violent fever came on. I sent to acquaint the sabandar with my situation, and was soon visited by the head surgeon of the town hospital, by whose care the fever considerably abated in twenty-four hours, though the head-ach continued. Next day having desired leave of the governor to hire a house in the country, he gave orders for my being accommodated in that of the physician-general, Mr. Sparling.

On the sixth of October I was carried about four miles from the city to Mr. Sparling's house, which is near the convalescenthospital, where there were then 800 patients. I found every thing prepared for my comfort and convenience. Mr. Sparling would suffer me to take no medicine, though I had still considerable fever with head ach: but I found so much relief from the difference of the air, that in the evening I was able to accompany Mr. Sparling on a visit to the governor-general, at one of his country-seats; where we found many ladies, all dressed in the Malay fashion, some of them richly ornamented with jewels. I had invitations from several gentlemen, and some very kindly pressed me to make their country houses my abode, till my health should be re-established. However, I received no relief, and my indisposition increasing, Mr. Sparling advised me to

leave Batavia as speedily as possible, and re presented the necessity of it to the governorgeneral. I was informed by his Excellency, that the homeward bound ships were so much crowded that it would be impossible for all my people to go in one ship. Therefore, ás a separation was unavoidable, I sent to request of the governor that I might be allowed to take a passage for myself in a packet about to sail for Europe, and also for as many of my people as she could receive. In answer to this I was informed that I and two more could be accommodated in the packet, as she was too small to admit of a greater number, but that I might rest assured of a passage being provided for those that remained, by the earliest opportunities.

On Friday, the ninth, the General Elliott anchored in the road, having saved a quantity of treasure that was on board the Vansittart, one of our East Indiamen, which had been lost in the straits of Banca.

Next day the Resource was sold by public auction to the highest bidder. The custom at Batavia is to begin high, and to lower the price until some person bids, and the first bidder is the buyer. She was accord-ingly put up at 2000 rix dollars, but, to my great disappointment, no one offered to purchase before she was lowered to 295, at I 2

which she was sold to an Englishman commanding a ship at Bengal. The launch was likewise sold. The services she had rendered me made me feel great reluctance at parting with her, nor should I have done so, if I could have found a convenient opportunity of conveying her to Europe. An order of council imposed a duty on all vessels sold, with which I could by no means comply, thinking I had already sustained a sufficient loss in 705 rix dollars, as the vessel had cost me 1000.

This day, Thomas Hall, whom I had sent to be taken care of at the hospital, died. He had been ill of a flux from the time of our arrival at Timor.

The sabandar informed me, it was necessary that my officers and people should be examined before a notary, respecting the loss of the Bounty, as otherwise the governor and council were not legally authorized to detain her, if she should be found in any of the Dutch settlements. They were therefore, at my desire, examined; and afterwards made affidavit before the governor and council at the Stadt-house.

My officers complaining to me of the unrea sonableness of some tradesmen's bills, I spoke to the sabandar. A bill of 51 dollars for five hats, he reduced to 30 dollars, and in other articles made proportionable deductions.

I agreed with the captain of the packet for a passage to Europe, for myself, my clerk, and a servant, and embarked on the 16th of October. The packet was commanded by Captain Peter Couvret, and bound for Middleburgh. The governor promised that those of our company remaining behind should follow in the first ships, and be as little divided as possible. I had previously authorised the master, Mr. Fryer, to supply the men and officers left under his command with one month's pay, to enable them to purchase clothing for their passage to England.

I had been at great pains to bring plants from Timor to Batavia, in six tubs; these, I thought, might be serviceable at the Cape of Good Hope, if brought no farther, but I had the mortification of being obliged to leave them all here behind me.

My illness prevented me from gaining much knowledge of Batavia. Of their public buildings, I saw nothing that gave me so much satisfaction as their country hospital for seamen. It is a large, commodious, and airy building, about four miles from the town, close to the side of the river, or rather in the river: for the ground on which it stands has, by labour, been made an island of, and the sick are carried there in a boat: each ward is a sepa ratę dwelling, and the different diseases are

properly classed. They have sometimes 1400 patients in it at this time there were 800, but more than half of these were recovered and fit for service, of whom 300 were destined for the fleet that was to sail for Europe. I went through most of the wards, and there appeared great care and attention. The sheets, bedding, and linen, of the sick were perfectly neat and clean. The house of the physician, Mr. Sparling, who has the management of the hospital, is at one extremity of the building: and here it was that I resided. To the attention and care of this gentleman, for which he would receive no payment, I am probably indebted for my life.

On the 18th we spoke with the Rambler, an American brig, bound from Boston to Batavia. After passing the Straits of Sunda, we steered to the northward of Cocos Isles, which Captain Couvret told me, are full of cocoa-nut trees; there is no anchorage near them, but good landing for boats..

Nothing worthy of remark occurred in the passage to the Cape of Good Hope, where we arrived on the 16th of December. There was a standing order by the Dutch East India Company, that no person who took a passage in any of their ships from Batavia for Europe, should be allowed to leave the ship before she reached the intended port; according to