A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland | Page 2

of the author's attempts to
trade with them. He names the place Port Montague. The country
thereabouts described, and its produce. A burning island described. A
new passage found. New Britain. Sir George Rook's Island. Long
Island and Crown Island, discovered and described. Sir R. Rich's Island.
A burning island. A strange spout. A conjecture concerning a new
passage southward. King William's Island. Strange whirlpools.
Distance between Cape Mabo and Cape St. George computed.


CHAPTER 5.
The Author's return from the coast of New Guinea. A deep channel.
Strange tides. The island Ceram described. Strange fowls. The islands
Bonao, Bouro, Misacombi, Pentare, Laubana, and Potoro. The passage
between Pentare and Laubana. The island Timor. Babao Bay. The

island Roti. More islands than are commonly laid down in the charts.
Great currents. Whales. Coast of New Holland. The Trial Rocks. The
coast of Java. Princes Isle. Straits of Sunda. Thwart-the-way Island.
Indian proas, and their traffic. Passage through the Strait. Arrival at
Batavia.


CHAPTER 6.
The Author continues in Batavia Road to refit, to get provisions.
English ships then in the road. Departure from Batavia. Touch at the
Cape of Good Hope. And at St. Helena. Arrival at the island of
Ascension. A leak sprung. Which being impossible to be stopped, the
ship is lost, but the men saved. They find water upon the island. And
are brought back to England.
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
MAP. A VIEW OF THE COURSE OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM
DAMPIER'S VOYAGE FROM TIMOR ROUND NEW BRITAIN
ETC.
TABLE 5. TIMOR.
TABLE 6. TIMOR.
TABLE 7. TIMOR AND OTHER ISLANDS BETWEEN IT AND
NEW GUINEA.
TABLE 8. NEW GUINEA.
FISH, BAT AND BIRD OF NEW GUINEA: THIS FISH IS OF A
PALE RED ALL PARTS OF IT EXCEPT THE EYE TAKEN ON
THE COAST OF NEW GUINEA. STRANGE AND LARGE BATS
ON THE ISLAND PULO SABUDA IN NEW GUINEA. THIS BIRD'S

EYE IS OF A BRIGHT RED.
TABLE 9. NEW GUINEA.
TABLE 10. NEW GUINEA ETC.
TABLE 11. SQUALLY AND OTHER ISLANDS ON THE COAST
OF NEW BRITAIN.
FISHES TAKEN ON THE COAST OF NEW GUINEA: THIS FISH
FINS AND TAIL ARE BLUE ON THE EDGES AND RED IN THE
MIDDLE WITH BLUE SPOTS ALL OVER THE BODY BUT THE
BELLY WHITE. A PIKE-FISH CONGER ON THE COAST OF NEW
GUINEA. THIS FISH IS A PALE RED WITH BLUE SPOTS ON
THE BODY, THE LONG TAIL BLUE IN THE MIDDLE AND
WHITE ON THE SIDE. A FISH.
TABLE 12. NEW BRITAIN.
FISHES TAKEN ON THE COAST OF NEW GUINEA: THIS FISH
HIS FINS AND TAIL IS BLUE WITH BLUE SPOTS ALL OVER
THE BODY. FOUR FISH AND A CRUSTACEAN.
TABLE 13. DAMPIER'S PASSAGE AND ISLANDS ON THE
COAST OF NEW GUINEA.
TABLE 14. ISLANDS ON THE COAST OF NEW GUINEA.
TABLE 15. GILOLO AND OTHER ISLANDS BETWEEN IT AND
BOURO.
BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA: THIS BIRD WAS TAKEN ON THE
COAST OF NEW GUINEA. A STATELY LAND-FOWL ON THE
COAST OF NEW GUINEA DESCRIBED. A STRANGE
LAND-FOWL ON THE ISLAND CERAM.
TABLE 16. BOURO AND OTHER ISLANDS BETWEEN IT AND
AMBO.

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CHAPTER 1.
NORTH FROM NEW HOLLAND FOR WATER.
THE AUTHOR'S DEPARTURE FROM THE COAST OF NEW
HOLLAND, WITH THE REASONS OF IT.
I had spent about 5 weeks in ranging off and on the coast of New
Holland, a length of about 300 leagues: and had put in at 3 several
places to see what there might be thereabouts worth discovering; and at
the same time to recruit my stock of fresh water and provisions for the
further discoveries I purposed to attempt on the Terra Australis. This
large and hitherto almost unknown tract of land is situated so very
advantageously in the richest climates of the world, the torrid and
temperate zones; having in it especially all the advantages of the torrid
zone, as being known to reach from the equator itself (within a degree)
to the Tropic of Capricorn, and beyond it; that in coasting round it,
which I designed by this voyage, if possible, I could not but hope to
meet with some fruitful lands, continent or islands, or both, productive
of any of the rich fruits, drugs, or spices (perhaps minerals also, etc.)
that are in the other parts of the torrid zone, under equal parallels of
latitude; at least a soil and air capable of such, upon transplanting them
hither, and cultivation. I meant also to make as diligent a survey as I
could of the several smaller islands, shores, capes, bays, creeks, and
harbours, fit as well for shelter as defence, upon fortifying them; and of
the rocks and shoals, the soundings, tides, and currents, winds and
weather, variation, etc., whatever might be beneficial for navigation,
trade or settlement; or be of use to any who should