230 COOK’S VO y AGE, 
After much delay by contrary winds, we weathered Pulo Pare 
on the 29th, and flood in for the main ; foon after we fetched 
a fmall ifland under the main, in the midway between Ba- 
tavia and Bantam, called Maneater’s Ifland. The next day, 
we weathered firft Wapping iflaud, and then Pulo Babi. On 
the 31 A, we flood over to the Sumatra fhore ; and on the 
morning of New Year’sday, 1771, w'e flood over for the Java 
-fhore. 
We continued our courfe as the wind permitted us till three 
o’clock in the afternoon of the 5th, when we anchored under 
the fouth eaft fide of Prince’s Ifland in eighteen fathom, in 
order to recruit our wood and water, and procure refrefhments 
for the flck, many of whom were now become much worie 
than they were when w'e left Batavia. As focn as the fhip 
was fecured, I went afhore, accompanied by Mr. Banks and 
Dr. Solander, and we were met upon the beach by fome In- 
dians, who carried us immediately to a man, who, they faid, 
was their King. After we had exchanged a few compliments 
with his Majefly, we proceeded to bufinefs ; but in fettling the 
prke of turtle we could not agree : this however did not dif- 
courage us, as we made no doubt but that we fhould buy them 
at our own price in the morning. As foon as we parted, the 
Indians difperfed, and we proceeded along the fhore in fearch 
ef a watering-place. In this we were more fuccefsful ; we 
found water very conveniently fituated, and, if a little care 
was taken in filling it, we had reafon to believe that it would 
prove good. Juft as we were going off, fome Indians, who 
remained'with a canoe upon the beach, fold us three turtle; 
but exadled a promife of us that we fhould not tell the King. 
The next morning, while a party was employed in filling 
water, we renewed pur traffic for turtle : at firft, the Indians 
dropped their demands flowly, but about noon, they agreed 
to take the price that we offered, fo that before night we 
had turtle in plenty : the three that we had purchafed the even r 
ing before, were in the mean lime ferved to the fhip’s com- 
pany, who, till the day before, }ud not once been ferved 
with fait proviflons from the time of our arrival at Savu, which 
was now near four months. In the evening Mr. Banks went 
to pay his refpefts to the King, at his palace, in the middle 
of a rice-field, and though his Majefly was bifily employed in 
drefiing his own fupper, he received the ftranger very gra- 
eioufly. 
The next day, the natives came down to the trading-place, 
with fowls, fifli, monkies, fmall beer, and fome vegetables, 
but no turtle, for they faid that we had bought them all the 
day before. The next day, however, more turtle appeared at 
pprket, and fome were brought down every day afterwards, 
during 
