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river, or canal, which leads to the city, there is a bar, on which there are 

 about three feet at low water. The channel for boats to enter, is to the E. 

 of the bar ; and as there is at times a surf upon it at low water, when 

 blowing strong in the N. W. monsoon, strangers ought not then to send 

 their boats to the river, as many have been overset upon the bar, and the 

 crews devoured by alligators, which are here of a large size, and very 

 numerous. 



The City of Batavia Is an oblong square, the longest way facing theE. 

 and W. about one mile, and the shortest facing the N. and S., about I of a 

 mile broad. Through the middle of the city, from N. to S., runs the river 

 Jaccatra, over which are three bridges, one at the uprer end of the town ; 

 another at the lower part, near the Castle; and the lliird about the middle, 

 being thence called the middle point bridge. The breadth of the river 

 within the city is about ISO feet; it runs into the sea, past the Castle and 

 the Admiralty wharf. On both sides of the mouth are long piers of wood 

 and brick-work, about 3800 feet in length, taken from the moat of the city. 

 The vessels belonging to the merchants are laid up and repaired between 

 tiiese piers, on the W. side ; but along the E. side, the passage is kept open 

 for the lighters, which go in and out of the city with the cargoes of the 

 ships. At the outward point of the E. pier there is a shed, which serves for 

 a stable for the horses which draw the small vessels and boats up and down 

 the river. 



The Island of Onrust is about three leagues N. W. from Batavia, and 

 is nearly round. It rises six or eight feet above the surface of the sea, and 

 is of small extent, being about 4800 feet in circumference. In the centre 

 of the bland, and within the fort, stand the warehouses and other buildings, 

 likewise a small church. The warehouses are generally full of goods of 

 various kinds. On the N. side of the island are two saw-mills; and on the 

 S. side there is a long picr-head, on which are three large wooden cranes, 

 erected for the purpose of fixing or unstepping masts. Three ships can lie 

 here behind each other, alongside the pier, in deep water, to be repaired, or 

 to receive or discharge their cargoes. There is another pier, a little more 

 to the W., called the Japan pier, where one more ship can lie to load or 

 unload. There are 20 feet of water or more against the piers, and it rises 

 about 5 feet once in 24 hours. All ships that require it, are hove down at 

 the wharfs along the piers, and receive every reparation with convenience, 

 safety, and dispatch. 



Edam is about three leagues N. N. E. from Batavia; it is very woody, 

 and has abundance of large and ancient trees. 



Cooper's Island is about lfiOO yards from Onntst, and about one-third 



