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a charming appearance to the country, but 

 increafed my chagrin as I was not to go on 

 fhore; and I was forced to langtiiih like a 

 hungry perfon who views his food only at a 

 diftance. Thefe woods are faid to be fo full 

 of tigers and other beafts of prey, that no- 

 body ventures to live on the eaftern fhore of 

 the ifland. At night it was extremely agree- 

 able upon the decks, for we were refreshed 

 by the fweet fmell which exhaled from the 

 trees and other vegetables. We were vifited 

 by many little white birds, like our gulls, 

 which fluttered about us and whittled ; and 

 afterwards another larger fort of birds came to 

 us, but foon after left us. 



Nieu Eyland, or the New Jjland,- whence 

 the new bay, or the new road, derives its 

 name, is the place where the SwediJIj Eajl 

 India company's fhip "The Gothic Lion (which 

 had loft the trade-wind) was obliged to ft ay, 

 and whence all our fhips on their return fetch 

 frelh water ; and even on their voyage from 

 Europe, if in want of it, or if detained by 

 calms or by contrary winds. At eleven o'clock 

 we had a coral bottom, twenty fathoms depth. 



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