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twenty_o two_o and_o twenty_o three_o fathom_n water_n sandy_a ground_n mix_v with_o small_a shell_n their_o course_n north-east_n and_o by_o east_n in_o the_o afternoon_n they_o spy_v several_a fisher-boat_n in_o the_o north-east_n which_o the_o admiral_n and_o vice-admiral_n order_v to_o be_v chase_v the_o loenen_n pink_n overtake_v one_o of_o they_o find_v only_o one_o man_n in_o she_o the_o rest_n escape_v by_o swim_v the_o three_o the_o fleet_n come_v up_o with_o the_o point_n of_o puthay_n lie_v on_o the_o main_a puthay_n coast_n of_o china_n northward_o from_o they_o their_o course_n north-east_n and_o by_o north_n along_o the_o shore_n this_o point_n of_o land_n appear_v in_o prospect_n mountainous_a yet_o full_a of_o valley_n and_o plain_n plant_v with_o tree_n of_o a_o wondrous_a height_n who_o wood_n be_v as_o black_a as_o pitch_n and_o as_o hard_a and_o smooth_a as_o polish_a marble_n or_o ivory_n some_o resemble_v ebony_n some_o a_o red_a colour_n
the_o twelve_o they_o see_v two_o jonk_n in_o the_o south-west_n seem_v to_o steer_v towards_o tinghay_n which_o van_n campen_n chase_v endeavour_v to_o get_v to_o the_o northwards_o but_o labour_v in_o vain_a because_o of_o contrary_a wind_n and_o tide_n at_o last_o he_o be_v force_v near_o the_o island_n of_o pakka_n which_o although_o pakka_n pretty_a large_a yet_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n waste_v and_o untilled_a and_o inhabit_v by_o none_o but_o fisher_n and_o poor_a rustic_n nevertheless_o there_o be_v good_a harbour_n for_o ship_n and_o refreshment_n of_o water_n and_o provision_n to_o be_v have_v the_o thirteen_o be_v monday_n van_n campen_n with_o the_o ebb_n set_v sail_n northwards_o between_o the_o island_n pakka_n in_o eighteen_o nineteen_o and_o twenty_o fathom_v water_n but_o come_v after_o the_o tide_n spend_v to_o anchor_v in_o thirteen_o fathom_v water_n under_o the_o eastermost_a island_n about_o noon_n the_o fleet_n weigh_v to_o get_v more_o towards_o the_o north_n and_o against_o the_o evening_n anchor_v in_o eight_o fathom_v water_n about_o half_a a_o league_n nor-eastand-by-east_n from_o the_o eastermost_a isle_n before_o pakka_n the_o fourteen_o van_n campen_n set_v sail_n again_o with_o a_o nor-nor-east_n wind_n in_o six_o seven_o and_o eight_o fathom_n between_o the_o isle_n of_o pakka_n and_o about_o noon_n force_v by_o contrary_a tide_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n in_o seven_o fathom_n towards_o evening_n weigh_v again_o with_o the_o ebb_n he_o let_v fall_v his_o drag_v about_o midnight_n in_o eighteen_o fathom_n gravelly_a ground_n not_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o coast_n of_o china_n have_v many_o high_a mountain_n and_o break_a land_n yet_o behind_o they_o very_o pleasant_a and_o fertile_a meadow_n and_o rice-field_n the_o fifteen_o set_v sail_n again_o he_o anchor_v about_o noon_n under_o a_o isle_n in_o thirteen_o fathom_v water_n gravelly_a ground_n about_o canonshot_n from_o shore_n whither_o he_o send_v his_o 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 together_o and_o with_o a_o nor-nor-east_n wind_v endeavour_v to_o sail_v easterly_a but_o be_v drive_v back_o by_o the_o tide_n they_o come_v to_o a_o anchor_n in_o eight_o fathom_n and_o have_v the_o north_n point_v of_o the_o island_n with_o breast_n south-west_n and_o the_o old_a zajer_n east_n and_o by_o north._n at_o night_n in_o the_o second_o watch_n when_o the_o tide_n be_v almost_o spend_v they_o weigh_v anchor_n again_o and_o the_o next_o evening_n ride_v in_o eight_o fathom_v water_n have_v the_o chinese_n city_n samzwa_n nor-east_n and_o by_o east_n and_o the_o isle_n old_a zayer_n sou-sou-east_n and_o sou-east_n and_o by_o south_n and_o the_o isle_n with_o breast_n sou-sou-west_n the_o city_n samzwa_n seat_v on_o the_o hang_n of_o a_o mountain_n and_o plant_v round_o samzwa_n about_o with_o high_a tree_n be_v ruin_v by_o the_o tartar_n it_o boast_v a_o safe_a harbour_n for_o ship_n to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o southern_a and_o northern_a stormy_a season_n the_o 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 behind_o the_o isle_n without_o make_v the_o reason_n thereof_o know_v the_o next_o day_n force_v by_o storm_n to_o come_v to_o a_o anchor_n again_o in_o ten_o fathom_v water_n he_o be_v drive_v from_o two_o anchor_n towards_o the_o seven_o rock_n a_o little_a southward_n of_o zwatia_n not_o without_o great_a danger_n of_o shipwreck_n the_o city_n zwatia_n lie_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o river_n near_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o ruin_v zwathia_n by_o the_o tartar_n be_v inhabit_v by_o mean_a and_o poor_a people_n which_o be_v very_o slow_a in_o rebuild_v the_o same_o opposite_a to_o the_o nor-west_n side_n of_o the_o river_n lie_v a_o village_n call_v zwatho_n whither_o most_o of_o the_o citizen_n flee_v it_o be_v not_o lay_v waste_n by_o the_o tartar_n the_o first_o of_o january_n van_n campen_n conclude_v upon_o advice_n of_o the_o ship_n council_n by_o force_n of_o a_o storm_n out_o of_o the_o nor-east_n and_o by_o east_n to_o set_v sail_n again_o to_o get_v from_o the_o shore_n 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 the_o evening_n the_o four_o other_o ship_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n near_o van_n campen_n have_v before_o lie_v behind_o the_o isle_n northward_o of_o the_o river_n zwatia_n the_o eight_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o spy_v six_o jonk_n fish_v in_o the_o sou-east_n and_o by_o east_n behind_o the_o breast-isle_n and_o in_o the_o afternoon_n two_o ship_n in_o the_o sou-east_n in_o the_o bay_n of_o pakka_n and_o also_o hear_v the_o report_n of_o several_a cannon_n shot_n from_o thence_o whereupon_o a_o council_n be_v call_v harmans_n symonsz_n commander_n of_o the_o high_a land_n frigate_n be_v send_v thither_o with_o order_n that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o they_o he_o shall_v fire_v five_o gun_n one_o after_o another_o if_o he_o need_v van_n campen_n assistance_n if_o not_o to_o fire_v none_o but_o come_v back_o to_o the_o fleet._n against_o the_o evening_n the_o high-land_n frigate_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n south-west_n and_o by_o south_n three_o league_n
for_o we_o christian_n but_o strict_o forbid_v by_o our_o superior_a magistrate_n therefore_o we_o give_v every_o one_o knowledge_n and_o warning_n not_o to_o dispose_v of_o any_o of_o the_o maid_n or_o youth_n or_o other_o chinese_n either_o here_o at_o poele_n timon_n or_o batavia_n to_o mahumetan_n or_o idolater_n neither_o to_o barter_v nor_o give_v they_o away_o to_o such_o on_o pain_n of_o those_o punishment_n decree_v for_o such_o offence_n and_o that_o such_o misdoer_n may_v be_v find_v out_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o how_o many_o they_o have_v to_o our_o appoint_a officer_n that_o they_o may_v take_v their_o name_n in_o write_v and_o this_o to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o all_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o fleet_n lie_v at_o a_o anchor_n before_o poele_n timon_n date_v the_o eight_o of_o march_n 1664._o the_o ten_o it_o be_v conclude_v in_o the_o council_n that_o since_o there_o be_v not_o provision_n enough_o to_o be_v have_v for_o the_o fleet_n and_o that_o which_o be_v there_o very_o dear_a to_o go_v thence_o to_o the_o isle_n of_o laver_n in_o hope_n to_o be_v better_o provide_v towards_o which_o have_v weigh_v anchor_n they_o set_v sail_n in_o the_o evening_n and_o about_o midnight_n arrive_v there_o on_o his_o departure_n the_o admiral_n leave_v a_o letter_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o poele_n timon_n to_o deliver_v to_o the_o rere-admiral_n verwei_n in_o which_o he_o advise_v he_o of_o all_o what_o have_v happen_v since_o they_o part_v the_o twelve_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o council_n that_o evening_n to_o proceed_v on_o their_o voyage_n to_o batavia_n according_a to_o which_o they_o weigh_v anchor_n and_o set_v sail._n the_o thirteen_o the_o fleet_n sail_v by_o poele_n panjang_v and_o on_o the_o fourteen_o pass_v lingen_n and_o poele_n saya_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n poele_n toesjouw_n the_o fifteen_o towards_o night_n they_o pass_v by_o the_o rock_n frederick_n hendrick_n and_o towards_o evening_n enter_v the_o 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 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which_o extend_v itself_o to_o three_o day_n journey_n be_v on_o each_o side_n wharf_v and_o wall_v in_o with_o stone_n of_o the_o quarre_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o appear_v a_o great_a dam_n that_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o water_n which_o swell_v to_o a_o convenient_a height_n vessel_n that_o come_v thither_o be_v with_o little_a help_n float_v over_o into_o another_o stream_n this_o current_n serve_v only_o to_o bring_v small_a vessel_n up_o to_o the_o city_n ningpo_n for_o the_o great_a one_o go_v about_o by_o sea_n near_o this_o city_n be_v also_o many_o triumphal_a arch_n for_o build_v of_o which_o they_o have_v ready_a accommodation_n because_o the_o quarre_n that_o serve_v all_o china_n be_v close_o by_o their_o door_n the_o nine_o division_n call_v ningpofu_n border_n in_o the_o east_n with_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o border_n west_n with_o xaochingfu_n south_n upon_o a_o river_n flow_v between_o this_o and_o the_o county_n tancheufu_n the_o king_n jue_v give_v this_o 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and_o soon_o after_o voucheu_fw-la by_o sing_v xuigan_n and_o last_o by_o the_o taimingian_n veucheu_o this_o province_n veucheu_o possess_v six_o city_n viz._n veucheu_o xuigan_n loce_n ping_n to_n yang_n and_o taixium_fw-la the_o city_n of_o veucheu_fw-la seat_v on_o the_o river_n jungkia_n because_o it_o be_v also_o like_o the_o metropolis_n hangcheu_o stand_v on_o a_o morass_n soil_n and_o adorn_v with_o many_o fair_a edifice_n be_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n call_v little_a hancheu_o the_o city_n be_v very_o populous_a and_o a_o residence_n for_o many_o merchant_n who_o ship_n find_v good_a and_o safe_a harbour_n in_o the_o great_a river_n jungkia_n the_o sea_n ebb_v and_o flow_v up_o to_o the_o city_n wall_n near_o the_o seashore_n in_o this_o territory_n be_v fifteen_o garrison_n build_v against_o the_o fortress_n incursion_n of_o the_o japanner_n and_o safeguard_n of_o the_o sea_n viz._n in_o veucheufu_n nan_n ningtung_n sin_v huigan_n tunchi_n cumen_fw-la puohin_n xetic_n in_o 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day_n of_o the_o eight_o moon_n which_o be_v our_o october_n a_o prodigigious_a springtide_n happen_v worthy_a of_o admiration_n for_o it_o be_v only_o on_o that_o day_n and_o begin_v to_o flow_v exact_o at_o four_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o come_v with_o a_o head_n at_o the_o first_o appearance_n high_a and_o strange_o mount_v above_o the_o water_n and_o sudden_o turn_v topsiturvy_a what_o ever_o either_o by_o neglect_n or_o carelessness_n lie_v in_o the_o way_n roar_v extreme_o in_o his_o ascent_n beyond_o the_o loud_a murmur_n of_o cataract_n or_o water-breache_n to_o which_o as_o a_o wonderful_a spectacle_n where_o they_o have_v secure_a place_n the_o magistrate_n stranger_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o people_n resort_v to_o see_v though_o horrid_a the_o annual_a spectacle_n the_o river_n honorio_n take_v its_o original_a near_o cinijuw_n the_o three_o substitute_n city_n to_o the_o seven_o province_n chucheufu_n and_o from_o thence_o follow_v by_o the_o metropolis_n kuihoa_n