The Strait Of Botun Is Not Above A League Broad, The Entrance
Being On The North Side Of The Island.
If you come from the westwards,
when abreast the north-west point, the proper course is E.N.E.
And E. by
N. up to the road, with no danger but what may be seen; but you must
leave the three great islands to the north of your course, not going
between any of them; and on falling in with the west end of Botun, go
not between and the island lying off it. There are two long islands, but
leave both to starboard, as there is broken ground between them and
Botun. If the wind serve, haul to the northward of all the islands,
going either between Botun and Cambyna, or else to the northward of
Cambyna likewise, and so you may keep the shore of Celebes, for it is
bold.
The morning of the 13th we had sight of the island of Buro or Boero,
being high land; and the 14th, in the morning, we bore up with the east
point of the island, to seek for some place where we might anchor. At
noon of the 18th, we were within a mile of an island called Sula, and
sent our skiff ashore to speak with the natives. We had fifteen fathoms
only the ship's length from shore, and no ground a mile off with 100
fathoms line. The west part of Boero bore S. 1/2 a point W. and N. 1/2 a
point E. fourteen leagues one from the other, the land stretching N.N.E.
The morning of the 21st we were four or five leagues off an island
called by our sailors Haleboling, being a high-capped round island,
different in shape from all the islands in sight, the point of this
island of Haleboling, or Boa de Bachian, bearing N.E. by N. four
leagues off.
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