On the 20th, we anchored on the south-east side of Prince’s Island, in the Streight of Sunda, and the next morning, I sent out the boats for wood and water:  Of water, however, we could not get a sufficient quantity to complete our stock, for there had not yet been rain enough to supply the springs, the wet monsoon having but just set in.  At this time we had the wind so fresh from the south-east, which made this part of the island a lee-shore, that I could not get under sail till the 25th, when, it being more moderate, we weighed and worked over to the Java shore.  In the evening, we anchored in a bay called by some New Bay, and by others Canty Bay, which is formed by an island of the same name.  We had fourteen fathoms water, with a fine sandy bottom.  The peak of Prince’s Island bore N. 13 W. the westermost point of New Island S. 82 W. and the eastermost point of Java that was in sight, N.E.  Our distance from the Java shore was about a mile and a quarter, and from the watering-place a mile and a half.  New Bay is the best place for wooding and watering of any in these parts:  The water is extremely clear, and so good that I made my people stave all that we had taken in at Batavia and Prince’s Island, and supply it from this place.  It is procured from a fine strong run on the Java shore, which falls down from the land into the sea, and by means of a hoase it may be laded into the boats, and the casks filled without putting them on shore, which renders the work very easy and expeditious.  There is a little reef of rocks within which the boats go, and lie in as smooth water, and as effectually sheltered from any swell, as if they were in a mill-pond; nor does the reef run out so far as to be dangerous to shipping, though the contrary is asserted in Herbert’s Directory; and if a ship, when lying there, should be driven from her anchors by a wind that blows upon the shore, she may, with the greatest ease, run up the passage between New Island and Java, where there is a sufficient depth of water for the largest vessel, and a harbour, in which, being landlocked, she will find perfect security.  Wood may be had any where either upon Java or New Island, neither of which, in this part, are inhabited.

Having in a few days completed our wood and water, we weighed and stood out of the Streight of Sunda, with a fine fresh gale at south-east, which did not leave us till the island of Java was seven hundred leagues behind us.

On Monday the 23d of November, we discovered the coast of Africa; at day-break on the 28th we made the Table Land of the Cape of Good Hope, and the same evening anchored in the bay.  We found here only a Dutch ship from Europe, and a snow belonging to the place, which however was in the Company’s service, for the inhabitants are not permitted to have any shipping.

Table Bay is a good harbour in summer, but not in winter; so that the Dutch will not permit any of their vessels to lie here longer than the 15th of May, which answers to our November.  After that time, all ships go to False Bay, which is well sheltered from the north-west winds, which blow here with great violence.