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fortify_v with_o sconce_n and_o redoubt_n under_o the_o castle_n westward_n lie_v another_o fort_n square_a guard_v by_o two_o point_n of_o the_o sea_n a_o bowe-shot_a distant_a lie_v a_o strong_a out-work_n be_v the_o key_n to_o the_o castle_n utrecht_n call_v utrecht_n raise_v sixteen_o foot_n high_a with_o stone_n and_o defend_v with_o seven_o pallisadoe_n eastward_o from_o which_o stand_v a_o town_n build_v also_o by_o the_o netherlander_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o isle_n and_o about_o a_o mile_n in_o circumference_n adjoin_v to_o which_o be_v a_o haven_n call_v by_o the_o chinese_n loakhau_n and_o by_o the_o dutch_a the_o straits_n of_o tayowan_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o castle_n lie_v a_o rise_a sand_n call_v baxemboy_n where_o a_o few_o scatter_a village_n appear_v since_o the_o chinese_n possess_v tayowan_n under_o the_o pirate_n coxinga_fw-mi and_o his_o son_n sepoan_n
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boat_n to_o see_v for_o water_n from_o hence_o set_v sail_n he_o come_v into_o a_o bay_n behind_o campen_v point_n so_o call_v bay_n from_o himself_o where_o he_o drop_v anchor_n in_o five_o fathom_v water_n there_o be_v a_o convenient_a harbour_n and_o safe_a retreat_n against_o hollow_a sea_n and_o turbulent_a wind_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o this_o point_n lie_v in_o twenty_o six_o degree_n and_o fifty_o one_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n may_v be_v see_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o city_n tikyen_fw-mi or_o tykin_n former_o a_o place_n of_o great_a trade_n but_o late_o destroy_v by_o the_o tartar_n here_o the_o zierikzee_n boat_n be_v send_v ashore_o with_o the_o pilot_n auke_n pieters_n and_o thirteen_o man_n to_o fetch_v water_n near_o the_o shore_n between_o the_o mountain_n appear_v a_o pleasant_a valley_n flourish_v with_o rice_n carrot_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o fruit._n you_o may_v free_o without_o fear_n or_o danger_n sail_n between_o the_o main_a coast_n and_o these_o isle_n yet_o not_o without_o some_o care_n because_o divers_a shoal_n lie_v near_o the_o coast._n the_o eighteen_o be_v saturday_n van_n campen_n set_v sail_n with_o his_o squadron_n the_o wind_n nor-nor-east_n and_o laveer_v it_o between_o campen_v point_n and_o the_o forementioned_a isle_n between_o seven_o and_o thirteen_o fathom_v water_n gravelly_a ground_n they_o discover_v the_o old_a zajer_n isle_n east-nor-east_n four_o or_o five_o league_n distant_a in_o twenty_o seven_o degree_n and_o fifteen_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n and_o about_o noon_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n in_o ten_o fathom_v water_n gravelly_a ground_n in_o the_o night_n set_v sail_n again_o they_o run_v the_o next_o day_n about_o noon_n behind_o campen_v bay_n where_o they_o be_v force_v to_o lie_v till_o friday_n the_o twenty_o four_o by_o contrary_a wind_n tide_n and_o calm_n towards_o night_n the_o finch_n come_v also_o to_o a_o anchor_n there_o friday_n the_o twenty_o four_o the_o ship_n go_v to_o sea_n 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hollander_n go_v ashore_o here_o find_v one_o pagode_n or_o temple_n with_o divers_a image_n about_o fifteen_o league_n from_o tinghay_n the_o twenty_o seven_o the_o point_n of_o samzwa_n bear_v westward_o two_o league_n from_o they_o they_o descry_v a_o white_a cliff_n in_o the_o sea_n about_o three_o league_n from_o the_o shore_n and_o three_o isle_n in_o the_o east-nor-east_n and_o by_o observation_n find_v themselves_o at_o noon_n to_o be_v in_o twenty_o seven_o degree_n and_o thirty_o nine_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n in_o the_o evening_n van_fw-mi campen_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n with_o the_o ankeveen_n frigate_n in_o eleven_o fathom_v water_n gravelly_a ground_n but_o the_o high-land_n and_o meliskerk_n frigate_n with_o the_o loenen_n and_o finch_n go_v behind_o the_o isle_n of_o good_a hope_n van_n campen_n in_o the_o night_n the_o tide_n favour_v he_o set_v sail_n again_o and_o be_v follow_v by_o the_o ankeveen_n frigate_n only_o the_o other_o four_o lie_v still_o 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so_o that_o he_o drive_v down_o sou-west_n and_o by_o south_n to_o brest-island_n and_o in_o the_o afternoon_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n in_o the_o bay_n behind_o campen_v point_n in_o nine_o fathom_n the_o other_o frigate_n and_o the_o finch_n lay_v still_o at_o anchor_n contrary_a to_o their_o order_n the_o three_o the_o ankeveen_n frigate_n command_v by_o jacob_n swart_a have_v be_v busy_v about_o get_v his_o anchor_n aboard_o come_v and_o ride_v by_o the_o vice-admiral_n the_o four_o in_o the_o afternoon_n they_o spy_v in_o the_o sou-sou-west_n between_o seventy_o and_o eighty_o fisher-jonks_a and_o other_o vessel_n stand_v towards_o the_o north_n which_o they_o let_v all_o pass_v about_o the_o evening_n they_o stand_v to_o and_o again_o yet_o be_v get_v out_o of_o sight_n next_o morning_n on_o which_o the_o captain_n auke_n pieters_n be_v command_v to_o go_v ashore_o with_o fifty_o man_n to_o gather_v sallad-herb_n and_o potato_n to_o refresh_v their_o people_n the_o six_o in_o 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distant_a from_o the_o fleet._n the_o nine_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o see_v above_o twenty_o fisher-jonks_a near_o the_o shore_n of_o pakka_n who_o be_v put_v to_o sea_n to_o fish_n but_o not_o be_v able_a to_o get_v out_o be_v by_o the_o current_n drive_v towards_o the_o south_n van_n campen_n chase_v they_o between_o the_o island_n yet_o the_o jonk_n by_o their_o swift_a sail_v escape_v he_o in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o hollander_n come_v again_o to_o a_o anchor_n behind_o campen_v point_n in_o nine_o fathom_v water_n about_o a_o small_a canonshot_n from_o the_o shore_n the_o ten_o they_o see_v two_o frigate_n in_o the_o bay_n of_o pakka_n viz._n the_o seahound_n in_o which_o the_o admiral_n bort_n be_v as_o they_o understand_v the_o next_o day_n and_o the_o highland_n which_o on_o the_o eight_o be_v send_v thither_o for_o intelligence_n the_o eleven_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o admiral_n bort_n come_v in_o the_o high-land_n frigate_n to_o a_o anchor_n about_o half_a a_o league_n from_o the_o vice-admiral_n mean_o while_o the_o admiral_n bort_n have_v by_o storm_n take_v the_o fort_n kitat_fw-la lie_v in_o netherlander_n the_o bay_n of_o pakka_n and_o with_o it_o plunder_v all_o the_o town_n village_n and_o hamlet_n be_v twenty_o in_o number_n belong_v thereto_o all_o which_o he_o have_v write_v to_o the_o vice-admiral_n van_fw-mi campen_n the_o ten_o of_o the_o say_a month_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o pakka_n add_v thereto_o that_o have_v he_o not_o be_v detain_v eight_o day_n by_o tempestuous_a wether_n he_o have_v be_v with_o he_o before_o that_o time_n to_o find_v out_o zwathia_n lie_v about_o the_o north_n in_o hope_n there_o to_o find_v several_a trade_n jonk_n the_o same_o day_n harman_n symonsz_n go_v aboard_o the_o vice-admiral_n be_v send_v thither_o by_o the_o admiral_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o pakka_n with_o the_o letter_n beforementioned_a bring_v also_o with_o he_o a_o small_a supply_n of_o fresh_a victual_n which_o be_v equal_o distribute_v among_o the_o ship_n they_o find_v in_o kitat_v nothing_o but_o a_o little_a rice_n salt_n and_o a_o little_a lumber_n beside_o twelve_o woman_n and_o fifteen_o youth_n which_o be_v transport_v for_o servant_n to_o batavia_n the_o hollander_n fall_v upon_o this_o place_n because_o some_o of_o coxinga_n party_n reside_v there_o the_o twelve_o they_o descry_v three_o jonk_n and_o a_o fisher_n boat_n in_o the_o north-east_n one_o of_o they_o be_v without_o a_o mast_n van_n campen_n by_o the_o admiral_n order_n set_v sail_n towards_o they_o with_o five_o ship_n that_o jonk_n which_o have_v lose_v her_o mast_n be_v only_o take_v the_o rest_n escape_v by_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o tide_n in_o the_o take_a jonk_n they_o find_v no_o more_o but_o only_a salt_n rice_n and_o wood._n towards_o evening_n the_o frigate_n come_v again_o to_o the_o prize-jonk_a and_o about_o eight_o at_o night_n tow_v she_o along_o with_o they_o to_o campen_v point_n in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o seahound_n and_o 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straits_n of_o banka_fw-mi the_o twenty_o the_o fleet_n stem_v the_o thousand_o island_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n anchor_v in_o twenty_o eight_o fathom_n and_o be_v about_o three_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o isle_n of_o edam_fw-la the_o next_o day_n be_v the_o one_o and_o twenty_o the_o fleet_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n at_o batavia_n with_o ten_o ship_n the_o seahound_n frigate_n send_v thither_o with_o the_o quemuy_a jonk_n with_o letter_n from_o the_o piscadore_v be_v also_o arrive_v there_o and_o likewise_o two_o other_o jonk_n towards_o evening_n the_o admiral_n balthasar_n bort_n vice-admiral_n huibert_n de_fw-fr lairesse_n the_o council_n of_o war_n and_o commander_n of_o all_o the_o ship_n go_v ashore_o and_o be_v courteous_o receive_v by_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n maetzuiker_n who_o invite_v they_o to_o dinner_n the_o next_o day_n the_o admiral_n relate_v all_o his_o adventure_n to_o he_o deliver_v he_o also_o his_o paper_n and_o a_o list_n of_o the_o prisoner_n and_o the_o chinese_n child_n which_o be_v in_o all_o two_o hundred_o forty_o three_o viz._n fifty_o nine_o man_n a_o hundred_o forty_o eight_o male_a child_n and_o thirty_o six_o female_a mean_o while_o the_o rear-admiral_n bartholomew_n verwei_n who_o on_o the_o twenty_o four_o china_n of_o february_n set_v sail_n with_o four_o ship_n from_o the_o piscadore_v to_o the_o coast_n of_o china_n to_o transport_v the_o revolt_a chineses_n and_o land_n they_o about_o puthay_n or_o the_o river_n chincheo_n the_o twenty_o six_o come_v to_o a_o anchor_n at_o the_o island_n colongsoe_n where_o he_o desire_v the_o tartar_a agent_n that_o they_o will_v with_o one_o of_o their_o vessel_n fetch_v away_o the_o chinese_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o put_v the_o agent_n ashore_o at_o the_o city_n eymuy_n the_o next_o day_n they_o bring_v a_o jonk_n into_o which_o they_o be_v put_v with_o their_o arm_n and_o likewise_o the_o letter_n give_v to_o the_o agent_n to_o be_v deliver_v the_o viceroy_n singlamong_n and_o general_n lipovi_n with_o which_o the_o agent_n go_v to_o the_o city_n chincheo_n the_o twenty_o eight_o a_o tartar_a vessel_n come_v aboard_o the_o rere-admiral_n in_o which_o be_v a_o shave_a chinese_n call_v hionko_n which_o have_v former_o live_v in_o batavia_n and_o speak_v portuguese_a who_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o sitetok_n with_o request_n to_o verwei_n that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o come_v to_o he_o to_o haytin_n a_o place_n about_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a from_o thence_o to_o a_o treat_n but_o verwei_n be_v sickly_a put_v it_o off_o this_o hionko_n also_o relate_v that_o the_o enemy_n with_o his_o force_n lay_v yet_o in_o tangsoa_n and_o dare_v not_o go_v to_o tayowan_n fear_v the_o dutch_a ship_n that_o lay_v before_o it_o and_o that_o about_o fourteen_o day_n since_o five_o thousand_o man_n come_v to_o they_o in_o sixty_o jonk_n which_o then_o lie_v at_o haytan_n that_o the_o commander_n which_o come_v in_o the_o say_a jonk_n desire_v to_o inhabit_v the_o isle_n of_o eymuy_n and_o quemuy_v which_o if_o it_o be_v permit_v they_o the_o prime_n of_o the_o coxingans_n will_v come_v over_o to_o they_o but_o the_o viceroy_n singlamong_n have_v deny_v and_o will_v not_o hearken_v thereto_o allege_v that_o when_o another_o holland_n fleet_n shall_v come_v again_o on_o the_o coast_n they_o will_v then_o without_o any_o further_a trouble_n submit_v the_o first_o of_o march_n the_o overveen_n cog_v and_o buiksloot_v frigate_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n by_o the_o rere-admiral_n the_o three_o be_v monday_n verwei_n set_v sail_n with_o his_o four_o ship_n that_o according_a to_o order_n he_o may_v proceed_v on_o his_o voyage_n to_o batavia_n and_o in_o the_o afternoon_n find_v himself_o half_a a_o league_n beyond_o the_o island_n with_o the_o hole_n his_o course_n south-south-west_n the_o four_o he_o descry_v lammo_n a_o isle_n in_o the_o north-west_n four_o league_n from_o the_o fleet_n in_o twenty_o two_o and_o twenty_o three_o fathom_n water_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n the_o sand_n nor-west_n and_o by_o west_n within_o five_o league_n the_o five_o be_v wednesday_n verwei_n come_v among_o a_o company_n of_o chinese_n fisher_n of_o which_o he_o think_v to_o overtake_v one_o or_o by_o fire_v of_o a_o gun_n make_v he_o strike_v but_o in_o vain_a for_o they_o by_o their_o nimble_a sail_v get_v clear_a away_o in_o the_o forenoon_n they_o see_v pedro_n branco_n and_o about_o noon_n be_v in_o twenty_o two_o degree_n eleven_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n towards_o evening_n they_o descry_v the_o isle_n lemas_n nor-west_n three_o league_n from_o they_o the_o eight_o be_v saturday_n in_o the_o morning_n they_o have_v tinhosa_n in_o the_o west_n five_o league_n distant_a and_o at_o noon_n in_o the_o nor-west_n his_o course_n be_v south-south-west_n monday_n the_o ten_o about_o sunrising_n they_o see_v poele_n canton_n west-south-west_n four_o league_n from_o they_o and_o at_o noon_n by_o observation_n find_v 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pretty_a well_o recover_v and_o he_o know_v not_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_n but_o that_o he_o have_v a_o good_a doctor_n yet_o humble_o thank_v his_o highness_n in_o the_o ambassador_n behalf_n for_o his_o kind_a proffer_n why_o the_o boat_n go_v down_o without_o leave_n he_o can_v not_o give_v any_o account_n but_o as_o to_o the_o blyswiik_a frigate_n she_o be_v now_o unlade_v her_o pepper_n and_o will_v at_o far_a be_v go_v again_o within_o two_o day_n the_o commander_n of_o the_o blyswiik_a frigate_n complain_v to_o noble_a that_o the_o tartar_n hinder_v he_o in_o the_o unlade_v of_o the_o pepper_n he_o have_v call_v two_o barque-man_n aboard_o which_o according_o come_z but_o the_o tartar_n see_v they_o take_v they_o notwithstanding_o he_o intercede_v for_o they_o and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o their_o come_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v to_o prison_n in_o fetter_n which_o make_v noble_a send_v jenko_n to_o complain_v to_o the_o 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that_o with_o the_o other_o officer_n he_o have_v think_v it_o convenient_a not_o to_o let_v the_o ship_n alphen_n come_v into_o netherlands_n haven_n because_o it_o be_v too_o dangerous_a to_o come_v thither_o against_o wind_n and_o tide_n which_o resolution_n they_o acquaint_v the_o commander_n of_o she_o with_o that_o when_o he_o think_v convenient_a he_o may_v remove_v from_o sothia_n to_o tinhay_n who_o have_v send_v a_o answer_n that_o he_o will_v observe_v it_o and_o consider_v with_o his_o officer_n about_o it_o and_o then_o send_v his_o approbation_n the_o fifteen_o chest_n bring_v hither_o by_o the_o polesnip_n be_v put_v into_o the_o constance_n and_o in_o the_o room_n of_o they_o they_o have_v lade_v her_o full_a of_o pepper_n out_o of_o the_o constance_n and_o tiger_n which_o weigh_v forty_o nine_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o sixty_o eight_o catty_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o ship_n have_v make_v so_o much_o room_n that_o they_o can_v not_o convenient_o come_v at_o all_o 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quantung_n be_v a_o rich_a storehouse_n of_o plenty_n the_o field_n be_v so_o bountiful_a in_o the_o production_n of_o rice_n and_o wheat_n that_o they_o be_v sow_v twice_o a_o year_n each_o harvest_n yield_v the_o husbandman_n a_o most_o plentiful_a crop_n by_o reason_n the_o whole_a province_n feel_v neither_o frost_n nor_o snow_n insomuch_o that_o the_o chineses_n have_v a_o proverb_n concern_v it_o viz._n that_o in_o the_o province_n of_o quantung_n be_v three_o unusual_a thing_n the_o sky_n without_o snow_n the_o tree_n always_o green_a and_o the_o inhabitant_n continual_o spit_v blood_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o red-coloured_a hospital_n occasion_v by_o the_o continual_a chew_v the_o leave_n of_o betel_n with_o faufel_n or_o araka_n a_o composition_n make_v of_o burn_a oyster-shell_n in_o the_o same_o province_n also_o be_v every_o where_o many_o excellent_a fruit_n as_o pomegranate_n grape_n pear_n chestnut_n indian_a fig_n indian_a nut_n anana_n lichin_n lunggon_n jeucu_fw-mi or_o musk-melon_n apple_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o citron_n the_o five_o territory_n jaocheufu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o quantung_n have_v a_o fertile_a soil_n except_o in_o some_o place_n where_o it_o be_v oppress_v with_o rock_n the_o six_o chaokingfu_n yield_v store_n of_o sweet_a wood_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o which_o the_o portuguese_n name_n pao_n de_fw-fr rosa_n that_o be_v rose-wood_n the_o nine_o county_n luicheufu_n exceed_v in_o many_o thing_n all_o the_o other_o territory_n in_o the_o province_n of_o quantung_n in_o most_o part_n of_o this_o country_n grow_v a_o twig_n which_o the_o chineses_n call_v teng_n and_o the_o portuguese_n rosa._n the_o province_n of_o quangsi_n be_v not_o altogether_o so_o delightful_a as_o that_o of_o quantung_n yet_o in_o some_o measure_n be_v supply_v with_o provision_n the_o whole_a province_n be_v full_a of_o hill_n except_o the_o south_n part_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o shore_n where_o it_o be_v all_o tilled_a and_o manure_v the_o three_o county_n kingyvenfu_n be_v a_o craggy_a and_o mountainous_a country_n yet_o produce_v araka_n little_a indian_a nut_n and_o the_o fruit_n lichias_n the_o six_o territory_n cincheufu_n be_v a_o pleasant_a place_n and_o not_o so_o barren_a as_o the_o former_a the_o province_n of_o queicheu_fw-la be_v the_o craggy_a and_o unfertile_a place_n in_o all_o china_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continue_a and_o inaccessible_a ridge_n of_o mountain_n in_o the_o four_o territory_n chinyvenfu_n grow_v a_o sort_n of_o flower_n high_o esteem_v by_o the_o chinese_n granate_n and_o golden_a apple_n the_o first_o county_n junnanfu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o junnan_n be_v a_o very_a pleasant_a country_n have_v plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o rise_v in_o some_o place_n in_o hill_n and_o high_a mountain_n and_o in_o other_o extend_v a_o vast_a way_n on_o plain_a and_o champain_n ground_n it_o produce_v rose-wood_n in_o the_o second_o county_n talifu_n in_o the_o province_n of_o junnan_n grow_v european_a fig_n which_o the_o chineses_n call_v whoaquo_n that_o be_v fruit_n without_o flower_n because_o they_o grow_v without_o ever_o have_v any_o blossom_n for_o vu_z signify_v without_o hoa_o flower_n and_o quo_n a_o blossom_n there_o likewise_o grow_v cha_fw-mi or_o tee_fw-mi the_o three_o county_n langanfu_n yield_v rice_n wheat_n honey_n and_o wax_v and_o also_o all_o sort_n of_o fruit_n which_o grow_v in_o india_n it_o be_v partly_o champain_n and_o partly_o mountainous_a the_o four_o territory_n cuihungfu_n be_v a_o plain_a country_n flourish_v with_o cornfield_n brave_a meadow_n and_o pasture_n for_o cattle_n the_o whole_a county_n kingtungfu_n produce_v chief_o and_o therefore_o in_o great_a abundance_n rice_n the_o territory_n quangnangfu_n be_v by_o the_o chinese_n for_o its_o excellent_a fertility_n call_v the_o golden_a land_n in_o the_o five_o territory_n junnanfu_n where_o stand_v the_o garrison_v city_n ciok_v be_v store_n of_o pine-apple_n as_o likewise_o in_o the_o six_o the_o seven_o