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398.
off Batavia Road

to examine them after we were at an anchor in the night we observd lights upon some of the Islands cald Bedroe or Les Milles Isles some of which lay much nearer to Pulo Tidong than they are laid down in any of the draughts

8. Breezes were very uncertain all night attended with Thunder lightning & heavy rain  so that tho we got out from our Last nights disagreable situation & saild all night we were not in the morn at all ahead  so we anchord at 6. at 8 Dr Solander & myself went ashore on a small Islet belonging to the Milles Isles not laid down in the Draught laying from Pulo Bedroe NbE 5 miles  the whole was not above 500 yards long & 100 broad yet on it was a house & a small plantation  in which however at this time was no plant from whence any profit could be derivd except Ricnus palma Christi of which the Castor oil is made in the West Indies  upon the Shoal about 1/4 of a mile from the Island were two people in a canoe who seemd to hide themselves as if afraid of us  we supposd them to be the inhabitants of our Island  we found very few species of plants but shot a Bat whose wings measurd 3 feet when strechd
 

 

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