which 

 altogether weighed a hundred and forty-six pounds, 

 for a dollar, and considering that we had lately paid 

 the Dutchman a dollar for one that weighed only six- 

 and-thirty pounds, we thought we had a good bar- 

 gain. The seller appeared equally satisfied, and we 

 then treated with him for his pumpkins, for which he 

 was very unwilling to take any money but a dollar ; 

 we said that a whole dollar was greatly too much ; to 

 which he readily assented, but desired that we would 

 cut one and give him a part : at last, however, a fine 

 shining Portuguese petack tempted him, and for that 

 he sold us his whole stock of pumpkins, being in 



