A Dispute with the Governor of Batavia. 201 
On the 8th of December, the fhip being perfedly refitted, 
and having taken in molt of her water and ftores, and received 
her Tick on board, we ran up to Batavia Road, and anchored 
in four fathom and an half water 
From this time, to the 24th, we were employed in getting 
on board the remainder of our water and provifions, with i'ome 
new pumps, and in feveral other operations that were neceflary 
to fit the fhip for the fea, all which would have been effected 
much fooner, if ficknefs and death had not difabled or carried 
off a great number of our men. 
While we lay here, the Earl of Elgin, Captain Cook, a 
fhip belonging to the Englilh Eaft India Company, came to 
an anchor in the Road. She was bound from Madrafs to China, 
but having loft her paffage, put in here to wait for the next 
feafon. The Phcenix, Captain Black, an Englilh country 
fhip, from Bencoolen, alfo came to an anchor at this place. 
In the afternoon of Chriftmas eve, the 24th, I took leave of 
the Governor, and feveral of the principal gentlemen of the 
place, with whom I had formed connedions, and from whom 
I received every poffible civility and afiiftance ; but in the mean 
time an accident happened, which might have produced dis- 
agreeable confequences. A feaman had run away from one of 
the Dutch (hips in the Road, and entered on board of mine: 
the Captain had applied to the Governor^ to reclaim him as a 
fubjed of Holland, and an order for that purpofe was procured : 
this order was brought to me foon after I returned from my laft 
vifit, and I laid, that if the man appeared to i_e a Dutchman, 
he should certainly be delivered up. Mr. Hicks commanded 
on board, and I gave the Dutch officer an order to him, to de- 
liver the man up under that condition; I Dept myfelf this night 
on Ihore, and in the morning, the Captain of the Dutch Com- 
modore came and told me that he had carried my order on 
board, but that the officer had refufed to deliver up the man, 
alleging, not only that he was not a Dutchman, but that he 
was a fubjed of Great Britain, born in Ireland; I replied, that 
the officer had perfedly executed my orders, and that if the' 
man was an Englilh fubjed, it could not be expeded that I 
fhould deliver him up. The Captain then faid, that he was 
juft come from the Governor, to demand the man of me in hi$, 
name, as a fubjed of Denmark, alleging, that he flood in 
the Ihip’s books as born at Eifineur. The claim of this man 
as a fubjed of Holland, being now given up, I obferved to the 
Captain, that there appeared to be fome miftake in the Gene- 
ral’s melfage, for that he would certainly never demand a 
Daniffi feaman from me, who had committed no other crime 
than preferring the fervice of the Englifh to that of the Dutch. 
I added, however, to convince him of my fincere defire to 
avoid difputes, that if the man was a' Dane he Ihould be de- 
livered 
