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Isle Nassaw. Hog Isle, &c. A Proe taken.
Mess enough. After we parted from Triste we saw other small Islands, that were also full of Coco-nut Trees.
The 19th day, being in Lat. 3 d. 25 m. S. the S. W. point of the Island Nassaw bore N. about 5 mile dist. This is a pretty large uninhabited Island; in Lat. 3 d. 20 m. S. and is full of high Trees. A- bout a mile from the Island Nassaw there is a small Island full of Coco-nut Trees. There we anchored the 20th day to replenish our stock of Coco-nut Trees. A riff of Rocks lies almost round this Island, so that our Boats could not go ashore, nor come aboard at low water: yet we got aboard 4 Boat loads of Nuts. This Island is low like Triste, and the anchoring is on the North side: where you have 14 fathom, a mile from shore, clean sand.
The 21st day we went from hence, and kept to the Northward, coasting still on the West side of the Island Sumatra; and having the winds between the W. and S. S. W. with unsettled weather: some- times Rains and Tornadoes, and sometimes fair weather.
The 25th day we crost the Equator, still coast- ing to the Northward, between the Island Suma- tra, and a range of small Islands, lying 14 or 15 leagues off it. Among all these Islands, Hog Island is the most considerable. It lies in lat. 3 d. 40. m. North. It is pretty high even Land, cloathed with tall flourishing Trees; we past by it the 28th day.
The 29th day we saw a sail to the North of us, which we chased: but it being little wind, we did not come up with her till the 30th day. Then, being within a league of her, Captain Read went in a Canoa and took her, and brought her aboard. She was a Proe with 4 men in her, be- longing to Achin, whither she was bound. She came