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regency of Batavia, of which the government 

 of Anihoyna is a dependency ; for as loon as they 

 had gone through the neceflary formalities in 

 this refpecl, they rendered us every fervice in 

 their power. 



We found in this little iflandthe means of fuj 

 plying our fhips, much better than we had ven- 

 tured to hope, with every thing that was necef- 

 liiry for continuing our voyage. 



A captain, belonging to the Dutch Eaft-India 

 Company's fervice, was fent to us by the Gover- 

 nor, to fhew us the place where we were to an- 

 chor ; and after having made feveral boards, we 

 came to at half pafl one o'clock in the afternoon, 

 i;i twenty-feven fathoms \rater, the bottom 

 muddy fund ; the tower of Fort Victory bearing 

 caft 9 north, the neareft redoubt weft 35 fcuth; 

 and the welt point of the entrance of the road 

 weft 26| Ibuth. We were about two thirds of a 

 kilometer from the landing-place, which is a 

 wooden flip, and quite clofc to which large fhips 

 may anchor. There was then here a Company's 

 fhip, taking in her cargc of cloves. 



In the road were n vefTels, all under 



Dutch colours. Of all thefe there was only one 

 three-malted fhip; moft of the others were brigs 

 and Hoops. 



The Kfpcrancc anchored half an hour after, to 

 the norlh-eaft of us. 



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