A south-west moon causes a spring-tide, which rises seven or eight feet at least.

The wind blows there continually south-east, or south- south-east, which occasioned the _Heemskirk's_ being carried out of the road, but, however, without any damage.

We did not fill any water here because it was extremely hard to get it to the ship.
On the 25th we were in the latitude 20 degrees 15 minutes south, and in the longitude of 206 degrees 19 minutes.

The variation here was 6 degrees 20 minutes to the east; and, after leaving had sight of several other islands, we made that of Rotterdam: the islanders here resemble those on the island of Amsterdam.

The people were very good-natured, parted readily with what they had, did not seem to be acquainted with the use of arms, but were given to thieving like the natives of Amsterdam Island.