Chapter 3. 
Transactions at Coepang. 
Procure Water and Refreshments. 
Description of the Town and Productions of the Island. 
Account of the Trepang Fishery on the coast of New Holland. 
Departure from Timor, and return to the North-west Coast. 
Montebello Islands, and Barrow Island. 
Leave the Coast. 
Ship’s company attacked with Dysentery. 
Death of one of the crew. 
Bass Strait, and arrival at Port Jackson. 
Review of the Proceedings of the Voyage.

1818.  June 5.

As soon as we anchored, I waited upon Mr. Hazaart, the Dutch Resident, who received me politely, and proffered his personal assistance in expediting the objects which we had in view.  A house was offered for my use, but as I purposed to make my visit as short as possible, it was declined.

June 5 to 13.

The first object was to commence our watering, but the operation was tedious, and attended with much delay, since it was necessary to send the casks above the second bridge which crosses the river at the upper end of the town at about half a mile from the entrance; when we had first to wait for low tide, before the water was fresh enough to be used; and then for half flood, before the boat could get out of the river to go on board with her load.  One turn, therefore, was as much as could be made during the day, for it was requisite to use this precaution in filling our casks, in order to ensure their contents being untainted by the salt water.

Our fuel had been completed at Port Hurd or we could have procured an abundance at a convenient place about two miles to the westward of the Fort.

Our next object was to procure fresh provisions; but, as there was some difficulty in obtaining a constant supply, Mr. Hazaart kindly presented the ship’s company with two karabows (young buffaloes) and a sufficiency of vegetables to last until our own stock was provided; but in procuring it we found much difficulty for want of money, and should not have been able to have furnished ourselves with it had not Mr. Hazaart, at his own personal inconvenience, given me money for a private bill, with which the ship’s provisions were purchased.

A small mountain sheep weighing from twelve to twenty pounds cost five shillings:  pigs, according to their size, from five to ten shillings each:  a karabow, weighing two hundred pounds, was charged twenty shillings; and fowls were from four-pence to five-pence each.  Of vegetables we found an abundance, particularly of pumpions and cabbages, in the market; but, as it was not the season for fruit, we only procured some shaddocks, a few bad oranges, and some indifferent limes.  At the Chinese shops we procured rice, sugar-candy and coffee, but all these articles were dear, and of very inferior quality:  this supply was, however, very acceptable to us; and, had we not afterwards discovered that everything could have been procured at half the price, we should have been well satisfied with our bargains.