next day. I had brought from the governor
of Coupang, directed for the governor-general at Batavia, the account of
my voyage and misfortune, translated into Dutch from an account that I
had given to Mr. van Este. So attentive had they been at Timor to
everything that related to us.

There is a large hotel at Batavia fitted up purposely for the
accommodation of strangers, who are not allowed to reside at any other
place. It is situated near the great river in a part of the city that is
reckoned the most airy and healthy. Nevertheless I found the air hot and
suffocating and was taken ill in the night with a violent pain in my
head.

Friday 2.

The next morning at nine the council sat and I attended, accompanied by
the Sabandar; and was informed that the council had complied with all I
had requested.

When I returned to the hotel my headache increased and a violent fever
came on. I sent to acquaint the Sabandar of my situation and was soon
after attended by the head surgeon of the town hospital Mr. Aansorp, by
whose care and skill in less than 24 hours the fever considerably abated
but a severe headache continued. I had an invitation from the
governor-general to dine with him, which of course I was obliged to
decline.

I hired a carriage which cost three dollars per day for the benefit of
taking an airing. My lodgings at the hotel were so close and hot that I
desired the Sabandar to apply to the Governor-General for leave to hire a
house in the country; which request his excellency not only immediately
complied with but gave directions for my being accommodated at the house
of the physician or surgeon-general Mr. Sparling.

One of my people, Thomas Hall, being ill with a flux I obtained leave for
him to be sent to the country hospital which is a convenient airy
building.

Tuesday 6.

This morning at sunrise I left the hotel and was carried to Mr.
Sparling's house, about four miles distant from the city and near the
convalescent hospital which at this time had also sick men in it, the
whole number of patients amounting to 800. I found everything prepared
for my comfort and convenience. Mr. Sparling would suffer me to take no
medicine though I had still considerable fever with headache: but I found
so much relief from the difference of the air that in the evening I was
able to accompany Mr. Sparling on a visit to the governor-general at one
of his country seats, where we found many ladies all dressed in the Malay