CHAPTER XVI 



SAVU ISLAND TO BATAVIA 

 SEPT. 21 DEC. 24, 1770 



Leave Savu Arrive off Java European and American news Formalities 

 required by Dutch authorities Mille Islands Batavia road Land at 

 Batavia Prices and food at the hotel Tupia's impressions of Batavia 

 Introduction to the Governor Malarious climate Bougainville's 

 visit to Batavia Orders given to heave down the ship Illness of Tupia, 

 Dr. Banks, Dr. Solander, etc. Death of Mr. Monkhouse, Tayeto, and 

 Tupia Remove to a country-house Malay women as nurses Critical 

 state of Dr. Solander Ship repaired Captain Cook taken ill Heavy 

 rains Frogs and mosquitos Return to the ship. 



21st. Notwithstanding that our friend Mr. Lange invited us 

 very kindly last night to come ashore again in the morning, 

 and that we saw divers jars of syrup, a sheep, etc., waiting 

 for us upon the beach, a sure sign that the Eadja's pro- 

 hibition was not intended to prejudice trade in the least, we, 

 who had now got plenty of all the refreshments which the isle 

 afforded, thought it most prudent to weigh and sail directly 

 for Batavia ; all our fears of westerly winds being dissipated 

 by Mr. Lange assuring us that the easterly monsoon would 

 prevail for two months longer. Accordingly we did so, 

 and soon passed by the small island lying to the west 

 about a league from Savu ; its name I have unluckily 

 forgotten (Pulo Samiri, or something like it, maybe). One 

 of the buffaloes which was killed weighed only 166 Ibs., which 

 was a great drawback on our expectations, as we had thought 

 that even that, though much the smallest of our stock, would 

 not weigh less than 300 Ibs. 



1st October. About midnight land was seen, which in the 



