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poral, with fix Soldiers, whofe only Bufinefs it was to fee 
all the Clove-trees cut down and deftroyed. From hence 
we proceeded to Manipa , where we arrived about twelve 
at Night, and came to an Anchor in a fmall Bay at the 
North-weft End of the Illand : Then our Dutch Pilot fent 
two Men alhore with a Letter to the Governor, to ac- 
quaint him with our Wants. On the 23d, betimes in the 
Morning, a Dutch Corporal, with two Soldiers, came on 
board, and read to us 1 n Order which he had from the 
Dutch Eafi India Company ; That if any Ships, except 
thole belonging to the Dutch Eafi India Company, anchored 
there, they were not to fupply them with any thing. We 
told him, it was for want of Vidtuals that we were forced 
to put in here •, and that, il we could have fubfifted, we 
fhould not have touched at any Place till our Arrival at 
Batavia : Wherefore we defined him to go afhore again* 
and inform the Governor of our Wants. He* feeing us‘in 
a very weak Condition, promifed he would, and that he 
would bring us Word again: Accordingly he went alhore, 
and,, at four in the Evening* returned again, and brought 
us Word, That we ftiould have no Provifion there ; but, 
if we would go to Amboyna , there we might be fupplied. 
So we were forced to leave this unfriendly Place, and en- 
deavour, if the Wind would permit, to go to Amboyna . 
This Eland of Manipa is in Length, South-eaft and North- 
weft, about fifteen Miles, in Breadth about eight, and lies 
in the Latitude of 3 0 25' South, and Weftward of the 
Eland Bonoa about twenty Miles. It is a remarkably high 
Eland, and pretty well inhabited by the Malayans , as are 
all the Molucca Elands. It is Shole almoft all round ; 
which Sholes, fome of them, ftretch a League and an half 
off the Shore : Wherefore, unlefs a Man be acquainted, or 
has good Draughts of the Place, it is dangerous coming 
near it. The Eland is of a good Height, but not fo high 
as the Eland Keylan before- mentioned : On it are feveral 
good Springs of frelh Water ; and, on the South-weft 
Side of the Eland, the Dutch have a fmall Fort of fnt 
Guns. The Eland is governed by a Dutch Serjeant, three 
Corporals, and a Matter Gunner, and they have under them 
twenty Dutch Soldiers. On this Eland grows vaft Plenty of 
Cloves and Rice, of which they fend great Quantities to 
Amboyna. The Inhabitants are molt of them Fiftiermen. 
They catch abundance of Filh here, not only for their 
own Ufe, but alfo to fupply Amboyna. 
29. We flood to the South- weft ward, having the Wind 
at South South-eaft and, it blowing frefli, we reefed our 
Top-fails, and went away under our Courfes. We were 
now quite out of Heart •, for we did not expedl to reach 
Amboyna , the South-eaft Monfoons being fet in, which 
Wind was right againft us ; and befides, it blew fo hard, 
that we could fcarce Carry any Sail ; and we could not think 
of getting to Batavia , becaufe we had not ViCluals to carry 
us thither ; and befides, as the Wind was, we could not 
weather the Sholes, which lie to the Eaft South-eaft of the 
Eland of Bouton ; So that, being almoft in Defpair, and 
the Wind continuing, we kept our Courfe to the South- 
ward, till we came over-againft the Ifiand Bouro ; and then, 
the Wind veering to the South South-weft, we flood away 
South-eaft : But, finding a ftrong Current fetting to Lee- 
ward, fo that we rather loft than got Ground, and feeing 
no Likelihood of getting to Amboyna , we, by general Com 
fent, fhared all that was eatable on board our Veffel ; and 
the Whole of what each Man’s Share amounted to was fix 
Pounds and three Quarters of Flour, with five Pounds of 
Bran •, and every one defigned to be as fparing of his Part 
as he could. On the 25th, the Wind veering about to 
the South South-eaft, we tacked, and flood to the South- 
weft •, and foon weathered the Ifiand of Amblow, which is a 
fmall Ifiand, not above three Leagues in Length. It is of 
an indifferent Height, and lies in the Latitude of 4' 5' South. 
It is pretty well furnifhed with Trees of feveral forts ; but 
not inhabited : Neither do I know, whether there be any 
frefh Water upon it. From hence we continued our Courfe 
till twelve at Night, when an hard Gale of Wind comin°" 
down upon us, before (through Weaknefs) we could hand 
our Sails, it almoft overfet our Veffel. It fplit our Maim 
fail and Main-topfail all to Pieces, broke our Main-ftay, 
and two of our Fore-fhrouds. As fbon as the Squall was 
over, it fell calm j and then we had fo great a Sea, qcca-- 
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fioned, as I believe, by the meeting of feveral Currents, 
that, we thought, our Bark could not hold it out, fhe la- 
boured fo much ; and the Sea took us fo on all Sides, that 
we were almoft covered with Water. On the 26th, it fprung 
up a fine frefh Gale at South-eaft : Whereupon, knowing 
we could not weather the Sholes, we tacked, and flood, 
away North-eaft for the Ifiand of Amboyna. On the 27th, 
the Wind continuing, we held the fame Courfe ; and, ori 
the 28 th betimes in the Morning, law the Eland of Am- 
boyna , bearing due North, diftant about fix Leagues : So 
we flood away diredlly for the Eland, and, by Noon, came 
juft off the Harbour f a joyful Sight to us then ! tho’ we 
had, fbon alter, Caufe to look upon it as the worft Sight we 
had ever feen : So frail are the Hopes of Man, and fo apt 
are we to defire what leads to our own Deftruftion ! 
30. As we entered the Harbour of Amboyna , we met with 
two Ships coming out, laden with Cloves, and bound for 
Batavia. The Captain of one of thefe Ships came onboard 
us, defired to know whence we came, whither bound, and 
a Journal of our Voyage, promifing to return it, when he 
fhould meet with us at Batavia. We gave him the beft 
Anfwer we could to all his Demands ; and our Owners 
Agent gave him a fuccinCt Relation of our Voyage, which 
was a very happy Accident, fince to it we owed our Prefer- 1 
vation, as will be fhewn hereafter. That Night we flood 
in to the Harbour ; and, the next Morning, which, accord- 
ing to our Account, was Tuefday , but with them Wednef- 
day, two Dutch Orambies (for fo they call the Veffels 
which they ufe there) came on board us, each rowed, or 
rather paddled', by forty Men* In thefe Veffels came 
the Fifcal, Secretary, feyeral Dutch Gentlemen, and 
about eighty Soldiers, who took Poffefiion of our Bark. 
They alfo went down, and fealed up all our Chefts ; and 
the two Orambies towed us in ^ and, by Noon, we got 
up as high as the Town, where they moored our Vef- 
fel in the common Anchoring-place. Here we continued 
till the 31ft, not knowing how they defigned to difpofe of 
us % in which Time they would not afford us any ViCluals, 
tho’ we offered them a Crown for a Pound of Beef, Pork, 
or Bread. In the Evening, we were all fent on fhore, where 
they had provided two Rooms for our Reception near the 
Stadt-houfe ; and our Bark, Money, and Goods, except 
what we had about us, were all taken from us : And, foon 
after, our Veffel and Goods were fold at a public Outcry. 
We were fed with very bad Meat, which we, who had been 
at Short-allowance fo long, and our Stomachs very weak, 
could ill digeft ; and, if we would have better, we muft 
buy it with our own Money. Several of us had the 
good Luck to have fome Money about us, and, as long as 
that lafted, we bought our own Victuals of our Keeper for 
a Spanijh Dollar, which was five Shillings and a Peny Va- 
lue, tho’ he would give us no more than five Dutch Shillings, 
to the Value of about half a Crown *, and, for this Half- 
crown, we could have no more Victuals, than we could 
have bought for Five-pence, if we had been at Liberty to 
go into the Town ; fo that, inftead of having five Shillings 
for our Spanifio Dollar, we had indeed no more than five 
Pence. It cannot be expeCted, that, after fuch hard Ufage 
as this, I fhould be extremely fond of the Dutch Govern- 
ment at Amboyna. However, the Leffure I had, and the 
feveral Opportunities that offered, of inquiring into the pre- 
fent Condition of the Place, led me to frame a pretty large, 
and, 1 wifi be bold, to fay, juft Account of that Ifiand, and 
all its Inhabitants. This, I flatter myfelf, will be the more 
acceptable to the Public, becaufe of the Care taken by the 
Dutch to ftifle all Defcriptions of this Place, even by their 
own People ; fo that I never heard of any lately printed : 
And this Conduct of theirs is founded on a Maxim of the 
Eafi India Company, viz. that the beft Way to preferve 
their Trade in thefe Parts, and particularly their Monopoly 
of Spices, is to contrive every pofiiblc Method for deterring 
other Nations from fending Ships into that Part of the 
World, and to ufe fuch as flraggle thither in fuch a man-* 
per, as to fright their Countrymen effectually from follow- 
ing their Example. 
31. This Eland of Amboyna , fo famous, or rather infa- 
mous, for the Cruelties that were formerly committed there 
by the Dutch upon the Englijh , is in Length from North- 
eaft to South-weft, twelve Leagues. It is high and moun* 
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