via and Holland is Bald to bo ihiee tnonihs ouiward-boirtid, 

 and five months homfivvard-bound ; becauscj in coming, the 

 will da and tides are favourable, and only three months ar« 

 required ; but in going, both ar& coretrary, h&nG& the n&cessity 

 of a flpe tnonthe' passag*. li js also said, tliat lonaewbere 

 near the end of tbe voyage there in ft dark part of iha seaj 

 whete neither sua nor moon can be seen ; but after proceed- 

 ing onward three or four days, Lhcee agaiD appear : for in 

 this wide world there are many wonderful things which can- 

 not be accounted for. 



MASOAtOaE (ill LANG.) 



Thiocoiintry is situated in the nortli-weatern oc«an, it is a 

 very extensive region, and all the uationa of Europe trade 

 there, no ihat vtssets are indcssanUy coming and going, and 

 merchandise ia abundant. The buutJred khtdB of barbartana 

 flock thither in crowds, and it is truly a great eiuporiura of 

 commerce. But the Chinese have not yet traveUed thither. 



CEYLON SAY-LANCS), 



Is situated in the corner of the norih-weater^i ocean, and is 

 a widely-extended region. The Dutch^ Englisfj, French, and 

 natives of Manilla (3t ^ ^} Biin-iie-la) live togeUiet there. 

 The productions are gold, silver, and precioue etoncs of all 

 colours, so brilliant lEiai ihey daszle ihe eyea. The coun- 

 try 18 subject lo the authority of the Dutch, who banish 

 thither all persons meriting transportation in Batavia. Some 

 of the Chincee have been banished thither, bnt those who 

 are not criminals are not allowed to go. 



COCHIN ^KOO-CHENG), 



Liefl on the ehorea of ihe north-weatern ocean ^ not far 

 disiaat from HangaJore (ijjlLang), and Ceylon t|| Say- 

 lang). The territory ia large, and colonized by ihe Dutch. 

 There is also a dense population of natives, not inferior ni 

 numbers to those of Batavia; but the GhtnG:ie have not yet 

 viiited it. 



