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arrival_n at_o malacca_n and_o achin_n 7._o achin_n describe_v its_o natural_a and_o political_a sit_v custom_n trade_n civil_a war_n etc._n etc._n 8._o his_o voyage_n to_o malacca_n again_o malacca_n describe_v 9_o his_o return_n to_o achin_n voyage_n to_o fort_n st_n george_n and_o thence_o to_o bencouli_n bencouli_n describe_v paat_n ii_o the_o campeachy_n voyages_n chap._n 1._o the_o a.'s_n one_a voyage_n to_o campeachy_n and_o return_v jucatan_n '_o alcrane_n and_o i._o of_o pine_n describe_v 2._o his_o second_o voyage_n the_o e._n coast_n of_o campeachy_n describe_v its_o vegetable_n wether_n animal_n etc._n etc._n 3._o logwood-cutting_a beef-hunting_a and_o occurrence_n 4._o the_o w._n coast_n of_o campeachy_n describe_v its_o mountain-cow_n indian_n etc._n etc._n 5._o the_o coast_n further_o w._n and_o product_n of_o campeachy_n and_o new_a spain_n describe_v the_o a.'s_n return_v to_o england_n part_n iii_o a_o discourse_n of_o wind_n storm_n season_n tide_n and_o current_n in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o true_a or_o general_a trade_n wind_n at_o sea_n cross_v the_o line_n etc._n etc._n 2._o of_o the_o coast_v and_o constant_a trade_n wind_n 3._o of_o the_o shift_a trade-wind_n and_o monsoons_o 4._o of_o the_o ordinary_a sea_n and_o land_n breeze_n 5._o of_o peculiar_a breeze_n and_o wind_n of_o particular_a effect_n summasenta_n wind_n cartagena_n breeze_n popogaios_n tereno_n and_o harmatans_n 6._o of_o storm_n north_n south_n hurricane_n tuffoon_n stormy_a monsoons_o and_o elephanta_n 7._o of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n wether_n rains_n and_o tornado_n 8._o of_o tide_n and_o current_n natal_n describe_v its_o product_n negro_n etc._n etc._n a_o map_n of_o the_o straits_n of_o malacca_n a_o map_n of_o the_o straits_n of_o malacca_n mr_n dampier_n voyage_n vol._n ii_o part_n i._o his_o voyage_n from_o achin_n in_o sumatra_n to_o tonquin_n and_o other_o place_n in_o the_o east-indies_n chap._n i._n the_o connexion_n of_o this_o 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