JAVA. 1752. S5 



fpecies of deer equals a new-born lamb in fize. 

 The colour is a reddifh brown. The buck 

 (whofe head I have now been defcribing) is 

 larger than the doe, and has white itripes on 

 his fides which run longitudinally. They 

 lived upon frefh blades of rice, which we fow- 

 ed in pots for that purpofe* 



It has been faid that Parrot Jifies were to 

 be found hereabouts, but I never was fo hap- 

 py as to get one. 



The 20th of January * 



A heavy rain kept me from going on Chore 

 in the forenoon ; but in the afternoon I went 

 to the little uninhabited ifland called New 

 JJlandy (fee vol. i. p. 131.) which was a good 

 way off our (hip, and near Java. We landed 

 at a little brook, in which our people warned 

 their linen. Formerly, as the fliip Rliterhoufe 

 was on her voyage to China (he came too late to 

 Java, and the contrary monfoon being already 

 fet in, fhe was obliged to flay here till the 

 wind changed. During that time the failors 

 built huts on this iiland, and cut the year of 

 our Lord 1743 on a g°°d many trees, as we 

 E 4 obferved 



