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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36106	A new voyage round the world describing particularly the isthmus of America, several coasts and islands in the West Indies, the isles of Cape Verd, the passage by Terra del Fuego, the South Sea coasts of Chili, Peru and Mexico, the isle of Guam one of the Ladrones, Mindanao, and other Philippine and East-India islands near Cambodia, China, Formosa, Luconia, Celebes, &c., New Holland, Sumatra, Nicobar Isles, the Cape of Good Hope, and Santa Hellena : their soil, rivers, harbours, plants, fruits, animals, and inhabitants : their customs, religion, government, trade, &c. / by William Dampier ; illustrated with particular maps and draughts.	Dampier, William, 1652-1715.	1697 (1697)	Wing D161; Wing D165; ESTC R9942	710,236	1,112

America on the other If I be questioned for taking this Liberty I should think it enough to say that I wanted a general Name for this whole Ocean and I could not find one more proper And yet even as to the Reason of the thing if the Discovery of a Sea to the South of the Isthmus of Darien or the Mexican Coast were ground sufficient for the extending the Name of South Sea to all that largest Ocean of the World tho it lies West rather of the whole Continent of America much more may I be allowed a less considerable enlargement of the name of Atlantick Sea which others have long since extended to so great a part of this Ocean from its Original narrow Confines the Neighbourhood of Mount Atlas and the Coasts of Mauritania I know that so much of this Ocean as lies South of the R. Niger went usually by the name of the Aethiopick Sea yet I can't learn a sufficient Reason for it for tho 't is true that the Antients call'd all the South parts of Africk to each Sea Aethiopia yet even upon this bottom the name of Aethiopick Sea should have been left common to the Oceans on each side the Cape of Good Hope But if the Name must be appropriated why to this on the West of Africa why not rather to that on its E. Coast which lies nearer the Inward or more proper Aethiopia now the Abissine Empire and consequently might better be call'd the Aethiopick Sea Accordingly I have ventured to call it so Vol. I. page 289 making it there the same as the Indian which I also make to be all the Ocean from the East Coast of Africa to the remotest of the E. India Islands New Holland and New Guinea tho this Name also of Indian Sea has been understood usually of narrower bounds But be that as it will I was for using comprehensive Names and therefore these three Names of Atlantick Indian and South Seas or Oceans serve me for the whole Ambit of the Torrid Zone and what else I have occasion to speak of To these three Parts is added a General Index of both Volumes The first Volume should not have been publish'd without one but that 't was reserved to be annex'd to this that the Reader might not have the trouble of turning over two Alphabets Thus what I designed as an Appendix to the former Volume is grown to be its self a Volume answerable to the other And I am sensible there is one part of the intended Appendix yet behind viz. The Description of the South Sea Coasts of America from the Spanish Pilot-Books c. I confess I had thoughts of crowding it into this Volume but besides the dryness and fatigue of such a Work and the small leisure I had for it I was quite discouraged from attempting it when upon nearer View of the Matter I found in those Descriptions and Charts a repugnance with each other in many particulars and some things which from my own experience I knew to be erroneous Indeed as they are they may be very useful to Sailors in those Parts being generally right enough in the Main but I was loth to undertake a work much of which must have consisted in correcting Mistakes and yet have left unavoidably many more to be rectified Others may have Time and Helps for this affair and future Discoveries may give greater Light to direct them To me it shall suffice that bating this one particular I have here endeavoured to perform what I had made the Publick expect from me The CONTENTS PART I. The Supplement of the Voyage round the World CHap. 1. The Authors Voyage from Achin to Malacca and Tonquin 2. The Natural State of Tonquin 3. Of the Natives their Customs Religion Trade c. 4. Of the Government Kings Soldiery and Mandarins 5. Voyage to Tenan The A.'s journey by land to Cachao and Occurrences 6. His return from Tonquin wit●… some particulars of Cambodia and Bancouli and Arrival at Malacca and Achin 7. Achin describ'd its Natural and Political Sate Customs Trade Civil War c. 8. His Voyage to Malacca again Malacca described 9. His Return to Achin Voyage to Fort St George and thence to Bencouli Bencouli described PAAT II. The Campeachy Voyages Chap. 1. The A.'s 1st Voyage to Campeachy and Return Jucatan ' Alcranes and I. of Pines describ'd 2. His 2d Voyage The E. Coast of Campeachy describ'd its Vegetables Weather Animals c. 3. Logwood-Cutting Beef-Hunting and Occurrences 4. The W. Coast of Campeachy describ'd its Mountain-Cow Indians c. 5. The Coast further W. and products of Campeachy and New Spain described The A.'s return to England PART III. A Discourse of Winds Storms Seasons Tides and Currents in the Torrid Zone Chap. 1. Of the True or General Trade Wind at Sea Crossing the Line c. 2. Of the Coasting and constant Trade Winds 3. Of the shifting Trade-Winds and Monsoons 4. Of the Ordinary Sea and Land Breezes 5. Of peculiar Breezes and Winds of particular effects Summasenta Winds Cartagena Breezes Popogaios Tereno's and Harmatans 6. Of storms Norths Souths Hurricane's Tuffoons stormy Monsoons and Elephanta's 7. Of the Seasons of the Year Weather Rains and Tornadoes 8. Of Tides and Currents Natal described its Product Negroes c. A Map of the Streights of MALACCA A Map of the Streights of MALACCA Mr Dampier's Voyages VOL. II. PART I. His Voyage from Achin in Sumatra to Tonquin and other places in the East-Indies CHAP. I. The Connexion of this discourse with the Voyage round the World The Authors departure from Achin in the Isle of Sumatra with Captain Weldon Their Course along the Streights of Malacca Pulo Nuttee and other Islands The R. and Kingdom of Jihore Pulo Oro and Pulo Timaon Green Turtle there Pulo Condore Sholes of Pracel River of Cambodia Coast of Champa Pulo Canton Cochinchinese Pulo Champello R. and City of Quinam Oyl of Porpusses and Turtle Shipwrackt men detained usually at Cochinchina and Pegu. Aguala wood from the Bay of Siam Bay of Tonquin I. of Aynam and other Islands Rokbo one mouth of the chief R. of Tonquin Fishers I. River of Domea the other Mouth It s Bar and Entrance Mountain Elephant Pearl-Islands Pilots of Batsha They go up the River of Domea Domea and its Gardens and Dutch there They leave their Ships at Anchor above it where the Natives build a Town They go up to the chief City in the Country Boats The River and the Country about it Leprous Beggars Hean a Town of note Chinese there The Governor Shipping and Tide They arrive at Cachao the Metropolis of Tonquin THe Reader will find upon perusing my Voyage round the World that I then omitted to speak particularly of the excursions I made to Tonquin Malacca Fort St. George and Bencouli from Achin in the Isle of Sumatra together with the description I intended to give of those parts I do but just mention them there but shall now proceed to a

other places for the breed of them is scattered all over India neither are there any people of more different Complexions than of that race even from the cole black to a light tawney These injuries exasperated the Native Malayans here who joyning with the Dutch as I have been informed found means to betray to them their insolent masters the Portuguese than whom there are not a more despicable people now in all the Eastern Nations and of all they once possest they have now only Goa left of any place of consequence The Dutch are now masters of most of the places they were once possest of and ticularly this of Malacca Malacca is a place of no great Trade yet there are several Moors Merchants always residing here These have shops of wares such as come from Surrat and the Coast of Coromandel and Bengal The Chinese also are seated here who bring the Commodities of their Country hither especially Tea Sugarcandy and other Sweetmeats Some of them keep Tea-houses where for a Stiver a man has near a pint of Tea and a little Porrenger of Sugarcandy or other Sweet meats if he pleases Others of them are Butchers their chief flesh is Pork which you may have very reasonably either fresh or salted Neither are you desired to take any particular piece but they will cut a piece at one place and the like at another either fat or lean as you would have it Others among these Chinese are Trades people and they are all in general very industrious but withal extraordinary Gamesters and if they can get any to play with them all business must submit to that This Town is plentifully stored with Fish also When the Fishermen come in they all resort to a place built purposely for the sale of them There are Soldiers waiting who take the best for the Officers of the Fort. Whether they pay for it or that 't is a Toll or Custom belonging to the Governor I know not but after they are served the the rest are sold to any who will buy The manner of selling is thus the Fish which every man brings in is sorted yet all sold by the lump at once in the manner of an Outcry or Auction but not by raising but lowering the price for there is one appointed for this Sale who sets the first price higher than the value of the Fish and falls by degrees till the price seems reasonable then one or other buys But these first bargains are commonly bought by the Fishwives who Retail them out again Oysters are in great plenty here and very good when they are Salt but sometimes they are fresh and unsavoury As for other Provisions their Rice is brought to them from abroad Such Fruits as they have are much the same as I have already described and are proper to the Climate as Plantains Bonanoes Pine-apples Oranges Water-melons Pumplenoses Mango's c. but these are only in their Gardens in no great plenty and the Country is all covered with Wood like one Forest and most of our walking Canes used in England are brought from thence They have also a few Cattle Bullocks and Horses c. having but little pasturage but good store of tame Fowl Ducks and Poultrey The principal person in the Town is the Shabander a Dutch man next in power to the Governor who lives in the Fort and meddles not with Trade which is the Shabander's Province who seems to be chiefly concerned about the customes of goods This Town has no great Trade by what I could see but it seems to be designedly built to Command the passage of shipping going this way to the more Eastern Nations Not but that Ships may pass far enough out of reach of their Canon but Guardships belonging to the Town and lying in the Road may hinder others from passing How the Portuguese managed their Affairs I know not but the Dutch commonly keep a Guard-ship here and I have been told they require a certain Duty of all Vessels that pass this way the English only excepted for all Ships touch at this place especially for Wood Water and refreshment Two days after our arrival here the Danish Ship came also to an Anchor but reporting that they were bound to Jihore to lade Pepper the Dutch told them it was but in vain for them to seek a Trade there for that the King of Jihore had agreed with the Dutch to Trade only with them and that to secure that Trade they had a Guardship lying there I had this account from the Surgeon Mr Coppinger who seemed a little concerned at it because when he told me this he could not tell whether they should proceed thither or no but they did go thither and found all this a sham and Traded there to their own and the Natives satisfaction as he told me the next time I met him This of Jihore being but a small Kingdom on the same Malacca Coast 't is not of strength sufficient to resist the power of the Dutch neither could it benefit the Dutch to take it should they attempt it for the people would probably forsake it and it would be too great a charge for the Dutch to settle it themselves And therefore they only endeavour to ingross the Pepper Trade and it is probable enough that the Dutch might sometimes keep a Guardship there as they do at other places particularly at Queda Pulo Dindin c. For where there is any trade to be had yet not sufficient to maintain a Factory or where there may not be a convenient place to build a Fort so as to secure the whole Trade to themselves they send their Guardships which lying at the mouths of the Rivers deter strangers from coming thither and keep the petty Princes in awe of them They commonly make a shew as if they did this out of kindness to those people yet most of them know otherwise but dare not openly resent it This probably causes so many petty Robberies and Piracies as are committed by the Malayans on this Coast. The Malayans who inhabit on both sides the Streights of Malacca are in general a bold people and yet I do not find any of them addicted to Robbery but only the pilfering poorer sort and even these severely punished among the Trading Malayans who love Trade and Property But being thus provoked by the Dutch and hindred of a free Trade by their Guard-ships it is probable they therefore commit Piracies themselves or connive at and incourage those who do So that the Pirates who lurk on this Coast seem to do it as much to revenge themselves on the Dutch for restraining their Trade as to gain this way what they cannot obtain in way of Traffick But to retturn to our concerns here I have said already that we had only 3 or 400 l. of Opium in goods the rest was in Money to the value of 2000 Dollars in the whole but we did not pretend that we came hither purposely to Trade but that