OFF CHINA. 1752. 4| 



and it was believed that in every bufh were 

 crocodiles and other hurtful animals : but if 

 I fhould have met lions and tigers, I mud 

 neverthelefs have wifhed myfelf on more, had 

 it been but for an hour. But we fleered to- 

 wards Safari, a mountain on Banka. And 

 after we had likewife patted the fecond neck 

 of land, we cafl anchors at night. 



The 17 th of January > 



To-day, excepting the morning, wc had 

 fine clear weather, but little wind. We began 

 to fail very early, as did the other {hips, which 

 we left near China, but joined here again. 

 At noon we patted the ifle of Lucipara: the 

 pattage for great (hips between Sumatra and 

 this ifland is very inconvenient, becaufe there 

 is but three and a half fathom of water on the 

 fand bank ; but as foon as you are got by, and 

 have Lucipara (I fpeak as coming from China) 

 N. E. you are then out of danger. 



The 1 8th of January. 



After eight o'clock in the morning we bad 

 the Two Brothers on the left, quite near us* 



This 



