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rnoft fouthern point of land in Afia, from whence 
they were obliged, by their own rules of failing, to 
return towards the weft, after having doubled the 
cape. This does not appear fo wefterly by the chart 
as it did to them ; becaufe a ftrong eafterly tide fets 
by the cape, which, by carrying them too far eaft, 
would make their next courfe toward the weft, and 
which would foon become intirely fo by the figure 
of the land d . 
Alexander reported, that the land lay north of 
the line; they had imagined cape Romana, as well 
as fome other parts of Malacca, lay fouth of it ; they 
were therefore, no doubt, furprized to find the land 
retreat. 
He has told us that they arrived at Zaba in 20 
days, and from it failing fouth, but rather to the left 
hand, in fome days they reached Cattigara. Zaba 
therefore flood fomewhere upon the bottom of the 
bay of Siam j becaufe no other fituation but the 
bottom of the bay of Siam obliged them to alter 
their courfe to the fouth ; and including the inequa- 
lity of the coaft, it will be allowing a fufficient dis- 
tance for the number of days they were in failing it. 
From Zaba they began to fail fouth, and imme- 
diately follows, rather to the left hand ; now they 
could not fail fouth and incline to the left hand 
without approaching the eaft ; this therefore might 
be any point between the fouth and eaft. The^fi- 
gure of the coaft runs exadly in this direction, and is 
a proof of the accuracy of the defeription. 
Nicholfon s Obferv. upon Eaft India Voyages. 
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