A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland | Page 2

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 prosecute the same designs hereafter; to whom it might be serviceable to have so much of their work done to their hands; which they might advance and perfect by their own repeated experiences. As there is no work of this kind brought to perfection at once I intended especially to observe what inhabitants I should meet with, and to try to win them over to somewhat of traffic and