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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Dedication
- ADVERTISEMENT
- To the Honourable the Chairman and Court of Directors of the East India Company
- MEMORANDUM
- RESOLUTION OF THE COURT
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- DIRECTIONS for the Straits of Cologne, in the Straits of Malacca
- Directions to enter the Straits of Cologne coming from the south-east-ward
- Directions for sailing from Pooloo Pissang, in the Straits of Malacca, to Battacarran-point, in the Straits of Banca
- Directions to anchor in Mintow bay
- Directions for sailing from Battacarran-point, in the Straits of Banca, to Pooloo Pissang, in the Straits of Malacca; with Instructions for knowing the Land
- Directions for Lingin-river; and some Account of Banca and Palambang, with the trade thereof
- Directions for sailing from Battacarran, through the Straits of Banca
- Directions for sailing from Lucepara, at the south entrance of the Straits of Banca, to Tanjong Salatan, the south point of Borneo
- Directions for sailing from Tanjong Salatan to Passier, on the east coast of Borneo; with some Account of the Straits of Maccaffor
- Directions for going into and up Passier-river
- Account of Passier, with the trade, and how to chuse the articles of export
- Directions for sailing from Passier to Banjar Masseen
- Directions for sailing from Banjar Masseen to Batavia
- Directions for sailing the north-west coast of Borneo, from Pirates-point to the river and town of Borneo
- Directions for sailing into Batavia-roads from the northward
- Directions for sailing into Batavia-roads from the southward, to go to the eastward of the Labyrinth or Thousand Islands
- Some Account of Batavia and Samarang
- Samarang
- Acheen
- Directions for the Coast of Pedir
- Pedir
- Directions for sailing from Pedir to Gingham
- Directions for sailing from Gingham to Ayrelaboo
- Directions for sailing from Ayrelaboo to Murdoo
- Directions for sailing from Murdoo to Samerlangan
- Directions for sailing from Samerlangan to Passangan
- Directions for sailing from Passangan to Telisamoway
- Directions for sailing from Telisamoway to Courtay
- Directions for sailing from Battacarran-point to Pooloo Auro, to avoid the Dogger Banks
- Directions for sailing from Pooloo Auro to Battacarran-point, to avoid the Dogger Banks
- Directions for ships having lost their passage through the China Seas, and mean to proceed by the Eastern passage to China; or for ships from China, or other ports in India, which are bound to Europe, and mean to sail through some of the Straits to the Eastward of Java, and thereby avoid the enemies cruisers
- Directions for sailing from Batavia through the Straits of Macassar; with some Remarks on the Bridgwater's Journal
- Directions for navigating the West Coast of Sumatra
- Further Directions for the West Coast of Sumatra
- Directions for sailing from Natal to the southward, through the Inner Channel
- Of the Malay Coast, during the latter part of the S.W. monfoon
- Some Account of the Manners and Customs at Tringano
- Directions for sailing from Madras, through the Straits of Malacca to China
- Remarks on a Shoal, on which the Sultan struck
- Remarks on a Voyage to China
- The Method of bringing several Touches of Gold into One
- Charges of workmen at Canton, as regulated by Mr. Pegue
- A Plan of a Voyage from Calcutta to the Malay Coast and China
- Directions for entering the Straits of Malacca from the China Sea; the Anchorage at Pooloo Auro, and sailing through the Straits
- Directions from the Nicobars through the Straits of Malacca
- Directions from Narcondam to Rangoon Bar
- Further Directions for Pegue, without a pilot
- Further Directions, by Captain Greaves
- Further Directions for Pegue Bar
- Further Directions from Narcondam to Rangoon
- Directions for working up the Coast of Pegue in the S.W. monfoon, by Captain Newton
- Directions to the Westward of the Paracels, from China to Pooloo Condore, and from thenee to the Straits of Malacca
- Further Directions for the Inner passage, and to know the Land
- Directions for making a Southern Passage from Bengal to Bombay, in the contrary or S.W. monfoon
- Some Account of the Island of Diego Rais, and the Banks of Chirbaniania and Padona (or Padua)
- Directions for making Bombay in the S.W. monfoon, to be certain of a good landfall
- A Plan for a Voyage from Bombay, or Surat, to China
- Directions for sailing from Bombay to Surat
- Directions for navigating the Gulf of Cambay
- Directions for the Straits of Babelmandel, and Mocha-roads
- Directions for sailing up the Red Sea to Suez
- Some Account of Mocho and Judda, and the trade
- Directions for sailing to the Watering Place
- Account of the trade to Persia, by the Gulf and Bussorah
- Bussorah
- Directions for going into Balasor-roads in either monfoon, and how to find the pilots
- Account of certain material articles of commerce the produce of Bengal
- Plan of a Voyage, for a ship engaged in the rice trade, from Calcutta to Madras
- Character of the Hindoos
- Plan of a Voyage to the Pedir Coast
- Junkceylon
- Queda
- Pooloo Pinang, or Prince of Wales's Island
- Salangore
- Malacca
- Siam
- General Instructions regarding Eastern Voyages
- Account of Succadana
- Character of the Malays
- Directions for ships leaving Calcutta late in the season, bound for Madras, or the southward
- Directions for going into, and out of, Masulipatam-roads
- The Maldives
- Directions for sailing through the Straits of Cheduba, on the Coast of Aracan
- Aracan and Cheduba
- The most eligible Track for ships bound from Europe to India or China, to or round the Cape of Good Hope
- Table of Latitudes and Longitudes
- Notice
Further Directions for Pegue, without a pilot
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2015
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Dedication
- ADVERTISEMENT
- To the Honourable the Chairman and Court of Directors of the East India Company
- MEMORANDUM
- RESOLUTION OF THE COURT
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- DIRECTIONS for the Straits of Cologne, in the Straits of Malacca
- Directions to enter the Straits of Cologne coming from the south-east-ward
- Directions for sailing from Pooloo Pissang, in the Straits of Malacca, to Battacarran-point, in the Straits of Banca
- Directions to anchor in Mintow bay
- Directions for sailing from Battacarran-point, in the Straits of Banca, to Pooloo Pissang, in the Straits of Malacca; with Instructions for knowing the Land
- Directions for Lingin-river; and some Account of Banca and Palambang, with the trade thereof
- Directions for sailing from Battacarran, through the Straits of Banca
- Directions for sailing from Lucepara, at the south entrance of the Straits of Banca, to Tanjong Salatan, the south point of Borneo
- Directions for sailing from Tanjong Salatan to Passier, on the east coast of Borneo; with some Account of the Straits of Maccaffor
- Directions for going into and up Passier-river
- Account of Passier, with the trade, and how to chuse the articles of export
- Directions for sailing from Passier to Banjar Masseen
- Directions for sailing from Banjar Masseen to Batavia
- Directions for sailing the north-west coast of Borneo, from Pirates-point to the river and town of Borneo
- Directions for sailing into Batavia-roads from the northward
- Directions for sailing into Batavia-roads from the southward, to go to the eastward of the Labyrinth or Thousand Islands
- Some Account of Batavia and Samarang
- Samarang
- Acheen
- Directions for the Coast of Pedir
- Pedir
- Directions for sailing from Pedir to Gingham
- Directions for sailing from Gingham to Ayrelaboo
- Directions for sailing from Ayrelaboo to Murdoo
- Directions for sailing from Murdoo to Samerlangan
- Directions for sailing from Samerlangan to Passangan
- Directions for sailing from Passangan to Telisamoway
- Directions for sailing from Telisamoway to Courtay
- Directions for sailing from Battacarran-point to Pooloo Auro, to avoid the Dogger Banks
- Directions for sailing from Pooloo Auro to Battacarran-point, to avoid the Dogger Banks
- Directions for ships having lost their passage through the China Seas, and mean to proceed by the Eastern passage to China; or for ships from China, or other ports in India, which are bound to Europe, and mean to sail through some of the Straits to the Eastward of Java, and thereby avoid the enemies cruisers
- Directions for sailing from Batavia through the Straits of Macassar; with some Remarks on the Bridgwater's Journal
- Directions for navigating the West Coast of Sumatra
- Further Directions for the West Coast of Sumatra
- Directions for sailing from Natal to the southward, through the Inner Channel
- Of the Malay Coast, during the latter part of the S.W. monfoon
- Some Account of the Manners and Customs at Tringano
- Directions for sailing from Madras, through the Straits of Malacca to China
- Remarks on a Shoal, on which the Sultan struck
- Remarks on a Voyage to China
- The Method of bringing several Touches of Gold into One
- Charges of workmen at Canton, as regulated by Mr. Pegue
- A Plan of a Voyage from Calcutta to the Malay Coast and China
- Directions for entering the Straits of Malacca from the China Sea; the Anchorage at Pooloo Auro, and sailing through the Straits
- Directions from the Nicobars through the Straits of Malacca
- Directions from Narcondam to Rangoon Bar
- Further Directions for Pegue, without a pilot
- Further Directions, by Captain Greaves
- Further Directions for Pegue Bar
- Further Directions from Narcondam to Rangoon
- Directions for working up the Coast of Pegue in the S.W. monfoon, by Captain Newton
- Directions to the Westward of the Paracels, from China to Pooloo Condore, and from thenee to the Straits of Malacca
- Further Directions for the Inner passage, and to know the Land
- Directions for making a Southern Passage from Bengal to Bombay, in the contrary or S.W. monfoon
- Some Account of the Island of Diego Rais, and the Banks of Chirbaniania and Padona (or Padua)
- Directions for making Bombay in the S.W. monfoon, to be certain of a good landfall
- A Plan for a Voyage from Bombay, or Surat, to China
- Directions for sailing from Bombay to Surat
- Directions for navigating the Gulf of Cambay
- Directions for the Straits of Babelmandel, and Mocha-roads
- Directions for sailing up the Red Sea to Suez
- Some Account of Mocho and Judda, and the trade
- Directions for sailing to the Watering Place
- Account of the trade to Persia, by the Gulf and Bussorah
- Bussorah
- Directions for going into Balasor-roads in either monfoon, and how to find the pilots
- Account of certain material articles of commerce the produce of Bengal
- Plan of a Voyage, for a ship engaged in the rice trade, from Calcutta to Madras
- Character of the Hindoos
- Plan of a Voyage to the Pedir Coast
- Junkceylon
- Queda
- Pooloo Pinang, or Prince of Wales's Island
- Salangore
- Malacca
- Siam
- General Instructions regarding Eastern Voyages
- Account of Succadana
- Character of the Malays
- Directions for ships leaving Calcutta late in the season, bound for Madras, or the southward
- Directions for going into, and out of, Masulipatam-roads
- The Maldives
- Directions for sailing through the Straits of Cheduba, on the Coast of Aracan
- Aracan and Cheduba
- The most eligible Track for ships bound from Europe to India or China, to or round the Cape of Good Hope
- Table of Latitudes and Longitudes
- Notice
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- The British Mariner's Directory and Guide to the Trade and Navigation of the Indian and China SeasWith an Account of the Trade, Mercantile Habits, Manners, and Customs, of the Natives, pp. 183 - 184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012First published in: 1802