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where extremely fertile, producing in vaft abundance Pep- 
P ei V Ginger, Cinnamon, Rice, Cardamoms,; &Y. Of late 
Y ears they have planted Coffee there with great Succefs, 
infomuch as they hope, and not without Reafon, to render 
it the principal Commodity of the Country : As to Fruit- 
trees, fuch as Cocoas, Figs, OF. they grow every-where ; 
and, as they are green throughout the Year, and conftantly 
planted in Rows along the River-fides, here are the moft 
beautiful Walks in the World. Sugar-canes abound in 
Java. Their Vines bear Grapes feven times a Year, but 
they are fit only for Raifins, and not for Wine, becaufe 
the Climate ripens them too haftily. The Sea, and all the 
Rivers, furnifli them with an infinite Variety of the fineft 
kinds of Fifli j fo that, take it all together, one may fafely 
affirm of Java, that there is not, under the Canopy of 
Heaven, an Ifland more plentiful, or more pleafant. 
After refrefhing themfelves atj aparaioc about a Month, 
they began to think of continuing their Voyage to Batavia , 
In order to reap there the Fruits of the Governor-General’s 
•v Promifes : When all Things were ready, they fpent 
but two Days in faking Leave of their Friends, who gave 
r Wovifions, and much more of every kind 
D ffiort a Voyage. At laft they 
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attacked it fevers!' times, but always without Succefs, and' 
to their own great Lofs, The laft time they kept it 
blocked up for fome time,, till the Dutch were fuccoured 
by a powerful Squadi-on worn JLurope,; under the Command, 
©f Admiral . Koen. Then it was that Affairs began to 
change their face 5 the Siege was immediately raifeci, and 
the Flanders obliged to retire with the utmoft Precipitation. 
The Dutch, thus delivered from their Enemies, had time 
to look about them ; and,: having confidered the excellent. 
Situation of the Fort, and the many Advantages refulting, 
from it, they immediately refolved to built a Town near 
it. It was, with this View, that they demolifhed Jacatra j 
and, upon its Ruins, credited that famous City, which, from 
the Name of their Fort,, they called Batavia. This City 
arrived at Perfection in a very fhort Space of Time, by 
the extraordinary Diligence with, which it was carried on, 
notwithffanding the many Obftacles- it met with on the Part: 
of the two Kings of Matafana and Bantam the former 
of whom befieged it in 1629, and the latter in 1649;. 
^ It is furrounded by a Rampart, of one-and-twenty Feet 
thick, covered on the Outficle . with Stone, and fortified 
with twenty-two Bailions. This Rampart is environed by 
a Ditch, about forty-five Yards over, efpecially when the 
Tides are high in the Spring : The A venues to the Town 
are defended by feveral Forts, each of which is well fur- 
niffied with excellent Brafs Cannon. Among thefe Forts,, 
there are' fix, which, deferve to be particularly mentioned,. 
viz. Anfiol,- Anke, Jacatra , Ryfmyk, Nocrdwycb,- and Vy- 
Aock. The Fort of Anfiol is feated. on a River of the fame 
■ne, Eaftward from the Sea, and at the Diftance of 
T elve hundred Yards from, the City : It is built in- 
Are Stone, and is always provided with a ftrong 
Fort of Anke is on a River of the fame Name„ 
of the Coaft, and diftant from the City 
Hiik like the former, of fquare Stone 
'acatra lies alfo on a River of the 
' the other two Forts, and lies 
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