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pilots. Wc were compelled to bring up again 

 feveral times before we reached the road of 

 SoLirabaya, where we anchored on the 28th, 

 two kilometers to the northward of the mouth 

 of the river that runs through the town ; the 

 flag-flai-} of the fort bearing fouth 2 eaft, and 

 the village of Griffay weft 30'' north. 



The dyfentery had already carried off fix of 

 our people, lince our departure from Bouro. 



We foon obtained liberty to reiide in the 

 town of Sourabaya, where, on the .jiftj I took 

 up my quarters at the houfe of Meffrs. Bawer 

 and Hogh, who received me with the greateli: 

 cordiality. 



Ten days after, the council of Sourabaya 

 revoked the permifHon which they had given 

 us, and immediately we were all obliged to 

 return on board, with the exception of the nek, 

 in the number of whom I fiill was, for the 

 dyfentery had left me in a flate of extreme 

 debility ; being feparared from our people 

 who were afflifled by this c()nra<^'ous diforder, 

 purgatives, the ufe of iago, and Vv hey, alibrded 

 m.e great relief, and it was not lono; before I 

 was perfecllv^ cured. 



It was time that this captivity (hould ceafe, 



for the number of the (ick was increaiing on 



board our ihips with ahirm.ing rapidity ; near 



one half of the fliips' companies were already 



Y 2 attacked 



