James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 346

From New Guinea to Batavia

Octr 1771
Monday 1st  First & Latter pt. fresh breezes at SE & fair wear. the Middle squally with Lightning & rain at 7 PM being then in the Latde. of Java head & not seeing any land assured us that we had got too far to the W'ward upon which we hauld up ENE having before Steerd NbE. at 12 o'Clock saw the Land bearing E. Tack'd & stood to the SW until 4 then stood again to the Eastward having very unsettled squally wear. which split the Main Topsail very much & obliged us to bend the other. many of our Sails are now so bad that they will hardly stand the least puff of Wind.
At 6 o'Clock Java head or the W end of Java bore SEbE distt. 5 Leags. soon after this saw Princes Island bearing E½S at 10 o'Clock saw the Island of Cracatoa bearing NE. this is a remarkable high peaked Island which at noon bore N40E distant 7 Leags. Princes Island extending from S53E to SbW distant 3 Leagues Course & distance sail'd since yesterday at Noon is N24:30E 70 Miles Latde. in Observn. 6:29S Longde. 251:54 but either our Longde. must be erroneous or the Straits of Sunda must be faltely laid down in all Books & Charts, but this no doubt we shall have an opportunity to settle ~ 

Straits of Sunda [in margin]
Tuesday 2nd  In the PM had the wind at SSE SEbS & SSE with which stood to the Eastward close upon a wind, at 6 o'Clock the Hill on Princes Island bire SWbS & Cracatoa Island N10 Miles. in this situation had 58 fam. standing still to the Eastwd. at 8 o'Clock had 52 fam. muddy bottom. at 10 : 23 fam. By 4 in the morning we fetched close in with the Java shore in 15 fam. then steer'd along shore. at 5 it fell Calm which continued with some Variable light Airs until noon, at which time Angar Point bore NE distant 1 League & Thawrttheway Island N. In the morning I sent a Boat ashore to tray to get some fruits for Tupia who is very ill, & likewise to get some grass &ct. for the Buffaloes we have still left. the Boats return'd with only 4 Cocoa Nutts, a small bunch of Pantsins which they purchased of the Natives for a Shilling & a few Shrubs for the Cattle ~ 

Wednesday 3rd  Soon after 12 o'Clock it fell quite Calm which obliged us to Anchor in 18 fam. Muddy bottom about 2 Miles from shore where we found a strong Currt. setting to the SW. not long before we Anchor'd we saw a Dutch Ship laying off Angar Point onboard which I sent Mr Hicks to enquire after News upon his return he inform'd me that there were 2 Dutch Ships from Batavia one bound to Ceylon & the other to the Coast of Mallabar, besides a small Flyboat or Packet, which is stationed here to carry all Packets, Letters, &ct. from all Dutch Ships to Batavia, but it seems more Probable that she is stationed here to examine all Ships that pass & repass these Straits.
We now first heard the agreeable news of His Majs. Sloop the Swallow being at Batavia about 2 Years ago. At 7 o'Clock a breeze sprung up at SSW with which we weighed & stood to the NE between Thawrttheway Island and