130 OS BECK'S VOYAGE. 



On a little iile, which we patted by in the 

 dark, we ubferved flrong breakers. 



July the 14th. 



To-day we had clear weather and but little 

 wind. In the afternoon, at four o'clock, we 

 found ground at ninety fathoms depth. 



The Cape of Java, which we paffed at' 

 nine o'clock before noon, was at firft N. N. W. 

 to us, and at ten it was N. by W. This high 

 fteep promontory is called Java bead by the 

 Englijh failors and ours, or the Fico of the 

 Prince JJlanJ. It is on the right if you are 

 failing into New Bay, which is the firft port in 

 that road. This mountain is of a brown red 

 colour. Near Java head is a neck of land 

 every where covered with trees, and therefore is 

 entirely like that fide of Java which we pall- 

 ed by. Higher up the country the ground 

 was riling, and the palm-trees were taller than 

 I ever faw any where elfe. In a few places we 

 obferved, between thefe thickets, fome fpots 

 of ground the furface of which appeared quite 

 yeil'ow from the blooming flowers : this gave 



a charm- 



