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VOYAGE OP THE POTOMAC. 
[March, 
sage of the Dutch. It is not so much frequented as the other, 
but is always adopted if a ship intends to water at Mew Bay, which 
is more convenient for that purpose than Prince's Island. 
Java Head, which bounds the southwestern entrance to the 
Strait of Sunda on the Java side, is a projection of land, not 
pointed, but about twelve miles wide at its extremity. It is 
generally high and steep, projecting a little in the middle. 
About six miles north of Java Head is a projection of land 
known by the name of " First Point of Java," otherwise called 
Tanjong Jungkulan ; and this is the south point of the entrance 
of Prince's Strait. It is easily known by a remarkable rock off 
it, called the Friar, which lies nearly southeast-by-south, about 
five miles from the Carpenters, which bound the other side of 
Prince's Strait. The First Point is in latitude 6° 44' south, about 
two leagues north of the Head, and the coast between them, 
which forms a bight, is fronted by high rocks, in some places 
stretching out about a mile. On these rocks, as alsO on the Friar 
and Carpenters, the sea beats high during westerly winds or in 
bad weather. Ships proceeding through Prince's Strait during 
the northwest monsoon, should keep near to Prince's Island and 
the Carpenters, particularly in working out against westerly 
winds ; for a current will then generally be found setting out in 
their favour. During the other monsoon, when winds prevail 
from the southeast and south, vessels ought to keep nearest to the 
Java shore and the Friar ; which rock may be approached within 
one or two cables' length. 
About a league northeast of First Point is Mew Island, situ- 
ated in a bay of the same name. This island, which is also some- 
times called Cantoe, lies in latitude 6° 43' south, and is small and 
hilly, abounding with wood. Between it and First Point there is an 
islet near the Java shore, and regular soundings over a sandy 
bottom are found to stretch along the side of Prince's Strait. 
There is a safe but narrow channel between Mew Island and 
Java, with various soundings from five to eight and ten fathoms, 
in mid-channel, over a sandy bottom, where a ship may lie land- 
locked, sheltered from all winds. 
Second Point, or Tanjong Along-along, is in about latitude 6° 
36' south, and three leagues to the northeast of Mew Island. It 
may be approached to fifteen or sixteen fathoms, about one and a 
