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TO THE NORTH OF EUROPE, Bs.
They imagined at firft that Barentfz had failed round Novaya Zemlia, and had alfo
returned by the fame ftrait. At their junction the ordinary jalutations pafled, and they
afterwards recounted to each other their navigation and the difcoveries they had made.
After this they failed together to Holland. Barentfz arrived at Amfterdam on the
fixteenth of September with the yacht he had conducted, and a fea-cow of prodigious
fize which had been killed on a bank of ice.
SECOND VOYAGE OF THE DUTCH AND ZEALANDERS, BY THE NORTH,
ALONG THE COASTS OF NORWAY, MOSCOVY, AND TARTARY, IN ORDER
TO REACH CATHAY AND CHINA.
‘THESE veffels having returned in the autumn, reported that there were hopes of
finding a paffage by the ftrait of Nafflau. The crews of the veflels of Zealand and En-
chuifen were of this opinion, which was ftrongly fupported by John Hugues of Lin-
f{chooten, who had performed the voyage in quality of {teward..
This opinion induced the States General and the Prince of Orange again to equip
fome vefiels for the following fpring, not only in order to make difcoveries, and as it
were found the paflage, as they had already done, but they were alfo to carry merchandife.
The merchants had the liberty of fending what goods they pleafed, with perfons to ne-
gociate for them in the places they fhould land ; and they were exempted from the taxes
on exports, and all cuftom-houfe duties.
Peter Plancius, the celebrated cofmographer, was one of thofe entru{ted with the care-
and condué of this‘fecond voyage. It was he who prefcribed the route, and who indi-
cated the fituations of Tartary, Cathay, and China. But to the prefent day we have
not been enabled to judge whether he was accurate or not, fince the three voyages which.
have been undertaken to proceed by the north to thofe countries have failed of fuccefs,
and the routes prefcribed by him were not followed. Many accidents occurred, and
there were inconveniences which the fhartnefs of the time would not permit to remedy.
Seven veflels were therefore equipped, in 15095, by order of the States General and
the Prince of Orange, in order to pafs by the Weigats, and fail towards Cathay and
China. There were two from Amiter dam, two from Zealand, two from Enchuifen,
and one from Rotterdam: fix were laden a all forts of mercies and with money,
and merchants were appointed to negociate them.
The feventh, which was a yacht, received orders to return with tidmgs-of the fix
others, when they fhould have doubled Cape ‘Pabin, which they conceived to be the:
far theft point of ’Tartary, or at leaft when they fhould be fo far advanced that they might
dire&t their courfe toward the fouth, and have nothing more to dread from the ice.
The fame William Barentlz was again commander and pilot of the largeft of the two.
veflels from Amfterdam ; and James Heemfkerk, who was appointed fteward,_is that.
Heenfkerk who twelve years after, that is to fay, in 1607, acquired fo great.a reputation.
in a celebrated naval combat which took place in the bay and under the cannon of the-
fortrefs of Gibraltar. Gerard de Veeralfo embarked in the fame veffel ;_ and it is from
his journal that the prefent relation is publifhed.
‘They left the ‘Texel on the fecond of June 1595 at fun-rife, and onthe fourteenth
were in fight of Norway. On the twenty-fecond, at three in the afternoon, they faw by
the head of the fhip a large whale afleep _ it awoke at the noife of the fhip’s way and the
fhouts
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