S^ TRAVELS IN 
former period, but I obferved none. A tra- 
dition known to all travellers had informed 
me, that a Danifh fhip, being prevented by 
contrary winds from entering the roads at the 
Cape, took fhelter in this bay ; and that, after 
remaining here fome time, the captain hap- 
pening to die, his crew buried him in this 
fmall ifland, and ere£ted a tomb to his me- 
mory. 
Every time I pafled this ifle, in order to go 
to Schaapen Eyland^ my ears were afTailed by a 
hollow found which had in it fomething very 
difmal and terrifying. Having mentioned it 
to my captain, he told me that, if I was de- 
firous, and if it would give me the leaft plea- 
fure, he would land there, efpecially as he 
himfelf wifhed to fee the Danifh tomb. Next 
morning therefore he gave orders for this 
purpofe, and we fet out. 
In proportion as we approached, this hollow 
noife excited our curiofity the more, and the fea 
breaking with great violence againft the rocks 
which form a rampart round this ifle, ftill 
added to the murmuring found, the caufe of 
which we had not been able to difcover. 
Being at length arrived, we were obliged 
to 
