In 1622, a shipment of women set sail on a perilous voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia (present-day Jakarta ... the square nails in the floor of the ship, that detail was probably four hours ...

"They had expected to sail only as far as Batavia, but they had been forced at gun point to stay on board their ship when she sailed for America," notes Eugene Ferguson, in his 1956 book ...

So, Keesar and his men were "compelled by force of arms to navigate the ship Pallas from Batavia to Baltimore", notes Rajender Kaur in her research paper Tracing the Roots of South Asian Presence in ...

In 1603, Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing under ... Tasman then returned to Batavia via the Cook Islands, Fiji and several other islands. Tasman’s second trip starting in ...

Batavia, N.Y. (WHAM) — The family of a Batavia boy who died after being trapped in a fire is preparing to say their final goodbyes. Calling hours were held Thursday for Javarius-Gus Williams ...

BATAVIA — An evening of “Praying with the Imagination” will take place Feb. 24 at Batavia First Presbyterian Church. The evening is set for 6:30 to 7 p.m. at the church on 300 East Main St ...

BATAVIA - At 8 a.m. today, the doors were open for the first time at Tractor Supply as customers were able to browse and buy what they needed. The new store is in business at 8301 Rumsey Rd. off ...

The Batavia City Council has approved plans for what would be the town’s first recreational marijuana dispensary. With a large majority of support from the city’s aldermen on Tuesday night ...

The ship is powered by two masts and a huge sail. It is equipped with 3,000 square meters of sail and two 249-foot (76-meter) ...

Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald ...