They find water and an anchoring-place.

We were driven 4 leagues back again, and took particular notice of a point of land that looked like Flamborough Head, when we were either to the east or west of it; and near the shore it appeared like an island.  Four or five leagues to the east of this point is another very remarkable bluff point which is on the west side of the bay that my boat was in.  See two sights of this land, Table 6 Numbers 2 and 3.  We could not stem the tide till about 3 o’clock in the afternoon; when, the tide running with us, we soon got abreast of the bay, and then saw a small island to the eastward of us.  See a sight of it Table 6 Number 4.  About 6 we anchored in the bottom of the bay in 25 fathom, soft oaze, half a mile from the shore.

I made many false fires in the night, and now and then fired a gun that my boat might find me; but to no purpose.  In the morning I found myself driven again by the tide of ebb 3 or 4 leagues to the westward of the place where I left my boat.  I had several men looking out for her; but could not get sight of her:  besides I continued still driving to the westward; for we had but little wind, and that against us.  But by 10 o’clock in the morning we had the comfort of seeing the boat; and at 11 she came aboard, bringing 2 barrecoes of very good water.

A description of A small island, seven leagues east from the watering bay.

The mate told me there was good anchoring close by the watering-place; but that there ran a very strong tide, which near the shore made several races, so that they found much danger in getting ashore, and were afraid to come off again in the night because of the ripplings the tide made.

We had now the seabreeze, and steered away for this bay; but could hardly stem the tide till about 3 in the afternoon; when, the tide being turned with us, we went along briskly, and about 6 anchored in the bay, in 25 fathom, soft oaze, half a mile from the shore.

The next morning I went ashore to fill water, and before night sent aboard 8 tons.  We filled it out of a large pond within 50 paces of the sea.  It looked pale but was very good, and boiled peas well.  I saw the track of an alligator here.  Not far from the pond we found the rudder of a Malayan proa, 3 great jars in a small shed set up against a tree, and a barbecue whereon there had been fish and flesh of buffaloes dressed, the bones lying but a little from it.

In 3 days we filled about twenty-six tun of water, and then had on board about 30 tun in all.  The 2 following days we spent in fishing with the seine, and the first morning caught as many as served all my ship’s company:  but afterwards we had not so good success.  The rest of my men which could be spared from the ship I sent out; some with the carpenter’s mate to cut timber for my boats,