publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1760 Excerpt: ...from the Sultan; come to an Anchor on the Coast of New Holland, iwith some Account os a Part of that Country. They then sail to Triest, and arriving at the Island of Nicobar, our Author is with others, left on Shore, but are treated with great Civility by the Inhabitants; he, hewever, leaves them, and arrives at the English Faclory, at Achen; with a concise Account of our Author s Employments, till his return to England, and particularly of the painted Prince, brought by hint into this Kingdom. WHILE they continued at these islands, a violent storm arose, which drove them out to sea, and they were several weeks exposed to the violence of the tempest, besore they could get back to the Bajhee Island. This last storm so discouraged the men, that they refolved to lay aside the design of cruizing besore Manila, and they were now more inclined to steer to England, than to undertake any other enterprize. However, they were induced by the persuasions of Capt. Capt. Read, to steer for Cape Camorin. But as the eastern monfoon was at hand, our author observes, that their nearest and best way would have been to have passed through the streights of Malacca; but Mr. Teate persuaded them to go round to the east of the Philippines, and keeping fouth of the spice islands, to pass into the Indian ocean about the island of Timor. On the 3d of OSlober, they sailed from these islands to the fouth, and on the 16th, came to an anchor between two islands, that lie to the south-east of Mindanao, where they haled their ship on shore, to clean her bottom, and made for her afore-top-mast, a fore-yard, a boltsprit, and a new pump. While they lay here, a young prince belonging to one of the adjacent spice islands came on board, and told them that Capt. Swan and fome of his men were stil...

Hide more