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off Batavia Road

of Pulo Pare were Cocoa nut trees  some houses & vessels hauld up & along the sides of the Beach were neat fishing weirs

9. A fine Land breeze which held the greatest part of the night ran us by morn abreast of the Island of Edam so that we saw the vessels at anchor in Batavia road & on rust Island   at 10 it left us & we anchord  by 11 it cleard up towards Batavia so much that we saw distinctly the Dome of the great church  at 1/2 after sea breeze set in & before 4 we were at anchor in Batavia Road   a boat came immediately on board us from a ship which had a broad Pendant flying  the officer on board her enquird who we were &c & immediately returnd  Both himself & his people were pale almost as Spectres no good omen of the healthyness of the countrey we were arrived at  our people however who truly might be calld rosy & plump for we had not a sick man among us Jeerd & flouted much at their

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