In Order To Render This Passage Perfectly Intelligible It Is
Necessary To Observe That The Island Of Cocos Lies In
The latitude
of 15 degrees 10 minutes south; and, according to Schovten's
account, is well inhabited, and well cultivated, abounding
With all
sorts of refreshments; but, at the same time, he describes the
people as treacherous and base to the last degree. As for the
islands of Horne, they lie nearly in the latitude of 15 degrees, are
extremely fruitful, and inhabited by people of a kind and gentle
disposition, who readily bestowed on the Hollanders whatever
refreshments they could ask. It was no wonder, therefore, that,
finding themselves thus distressed, Captain Tasman thought of
repairing to these islands, where he was sure of obtaining
refreshments, either by fair means or otherwise, which design,
however, he did not think fit to put in execution.
CHAPTER VII: REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES IN THE VOYAGE.
On the 8th of January, being in the latitude of 30 degrees 25
minutes south, and in the longitude of 192 degrees 20 minutes, we
observed the variation of the needle to be 90 degrees towards the
east, and as we had a high rolling sea from the south-west, I
conjectured there could not be any land hoped for on that side. On
the 12th we found ourselves in 30 degrees 5 minutes south latitude,
and in 195 degrees 27 minutes of longitude, where we found the
variation 9 degrees 30 minutes to the east, a rolling sea from the
south-east and from the south-west.
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