An eyewwitness describes a recent suttee ceremony at Karwar. The SEPTER loads pepper at Calicut and Thalaserry. Ships are on the alert because Captain Kidd is active in the area, and there are complaints of his behaviour at the Maldives. Barlow meets the Prince of Thalaserry, and describes local commodities such as betel nuts, which the people chew. The SEPTER arrives at Goa, where they buy rack; one seaman drowns after drinking too much of it. At Surat they unload their pepper cargo onto the CHARLES.