344 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



many of the governors and reiidents contrive to 

 turn to a very good account. 



On the 2d of September we caft anchor in 

 the road of Batavia. 



After vvc had remained on board two days, 

 the commanding officer in this road carried us 

 on lliore, and VvC Vvere immediately fent to Fort 

 Ankte, which is fituated only a demi-myri- 

 ameter to the vveftwardof the town. We were 

 allotted the apartment that had been occupied 

 by our companions in misfortune, Riche and 

 Legrand. 



On ail Udes vv^e were furroundedby moraffes, 

 which render this abode very unhealthy ; it is, 

 however, much lefs fo than the town, where, at 

 low water, the tides leave uncovered, in a great 

 numiher of canals, a blackifli mud, from which 

 the heat of the fun draws emanations that are 

 extremely pernicious. The moralles of Ankee, 

 o!i the contrary, were covered with dilierent 

 plants, fo clofe to each other that they refem- 

 bkd beautiful m.eadov/s in full vegetation. 

 From tiie bottom of the ftagnant waters were 

 fcen rifmg a great number of grafics, rufhes, 

 p.Itated water-lilies, &c. ; and the intervals 

 which thefe diiiercnt plants left between them 

 were filled wilh great quantities of -piifia 

 J}ru!iolrs, which, keeping on the furface of 

 t!"je V atcr by means of the air-veficles with 



which 



