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NARRATIVE ^

CAPTAIN DAVID WOODARD

AMD

FOUR SEAMEN^

. WHO LOST THEIR SHrP WHfLE IN A BOAT AT SEA,
ANDjSURRENDERED THEMSELVES-UP to the MALAY*

IW THE ^

ISLAND OF CELEBES; /

AN INTERESTING ACCQUNT

'Of tkelr Sufferings from Hunger and various Hardships y and
their Escape from the Malays, after u Caj/ttvity '
if Two Yjearsand ik Half::

^ AL$0 AN ACCOUNT OF TSK

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS Of THE COUKT^tY,
And sfe^Dcscciption of the HaTbours and Cttasts, •&€.

TOGETB^^R W3TB

AN INTRODUCTION^

And an APPENDIX., containing Narrati/^*- of varioite

Escapes from Shipwrecks, under great Hardships

and Abstinence ; holding out

^ VALUABLE SEAMAN^* GUIDE,

Jind tke Importance of Umony Confidence^ and Perseverance^

in the Midst of Dl$tr^M^

• ■' * ' ■ '

^' There's a «weet little Cheridi tits perchM up jrfolt,

^** To l^ecp watch ior u.1 Life of ^oor Jack.

SECOND EDITION. *

lONpON:
IJIIINTED FQ|t J. JQi?N«ON, 72, ST. RAUL'S CHURCH-YAlU>i

1805,

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Ppintcd by J. Crowdeik' Warwick-fqture.

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contents:

DEDICATION «

'■ introduction ^- • . - - - - xi

PART THE FIRST

CHAPTER I.

3&eparttire in asi Am^riean Ship from Batavia for Manilla-*-
Straits of Macassai— ^Scarcity of Provisions — Woodard and
£vc Sailors iake the Boat and go in quest of a Supply*-!'
Refused by a Country Ship — Are separated from their own
Vessel— Discover an hland, and land on it-*^Arc in danger
t>f being (larve«l — Come in view of the Celebes Shore — i'M
jn witli two Malay Proas — ^T'Tcachery of the Malays^-^Land
and procure Cocoa-nuts — fatal Mishap-^New Disappoint-
ments ^ * -^ • ■• • 1

CHAPTER il,

A Project formed, and for a Time prevented— Interesting
Occurreuce - • • • • - ii

^ CHAPTER HL

We reach Trav41la, and exci^te the greatest Admiration in the
^ Natives — Proceedings at the Court-house—^Arrival of T^ian

Hadjee — He ftcgotiates with ti^ Cbi^for o^r Release, but
unsuccessfully - ^ * •IS

CHAPTER IV.

^ (Our Ca|f tors celfixifi tl^eir Vigilance over ^9-r-f<a^ghabIe Oc-
^^urrence r » • - ^ - •" 19

CHAPTER v.

^e diseoter our Boa^, l>ut 8pen lose si^ht of ber again — Ace
ordered up into ihe Jown^— On enquiring after the old.
^riest^ we karn that tve laved in Dun^Uy — ^^ore accurate

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iV CONTEKTS.

Information respecting him — Head Rajah of Farldw scn^|^
for us — We are conveyed to that Place?— t)jfRcul tics in-
countered on the Journey — We arrive, and are conducted
to the Rajah — ^Are badly lodged — A Fever-and-Ague —
Visit and Relief by & Woman-^The hfad Jlajali provide^
for us another Residence — The old Weman arrives with
Boughs of a Tree to perform my Cufe — I am ordered to
bathe, escorted by 5^ Female — Her Disappointment at my
Refusal - - - - - -- r?2

CliAPTER VI.

My Fever abates— The Rajah sends to Pfiggia — Arrival of the
Commandant — I"am sent for by him — Result of ctur Inter-
view — Uncuila — Am perniitted to go to Tj-d valla — Observe^
the Situation of Dungally — I am attacked by a weakening
Disorder - --.- - - - 2T

CHAPTER VII.

I attempt an- Escape by Water — Am in iipminent Danger,

and forced to return — Another Attempt by Land — I rcacli

' Dungilly, where I meet with Tuan Hadjee — ^Thc Chief of

Tra valla sends after me — P write to iiiy Men, whom I left

at Parlow — They join roe at Dungally ' ~ - 3i

CHAPTER VIII, /

Tuan Hadjee leaves me in Charge of his Famil}*— Scarcity of
Provisions-;-War betweeh the Rajahs of Parlow and Dun-
gdlly — Tuan Hadjee returns— ^An Erigagement-r-Another
.Scarcity — ^Tuan Hadjee purposes to Sail for Sawyah — ^Thc
Rajah refuses me Permission to ac^ompanyliim— rPrepara-
tions for an Escape — ^Our Attempt fiustrated - 35

CHAPTER IX/

We ask leave to accompany Tuan Hadjee to Sawyah, but the
Rajah refuses — ^We escape ovt of the Town, seize a Caftoe,
and put to Sea — An unfortunate Mishap-r-I go with Tuan
Hadjee taan Island in the Bay of Sawyah — He grants it to
m% and calls i t Stee^rsmafii-s ' Island— Return with the "Priest
--Go to Duropdlis - .- ^r ^ - - 39

CHAPTER X. .

Tuan Hadjee gdes td Tombox)— I decline accompanying hiin
— We agree with the Captain of a Proa bound for Solo for
our Passage to that Place— Are taken i)y him to Tomb0o^

•GOKTENTSv >

^nd delivered to Tuan Hadjee, who is made acquainted with
Our Duplicity ' - • - .- * 42

^ - CHAPTER XI. \

We .arrive at a smaH Island, where we cannot procure any
Water — ^Captured an<l taken to Pamboon, where we are
stripped— Condiic ted to the House of the Rajah, who, after
an ExaoH nation, wishes^ to detain us <* 47

' CHAPTER XIL
Leave Pamboon, and arrive ai Madassar * * 54

CHAPTER Xin.

' Our Joy on arriving at Macassar, and our friendly Reception

. greatly encreased, by the hujnane and generous Conduct of

thtj Governor and inhabitants until our Departure. for Ba-

tavia-rOuf Arrival and Reception at that Place 56

CHAPTER XIV.

* ' ■ • ■ •

My four Companions are engaged by the Captain of an Ame-

* rlcan Ship— Captain.Sands makes me his Chief-Mate-* — We
set sail, and arrive at Calcutta-^My History is circulated
thertis^— I procure the Command of a Country-Ship,- and su-

* peri n tend the Repair of her — 'Unexpected Meeting with
Captain Hubbard, who presses me to sail with him to the
Mauritius-^! accept this Offer, and we arrive there — An
Instance o^ his honourable Conduct— At tlie' Mauritius I
succeed Captain Hubbard in the Command of the Ship 63

CHAPTER XV.

I sail to the Isle of Bourbon — Passage rpund the Cape of Good
Hope — Heavy Gales of Wind — Receive much Damage —
Put into St. Helena for Repairs — Wait on Captain Ellison,
who kindly assists us — We leave. St. Helena, and direct our
Course for the Island of Ascension — Leave it, and arrive at

• the Isle of Wight — lAvrite t6 my Wife, and to my Owners,
and set off for London — I deliver iny Letters ta Mr.
Vaughan, who questions me concerning my Voyage — His

^ ikind Treatment of me — He advises me to publish vH^ Nar-
rative — Reflections* — I write again to my Wife artd t^o ray

, Owners — Hear of the Death of Mr. Russell-:-! write Letters
of Thanks to Captain EUfson, the Governor of' Macassar,

' and JVIynhecr Alstromer - . - • 6?

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fi CONTENTS,

PART THE SECOND,

CHAPTER I.

Dtfscriptian of tbe Island of Cdebts, its Harbours, Rivers^
Towns,&c.~Guarantala— Priggia«--Cape Dundo — Sawyah
<»^Dump4lis— ^Tomboo— Parlow — Dungally— -Tray^lla— ►
Tannamare-— Cossclaui?— Pamboon^-'Macas&ar-^Tremiln/
aad Maloyos Tribes - - - 77

CHAPTER I>iw

CBraate — Produce of the Island — and Mode of Cultivation 89

chapter' UL
Account of the Quadrupeds — Birds and Fisket - 94

CHAPTER IV.

Description of the Persons, Dress, and Mode ofLiyiogof Ihr

Inhabitants, with other Particulars ' - * ' 97

CHAPTER V.

Government— Wars — Swearing of Allegiance — PmushmentM*
and Slavery - - - - - . • - 1Q3>

CHAPTER VL
AeligioH'^-^Mode of Worship — Marri^cs and Btuialf 107

• CHAPTER VH.

Manners and Custfoins— Diversions, &c. &c^
Brief \ ocabulary of the Malay Language

PART THE THIRD.

Sfisoellaneous Pa§>ers

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APPENDIX. ■

Robert Scotney^s Ca^e - - - - 149

Siifferingsofsome'Defiertets - - -r 155

Ccjptain Ingleficld*^ Narrative - - r59

William Boys's Narrative of ihk Luxembourgh Galiry I6t.

CONtENtS.

Vll

Lieutenant Bligh's Narrative - -^ - 166

John Deans's Narrative - , - - r 175'

Escape of Mr. Dominicus, and a Boy called Wild French 176

Esdipe of Messrs. Carter, Shaw^ and Haskett >^ 178

Extracts from Kingston Newspapers - - " 1^7

Loss of the Lady Ht)bart Packet - , - * ' ipo

Loss of the Pandora Frigate - • ' * * jg^

Captain Kennedy's Narrative ' - - - - 197

Loss of the Three Sisters (Nazby) * • - 201
Cafie of Four Men picked up at Sea on a Piece of a Wreck 202

».

CASES OF ABSTINENCE AND HARDSHIPS ON

SHORE.

J. Z. Holwell, Esq/s Account of the Black Hole at Cal-
cutta, in June 1756 - *• - " - 203

Sir William Haitiilton's Account of the Earthquake at Ca*
labria, in 1788 « • ^ * - 204

'ON THE EFFECTS OF FAMINE.

Case of Thomas Travis — seven Days in a Pit - 205

Experiment of bow long Fowls would live without Food,

and how long on Water only - - *- 20tf

Experiment of a Physician • - • 207

Of Hunger, its Sensations, and Recovery ' - 207

Remarks and Advice - - ^ • 208

Abstinence and Escape of a Dog - - - 209

of a Cat • - - 211

Remarkable Case of the Effects of Long Abstinence 212
Dr. Lind's Advice to prevent the want of Provisions at Sea 215

PLA!* OF A SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE MEANS
OF PRESERVING SHIPS AND LIVES IN MOMENTS
OF DANGER AND ACCIDENTS - - 217

List of a number of Accidents, Shipwrecks^ Escapes, &c. ^SLV

LIST OP PLATES.

Captain Woodard's Profile.
1st. The Island of Celebes.
^ 2d. The Sketch of the Western Part of the Island, visited by
Captain D. Woodard.
3d. Engi;avings of the Proas, Canoes, and Implements of War,
&c., of Uie Malays.

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DEDICATION.

"SSESBESSai

BENJAMIN HALLO WELL, Esq-

CAPTAIN IN THB ROYAL NAVT.

MY DEAR HALLOWELL,

AS seamen form the great xinion betweeii
the commerce apd the navy of this country,
and are liable from the nature of their pro-
fession to the same common accidents,' I
with pleasure dedicate the following Narra-
tive to one whose standing in the navy and
whose services Command respect, and who
has ever proved himself the seaman^s true
friend, *

If this little collection should survive the
day of its birth, I shall have great satisfac-
tion in acknowledging that I have derived

k tofeCilCATION* _

xnuch knowledge and inforniation from the
friendly intercourse that has subsisted be-
tween us fdr years; and that, though re-
lated, we- arc more closely united by the
stronger ties of friendship, and similarity of
sentiments^ That you may in public and
in private be useful, happy, and prosperous,
is the^sincerc wish of,

pear Sir^

Your afFectionate friend,
W. VAUGHAN.

2.o«<&ftj Jugutjt 1, itgif

I ]yf T R O D U C T I a N*.

AN addition to the many voyages which have
been brought before the public, perhaps the
foUbwing relation of capts^in David Woodard
will not be found unworthy of attention. It ap-
peared interesting to myself, and to those friends
who urged the publication : I hope it may prove '
equally so to the [public, and especially to those
to whom it is more peculiarly addressed. And
if it should be the cause of saving the lives of
any of my fellow creatures, or of producing other
narratives equally interesting and authentic,
the object will be anfwered.

As truth is the best guide to knowledge, this
tiarratiye i^ presented in all its native simplicity^
Of its merits, the public will form their own
conclusions. As an editor, I shall content my-
self with stating the motives which induced tliis
|Wiblication, and the nianner by which I became
acquainted with the narrative and its sufferer.-

On captain tVoodard's arrival 6ff the Isle of
Wight the 27th of July, 1796, in a ship called
the America, boufid from the Isle of France td
Hamburgh, he came up to London, conforma-
bly to his orders, to the address of Messrs.
Vaughan and Son, to receive the instructions that

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lit turtoDvcribs^

were waiting for him from his owners in Amerfcsf^
-Accident led to a discovery thai he had been a
prisoner amongst the Malays in . the island of '
Celebes between two and three years, under
great hardships and great trials, ^e related his
adventures ; and having ever felt an interest fft
voyages of discovery and their most remarkable
occurrences, t solicited him, during tl>e fe^
days he was under my roof, to allow his narrative
to be committed to paper, to which he readily .
consented.

It was my next wish to obtain from him some
knowledge of the people, manners, cu^^tpms, &e.
&c., of the country in which he had been a
captive.

The second pari of this narrative, and the three
copper-plate drawings of the island and its har-
bours, &c., which accompany it, contain the re-
sult of a number of questions which I drew up in
writing for his consideration and reply. The ac- -
count was then shown to him, and Corrected
under his own direction, with permission to print
the same at my own discretion.

The third part contains some miscellaneous
information procured at different times ; which,
though not immediately corrected by himself,
will be found accurate.

The simplicity of his narrative, and the uqi-
formity with which it was constantly related, .
were evident proofs of authenticity ; but I have^

INTROUtretlON.

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ftom various channels, been fortunate enough to
bave captain Woodard's account corroborated by
testimonials from respectable characters who
knew tiim well in India, and who had t"he ac-
count subsequently confirmed t6 them by his^'m-
ployers, and by the seamen themselves who
were the companions of his sufferings, so as to
leave no doubt on. the subject. An accident, iis
singular as it was unexpected, gave me also,
through my friend Mr. Laird, of the royal navy,
an opportunity of having the account still ftirthef
corroborated By the testimony of ope of Capt^
Woodard's own companions. ^

This narrative was drawn up under many dis-
advantages; which were increased by the shorts
ness of captain Woodard's residence in England,
He came to London on the 29th of July, and
tf fevv days after returned to Cowes tor bring his
^ip round to the river Thames, where she was
discharged I and he Sailed for America on the
JJ7th of August, 1796.

The causes which delayed its publication' were
tvant of leisure, from various avocations of a pub-
lic and a private nature for the last ten years ; and
from the wish to have made it subservient to ^
plan I had suggest^ in the year 1791, for the
formation of a Society under professional and
|>ublic spirited men, for collecting information from
the most remarkable shipwrecks and accidents that
have occurred at fea, with the schemes and inven-

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1NTR0DUCTI0»N;

tions that have been had recourse to for the pre*
servatlon of lives and property j in order that they
might serve, when properly selected and cir-
culated> as an interesting Seaman's Guide
.under all his distresses: and to teach him. thah
in the mid^t of the greatest distresses, he should
^cver either despair or despond. Being now
^ore j^t liberty, I have again resumed this nar*
j'af ive 4 and ^iiix it, a wish to revive the Plan for
,fhe establishipent ,Qf such a Society, if it should
;paeet with proper epcouragefnent; jconceiving it
would l)e peculiai^ly serviceable to the interests
of navigation, ,9nd useful to a set of men that
have ever given energetic sitrength to the industry,
powers, and resources of this country*.

It being my wish to render this narrative prac-
tipally useful as well as interesting, I have stated
in the Appendix some original cases of peculiar
hardships and successful perseyerantce. that are
well authenticated. A'nd J have also selected
from the accpunts of Voyages and ^shipwrecks }^
my possession, a few short abstracts of some of
the most remarkable cases that are appHcar
hie to the POWERS of abstinence and th^

EFFORTS OF PERSEVERANCE, SO as tO CnCOU-

rage good 'conduct from the example of others j

f The outline of a Plan of a Society to promote jthese ob-
jects, will be^Cound at the end of this. Appendix^ page 217.
Useful and authen^cated communications, under cover,
left with Mr. Johnson, 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, will
be thankfully received, -and conveyed ^o the editor.

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INTRODUCTIOH. Xt

vi{th a^hppe, tbat^ as. an Inglefield's Narrative
contributed to save the lives of captain Wood'
ard and his party, this, in retutn^ . may have Ac
like effect upon others.

I have aVoidi^d isntenpg into n|any details an4
authorities, or of ^^xplinning more generally plati$
that embrace greater objects relative to the prcr
servatlon of Ships dnd of men, in moments of ac-
cident and danger. Further pursuit;; on this suV
ject will depend on circumstances and encourage^
ment,

It may nbt be deemed perhaps out of the line
of my object, to recommend the perusal of two
books that contain mbch practical as well as sci-
jCntifical information to those who frequent the
$ea, anc| whc^Wish to rise in their profession.

The first is Robinson Crusoe ; which, although
a fiction, is founded upon a true story of Selkirls;.
It shows a greatknowledge of human nature; and
has so happily touched the chords of human fife, as
to be adapted to all classes, and to all situations.
When Mr. Moore, the late secretary to the Soci-
ety of A'rts and Manufactures, . was asked which
. was the heist book of farming, he answered—
^^ Robinson Crusoe: and -that it was translated
into more languages, and had done more good in
giving conduct to life, than most books."— It njay
be said with much truth and justice, that it has
been the cause of making many seamen, and
goodHeamen^ and of caUing into activity all the

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powers and refources of inind and hody} ahd wHi
be for ever read with amusement and instruction^

The second book should be every young man's
companiqn who wishes to make the sea hi^ pro*-
fes6ion» and promotion in that tine his object*
It is Robertson^ s Navigation, which may be justly
esteemed the seaman's library.

To these may be added Hutchinson's Marine
Architecture and Seamanship.; which contains
instruction^, .deriyeil from Jong ejcperience, for the
management of a ship in a great variety of difl^ult
and dangerous situations. It is a very valuable
book, and contains knowledge, entertainment,
and scienci^, /Jrawn from experience and practical
observat4<^§/

Hutchinson is one of the many proofs of mett
rising in this country, by their industry, talents,
and integrity, to situations of respectability and
responsibility. From the most humble §tate in
life, fie arrived to be tbe harbour master of the
docks at Liverpool, and was much respected. ^

The seaman who makes himseUmasterof thesj^
two books, cannot fail erf" rising in his pro^essioij*

The Conclusion to be^drawn from this narrativje
^nd collection, and from all voyages connected
with this s'ubject, are interesting and inpprtant to
society, and form, as it were, a a new jera iij

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H^TRODUCTION,

xvli

Navigation, in cases of dangers and disasters.
No history can be more interesting and instructing
to man, than that of man, and the events that
befall himi. A creature of every passion, and of
every clime, the^ events of his life produced- the
strongest contrasts of light and shade, which are
for ever varying, and for ever new. Prosperity
and adversity, hope and despair, often form the
great leading features.of his life; and nothing but
perseverance and a well-grounded trust in Provi-
dence, can preserve him through all his difficul*
ties and dangers. In no situation have the sh^dest
or the hopes, enterprises, and the objects of life,
been more variegated or chequered than in voy*
ages of discovery, colonisation, and commerce ;
and the histories of those men who have escaped
shipwrecks and hardshipshave ever been read with
the greatest compassion and the most lively inte*
rest, .from the dangers that have been encounter-
edy and the perseverance, forbearance, and sub-
stitutes, which have been (dictated by necessity.
The school of adversity has often called forth all
the powers and faculties of the mind and body of
man through fatigue and hunger, and all the
storms and shipwrecks that await him : and he
at last survives them, and reaches his native
shore, to relate thofe adventures that prove the
wisest lessons and consolations to his own mind,
iind the strongest examples for conduct to others.
Misfortunes^ if rightly applied, may prove use-
ful sources of knowleidge. Books containing the

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histories of accidents and shipwrecks have now
become numerous; and are so dispersed, as to
want some of their most prominent points drawn
more to a kind of focus, that may serve for ex-
amples to direct thci conduct of men who have
neither leisure to read, nor purse to procure them.
At present they may be compared to large tnassy
stones hewn in a quarry, perfect and compact in
all their parts and objects, as to kind, form,
and dimensions ; but wanting the hand of the skil-
ful architect to plade them in their proper stations,
in the erection of a great bridge thrown over an
immense precipice, where travellers may pass
oyer in fa^ety and fecurity : — with the pleasing
reflection, that the accidents and misfortunes of
others, ferve them as the surest guide through
life ; and that they are not losing their fives in
surmounting the rugged and slippery rocks be-
neath them, which prove fatal to those who are
encountering below all the difficulties and obsta-
cles they occasion.

ITie respective narratives of captains Ingkfidd,
Bligb, and Wilson, cannot be read without
emotion and instruction, because they relate to '
events that reach men's horned and bosoms ; .and,
in proportion as commerce expands upon an ex*
tensive scale, and forms one of the greateft links
to civilisation, and has a tendency to increase ihc
union of nation to nation, accidents and escapes
arc woi^th recording, from the knowledge they
convey, and the examples they produce.

INTRODtrCTION. XlX

They plainly show, that hope, perseverance,
and subordination, should form the. seaman^s
great creed and duty j as they tend to Jbanish des-
pair, encourage confidence, and secure preser-
vation. '

The examples in this colleftion of the conduct
of men sustaining hunger, thirst, and fatigue, fox
a length of time almost without food, beyond
its taste, or on the division of a biscuit and a
glafs of water, or of spirits, have frequently, un-
der given circumstances produced miraculous es-
.capes; , whereas despondency, insobriety, and
insubordination— qualities that canker hope and
induce vexatibn—have often proved the seeds or
secret springs of mutiny and disaster ; and occa*
sioned the loss of lives and of ships, under cir
cumstances the most calamitous and the most
afflicting, - . ,

As the great fact of the powers ot absti-
KENci^ for a length of time, both at sea and on
shore, is so fully established in the annexed docu-
ments^ the next consideration is to endeavour to
regulate a little the conduct of men in fuch try^
ing situations.

In moments of difficulty and danger, whete thie
remedies at command are few, patience and per-
severance aife neceffary ; and, \inder them, men
of vigorous minds frequently overcome the great-
est obstacles. It is not always possible to pre?
scribe rules of conduct in cases that must, in ge-
neral^ form their own rules s but a great deal

may be done by management and good conduct^,
to alleviBte sufferings and distresses.

As there is a strong afBnity between the poi;i^
efs of the mind and body to fupport each other un-
der great conflicts, officers and men should so^
temper obedience and command, as to create
confidence and union In each other for ielf-pre*
scrvation. Tn these moments, when the impress
sions of religious feelings are always the strongest^,
their sensations should be encouraged, from the
tranquillity of mind and consolations they pro»-
duce, the hopis they encourage, and the exertions^-
they create.

Another object is the great importance of
temperance, of union and fubordination, and the
keeping, together without separation. The want
of these has frequently been as fatal and destructive
in its confcquence,. as the want of food itfeJf.

'Fhe conduct as the crew of the Pandora after'
their ship^^reck, on th^ir returning home with?
some of the mutineers of the Bounty sloop, on.
board of four boats, until their arrival at the island
©f Timor;, and the narratives' of captaiiis Ingle-
field, Bligh, Wilson, and others,, are strong ex-
emplifications' of the good e&cts of union and
perseverance ; and form fine contrasts with the
fate of the crew of the Wager, captain Cheap,,
one of commodore Anson's fleet, lost in the
South seas in the year 1740*, as collected fron%
ihe four different accounts of the feveral routs

• Vid^ Appendix, p.. IfiDw

5:*NtRt)t>VeTit>N.

<X^l

vfh\ch ber men took, and the- few thzt ever
f^ached England; and affording a melancholy
pyoof oftbe eflfects of, tliat inebriety, insubordina-
tion, and spirit of matiny, which prevaileil
amongst them, and which occasioned rapst of
the disasters and hardships \hey encoumtered *.

1 have heard iaptaiti Wikon relate, that wheti
iiis ship was wrecked off the Pdew Inlands, %e
greatly iowed his preservation, the facility of
buildifig his vessel, afld the good understanding
tbat existed with tke natives, to the staving of hfs
:^iritB,' to the good or^er and difcipline of his mon*
and toJheirTesideooeaB an hland by themselves
?^ithout much intercourse with the natives of
J^elew, unless by occasionaJ direct visits between-
;<)aptain Wilson iind officers and the chiefs of these
islands.

Advantages migirt be d<3*ived from a proper at-
jtention to the maimgemeni x>f ciotfiing, and tlte
' Iccepiog the body as ifiuch 9$ .circumstances will
permit in an equal state of watTmth, so as to suf-
fer as little as possible froi^ the transitions or fluc-
jtuatiops of wet, cold, and air. It has b:een found
♦Ijat warmth of cipthing ha3 fre<jyently had a
happy tendency to lessen the scnsajions of hun-
ger, and^ to prevent colds and djisordej-s incident

* It was in ^QAseqiieniCf of Jbe nusconduct of tb« crew of
;(lkis ship, and the conceptipn that on the loss of a ship in tb^
p&vy all pow.^r and controAl on such occasions ceased, a bill
passed thrpugh padian^^ to put officers and men in the navy

\m^Y jthe imitioy acl«

XXII INTRODUCTION.

to checked perspiration. Where thefe has been
a scantiness of clothing, warmth has been often
produced by keeping clothes tight round the body ;
and alfo by tying a handkerchief^ or linen, round
it, after the Indian fashion. Men, by rubbing
themselves and each other when wet, cold* or
benumbed, have often produced warmth and an
increased circulation, when the body has been re-
duced to a languid state.

Captain Kennedy's narrative of himfelf and hb
crew^, and of his subsequent distresses in an open
boat for fourteen days, is peculiarly interesting,
and written by a man of great intelligence, and
observation. He expressly states, that he and
his men derived great advantage from soaking
their clothes twice a-day in salt water, putting
them on without wringing them ; and th^t
he imputed the preservation of his own life,
and the lives of six others who survived their hard-
ships of hunger, thirst, and cold, f o tRis precau-
tion r and that he took the hint from. a treatise of
Dr. Lind'sf, which^ he' says, should be read
by all sea-faring men. He also remarks, that
fcur out of the six, who drank large quantities of
salt water, grew delirious, and died i but that
those who avoided it, had no such symptoms.

Captain Bligh and others have also practised,
and strongly recommended, the same system of
wringing their clothes out when wet with tain,

* Vide Appendix, case XII.

f Vide Appeadix; Case No. XXI.

INTRODUCTION. XXlll

and dipping them in salt water ; and state that
they felt a benefit and change more like that of
dry clothes, fix)m its producing a refreshing
Warmth, than could have been imagined.

Men, particularly when in boats, are often
exposed to be wet through from waves and* the
spray of the sea ; but this inconvenience, when
compared with greater evils or misfortunes, may
not be without its consolations or advantages, as
It is observed that men suflfer less when seated
in salt water, than when more elevated, and ex-
posed to rain, and to chilling' vi^inds. A blanket
or a bit of a sail at their backs, the same over
their ktices, will often give great shelter to men,
from cold, or the draughts of wind^ when wet
through.

If seamen on boat duty, and on night excur-
sions, or on escaping from shipwrecks, were to
wear flannel next to their skin, or were to put on
double clothing, or two or three shirts, they woul3
find a benefit and great warmth ; and in case of
separation from ships or in shipwrecks, still grea-
ter advantages might be derived from this mea-
sure in moments of necessity, from their increas-
ing their comforts, and furnishing the means,
perhaps of making sails in moments of distress*-.

The baling of water out of boats will also tend
to give employment to mind and body, as well
as warmth from exeTcise. Relief may be found

* Vide page 136 of the Narrative, for captain Woodard*s
pfecautions about bot^ts when quitting ship&«

JXIV INTRODUCTTON.

from chewing qr smoaklhg tobacco, both as tq
warmth/and as a substitute to lessen the sensa-
tions of hunger. Seamen being so habituated to
this article, it would be found peculiarly adyan*
tageous were it to form a part of their little stock,
on these occasions.

It has been generally observed that the cold
from fresh water is more difficult to be supported
than from salt water j and doctor Currie, a phy-
lician of considerable practice at Liverpool, in ^
work on the application of wiarm and cold water
as a renredy in fevers, confirms this leading fact.
He speaks, alsp^ lof a remarkable case of the
shipwreck of an American vessel, near Liverpool,
pnthe 13th of December 17^0, where two o^
the crew, out of fourteen, died from the externa^
and alternate exposure of air and water, both salt
^nd fresh \ that others who were more plunged^
in the sea survived, one excepted, who die^, at
a later period, of despondency. The one who
^utFered the least was a black, who was covered
to the ishoulders in the sea. ^ The temperature of
the sea was 85 , and that of the air still lower j
and attended during part of the time with sleet,
snow, and a piercing wind, which might have
affected the men more than salt water. The stay
pn the wreck was twenty-three hours. The two
who died first were delirious ; noije were drowsy ;
but all were thirsty and hungry.. Mr. Amyat the
niate,' who related the story, had his 'hands and
feet swelled and benumbed : but be was liot

^enseJess ; his mouth was parched, and h« felt f
tightness at the pit of his stQnoacl),.. and di%»
tressing cramp? on his sidfe and hips. The coar
elusion drawn by doctor Curriefwa^, that pur^
jvater, on the surfape of t^e body, was mor^
Iburtful than that of ^ea water. This indulged hia|
fo make some experiment^' on the <effects-of id*
xncrsion in fr^sh and salt water, of an equal ten^
perature, on the. gnimal heat, or on the capaci^
ties of bodies to preserve the same degr^^ (^
heat under different circumstances. 3EJe has
also found that bathing, or throwing salt watet
oyer^he body at sea ; and ?^Jt water, or fredl
water saturajled with sajt, on (bore ; have fteqtient*
ly in many fevers reduoed their virulemre, wbea
Jhey have not yielded to medicine.

I believe, in the case of the AppUo frigate^
|ostpffthp coast ofPortugalon the 2d of April
J 804, this fact was. .unfortunately con6rmed, on
a more extensive scale than in the preceding
instance of the ship at Liverpool; it being found
that numbers perished who wer^ exposed to th«
alternate effects of rain and air: and that many
yurvived who were covered or nlore immersed ia
palt waterj%

Being no medical tnan, and not wishing to

f Doctor Currie's valuable book on fevers first appeared in
|798. it has liecii just rq)rint«d ia two volumes, with very
considerable additions, affd is w«U worthy the attention of
madieal arid of nautital men ; proving the great benefits thai
baye been derived, in many countries, by the experimeuts
ihat have Ifcen mack on this subject.

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XXVl lilTRODUCTION.

get out of my own depth, I content myself with
hoping that some professional and nautical per-
sons will take up the subject^ so as to render it
practically useful.

SirEEP should be encouraged, as one of the
greatest restoratives of nature, and from its being
essentially necessary' for the daily preservation of
health and fpirits. ' Nothing exhausts the human
frame fo much as the want of it; particularly
when worn down with fatigue^ hunger^ and
distress.

^ Intenseness of thought, and great agitation of
fliind, produce restlessness, watchfulness^ and
despondency ; and, if too much indulged, or of
too long continuance, are followed by fevers and
deliriums that end frequently with the nwst fatal
consequences. Nothing can be more destructive
to life or to pprse.verance, than permitting the
depression of the mind or spirits.

Captain Fellowes,^in his interesting narrative
of the loss of the Lady Hobarl packet, states na-
turally * the effects of despondency and delirium
in the case of a poof French Captain, who, in the
height of his disorder threw himself overboard, and
instantly went to the bottom i—tha#the boat*s
company were deeply affected by a circumstance
that was sufficient to render their irritable state
more painful ; — that he himself was seized with
such melancholy, as to lose all recollection of his
situation for many hours; — ^that it was accompa-.

* Vide case X. Appendi^\

INTRODUCTION. XXVU

tiled wfth violent shiverings, which returned at
intervals ; and M?ith a refusal of all sustenance,
that made his state very alarming. Towarils
night he enjoyed, for the first tinie during six
days, three or four hours' sound sleep ; and,
perspiration coming on, he awoke as from a dream,
free from delirium, though alive to the horrors of
their situation. Sleeping, however, in the sun,
or being exposed to nightly dews, should be
avoided as much as circumstances will permit.
It should also be remarked, that a change of cUt
mate or of seasons render this recommendation
advisable undier given restrictions, as doctor So-
lander and others have cautioned seamen against
sleep, when exposed to extremely cold situations;
■^s, under "those cases, it generally ends with
8leeptng» to rise no more.

It should be remarked that seamen, with
all their fluctuations of life, have more blessings,
provisions, and consolations, to support them
through all their troubles, than many other classes
of men. Their element, though boisterous, is of-
ten a tranquil one ; and if they can but weather
their Cfipe of Good HopCy they launch their- little
-bark inib tranquil seas and ftew climates, with
new hopes and new successes; 2ind, if ever ship-
wrecked, the example^ and ^ood conduct of
others hold out the strongest incitements to per-
severance, which might be strengthened \\y the
consolation and comparison that their situations
arc frequently not worse, por even so bad, as

• f ^

«XVm INTRODUCTION.

their neighbours. The greatest struggle of man
l^ often with himself ; but, when roused to con-
duct by the examples and exertions of others, he
)then feels what he can do, and what he can do
without. That though be is in many respects the
least defended and protectjsd as to body, and the
inost dependent of all creatures, yet he is found
giving under every clifnate ; — ^that he can better
sustain hunger, ;(hirst^ and fajtigue — the changes
■of climate-^heat and cold^-v-and bend himself
more to the transitions of life, and its wants and
distresses-^thiin most apimals.

The ejects of hunger and thirst are f reatijr
overcome, when the apprehensions about them

^ are banished : and we find that captains IngleBeld^
3Iigh, and Woodard, always discouraged desr
pendency ; and by giving other pursuits to the
human mind, men were frequently diverted from
gloomy objects j and when thus roused, they have
often beejQ strong enough to surmount the greats
est difficulties. We often see men with courage

'braving danger in battles and enterprises, an^
risking life to save a li& or a wrecilc ^ but whei)
self-wrecked, until roused, they are often apt "to
shrink into despondency, from the wapt^f labour
jand self-exertion.

It frequently happens,^ that, after the firft panic
and exertions in cases of shipwrecks are over,
there is then but little expenditure of strength ;
that sniooth sailing saves labour ; and from the
^ant of great bodily escertions, the calls for sub-

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iUf SODtfCtlON. icxix

sistence considerably lessen. By habit, the bod/ V

may also be brought to doVith less\^nd less sleep ;

and the same also may be found of food^ both as to

quantum and quality ; and in this Iktie collection^

and in numberless voyages-there are the strongest

proofs of how small a quantity of cither will sus«*

tain the lamp of life for a long periods -

Thirst appears to be of a more distressing nature
than hunger ; but various instances are producied
to show how much it has, and may be allayed^
only hy Xhe preservation of moisture in the nwutb^
when*there has been no other means of satisfying
&e pressing calls of nature ; as a tea-fpoonfui of
water, wine, or fpirits, in the cases of an Ingle-' •
'field, Bligh, and others— or even drops of pers^
piration from the human body, as in the case of
Mr. Hoi well while in the Black Hole of Calcutta
-^have for a length of time satisfied those calls,
fio as to secure the preservation of life. The
moistening of the mouth alone, or the rinsing of
it with any liquid,, or even with salt water with*
out swallowing any of it^ have in many cases
been found to produce the most salutary effects j
and it may have fallen frequently within the ob-
servation of thany men, when exhausted or heat- ,
«d in very warm weather to have complained
greatly of thirsty but who have not been able to
• quench it by great draughts of liquid. The
sensations of it have continued until the body it-
self has been restored to its natural tone, or until
moisture has been produced in the mouth to al-
lay it* ' -

XXX fNTRODirCTION.

Innumerable instances might be produced of
shipwrecks and accidents that confirm these facts;
and also cases-of ships being lost^ or locked up*
in ice in the North Seas and Hudson's Bay,
¥rhere men of different nations have been hutted
for months under ground*, to guard against the
inclemency^ of frost and snow, who have survived
every hardship from want of food, fuel, and
water; and also where men and alAimals have
been buried in snow f, or fallen into pits, mines,
caverns, and other places J, who have been mi-
raculously preserved for a length of time without
sustenance, or, if any, on the slightest pittance
possible, and that frequently more from a little
moisture than from food II .

Seamen have also great encouragement given
to them from other considerations ; — when they
see that others, by having braved the greatest
hardships and severities, frequently 6nd a strength
added to those claims whiclT merit, bravery, and
other services, have entitled them to from their
country ; and that many have lived to enjoy pro- y
motions and situations, in life honourable and res-
pectable, which they never would have enjoyed had '
they abandoned themselves to despondency and
despair. In private life we have seen a Woodardfor-

, * Vide Appendix, p. 230.

f Vide Appendix, p. 231. »

t Vide cases ^VI. and XVII.
tl The same may be said of light.- When men Fall into pits
and caverns, their eyes, as well as their habits, soon adapt
themfelves to the greatest changes and powers of contraction,
and to iheir situations. r', - . '

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INTRODUCTION.

XXXI

tunate enough to command the very ship in which
he had been a mate before his misfortunes;— a
Wilson, after the loss of his ship, and friendly
reception at the Pelew Islands, returning home
and commanding the Warley, one of the largest
class of ships in the India Company's service 5—
and a Fellowes meriting evfery attention from the
Post-masterS'general -.—while in the navy an In-
glefield is a living testimony of his own miraculous
cfcape, and enjoying the reward of gallant and
meritorious services in the appointment of a com-.
missioner in the navy, at Gibraltar, during the last
war, and now filling the same honourable situation
as commissioner at Halifax ;— a Riou lived to
command the Amazon.ofF Copenhagen, where he
lost his life ; and his country is now raising a pub-
lic monument to his memory ; — and a Boys, from
a midshipman, lived to he^levated to the situation
of Heutenaht-governor of Greenwich Hospital.
British seamen have much to boaSt of beyond

• • •

the seamen of other countries, by the various
commercial and naval institutions and establish-
ments, public and private, that give them support,
or increase their comfort's in their declining years.
A Greenvi'ich Hospital, a Mfercbants* Seaman's
Office, qnd a Marine Society, are seldom to 1)6
found in other countries ; and there cannot be a
stronger proof of the feeling of the public, thaii
the liberality of its purse, on great occasions, for
the relief of the families of those who were killed

ot wounded in the -several actions of the last war,

llavii\^ been appointed upon most of the com:

Hiittees for the xnanagetnetit and distribution ot
ilibscriptiOns raised for the naV3^ at Lloyd's CQAree-*
house, in the last war, has gtveii m^ an opportu-
nity of seeing nxuch of the character of BritislK
fieamen^ and of gaining great information, which
I now find peculiarly serviceable^ and applicahi^
to the purpose of this little collection.'

In closing these observations, I beg to remark^
that they have- been submitted rather as general
hints or outlines to be improved upon, than pre-
sented as a system of conduct applicable to alt
situations, climates, and seasons. A change of
circumstances will occasion great varieties and
exertions which the powers and resources of the *
moment must dictate. . My object has been to
encourage hope, confidence, and perseverance in
trying situations, from the examples and conduct
of others, as some of the best means of self-pre-
servai»on»

Having yielded to the solicitations of friends in
presenting this narrative and collection, I now
commit my little bark to the kindness of public
opinion, hoping that the objeqt and intention of
it may prove its protection ; and trusting, that if
ever 1 should have the misfortunta to be ship^
wrecked, I shall find a friendly shore.

WILLIAM VAIJGHAN.
fLiondon^ Jult/ I80i. ' /

N'. B. The papers which form this little selpc-
tfon having been procured at different times, and
when some of them hadi^een printed off, they are
Bfft classed in the order in which they should'stand.

1 1 ^t^^

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THft'

NARRATIVE

CAPT. DAVID WOODARD,

STc. S[c.

PART THE IPIRST.

r- \

CHAP. I.

Departute. in, an 4^nerican Ship from Baiavia
'fof^^^^niUa-^Sirails of Macassar^-^^Scarcity
of Provisiofis^^Woodard and five Sailors take
the BiQat and go in quest of a Supply — Refused
by a Country Ship — Are separated from their
oivfi Vessel-^Discover an Island^ and land on
it'^Ate in danger of being starved-^Come in
view of the Celebes Shore — Fall in zvith tzoo
Malay Proas — Treat hery of tJtut Malay s--^
Land and procure Coi:oa'nuts — Fatal Mishap
1 — New Disappointments.

N ther year 1791, I sailed for the East Indis^
fft>ni Boston in America, in The Robert Morris^
captain Hay, a ship belonging to Thomas Ru$«
tel^ esq. of Boston^ and T^n xny arrival in Ind,^a

was employed in making many countrf voyages
. in country-ships, until the .20th of January 1793,
when I sailed as chief-mate in the American ship
Enterprise, captain Hubbard, from Batavia>
bound to Manilla.

In passing through the straits of Macassar,
we found the wind northerly, the cnrrent to
the south; and both of them being against us,
we were obliged ta beat up those straits six
Weeks, during which time we fell short of pro-
visions.- Seeing a vessel at the distance of about
four leagues, captain Hubbard directeckme ta
take the boat, and go on board her to purchase
some; I accordingly set off the. first day of
March, at half-past twelve o'clock P. M. being
'•then in about nine minutes S. 'latitude. In the
boat, besides myself, there were five sailors, two
of whom were Americans, two EhgKshmen, and
one Scotchman : their names were, William'
Gideon, John Cole a lad, Archibald Millar, Ro-
bert Gilbert, and George Williams. We were
without water, provisions, or compass — having
on board the boat only an axe, a boat-hook, twoi
pocket-knives, an useless gun, and forty dollars
in cash.

We reached this ship at near sun-set, at which
lime we had a ftrong squall from the land, at-
tended with heavy rains, which prevented our
seeing our own* vessel. I immediately applied
tothe captain of the ship (w^hich we fouqd to be

a country*ship), for provisions;, when he in-;
formed me that he had none, of at least only
enough to last him for one* month — and that he
himself was bound to China. It being, how-
ever, quite dark, he told me that I had better
stay on; board of his ship until the morning;
which I readily confented to, thinking it a great
chatice if, in the dark, I found my own. It
rained all night, and blew a fresh breeze from
the southward. In the morning we were in the
same pjace, the land bearing the fame as in the
preceding evening, with a strong current to the
southward: and our ship (the Enterprise) was
then out of sight even from the mast-head, and
with a fair wind for her to go through the. straits
of Macassar. As the ship that I was then oa
board of was bound to China, and was making
the best of. her' way thither, I thought it not-
prudent to stay any longer. Being treated very
coolly, I called the sailors, and asked them if
they were wijling to Jeavc this ship in search of
our own; which they all with one voice willingly
assented to. I accordingly hauled up our boat,
which was then aftern; and the chief officer of
the ship told me, it was a. very great chance if
.1 should find my own vessel again. Having .got
all my things into the boat, I asked the captain
for twelve musket-cartridges, which he gave me ;
and, calling his boy, lie ordered me a round bottle of
brandy; but neither water nor provisions of any sort.

. -^ -

At about twelve P. M. on the 2<f day of
March 1793^ we left this country-ship^ in lati^
tude nine minutes south of the line^ and con-
tinued our course to the souths in hopes of
coming in sight of our own vessel again. We
rowed and sailed all day^ till twelve o'clock at
night; and then drawing near to an'isfend^ I
thought it prudent to go there to get fresh
water. We immediately landed, and made a very
large fire, in hopes that ottr ship mijbt see it,
\xi the morning we went to the higjhest part of
the island, but could see. nothing of her. Hav-
ing found no water or provisions, ly set €)ff again
in th^ boat, and continued our course in the
middle of the straits for six days longer,, without
going on shore,, or tasting either food or drink
beyond our bottle of brandy. A heavy squall
from the S. W. and which nearly foundered ous
boat, forced us to keep before the wind;, and
^hcn the squall aborted we had the Celebes
shore clearly in sight. We all agreed to ^o oa
shore in search of pK)visions, and then to pro-
ceed for Macassar, which at this time we con-
ceived was somewhere about three degrees ta
the southward.

AVe jjowed aU the remammg part of di^t day
towards the shore, an^ nearly all night : whent
we came pretty near the shore^ we thought \k
not prudent to land at night, and there-
fore waited until day-%hfc In the morning wc

ima^^m^^^taA

■s

saw two proas close under ftie land, when we
dire^tedv our ^oursc .towards fhctn with great
goy; but as wedrewrtear them, we found the
people <wi board were putting themselves into a
^tate of defence, laslMng both their proas, toge-
ther, and getting 'ap large bundles of bamboo
spears. Although overcome with hunger and
fatigue, we were i:>ot discouraged, and soon
came along side of them, when I told them I
Wanted to buy some provisions. Though I could
i>ot speak the language, I ma4e them under-
stand me by signs- They imri^cdiatdy said they
would let me have some, and asked where my
«hip was? I told them rtiat Ae was at a little di-
stance at;«ea. Tlie Malays, or natives, perceiving'
that we had no arms in our boat, began to putotj
their cresses, wTiich are steel daggers With short
bandies ^bout two feet long, and a little waved
towards &\e point.

We still coritihueiJ to solicit tirem for pirovT-
«ons,^ either Indian corn or copoa-nuts^ whicli
they utterly refused. Three of my lads jumped
on board the first proa, to beg some Indian corn,
and got three or four small ears. . At the same
time I offered the chief a dollar for^ two cocoa^
«ut8,N which he told me he would let me have:
after having received the dollar, however, he
would not give Aem, but came with anothet
tiian directly into our boat, and immediately
pulled up my shirt to feel for money, at the same

time drawing his cress or dagger. Fiading my*
self in so much danger, I took up a small axe 1
had with me to defend myself: hj^ immediately
asked rae for it, which I refused. I then ordered
the man in_the bow of our boat to cast her off
instantly. The two Malays, thus seeing us about
to Sast off, made towards their own proa, and,
before she was clear of us, the captain or chief
at the same time reached a piflol from the stern
of his own proa to shoot at us. The boat being
then just in the act of casting off, he, with his
man, was obliged to jump into his own proa,
when he took up a musket and presented it at
me; but fortunately it missed fire. As every
moment now increased our distance, we got
some way off before he could fire at u? — which
he did without execution. Soon after the proas
parted. We then directed our course towards
the other proa, in hopes of some relief; but those
on board immediately cried dut to us not to ^
come to them. We now left both the press, and
soon afterwards directed our course towards the
shore for provisions and water, which we stood
in the utmest need of, as our situation _was be-
come truly desperate. I . landed with one man,
leaving the other four men in the boat, with
orders to let nothing come along-side. We soon
after perceived both the proas come to an anchor,
and that they sent on shore the canoes which
they had with them with six hands, armed and

&t for battle. I immediately ran to our boat.,
, and shoved her off. r The Malays cried out, and
told me that they had Indian corn for nre ; but
perceiying their intentions ^were to detain us on
sbore> and then to take possession of the boat,
and massacre our ere W;9 I stood ofl^ and went
about four miles to the northward, round a point
of land, and landed out of sight of the proas,
•where there was a great plenty of cocoa-nut
trees. I ieft two hands in the boat, and went
with the other threer up to the cocoa-nut trees -,
Viat not .being able to climb them, and particu-
larly in^ our .weak state, I was obliged to cut
them down with my. axe, which now proved a
valuable friend to me. It had saved my life in
the boat, and now gave us the first means to
support that life. After cutting down three
trees for our sea-stock, and growing quite tired,
Archibald Millar told me, as neither of the lads
that were with me were able to use the axe, that
he would go to the boat, and let one o( the two
men left in it, who could handle the axe, come
lo my assistance. Both of them left it, and
joined me, while Millar staid in the boat.

By this time "I had nearly cut down the fourth
tree; and, as it was falling, I heard Millar, wlio
was taking'^care of our. boat, scream out , in
a most bitter manner. I immediately answered
ham, and ran to his assistance. On my arrival
OQ the beach, I saw our boat off at some di«

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stance, full of Malays: but seeing nothing cf
Millar, I ran to the water's edge; and, sup*
posing him in the boat, called to him. As I could
get no answer, however, I conceived that^hey had
carried him off, with all our little stores in our -
boat, w^iich was the only means of our escape.

. On turning about, I perceived the poor fellow
just at my feet, lying on his back, at th? edge of .
the water, with his throat cut, and two cuts o%
his body ; one on his right side between the ribs,
and the other on his right leg, with his left hand
On his breast, and his right by his side. I was
Agreatly shocked at this event j and did not know
how soon it might be our fate to be served jn the
same manner, as we were disc6vered, irt an un*
known country, and had every thing ta fear
frorb these savage Malays. The vety trien who
had taken our boat were the samei who had
landed from the canoes out of the proas % and,
coming across the neck of land, had waited ^hcre
till they could nnd their opportunity of carrying
it off.

I now hastened to our four men, and fled with "
them into the mountains, after, having lost our
boat, money, and most of our clothes. We th^n
concealed oursfelves in the mountains, amongst
the dry leaves, the remaining part of the day,
having no great opinion of our lives or safety, '
and having to encounter with man, beast, and
hunger, j^bout the middle of the afternoon we

bear^ a noise in tihe same directioil titiat wc biMi
come ; and^ supposing it to be some of the M^^
lays in search of us, we covered ourselves with
leaves and bushes in such a thamjer as not toW
seen. We Were happy at krt to find' that it was
only occasioned by two large wiid ibwls^ which
flew away as. soon as they saw us.
^ We lay very quiet the remainder of this day,
concluding; that the only means now left iai_
our escape would He to get to .Macassar, if pos*
sible^ by liind. Difficulties and dangers, sur^
rounded u$. We found it jnot safe to walk,
about in ihe day-time, as we beard people
on all sides of us. Night was the best and
only time to travel, to prevent discovery; but.
we were then in danger of - beafts, of losing
<our way, and destitute of the means of futw
nishing ourjselves with sustenance. We, how^-
ever, agreed to travel by night, and accordingly
set out about eight o'clock, taking a star iot our
guide, bearing south. But the woods were so
thick with high trees, and bushes underneath,
that we soon lost %ight of the star, and l^ept on
the side of the mountain, supposing we were go-
ing in; the right course. We went through manjr
brambles, and places very thick with underwood,
which tore our clothes ; and at day-light, when
we imagined we had walked about fifteen miles,
we found ourselves, to our great disappointment
and surprise. Within a few rods of the pUice

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Whence we had set out the preceding night^-r^'
owing to our having gone round the mountain
instead of passing straight over it^
' We resided in this place all the day, during ^
which we heard people on all sides of us : but
whether they were in search of us or not we
could not tell. The night following we set out
again for Macassar j but not trusting to a star
again, we then kept by the sea-side> and so con^^^
tinued for six nights successively, returning into
the woods in the day for rest and security;
during which time we fell in with many wild
beasts. None of them, however, hurt us, as by
ilirowing stones at them, and making a noise,
we frightened them away whenever they came
towards us ^ for we were without arms^ and had
only a boat-hook, which I made use of myself
an axe, two pocket-knives, and four clubs which
we h^d cut ia the woods*

On the sixth day from the loss of oiyr boat,
and the thirteenth from the loss of our ship, my
people were become very faint, hungry, and
weary, having had no provisions since we left the
ship, and only now and then a little water from
the hollows of trees, and a few berries when we
could get them. Our feet were also very sore, .
as we were without shoes, and our bodies were
much torn by briers and brambles. As for my-
self, being stout in person, and much used ta
exercise and fatigue, I did not feel so much ex-

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hausted, as I kept up my spirits, and had^my"
mind constantly engaged.-

On the morning of the thirteenth day we
came to a mountain by the side of a deep bay,
where we remained all day. 'At ^, little distance,
about noon, we perceived many of the Malay in-'
habitants fishing in the bay. At mid-day 1 took
a walk alone along the banks, where I soOn
found a befry^ about the bigness of a currant, of
a yellowish colour, hanging in little bunches.
After having .tasted lK<em, and finding them very
palatable,' I carried my fiat full of them to my
unfdrtunate companions, who did not like them ;
but for my part, I relished their taste so Well
that I ate very heartily. Three of tfly compani*
0ns fell to eating the leaves of busies.

CHAP. II. '

ji Project formed, and for a Time prevenied^^^In-
. . teresting Occurrence.

XN the course of this day, after some consulta-
tion, we determinejd to pick up a canoe, or else
to construct a cattamaran {.which is made in
India of two or three large logs lashed together
with rattans^ so as to form a floating raft capa-
ble of bear'mg great burdens) and then proceed
to the small island that we had landed upon the

first nigbt aftet leaving the ship, and there to
wait in hope of being picked up by sonae vessel
vrhich aiight pass that way. Bat in the evening
an unfortunate circumstance took place, which
greatly alarmed us ; for the three men who had
eaten of the leaves of the bushes (I suppose fiTom
their poisiHious effects) were attacked with vio*
lent vomitings and painis in their bowels, and
were Crying out all the night through the torture
they su9*ered«

This prevented our proceeding on our expedi*
lion. In the morning I beheld the poor fellows
with an eye of pity, for they looked more lik«
three corpses than living men« I did not, how-i
ever, dare to appear to pity them, for feiar of
casting down their spirits, but spoke roughly to
them, and told them they would be better, and
would be able to move on the next night. I
then went in search of water for them, as ihey
all complained of great thirst, and soon found
some in the hollow of a tree — I suppose about a
^int. I went back and brought them all to it ;
and let each of them suck the water through a
reed, giving each three mouthfuls until it was
all consumed. As soon as they had drank it,
they lay down with their spirits quite overcome.

I now began to be convinced that thfey were
unable to proceed to the island, as we had in-
tended, and then asked th^m if they were willing
to surrender themselves to the natives. They all

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wHh ttfte voice . coiu»etaied» except Jphd Gofe^
an Amencian lad» ivbo said be would rather die
IB the woods than be massacred by the natives ;(
«ad at the same ttme^ catchiog me l^ the foot
tad kissing it» earnestly begged of me to stay in
the woods. In order to preserve authority and
ereate confidence^ X was sttil obliged Xo speak .
yery roughly to him ; cafliog him a Ibpl^ and di-
recting him to foUow me^ ; which he did reluc*^.
tantly, and behind at some distance. '

We now thought it'nK)st prudent to hide our
weapons in the ground; viz. our boat-hook^ die
ia»p the two pocket-knives,. and a dollar. These
we bid by the side of a large tree, as a mark,.
We then proceeded to the bay, where we had
se^ci the MaMys in the morning, in order td'
meet our fate,, or to find friends. When we catp^
to the beach> however, we did not see any one ;.
for, as the tide was up, the natives were all gon^
away. I immediately walked on until I came
to the path ; and then ascending a few steps on
the banks, I perceived three girls fishing in a
brook. As soon as they saw us they ran away
up the path. We followed them for some dis*
tance, gnd then sat down on a large trunk of
a tree, and wjaited the event of their departure.
In about a ^quartet of an hour I perceived three
men coming towards us by the same path in
which' the girls had gone, and immediately rose
to meet tt)em> desiring our men to sit still. I

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proceeded towards them alone^ until I had come
within a short distance of them ; when thejr
stopped and drew out their cresses or knives.
Without hesitation^ I still advanced till within
two yards of them» and then, falling on my
knees» I begged for mercy. They all looked
steadfaftly on me> with their knives drawn, for
the space of ten minutes ; when one of them,
putting up his cress, came towards me, and knelt,
in the same manner that I , had done to bim^
He then offered me both his hands, after their
manner, of shaking hands; I immediately did
the same with him. By this time about twenty
more of the natives, with one of their chiefs, ar-
rived at the spot where we were. They stripped
me, took off my hat and ha>idkerchief, and cut
the buttons off my jacket, thinking them to be
money. , By this time my four companions came
up ; whom they treated in the same manner.

CHAP. III.

Tf^e reach Ti-avalln^ and excite the greatest Ad*,
miration in the Natives — Proceedings at the
Court-house — j^r rival of Tuan Hadjee^He
negociates with the Chief for our Release, but"
unsuccessfully. ^

W E were now completely in the power and
at the mercy of the natives. I told them by
signs, as well as I could, that I was very hun-
gry, on which they immediately supplied us with
five green cocoa-nuts ; and then, taking us to a
town called Travalla, carried us to the court-
house or the judgement-hall. We were placed
near the judgement-seat, accompanied by a great
concourse of people, including women and chil-
dren, who made a circle at some distance from
us. They had never before s^en a white man in
that place. We here waited for the chief, or
rajah of the place, who in about ha4f an hour '
made his appearance. .

He was tall, straight, well made, and about'six
feeft high. On his entrance he looked as wild as
a madman, and carried in his hand a large drawn
cress or knife, the blade of which wa5 two feet
and a half long, and ' very bright. He was al*

most naked, except that he wore a small pair of
short breeches, a girdle round his waist, and a
led handkerchief on his head. He came within
the circle of the women and children/ and then
made a stop. I immediately rose, and went to

meet him* He fixed his eyes steadfastly upon
I me, koking wildly. I immediately begged for

my life ; but he neither spoke a word, nor ajtered
his position. I then approached so near to bioi .
a^ to take his foot and put it on my head, as a
token that I was completely under his power
and direction. He then went to his judgemenf^
seat, and, 'assembling his chiefs around him>
they discoursed together ; but what was the sub-
)ect of their consultation I could not corfipre*
• hend. The chief now rose from his seat to go

^ , to his awn house, which was at no great dis-
tance, ^nil' soon returned with five pieces of
bctcl-nut, which the natives cheW instead of to-
bacco. He gave me' a piece 0(1^, and the same
to my people, as a token of friendship, and this
I afterwards learned is with them a constant in-
dication of peace. He then ordered some cocoa-
nuts.

By this time the day was nearly spent, and
' my mind was a little more at ease, after the

dangers and alarms we had gone through. We
retired to res^ and, seeing my companions asleep,
I also lay jjfown. Here I rested quietly till, I
imagine, SfRut eight o'clock ;. at which tinde being

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4iwa1:€ned^ we were oonveyed to a tpom . in tht'
rajah'iB hpuse, where we had a sUpper of $wgc3»
brea^ and pea^ provided for us ; bat the portion
was 8o small that one laaaB coqlcl have ^ateo it.
We shared it amofifft as, ^nd again lay dowB to
sleep.

If! the course of two hours I was awakened by
a number of strange Malays, who, having been
out of the town, had not se^n us be£ire. They
diowed great curiosity, qfid felt all parts of my
body, being surprised at my colour and si^^'-i^or
I was in height about six feet and an inch^ stout
in proportion, and the largeft- boned person they
had ever beheld.

After being thus examined I went to fleep,
and in the momfaig was again awakened at day-
light by a great concourse of women and chil-
dren, who filled the house until near twelve
o^clock. All thisr*day we had no victuals. I
therefore asked the chief for somfe cocoa-cuts and
ears of Indian corn, which in the course of half
an hour were brought Our allowance for ea^
man was a cocoa-nut ^nd an ear of Indian corn
at noon, and the same at night for supper* Wa
lived in this manner fb; about twenty days, hviH
were not allowed to go out of the house> but tp
the water to bathe.

One day two old men arrived, who«.made tn#
understand that they wanted to 4cnow||»f what
country we were. I informed them that we weta

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English. Th6y then left me, and in the course,
of two days one of them returned, bringing with
him a Mohdmmedan priest, whose name was
Tuan Hadgee. He could speak a few words of
English, some Portuguese, and some words of
the Moorish language. He had been at Bengal
and Bombay, on his way to Mecca. He had a
certificate from Henry or John Herbert, the go*
vemor of Balambangan of the island of Borneo
(dated in 1771), to certify that he was a trusty
good man, and was empowered by the governor
to assist all distressed Engli^utifin, and C9nvey
them to an English port.

I cannot describe my first feelings at the sight
of this man ; for I was in hopes that the know-
ledge of our situation would soon find its. way
to some European settleffient in this. part of the
world, and that, sooner ox later, we should also
reach it. Tuan Hadjee asked whence I came.
I told him, from Bengal, and last from.B^tavia.
He immediately asked the rajah what he shduld
give for me and my people. The rajah replied,
that he would not part with us. Tuan Hadjee
then offered hini one hundred dollars in gold-
dtist, but he again refusejl to let us go. Our
good friend the priest left us th^t evening, and
told me that he would go to the head rajah about
us. We saw no more of him, and neither knew
nor coul# learn which way he went, or to what

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^kce he belonged : nor had I inquired, as I ex-
pected to have seen him again, in the morning.

We were now kept close ^prisoners, and con-
stantly guarded by two persons. In this situation
th^y detained us for about a mppth ; when, .pro-
visions growing very scarce, they took two of us
at a time into, the woods to make sago-bread s
where, after working all day in making the sago,
without any thing to eat, the Malays would
scarcely give us erwugh for our supper.

CHAP; IV.

Our Captors relax in theu\J^igilanc€ over us —
' , Laughable dcciifrence.

After two months our captors kept no guard;
over us, but permitted us to walk about the town,

^ or wherever we chose : they kept, however, a
good watch during the night. At this^peripd'
two of our men were seized with a fever-and-.
ague ;; and a third, who was well, having beeu
sent in to, the woods to make satgo, I was left at

. home with the two invalids and the other man.

Returning.one day from a walk which I had
taken towards the sea,, which was about half a ,
mile from TravEitla, I heard a noise in the woods '

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at a short, distance firom the town. On nmvmg
at the house where the sick men were» I was in-
formed. that George Williams, the man who was
well, and whom I had left at home, had, with a
parcel of Ipgs, killed a hog — an animal to which
the natives have an utter aversion, i immedi-
ately ran to the place whence the noise proceed-
ed ; where^ I, sure enough, found Williams with,
his dead hog (which^ he had killed with a spear
Hiade of bamboo^, and surpennded hy a number
of women and children, who were hooting and
laughing at his tugging the hog home through
the bushes. Winiams was grown so weary that
he could' not stand, and the natives would give
him no assistance, i immediittely went to hiim
and laid hold of the hog to carry it into the
woods, in order to diess it; when all tll« wometii
and children hooted, and laughed at me^^and Jn^
derision called me « Satan"^ or •'Sytan," which
Vignifie$ • Devil' fn their language. I then toob
the hog on my shoulders, with an isltent to get
clear of the mob ; but they stifi ran after me,,
and mode such a noise that they raised the whole
town, who followed behind us at some little dii^
stance.

1 then dispatched George WilHams fovr an oWl
knife which, had been given me to cut wood^
with, arid, as he was returning with it, they made
several attempts to snatfeh it from him: but T
caOght it out of his hand and rubbed it in the -

liQg^s Uoodf, to prevent Aeir taking hold of it ;
for {m I obttived before) thty hold (his animal
in the gic^atest detestation. Still foUoWed by
the crowd of people, I now proceeded with tjie
hog towards the sea-shore, for they would not
suffer it to be dress]^ in or near the town.
When we came to a convenient place, at a little
distance from the sea, we made a stand, and be-
gan to dress our animal: but the knife! would
not CUT, ah<f we were obliged to procure some
bidlboos, and dissect it with knives made out of
them. We also kindled a- fire, and sitioked the
ttkeat, which was the only mode \ve had of pre-
serving it.

Just a5. the 6ua went down, John Cole, the
mail who had gone to noake sago-bread, return*
ed> bringing wkh him sago for our suppers; and
this, with the pork, afiorded us all a hearty
mear, it being the firft flesh meat we had ^aten
for near three months.

The simplicity of the" natives created us no
small merriment, - The meat, which we had
cured by smoking, we wrapped up in large
leaves of a- plant very abundant in that country,
and hid it in th€f Woods^ &s the natives would
hot suffer it to come iftto the house. It served*
us foi* eight dr ten day^^ during which time, as
the children pMsed, they pointed to the house^
and cried •* Satan tnwcon babi \' which signifies
"Devils eat hogs.*' After this continued feast.

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we liyed, as before, very poorly i . sotnetimes we
could get sago-breadj, sometimes gocoa-nuts^
sometimes none.

pHAP. V, •

We discover our Boat, but soon lose Sight of her
again^^Are ordered up into the Town-^^On zn^
quiring after the old Priest zve lenrn that hje
lived in Dungdlly-^'More accurate Information
respecting him — Head Rajah of Parlow sends
for us-r-^We are conveyed to that JPlace — Diji-'
culties encountered on the Journey — We arrive^
and are conducted to the Rajah^^Are badly
lodged-r~A Fever-andtAgue — Visit and Relief
hy a Woman-^Tlie head Rajah provides for us^
another Residence — The old fVprnan arrives
ivith Boughs of a Tree to perform my Cure-^

J am ordered to bathe, escorted by a Femg.le-^n

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Her Disappointment at my Refusal.

After having remained^ at Travalla about
four months, as' we were one day on the sea-
shore, we discovered our own boat; but she was
without sails, apd full of Malays, who came on
shore. I asked them where they were going.
They told n\e, ** to the king, or he^d rajah/*

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They were Very cautious not to allow tis to ip--
-proach the boatj and ordered us u^ into the
town. In the course' of that evening the, boat
had disappeared, and we saw nothing more of
her. . . - ,-

People flocked from all quarters of the island
under the head rajah's dominions to view usi
Most of. them had never beheJd a white man
there before. ' Findiiig that it was now their in-
tent to keep us, unless they should receive a large
sum for. our- ransom, 1 most earnestly inquired
where the old priest was to be found who had
, visited us on our first arrival. ' After many que-
stions on my part, put with the utmost cautioi^
that they 'might not suspect oui^ designs, I way
told that he lived in <he .town of Dungalla, about '
eight miles distant. ' -:

We Jived in our present situation about eight
months, during which time there canxe a j)roa
from Dungally to Travalla to purchase- cocoas
nuts. I now made it my business to inquire of
the' captain of it ccjncerning the old man; how*
far it was to the place of his residejicf, anfl
which w^s the route I must take to arrive there.
He gave nije all the information in his power.

At this time the head rajah of Parlow sent for
us. He lived at Parlow, at the bottom of a bay .
of that name. Wd were .accordingly conveyed
thither. The two sick men were carried round in
9 proa, while myself and the other two men jtra-

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veiled orer h^ land» artciided hj the mjab Of
chief of Trar&lb, and guatded hj 6ve dthef men
im horseback, and one on foot. They were all
Iffnted ivhh spears^ and cresses or war kmresi
according to the fashion of the country. We set
MT ia the mornings and pafled through several
vHlages^ but the day being long and very hot^
and the iT^th roughs my feet became so sore btf^*
fare I got to my journey's end that I could scarcefy
stand. I had no, shoes, and the stones were very
timrp ; and the Malay who was on foot with us
Was tired to such a degree, that one of our guard
was obliged to dismount and allow him to ride.
If we chanced to lag a little behind, we were cm*-
dered forward by the chief; and "Wheh they saw
tne hmp, or hurt my feet by the sharp stones^
they enjoyed themselves by laughing at it. -

About ten o'clock that night we arrived at

«mr journey's end at Parlow, where they gave us

a warm supper of a little ricc^, and green$ ga^

thered from some sort of herbs. Here we were

detained two days without being shown or seen

by any body; and on the third day we were con*

ducted to the head rajiaH of the tribe^ There

were nearly two thousand people assembled to

behold U8« We were naked^ and pitiful objects

to view. After looking at us for some time,

they brought each of -us a musket, and asked if

we understood the use of them, for we could

now s^ak a little of the langua^ of the country*

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Not knowipg their inteniiony I answered in th«
affiitnative > but this afterwards proved greatly
10 our hurt. For the* first four or 4we days of out
stay, we were sccoiDpanied by a great number
of people { they^ however, soon decreased ; and
in ^bout eight oi^ nine days we began to be more
at our ease.

For a few days they supplied us plentifully
With rice* They placed «s in a large house^ open
ofir all j»deSf whidi was very warm in the day»
and e<|ua]ly told at night, owing to the fogs from
the low lands^ and from the town of Parlow
tetng situated in a very low spot, surrounded
by fields of rice, which were frequently over-
flt>Vred with fresli water, by means of little ca-
tuds. Here 1 caught a violent cold ; and soon
after a fevef-and-ague csime on j disorders which
prevailed mtich at this place. They ftill kept
me in this cold house^ where I was without
, cl6theg..

Oil the foul*th or fifth day after my falling sick,
there c&me a woman to see me» who, after look-
ing at me for some tiihe whithout speakings went
to the ba^ar or market, which w^s at but a small
diit^nce, and bought some tobacco and some
bananas^ which ^ presented to me, giving roe
at the aame timi adouble-key, or piece of money
of about twO'-panc^ halfpenny value. She kindly
^uestioded me if I had no more clothes than
tbo:^' whiell sfiie «a w me wear : I told her, "^ No.'^

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She then asked if I would have some tea ; I an-
' swered, ," Most willingly." The good woman then, -
took George Williams with her to herhtfuse, and
gave, him tea, and a pot to boil it in : she also
sent me rice, and a wrapper, which is their coun-
try dress ; a pillow also, and two mats ; desiring
him at the same time to call again the next
morning, and he should have more rice. This he
accordingly did, and she proved a very good
• friend to us while we staid at Parlow. This lady
was of royal blood, and had married a Malay
merchant. Indeed I experienced here, and in
general, more kindness and compassion from the
women than from the men.
' In the course of a few days, the head rajah.
Tommy Ganjoo, provided a house for me and
my companions, and we were conducted to -it.
Not being able to walk, I was carried, and ac- .
companied by a great concourse of young fe-
males, who immediately on my arrival kbidled
a fire, and began to boil rice. My fever still con-
tinued very severe for about three days after my
arrival at this house. On the tnorning of the
fourth day, an old woman appeared with a hand-
ful of boughs of a peculiar tree, announcing that
she was come to cure me; and that directly. In
the course of a few minutes, I perceived four
or five more accompanying her,-^accdrding tp.
the custom of that description of people in can-
ing the sick here. They spent the day in brush-
ing me with the boughs of the tree which they

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had brought in the morning, and used some in-
pantations which I put little confidence in.
They Came again at twelve o'clock mid day, and
returned in the evening, going ove^ the same ce-
jemony as in (he morning ; and on leaving me,
about ten o'clock in the evening, they ordered a
girl to go with me in the morning to bathe in
the river, which was at some distance. Not being
willing to accompany the girl^ I took with rae two
of our people as socn as day-light appeared,
bathed/and then returned. Soon after, the girl
came to wait upon me to the water. She did not
seem to be well pleased at my having gone b^ie
she came.

CHAR VI.

My Fever abates — The Rajah sends to Priggta-^
Arrival of the Commandant — / am sent Jor by
himr^Restdt of our Interview — Uncuila-^jfrn^
permitted to go to Travdll'a-^Observe the Situ-
ation of DungdlLy — / am attacked by a tveak--

' ening Disorder^. .

At this juncture the fever abated, but from
what cause I cannot say. I now, however, soon
began tt) recover; aiid in a few days the head
rajah sent to a Dutch 'port called Priggia, which

is at the h«a4 tt an extensive dcefi bay ft Ifie
east or i)ppo§ite dide of the island^ and which is
under the care of tf commandant. It was rtiotit
seventy miles diskanti or about three dtjrs^
journey. In a few days the commandant af*
rived at Parlow, and sent for me. I found him
to be a Frenchman, vrho had bten thtrty ybars
in the Dutch service. He asked itoe to go to
jPriggia^ where h^ resided, which I immediately
refused, if being an inland town, and t was ap-
prehensive ( they would force me info the Dutch
service* He asked fo what place I intended to
go. I saidi to Batavia or Macassar, and fifom
' thence to Bengal. He insisted on my going
with him, but I made many objections, and at
laft peremptorily refused j ' for my views were to
get to Macassar^ and from thence to Batavja.
He did not offer a penny, assistance, or clothes,
for me, or my people, but appeared quite af-
fronted.

Nothing more any way remarkable oceurred
during our ^ay of eight months at Parlow, which
is a ime town, cbntainbg perhaps five hundred
houses at thcvhead of a bay, into which a eonsi-
derable river, which runs to a greatextent thmugh
the country, discharges itself. It is situated in
latitude I** 30' south, or nearly l\ It is tht ca-
pital of a jBne country called Uncuiia> and
abounds with great plefity of cattle^ horses,
sheep, and goats. Round and near, the tdwi\

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arc rice-fields, which are occasional!)^ overflpwedf
with water from the river, by means of canals*
The country abounds with plantains, bananas,
sweet potatoes. Jack-apples, which they eat likii
cabbage, ukI chjiiies or small bird pepper^
which ^row wild, and which the natives make
much use of.' The inhabitants smoke opium,
which they purchase of the Dutch-

Finding that it was not their intentbn to send
US away, I had some inctinatioa to return to
Trav^a,. intending to try to make our escape
fit)m thence to^Dung^Uy, where our^ood friend
the priest, Tuan Hadjee, resided. I accordingly
went to the head rajah, and aslced his permission
lo go to Trav&lla (a proa then lyfng here bound
for that place)., telling hitn I wished to go near the
saltwater for a few days to bathe. He called the
captain o# Ihe proa, and enjoined him to be care*
fui that I did libt get a sight of DupgMIy on our
way to TraviJlaj but to passitin the night ^forthejr
had had intelligence tha«t the priest had been in*
quiring for tis at the latter place. Having ob-
tained leave to return,. I set off in the proa,,
leaving our men behind me,, and without con-
sulting with them^ on the subject,, j'^dging that
i could, when alone,, best devise measures for our
fiiture escape.

^ It fortunately happened, as^ we passed Dyn-
^ly in th^ middle of the niffhtrthat we werebe-
i;almed« "We had been out tw» days : the Ma-

lays got out their oars^ and made me assist in row"-*
ing', » but the current being against us, we did not
double the promontory of Dungally before day-
light. This was to me a most fortunate circum-
stance ; for through it I got a full sight of the
town,' and cq^refully observed the situation of it.
In the course of the day following, we arrived at
our destined port of Travalla, where the people .
did not seem pleased to receive me, as it vvas then a
very scarce time for provisions. They fed me chief-
ly with green pompions, which soon reduced me-
to such a relaxed state, that I began to be appre-^
hensive for my life* My ideas were, however,
bent upon running away to Dungally, but I was
so weakened by my disorder that I could scarcely
walk.

luow determined to try some other method : I
went to a village at a small distance, begged some
Indian corn, and then proceeded to the place where
we had secreted our boat-hook, axe, and knives,
and brought away my dollar, concealing it as cau-
tiously as I could. When I reached home I put it
under my pillow, which I knew the inhabitants .
never would touch. Having now some^ Indian.
com, and every day begging a few ears more, I
laid them also under my pillow. I then took one
of the Malays who had been my best friend,' tQ
the spot, where the boat-hook, axe, and knives were
buried, and gave them to him. He very richly
thanked me, and asked me where the money

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was. . I told him that I had none ; but not being
willing, however, to believe me, he scratched all
round the place from whence the tools had been
taken^ hut ineffectually, and then returned to
town.

This jaunt almost overcame me. The day fol-
lowing I took a hearty draught of salt w-ater, which
operated most powerfully. Then changing my diet,
and living upon the Indian corn which I had pro-
cured before> my relaxed state amended. .As my
strength increased, I renewed my intention of
making aspeedy escape to Dungally.

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CHAP. VII.

I attempt an Escape by IVat^r — Am in immbient
Danger^ and forced to return — Another At^
tempt by Land--^! reach Du?igdllt/, where I
meet wiihTuan Hadgee — The Chief of Tra-
vdlla sends after me— I zvrite to my Men,
whom I left at Pdrlozo-^They Join me at Dun-
gdlly^ •'

.Constantly employed with the idea of
escaping, I had provided myself. with ab^boo
spear ; and although I was guarded by three men
and two women, who slept in the house with me,
I rose, secretly about twelve* o'clock one night.

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taA lirtening to liear if all were quiet, and find-
ing my -guards asleep, took my spear and descend*
ed firom the house, directing my course towards-
the sea-sbore, where I purposed to steal a canoe
and make for Dungally by water. On arriving
at the beach I found a canpe, which I iran^edi-
atdy launched, and set off. After rbachipg about
a quarts a mile from the shore, the canoe be-
came so leaky as to be nearly half filled with
water. Somewhat alarmed (for I could not swim),
and finding it impossible to reach to any distance
in her, I rowed back; and just as I made the slioiv,
the canoe filled and sunk, when the depth of water
was upwards of five feet.

I landed, after this harrow and providential
escape, and seeing a man upon the shore, whom
I supposed to be in quest of me, with myspeaTin
tny hand I advanced towardshim, resolved not to
be taken by one man ^ but as I drew near to him,
he ran Into the woods. I conjectured that he was
a fisherman. I immediately returned to the town,
where 1 found that all was quiet, and that I had
not been missed.

Being acquainted with the path, I how direct-
ed my coursfe .for Dungally by land. I pas^
through woods and over rooufitains unmolested,
except by a few buffaloes, which were SQfsie(ime«
troublesome ; but I drove tbem off with stones* I
afterwards traversed iqany thickets, and in my
course liad to pasa by two viBagts ; but &€^, for

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feat of being stppped> 1 parsed by. pn jtb? t\^

^ .^Ji^t as the day dawned, I heard t^e C9pk»
£miv in Ptw^lly- 1 directed, my ??vjdy jtpw^rd/s
th^ town, Avbich J[ r^pQn per/Qmy$dj ^ivJ t^t ijt
was 'Sviff poinded by a wooden fe^ce. J shaped
my Cio^ur^e tpwards the middle of ihf^ towo, PPd^
pot seeing any person sfirring, rafted ipys^elf pn m-
log of wood. In the space of half an hour I heard
a npise ip the bouse next.tor^, vwhipb'^iis the
longar^ or public building, and sft w ^ rnp^l potne
outr wha prpved to be a servant of ^e old :priest,
4;vhpi9 I yf^ in seai^cb of. The, tnan jimm^di*
ately turned and ran back, crying^" Puta.Sata^
pjita Satan J'V which signifies "a wbit;e devil is
fitting there/' Jftut one of the men who had se^Q
me at Trav^Ua .cftme xunning out, and taking m^
by the hand, called TOc ^* steersman ;'' a« mucb
jaa Xo say " mate,.". Jip^EngH^b, I wa^ then ippn-
liuct^d directly to my^opd friend- Tnan Hadjee,
^.v^hom I had been so Iqng anxiously Igp^in^
{for.

l^ie , priest ti^rned put o£ bis .bed, .and his v^ifc
^ISQy.wbp w%s.ayQttnggii[l,. apparently jipt abPM^
ia^t^h yeair^ of age;. I. was greatly rejpiped 5ajt

j^e^\tk% with him, and .my hope^ were npw.a^aia

i;eyivcdi(iff)tlije frfjejipm pfr myself and my HnfcK^
tunate companions. Tuan Hadjee asked me; if I
waftbengry— JI ^nsw^rediin;tbeia®rmativ:e ; wben
hei(^r;(kiitdjQ^$ain^irH^.wdi««in^Jf|i. Jj^f4

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\ht distance ihad tf aVelleid thb night to be aboiil*
nine miles. Having but few clothes/ and even
4hose fall of Hce (a vermin with ^hich the natives
were much troubled)^ I gave the old priest the dol*
lar which I had brought with me^ and he, putting
two more to it, bo light me some linen for a shir^,
jacket, and a pair of trousers, all of which I made
for myself I and these were the best clothes I got ,
there.

In the course of three days, the chief of Tra*
y&lla, loaming that I had gone to Dungilly, sent
after me ; but the old priest and the rajah of Dun-
g&lly, refused to let me go : neither was I wHling
to return^

The priest and the rajah now informed me that
in the course of three months they would convey .
)ne to'Batavia cfr Macassar, and also desired me
-at the same time to send for the four men I had
left a! Parlow, when I had set out for Travalla in
the proa. 1 immediateJy requested frogi the old
mail a slip of paper, which he fortunately had in his
chest : he also gave me a penmadp of bamboo, with
-this I Wrote a letter to my men, andsent it off by
tthe captain of a proa bound thithe#, with orders to
^ive it to them secretly. This td^mmisisiort h« ef-
fectually executed ;. arid in about four or five day%
tb^ our extreme joyj all, • the meti arrived' ^at Dun-

gdiiy.

' My men had ri^lade th'eif escftfpe frottj^ Piriow
il#|h*"iime dfa-feasti- !eal4y \w4hi ^Vektilg>,Nand

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as they had the whole night before them to travel
irt, they arrived the next day about twelve o^cloclc
at Dung^lly, which they 'considered to be about
twelve miles' distance. They were received with
great re bicings b. the natives, who immediately

' brought us plenty of victuals. And this fortunate
circumstance revived our own hopes of reaching
some European settlemient, after many narrow

~ escapes and difficulties.

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CHAP VIII.

Tuan Hadjee leaves me in Charge of his Family
-^Scarcity of Provisions-^lVar between the
Rajahs of Parloiv and Dun^dlly — Tuan Had-
jee returns-^ An Engiigement — Another Scar^
city-^Tuan Hadjee purposes to sail for Sawyah
-^^the R(jnh refuses fne Permission to accom-

. pany ffim^^Preparations for an Escape^^Oifr
Attempt frustrated,

Tuan HADJEE now informed me that he
should setoflF in about two months, but that be
must first make a short voyage for provisions, to
procure which he must sail in a few dajri. ' He
left me in his house^ with his wife* arid tWo scr-
vants. The four sailors he left iri the 'lahgar, ' or
house of public business, to be supplied with food
by the rajah.

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After the old priest was goat, provisionsbecame
scarce^ which reduced Vis to great drstvess, and we
sufiered exceedingly. In the space of about a
xnontls the provisions were almost exhausted, siad,
we were conyeyed up the. country, there to be
supplied by some of the same tribe, who regularly
went fropa the.villfig£ in to' the country at a certain
season of the year lo culti^uite rice and Indiaa
com*

We staid here for the space of two months, dur-
ing which time the rajah of Parlow made war on
the rajah of Dungally, because he would not de-
liver us up. On this account we were imra&di-
ately called into the town of Dungally, together
with all the inhabitants : and as the crops .ripened,,
tliey were gathered and conveyed into the towtiv.

At this moment Tuan Hadj^se returned home,,
and the rajah insisted upon my taking -a g^unand
fighting for him. .As the war was engi^ged in x)i>
our iiccount, I readily compiled witl\ his^Tequest.
He gave me a musket, ^jlnd stationed me in a
sjnall tower, or watch-house, upon the fence -of
the town,, where there was sa feigie iswivrfl vgun,.
which I was towse In case of ta'a attack.
. All ^i^^^r^ent eoe day. tkKd(t:pIace ?b^ ween
the two If ibas j rth^rc^Mrwe rabcMit itwo hundred
men xm each vside. . 3%e p$^pk from Parlow
killed eight oftbe tn€n clf:>Dungally, and wound'*
^d a number of others^ ,' They imiiiisdiat^ly cut
off the heads of those wha were killed. The men

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«f Parlow then retreated to tlieir omi town, with
th«ir (teakJ and wouinled. Their loss was report-
ed >to be oonsiderable. This* was the only battle
which- took place whife I was ararongst them.
* About tills tMile provisions began again to grow
^ort^ and Tuan Hadjee, at whose house I had
yenrained before, was bound to another port,
cailkd Sawyah, about thpee degrees north of Dun-
galHy, and two degrees north of the line. I asked
his permission to go witl^ him. He said he had
no obje<Jtion, provided the rajah were willing. I
then applied to the raja'h/who refused me, saying
that I must stuy there and keep guard.

I rcturtied to our watch-house, mustered all
our* people, and, taking all our guns, and every
thing that I had received fpom the rajah, carried
them to 4lis bouse^ and told him that I would
st^nd guard no k>nger, for that we wanted to go
to Macas^r. He immediately replied that I
should not. I tfcenlaid down the guns and' left
the bouse, and went to the hn^Vy and thence to
sny house to beg something to eat, for w^ were
become masters in the art of. begging, and coul^
«ow speak the language perfectly ^elh I also
visited the gardens which were iii the neignbour-
bood, begging from them some green plantains
j^nd pompions^ which they at first gave me,, but
soon stopped-

Being determined not to five any longer in .
this manner, and finding no other means of .

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escaping* I came to the resolution of stealing . a
canoe. On declaring my intention to my men,
they all agreed to it. We immediately went to
work in the" woods" at some little distance frdm
the town, to make paddles, at the same time
l)egging Indian corn, in order to lay in a ^ock oi
proviiions to carry with us: but we-coUected very
little. In the course of two days we were ready,
and settled amongst ourselves to go otF in the
night, * a canoe lying conveniently on the beach,
which was at a small distance, from the town,
We departed from Dungally with an intent to go
to Macassar^ which was about four degrees to
the southward. We left the town about ten
o'clock in the evening, got the canoe int6 the
water, and our provisions lay upon the beach at
aJittle distance. I took up the sail.t^ carry it
into the canoe, not dreaming that any person was
pear, wherw I was immediately surrounded by
•^bout twenty men armed wjih spears. They
took us. prisoners, and carried us before the ra-
jah, who ordered me to account for our conduct,
I told him that I .was attem\)ting to make my
escape, for t;J;iat he gave me nothing to e^t, and
that I should quit the place the first opportunity
that offerejd. Nothing of consequence resulted*
Kno\\ ing the language and people^ we were nov^
become fearless of danger.

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CHAP. IX.

tFe ask Leave to accompany Tuan Hadjee to
Saw^ahj but the Rajah' refuses'^ We escape otit ,
of the Tozofiy seize a Canoe ^ and put to Sea*^
An unfortunate Mishap — I gotaith Tuan Hadr
jee to an Island vi the Bay of Sawyah — He
grants^ it to me^ and calls it Steersman* s Island
-^Return with the Priest-^^o te Dumpdlis.

A FEW days after this, Tuan Hadjee the prieft
being now ready for Sawyah, I thought this my
only chance for escaping, and a«ked him if hfe
would consent to our sailing with him. ' He told
me that he would : but the rajah still refused. It
very fortunately happened, however^ whei\ the
old man was ready to depart, that he left the
town about twelve o'clock at night. Thinking
fhis too favourable an opportunity to be neglect-
ed, I followed close after him, intending to seize
a large canoe that la V on the beach,, which had.
fortunately -come in that night. We*folioweid 6ur
old priest to the gate of the tdWn, withoilt telling
him of our intentions* The man who kept the
gate asked me whither I was bound ? I told him
that we were accx)mpanying the old priest to
^Wy^h to nmke sago.. He was satisfied^ and did

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not dispute our word> Tuan Hadjee having at
that instant passed. After we had gol through
the gate it was immediately shut.

By the time we reached the beach, he was just
gone on board the proa. Seeing a large canoe
at haiid, and having our paddles (which we had
{provided three days before for the other canoe),
lying in the wood, we thought this a convenient
opportunity to escape, and immediately launched
this canoe, with an intention of going to Macas-
^r instead of Sawyah ; though we were bound
out to sea for some little distance the same course
as our old friend.

' We put to sea ; but day*light coming on
obliged us to make tiie opposite shore, to pre-
vent being discovered. Here we kindled a fire.
At this time the wind being a-head of the old
man, we discovered liis proa making for the land
near where we were : he, however, passed us just
before night.

We set off again at sun-set^ and had reached
atout half a inile frdra the shore, when we resolv* »
ed to put up a sail made of a mat which we had
procured ; but one of our people stepping on the
edge of the canoe to hoist up the mast for our ^ail,
overset it with the keel upwards, and we all fell
into the water. We climbed up on the bottom of
the canoe, which was now uppermost, and began
tOr think of what was best to be. done. We re*
solved to turn her back dgain, and bale her out

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with our hands^ aD4 then set; off foe the shore,, to
the [dacei we had juft left We saVed ofuc pad*'
dies and a knife> but lost all our provisions.

We at length landed, and re-kindled our old
fire that we had left^ in order ta dry and warni
us. This being thorougjbly effected, we set off
again,, and rowed or. paddled ail night« In the
morning we discovered a pfoa close to us^ which
inamediately took possession of us. I informed
the Malays that we were bound with the old
man to Sawyah« They took us. at our word, and
carried* us to him instead of to DungiUy s which
was a lucky escape to us for that time. I told
Tuan Hadjee that our intent was not to rut^
away, but to follow him. I signified to him th^
we were very hungry. He immediately ordered
us some rice, and took possession of our canoe,
which he sent »back to Dungally the first oppor-
tunity. We continued with the ^Id priest a con-
siderable time at Sawyah.

Whilst residing at Sawyah, I went one day with
hun to an island ia the bay of Sawyah, wbicB
he granted to me, and in compltment called it
Steersman's Island^ the appelhition by which he
distinguished me. He ordered me to take pos*
aesMon of it in full form ; which I did, and, ^ac-
cording to his instructions, in token of pos^s-
sion, kindled a fire on the island, and piled up
a heap of stones. I also set up a large stick,
and but my name upon jt, yyith the day of tbt

month, and the date of the year. T found no
Inhabitants, on it, but plenty of fowls, birds, ^
.and wild hogs ; mangoes, Kmes, and lemons in
abundance. '

After thus taking formal possession of my so- -
fitai^ government, I returned to the main with
iny good friend the priest, and we soon' after
yrent to Dumpalis. The priest gave us liberty to
pnake sago equally with his own people. We
inade a considerable quantity, and were allowed
(pither to eat It or to dispose of it as we thouglit
proper. Some we bartered for fJsh, some for
cocoa-nuts. We then left the place,* and pro^
ceeded to Dumpalis, a little to the southward of
$awyah.

CHAP. X.

Tuan Hadjee go€S to TomboO'-^J decline Occarnr

panyirig him-r-fVe agree ivith the Captain qf a
Proa bound for Salo for our passage to that
Place — Are taken by him to Tombqo, and de^ '
livered to Tuan Hadjee^ who is mad^ acquainted
with our Duplicity /

1 UAN HADJEE having some business at
Tomboo, about one day^s sail south of Pumpalis^

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I declined going wirti him, and desired to be al*
lowed to stay behind, as it was a convenient
phce for fishing. }ie promised to call for u^
in about twenty days 5 but at the expiration of
fifteen days there came in a proa which was
bound to.SjoIo, a small island in the Philippine
Islands, $even days' sail from us. I immediately
agreed with the accorder (or captain of the proa}
to take us to Solo : — knowing that Englisl) ships
annually arrived there, and not being far from
Manilla, I thought we might stand a bettcf
chance of getting off ^oori. But, to my great
surprise, when we got on board the proa, he di-
rected his course to Tomboo, where he delivered
us up to Tuan Hadjee, and there disclosed al^
our intrigues with him*

I waited upon the old man according to the
custom of the country ; and when he questioned
me as to whither \ was proceeding, answered
that it was my intention to make my escape, for
that I could not think of staying here. If, how-
ever, he woiild carry us away, I had much rather
go with him* to Solo, or Macassar. On this he
spoke to me very Voughly ; and two pirate cap*
tains coming up* tt the- moment, they entirely
drew his attention from me.

We now 'found ourselves so much neglected by
tbe old priest, and by the rest of the natives,
that it alrtiost broke my heart. I sat sti)l in their
company for the space gf an hour, and then couM

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, not help bursting into tears» on reflecting^ that
these black savages should exercise rule over me.

One of them perceiving that I wa& crying (for
I could not conceal my tears) spoke of it to the
old man» who immediately inquired of me what
was the matter. I told him that this was not
the way to treat an Englishman i that I had
been guilty of no criftie ; and that it was my de-
sire to get home to my wife^i and not to stay
among these savage people. I at the. same tlaae
sobbed lustily ; which so much affected the old
man^ that he also burst inta tears.

He then cliasped me in his arms> anci vowed
that whilst he had a mouthful to eat» I should
have a part. This mark of kindness made ^^
deeper impression on .me tha« any thing that
l^ad ever happened to me among them. The
old priest called for supper, and ordtred me
some, which was very acceptable. Here we staid
<ight or ten days, but with little expectation of
his taking us away ; for I believe that he had
not the power equal to his inclination, this place
being under the direction of the rajah of Dun-
g^lly. ^ ^

We came to a resolution to seize a canoe, and,
to make a bold attempt to go to Macassar the
iirst <^portunity. I accordingly . again went to
work, and made five paddles ; and sent out our
four men to pound or beat rice out of the husk
for the natives, and for which service they would.

receive a share; In the icour^ at tvro diys thejr
had collected five or six quatts. fietng at aH
times unwHlmg to touch private property (and
to this good quality i believe 'We vvm net a littl<^
indebted for oiir s^ty, und many little kindnes-
ses) I formed the project ^of stealing the rajah's
canoe* which was a -very ^nke one ; but he, per-
iieps -M^edting our design, ordered it to be
Jdwfvn up near to his oWn^house, at some distance
ftomthe^^a*

£brtumite}y« ihowever, there came on^tlult day
into 'the river, up 1o Tomboo, « ^pirate*^ proi^^
iw^hich' had a very fine canee. J went 'immediately
to '"borrow -the canoe to 'go filing with. -The
people granted .me the u^e 6f it, Ihe distance not ,
being great. I caught several fi^h, which 1
shared with them, and-at the same time asked,
for the canoe to €$H again at night. -It was re^
fused, with «this intim^on, that I might use it in
Ihe day-time, but not in the night. It vl^as/^
Jjowever, our intention to steal her that night.
3Fhe proa to which she belonged lay by the «tdc
of a steep bank, and the canoe -astern. We aH
went to ^bed quietly, and .lay until near twelve
o^;:k>ck : U being a fine moonlight night, all
the girls were sitting in the open air, spinning
IM* dancing. After tbey had retired to sleep, 1
came out of the -house, -and directed mv course
towards the proa, where the canoe ky, leaving
pnkrs in the house iwith^our people, that If -|

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•ncc^Hkd in seizing it, they were to come rotuwj
to th« beach; which was not far off.

On. drawing near to the proa, I heard aome
|>eople talking in it, .who had not gone to sleep.
Jt howeveri went to the canoe, which was tnade
faft lo the stern of the proa, with niy fishing-line
in my hand ; so that, if I had been caught, I
might have ^id- that I was going to fish. No
person, however, eilbejr saw 6r heard me ; for I
loosened the canoe very gently, and was cautious
not to make the least noise. I gently pushed
her out into the river, and brought her round to '
the beach, which (as I observed before) was at
but a small distance, where 1 met with our four
people, who h^d brouglit with them the re-
mainder of our small stock or effects, which was
very. triflii>g indeed; and consisted of only four
quarts office, and two of sagoj and the sago
could not be used, as it wH unbaked".
. I had been much distressed how we should
contrive to make a 6re, and- had been-attempting
to devise some method of procuring it. Luckily,
however, I found the blade of a Dutch knife,
about six inches long, which struck 6re very well.
This, to rifie was an invaluable treasure. I also pro-
cured a f^int, and h^d begged from the natiyet
some lindeti which they made from the batk of
aJice. ■ Wc'put the tinder in a box made of two
piecesiof bpmhoo. By cutting oif between <he
pmi9i and .tal^ing^ oSiUq uutside of one piece and

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the inside of another, we made a canister. The
natives strike fire with a piece of bamboo, and a
piece of china, but we were not sufficient adepts
in this art.

CHAP. xr.

fVe arrive at a small Island, tvhere we cannot

' procure any water-^ Captured and taken t4f

Pamboony where we are slripped^^Conducted

to the house qf the Rajah ^ who, after an Exa^

mifiation, xoiskes to detain, us.

W E once more shoved off with bur canoe, and
directed our course for a small island about three
leagues distant in the bay, where we .landed at
day-break. Here \^ could- not procure anyf
water. We next directed our course to a point
of land, .where we knew there were no in-
habitants. Here we met with a little Water, and
repaired our canoe, which was become very
fcali'y.-'We then directed our course south; 'to-
Wa1"d6 Macassar, whjch' was- then : about five/ de-»"
gree^ to th e sou th ward . - ►-' '
\ After being three days at sea, there came ou/^
strong wind from the southward, b)( which we
Were^all nearly iost;^ I. therefore thought x)fgamg
t^n^ sbofe.iasome place/ where :*thefe shoatdberij^

nihabitants^ Utiforttoately, however, just as we
were gomg to land, we discovered a small proa at
no great distance, rowing towards us with aH
their might. I immediately tacked, and stood
off^ but the proa soon got up her sails and
masts, and came close along side of us to wind-
ward. I knew all the Malays on board well.
They'askedme whither I was bound. I answered
them to Macassar, when they immediately told
me 4hat i must come back. They had then
t«ken >in their sail, and were running along before
the wind close to us. They ordered us on board.

Perceiving that she was weakly manned, having
only five men on -boards and that they did not
exceed our numberj I was determined not to be
taken 4>y them : therefore all hands turned to,
and we mwed directly to windward. They at
first attempted to foJlow us, but after a few mi-
nutes th^y chaixged their imention^ for, as their
proa was heavy,' with only five men, they could
not row to y^indward so iast aJ we could in^ the
canoe. They therefore ^ot up their sail again«
and ran in ishore.

The wind still ibtowing hard, and making »
heavy aea, ourx^msoe .wad^again in great .danger*
I therefore resolved to go on shore at a distdiscc
from ihe rproa. JBbing destrons of ayi)idtng<any
inhabitants, ^nd:after .a good loaktout not :pet>
reiving jany, we went. oa shore-: at b pJacex^alkd
Xannamite, about ten . or .twelve.kagues^ta ^

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fcbuth of Travalla^ Having landed^, and hauled up^
our canoej we kirtdled a.fire, dnd intended to cotok
8ome ricci Qne of oilr men, in paddling on shore^
unfortunately broke his paddle^ and on going
along the beach to get a stick to mend it, when
at a distaniie from us, he was seized by two
Malays, who brought; him to our canoe. To
my great surprise I recognized them .both j* one
of them being the captain of the proa that had
brought me from Parlow to Travilla. He im-
mediately inquired whither I was going, and what
I did there. I told him that I was bound to
Macassar, and at the same time laid bold of my
large Jcnife and a spean He asked me if the
knife was a good one. I told him that it was.
He then desired him to let me examine it ; but
I refused k He now in$iste$l that we should re-
turn» I told him that we were determined not
to go back 5 and all hands jumping into the
canoe> we put oflf.

He then told us, that if we would go to a small
distance along the beach, he would supply us
with some fish, for that he had a weir there. But
I found no inclination to listen to him, fearing
there might be more Malays there;

We had now to pass the place where the proa
lay that had chased us in the morning , but night
coming on, it favoured us > and there being a
heavy squall, with thunder> lightening, and rain,
9it the same time, it proved of great service to ui^

m.. J.

for wc were in want of water, having none. We
passed the proa in the squall and in the dark, and
rowed all that night along shore. By day-light we
had got a great distance to the southward* We
saw nothing now for two or three days to distress '
us, as that part of the fsland appeared barrea and ^
uninhabited*

On the eighth day after we left Tonaboo.we
drew near a part of the island of Celebes which
was very thickly inhabited, and the land ap*
peared to be cultivated. We passed by many
towns, and saw many proas in their harbours.
We landed at a retired place, and attempted to
prociwe some fre^h water to our little raw rice^
We had just got a draught each, *when three
canoes were discovered coming to the very place
Xvhere we were. We immediately shoved ofl^
without getting any more, and kept on all
day. Just as the sun went down we discovered
two canoes, not far from us, which were fishing.
We immediately ran close along side of them,,
intending to inquire how far ^Macassar was di-
stant ; but, as soon as they perceived us to be
white men, and^ coming towards them, .they
made the best of their- v^^ay on shore. I called
out fo them to stop^ and they desired us to.
come on. shore. But, having no inclination to
do so, and seeing- t^o proas at a distance lying
at anchor, I made towards one of them. As I
perceived only one old man oti board, I asked

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him where the captain was. He answered thaf '

he was below, and asleep. He went down and
awaked him. The captain came on deck with a
sp^ar in his hand. Without speaking a. word to
me, he called three dr four m^n, who were below, J

and 'who also immediately ran upon deck with
spears. The captain asked me whence we came,
and to what place we were bound. I told him ; ^
and that we were going to Macassar. I then in- *
iquired the distance to that place. He told me
that it would take a month, and a day to reach
it. I told him it was not true. He then invited
me to come on board his proa, or to go on
shore ; both of which I refused ; and, wishing h.im
a good night, we made the best of our way off.
He instantly called to the shore to send off a
canoe; which they. immediately did; and, four
hands jumping into her, they gave us chase.
We did the best we' could, and put but to sea ;
' and, after continuing to chase us until between
ten and eleven o'clock at night, we at lengthjosr
sight of them, and stdod in towards the land
again.

^ti the morning, at day-light, we discovered
a number of fishing canoes, two of which made
.towards us. A^e let them come alongside, as
there was only one man in each. One of them, an
old and very intelligent man, came on board. I
put the same question to him respecting Macas-
sar. He at first said that it would take me .

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thirty days to reach there, axid at the same time
asked me to go on shore to see the rajah ; but

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this I declined. I next asked him how many
days.it would take a proa to go to Macassar*
He was at first loth to answer me, ^ al last
told me that proas could go there in two days^
Ihis was joyful news indeed to us^ and it cheered
up our spirits amidst> all our distresses and far
tigues.

We left this c^noe and directed our course
along the coast. We had a fine wind, but. no
. sails. . At evening, just ^s the sun was setting,
we perceived a proa full of men set off from the
shore. She rowed very fast, and soon cam«
alongside. Without . hesitation they caught
hold of our canoe, and four or five of them
jumped into her, and nearly overset her. All
my hopes were again vanished,, and we were
once more taken prisoners by the Malays. They
told US' that we must immediately go to the
rajah, for that he had sent them after us.

Finding ourselves overpowered by so- great
a number of them, we were obliged .to, submit,
and reluctantly obeyed their order.. They took
us on shore, to the town of Pamboon } and the
.moment we landed ihey stripped, us of every
thing we wore ; which indeed wa$ little enough.
-They then conducted us to the rajah's house,
where all the head men of the place were met.
I was there examined from whence I cUn^e, ' and

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to what place I was bound. My answers were
the same as befixe ; I also told them that I must go
immediately, and muft not b6 stopped. Wewene
now become so familiar with dangers and with
captures^ asd were also slo much nearer Macassar
than we could possibly have jexpected, after so
many narrow escapes^ that we became more and
more desperate and cpnfident, from the persuasion
that »re 3hould at last arrive at our destined
port.

The rajah of Pamboon then asked mp if I un-
derstood a musket well. Having experienced the
inconvenience of owning it at -DungiUy and at
Parlow, I ;answered him in the negative. He .then
showed jme a hundred guns, and wanted me to
stay to take charge of them ; but I declined it.
He then said that all white men understood them.
I told him that sailors did njbt understand the
musket, but that soldiers did ; and that I was not
a soldier. He then asked me if I would not have
a wife, and remain tl^ere. This I-refused. His
wife, who wa^. a young |;irl, came and sat down
hear me ; at the same time telling the rajah, that
^e should be glad, to see a white child. She then
masked me tp sleep with her. To this also I told her
^* No/' She then called her sist^r^ and about twenty
other girls, and causing them all to sit down, de-
sired me to take my choice. Itold her ** None ;"
and rising up, wished her a good night, ^nd wept
'Qutofdoors^ where they soon brought rpe s^pme sup^

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pen After supper we laid down and slept on the
ground the remainder of the nighty and were
guarded by about twenty people*

CHAP. xir.

> Leave Pamhoon^ and arrive at Macassar.

In the morning I again waited upon the rajah
of Paml>oon ; and speaking the Malay tongue
very well, I begged that he wouM send us to Ma-
cassar. I assured him that the governor' had sent
for me, and that I must go there as soon as pos-
sible. I at the same time told him, that, if he
detained me, the governor Would stop all his
proas at Macassar. Affer thinking on it a short
time, he called the captain of a proa that was
bound there, arid delivered nie and my men to
him, telling him, at the sanie tim6, that if he
could get any thing for us, he might take it; if not,
that he might let us go.

The proa not being ready, we staid two op three
clays at thi§ place, quite overcome with our many
hatdshipS and fatigues in the canoe. The sun had
so blirnt mV shoulder, having no shirt, as to lay '
it quite bare, and produce a bad sore* Here I
Cadght cold, and was soon attacked by a violent
feVer. By the time the proa was ready to sail, I

was not able to stand. I was, however, carried
down, and put into a canoe, and from thence con-
veyed on board the proa. Here they laid me upon
the deck, without a mat, clothes, or any kind pf
covering. The nights were cold, with frequent
showers of rain, and the days very hot. 1 was then
80 ill that I believe I should have died, if th^
hopes of reaching Macassar had not kept me
alive. The thoughts of it cheered and kept up all
our spirits.

'We DOW left Pamboon, which is about ninety
or a hundred miles from Macassar, and belongbg.
to a tribe called Tran^ny, In the course of ihree
days we arrived at a small island called ^an Bot-
tami within about nine leagues of Macassar, where
I was left two days on board of the proa. They
would not allow us to go oa shore, but for what
reason I donot know. I then called to me George
Williams, requesting him to go ou shwe — and if
they refused him, either to swim or steal a canoe
~and to acquaint the rajah that I was on board
the proa^ and very sick, and that I wanted to come,
on shore. Williams soon returned to me, with
the joyful tidings' that the rajah would send imme-
diately for us i which be did in the course o(
half an hour, by sending his son on* board with
a note to tl>e captain of the proa, to deliver us
up inamediately, and to let us come on shore.
We w^re instantly released, and conducted to
the rajah or he^ man; to whom I related my

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Btory, «nd told him th^t we wanted tp go in)*
mediately to M&cassar. The rajah observiDg
our miserable situation^ ordered us some rice ;
tnd at the same time directed a proa to be got
, ready that afternoon, to convey me c^id iny people
away.

We set off just before night, but did not reach
Macassar untif the following day. We landed on
the 15th of June, 1795, after a voyage of about
sineteen day s from Tomboo, and after having been
two years and five months in captivity -, the reckon-
ing which I had kept during that time being wrong
only one day,

CHAP, XIII.

Our Joy at arriving at Macassar, and our/riend^
ly Reception greatly encreased by the ku-t
mane and generous Conduct of the Governor
and Inhabitants until our Departure for Ba-

' tavia ' — Our Arrival and Reception at that
Place. '

Cannot express my feelings at the happy mo-
ment of deliverance of/ myself and four companions
in affliction, We returned thanks to Providence;
for his goodness 5 and I could only com.pare my
situation to that of Joseph, vvhich f^om my earliest
infancy had ipa^e the strongest impression on my-
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tjppii lancjing at Macassar^ we were guarded-
by about twenty men. This was, however, a
needless ptecautiop \ for nothing could have
induced us to jsittempt running away. The
governor was much, surprised at tm state ^pd
appearance ; and we were no less so in again
beholding beings something like ourselves, after
living so long in such a maiiner amongst so many'
ftibes.

The governor's name was William Pitt$
Jacobson, a native of Amsterdam, and a man
of a respectable family. He asked me to what
place I belonged, and whether I could speak Dutch
or IFrench. I answered that I could speak neither ;^
but I told him that I could convei'se in the Malay
tongue ; and as he was master of the Malay, Ibe-
jgan vCif%Xovj.

On observing my situation, and that my back
was burnt to the bone, the tears of this good man
ran down his cheeks. He left us, retired into his
house for a few minutes, and ordered a servant to
give ing and eath of tny men^ glaiss of gin. He
soon, hovvever, returned,' bringing a pair of trou-
pers and a jacket belbng^ing to his soh, which
Jie gave to me, with three rupees in cash;, then
sending for his lingui^st, he directed him to take
me to hi« own house, and to supply nie with
every thing I wanted, saying that he would dis-
charge thfe expence. The governor also osdered
iTiy four companions tQ be lodged with the codi^

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pany*6 sailors, and to have as much as they re-
quired.

I partook of a good supper at the linguistic,
and soon after was sent for to the house of a
Mr. Sisos, a rich merchant, who was very kind to
me, and gave me a black satin jacket, a pair of
trousers, a hat, a shirt, and handkerchiefs. I
then returned Jo the linguist's, where I was
washed, had my head combed, and put on clean
clothes, which were the first that I had worn
for two years and five months. I had also a good
bed, which greatly refreshed me *, and I now
began to think myself a Christian, and in a Chris-
tian country.

In the morning I was carried to the court-
house, with my men, where we all underwent a
separate examination. I was then conducted
back to the linguist's, and on the day following
was sent for again by the governor, who dsked
me if I had enough to eat. Then sending for
his tailor^ he ordered him to measure me for two
jackets, two pair of breeches, and a coat, made
of nankeen . He also gave me seven pair of stock*
ings, sever! pair of shpes, and four or five pair of
trousers.

The governor desired me to call upon him
again in two days, which I did; when he in*
formed me jthat he should . soon send me away.
At this time he gave me more clothes, and two
rupees intjachi On returning to the linguist's.

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quite overcome with the governor's kindness, I
found another tailor Waiting for me : he had been
sent by the company's captain to measure me for
a new suit .of clothes.
. In two Mays' time the tailor brought me a su-
perfine broad-cloth coat, two waistcoats, and two
jpair of breeches, with two fine shirts, and two neck-
cloths; all of which were presented to me by the
company's captain. Mynheer Alstromer. Soon
after, the governor's tailor brought the clothes
presented me by the governor. This gave me
a good stock, and more than I had ever seen or
known during my -captivity. The sailors were
also well fed, and clothed with jackets, trousers,
and shirts, both l}y the governor and the com-
pany's captain.

I was visited by all the head men of the place,
who frequently made me presents : and I had in
a great measure recovered my health and spirits.

This afternoon 1 received an order from the
goVemoi" to wait upon him the next morning;
which I did at five o'clock. He then informed
me that we should go away in the course of tW3
days, and at the same time promised to furnifli
us with provisions to la^t the Voyage.

I returned to the linguist's, and in a few mi-
nutes myself and my people were sent for into the
fort, to get our provisions. These consisted of
salted beef, rice, arrack, fish, vinegar, &c.

The day now approaching when we were to

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•mbark^ I i^aited oo the governor^ in the new
clothes he had given jne^ to thank him fof his
great kindness to us^ and to receive from him a
bill of our expenses ; when he informed me that
there was no bill, and-that what I had received
he freely gave me. He then asked me if I wanted
any thing more, I told him " No," and that we
bad every thing in plenty as to all kinds of stores.

On taking my leave of this good governor, I
again thanked him with a grateful heart, ^s I '
was going away, he gave me eighteen rupees in
cash, and» on parting, burst into tears* J was
overcome by this kindness.

I had not gone far, when he called me back,
and ^gain asked me if I wanted any thing more.
I told him that I did not, for that we had every
thing in plenty. He then said, " Ja dat is br^,**
which is, " That is good," clappings at the
same time both his hands upon his belly, and
shaking it heartily. He was a tall and lusty
man, and I shall never forget our parting.
He requested me, if I should ever return to
^at place» to call upon liim^ for that his doors
would be always open to me. He then gave
me letters to the general of Batavia, stating the
situation in which we came to Macassar, aad
4esired me^to let him know how they treated us
there.

I returned to my friend John Sennett, the
linguist^ who had proved a friend indeed t» me.

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and tlien dressed inyself in the clothes wJiich
Mynheer Alstromer, the company's captam, had
giten me, to thank bim for hts great kindness
to me and my peopte. He wa» at dinner wit^
his wife and two children* On approaching
his house he rose from table, knowing that the
proa was ready for our departiMre. I immediately
stepped up to pay my respects and to take my
leave. I offered him at the same thne my hand,
paying, that it was not in my power to make hina
any satisfaction for all his kindness to me/ beyond
the thanks of a grateful beart, and a fervent wish
that none of his sons jnight ever undergo the
same hardships which we had done^

His > feelings were so much affected, that he
desired me to stand stiH, and he« and his wife
immediately burst into tears. He then retired
for a short time into another room, but soon
returned, bringing eight rupe<ss, which he gave
me, and,- taking nie by the hand, wished m^
not only safe to Batavia, but at the same time
desifed that I would send him a letter when I
arrived there. This I did by the <retura of the

proa.

I left Macassar with a full heart, and, for the

moment, had forgotten all my sufferings am<mg

' the Malays- We embarked on the first day of

July, 1795, having received several presents from

a number of the inhabitants, who had ^seen us

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and pitted ovr situation. I shall always think
and speak of Macassar with gratitude.

The captain of the proa, although a Nf alay,
was an agreeable man.. We had. a passage of
ten days, and arrived at Batavia the 11th day of
July, 1795, I went on shore, and delivered nay
letters for the general to the shabander^ y^ho
immediately forwarded them to the geoeraL
He conducted me to a hotel, telling me that he ^.
should carry me to the governor in the morning;
^which he did about ten o'clock.

When the governor saw me, and had perused
4he letters he asked me some few questions,
such as, " to what place I had been bound — how
jlong I had been among the Malays— and
where 1 wanted to go?"-w-I told him ** to Ma-
nilla ;" said that I had '. been a prisoner two
.years and a half, and now wanted to go to Bengal.
He then asked me for the bill of my expenses at
Macassar, and the amount of them. I told him
that there Was none, for that the governor and
the company's captain had made me a present
of every thing. He then ordered the shabander
to conduct.me to the hotel again.

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CHAP. XIV.

My four Companions are engaged by the Captain
of an American Ship — Captain Sajids makes
me his Chief-Mate — We set saily and arrive at
Calcutta — My History is circulated there — I
procure the Command of a Country-Ship ^ and su-
perintend the Repair of her — Unexpected Meet*
ing with Captain Hubbard, who presses me to ' .

sail with him to the Mauritius — / accept his
Offer, and we arrive tkere^^An Instance of his
honourable Conduct^^—At the Mauritius I sue-
ceed Captain Hubbard in the Command* of the
' JShip^

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JtIAVING been protected and preserved
through many dangers by a kind Providence, good " f

fortune now began to smile on us ; and a num»
ber of events have happened to me since, which ^
were as equally uYiexpected as our deliverance.
My history is short, and may be of service to
others. My four seamen were no sooner landed '
than I engaged them on board the Betsy, an
American ship, , of and bound to Boston, my
native town. She was commanded by a captain
:Miller, who was greatly in want of hands, and
promised to be kind to them. They wished ,

much to go with me ; but I told then? that I had
no vshipn and, having brought them to a Chris-

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tian country, they must now take care of tli^ifl^

^ selves.

While at fiatavia we met with a few Malays
whom we had known in some of the parts Ihaf
we had visited. They recollected us> and were
not a little surprised to find us here.

Having discharged my duty towards my nien
and fellow-sufferers^ I iiow began to think of
myself. While at Batavia I discovered an did
acquaintance, a captain Saiids, who commanded
a country-ship, and who was going to Bengal.
He made me his ,chief-mate, and gave me
many presents. After I had faithfully dis*

; charged all our expenses at Batavia, and at the ,

hotel, for myself and my people, I embarked
with captain Sands in The American, an American
ship, on the 20th day of July, 1795; and, after
touching at two or three ports, arrived at Calcutta
about the 20th of September in the same year.

Through captain Sands my story soon circu-
lated at Calcutta^ where! had many friends^
being well Jcnown to captain BIy the^ and other
gentlemen belonging to that place. Our ship
^ having discharged her cargo, I was now at

liberty, and soon got the command of a coun-

\j try-ship^ then in dock under repair.

I was daily employed in watching over her
' workmen, when an American ship arrived at

I Bengal, which, to my great surprise and joj,

\ was commanded by my old friend captain Hub-

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bard J the very captain with whom I had sailed
about three years before in the Enterprise, when
we lost bim in our boat in the Straits of Macas-
sar. Such' a meeting was qui^e unexpected to
us both, and particularly so to myself. He had
changed his ship, though in^the same employ^
for a vessel called the America, and in which I
had formerly sailed as an officer to different parts
of India. He was quite overjoyed to see me;:
and told me that he h*ad given up the boiit for
lost, after having waited for us three days in
vaiii. He had discerned our fire, but had sup*
posed it to be made by the Makys,

Captain Hubbard pressed me to go with him
to the Mauritius, and promised that on our
arrival there I should succeed him in the com-
inand of bis ship. My circumstances being
very low, and the ship which 1 had the care of
not being likely to come out of dock for near
three months, I accepted this offer. I sailed with
hini in The America the 1st day of January, 1796,
an'd in forty-two days arrived at our destined
port, where we discharged our cargo. *

Whilst with him, he convinced me that he had
iiot forgotten me in my absence ; for he had
«ent to my wife, or, as he supposed, my widow,
by an, American captain bound to Boston, all
my clbthes, and the wages that were due to 016,
and took the captain's receipt — which I value not
a little : the receipt runs thus :

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" Isle of France, Sept. 10th, 1795.

Received of Mr. Henry Hubbard the sum of
fifty Spanish dollars, which I promise to lay out
to the .best advantage, and account with the
widow of Mr. David Woodard, deceased.

" Enoch SM^Etr/'

My wife must have suffered a great deal :
but I knew that she was in good hands,
and would never be in want, as my great friend
and patron, Thomas Russel, esq, of Boston, had'
always been kind -to me, and had promised she
^ould not want.

At the Mauritius I met with three of my old
mess-mates and fellow-sufferers-^ John Colcji
George Williams, and William . Gideon : the
other, named Robert Gilbert, had gone forvvard
to America. As may be supposed, we were not
a little glad to see each other.again* Being now
in a more prosperous situation than when we
first partedj I furnished them with clothes and
shoes. , .

Captain Hubbard kindly recommended me to
the o^ner of l\is ship, who was an American,
and I was appointed to the command of hen
She was (as 1 observed before) called ITie Amq-
rica, one of the very ships that I had made some
voyages in India as an officer, before my mis^
fortunes. .

CHAP. XV.

/ sail to the Isle of Bourbon — Passage round the
Cape of Good Hope — Heavy Gales of Wind^^
Receive much Damage — Put into St. Helena^
for Repairs^-^Wait on Captain Ellison y who
kindly assists us — We leave St. Helena^ and
direct our Course for the Island of Ascension —
Leave it^ and arrive at the Isle of Wight — /
write to my Wife, qnd to my Owners; and set

* ?^j^>r London — I deliver my Letters to Mr.
Vaughany who questions me concerning my
Voyage — His kind Treatment of me — He ad*
vises me to pulrlish my Narrative-^Beflexiojis
— / write again to my Wife and to my Owneis
^^Hear of the Death of Mr. Russell^^I write
Letters of Tlianks to Captaiii Ellisony the
Governor of Macassar, and Mynheer Al\

stromer.

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L SAILED from the Mauritius in The America
in ballast^ and jproceeded to the Isle of Bourbon,
where we took in a full cargo of cotton and cof-'
fee on account of my owners, who where towns*
men^and Americans, I sailed from thence the
lOth of April, 1796, and was bound to a neutral
port in Europe, having directions to touch ^rst
at the Isle of Wight for orders.

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On my passage round the Cape of Good
Hope I met with heavy gales of wind, which
damaged my ship, and obliged me to put into
St. Helena for repairs and fresh provisions. I
arrived there on the 26th day of May, when I pai4
my tespeets, as customary, to the governor, who-
offered me every assistance. I then waited upon,
captain Ellison, who commanded his Britannic
ipajestyV ship Standard, of 64 guns,, and who
was then lying there, waiting to convoy a fleet
of Indiamen home. Captain Ellison kindly of-
fered the assistance of caulkers, and carpenters^
anxl- every thing I stood in need of. By this
means I completed iny business in a few days ;.
and the fleet being now ready to sail, I left
St. Helena the 1st day of June, 1796, in com-
pany with the Standard man of vvar, having
under her convoy thirteen E^ast-Indiaraen, nine
country- ships, two; Sputh-Sea whalers, and one
Portuguese, all homeward bound.

After leaving St. Helena two days, and finding
the fleet to sail very, slow, and the sugar-ships
l^ieing deeply laden and heavy sailers, whrle my
owB vessel was copper-bottomed, and sailed exr
ceedingly well, I hauled out of the fleet abotv^
twelve o'clock that night,, apd directed mj cour^q
for the Island of Ascension, being in waft^. of
provisioois, and having been un^^ tq procure any
at St. Helena* : ,

Here I spent two days, in fishing, and trying;

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tp catch turtle. I caught some: fish, aiKl/ktlled
a great number of \yixds with sticks, Jblit no tur-
itte. We then left this is)aqd, which is uninha-
bited, and made th^ pest of our way to the Isl^
of Wighti where I arrived oft the 27th day of
July, 1796, ill the harbour of Cowes, and gave
the first- intelligence bf the sailing Qf the East*
^ndja fleet from St. Helena ^ vyhich arrived saf&
about a week aften • '

Finding a vessel at Cowes bound for Boston, I
wrote to my wife and to my pvy^ners. I set otF
the same day for Landoa>, with ^l^tters from my
owners to the house to ^^vhom I w^s addressed^
^^d wh^ire prders werfe to be lodged for me to ,
proceed to a market. I delivere4 ray letters to
the house of Messrs. VaUghan and Sqtn,. to whom
I was consigned ; and A%. WiUiam' Vaughan,
after the oarnmoft.q^upstions, about my yoyagie,
drew, out from me that I had becn.&t prisomej
among' the .Malays. This gentleman wafe so
much struck with . my story and adventures,
that he.kiiidly' tocdc.. me into his htiutje while
I remained in London, and, prevailed upon
me to have the Narrative of my > n>isfi)rtuDes
committed to writing, that it might, as he §aid|
be r<« ati tnpowagement a«d.an e)taii!^k W.^t^er
tnen, ^wheoevtJt, U^ey should fbHi: utsijd^r. fsimilai'
difficidties/'

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Narrative ; and I sincerely hope none may cTer
undergo the trials I have had.'

I believe that few men have had more diffi-
culties to Encounter, from the want of food,
sleep^ clothing, and from enemies, than myself
and -my companions. But a firm reliance on a
kind Providence supported me through all my
dangers j and I have learned one lesson, whiclif
we seamen should never forget--^it is that of hope
and of perseverance. -

I had ahvays a full con (icjence in leaving the
country, and every escajpe gave^ me fresh hope
of getting away from the Malays. I had, how-
ever, niany difficulties to encounter ; and, At
times, the command over my own men was no
very easy thing/ On the whole, I have much
reason to be satisfied with them. I kept 'up
their spirits and* my own, and never comnsuni-
cated to them my anxieties. My griefs and my
meditations wefe to myself: and I thank Gop
for his kind protection of me.

With respect to the natives, I endeavoured to
avoid in myself, and amongst my men, every
thing that could give offence, or provoke ^^uar-
rels.

Whenever any difficulty occurred, I found' il
best to go to the head rajah,- or the priests ; and
when I or my people had done any thing wrong,
I always found it better to be good friends, than

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to enter into needless contests with the na-
tives.

Whenever I could, by respect, confidence, and
kindness, gain their friendship, I did it; and I
believe it was owing to this cause that we fared
even so weli as we did, aided by our friend and
f>riest Tuan Hadjee, who was a man much rc»
spiected^ and who lightened our burdens, though
he could not procure our liberty.

I wrote again in London, by a vessel going to
Boston, to my wife and my owners ; and was
much concerned on my arrival in Europe to
find that my great friend Mn Russell, of Boston,
was dead j and was pleasqd to hear of the re-
spect that had been paid to the memory of so
good a man by every class of people attending his

funeral.
I wrote a letter of thanks to captain Ellison

for his civilities and kindness, on his arrival in
England; and have also written letters of ac-
knowledgements to William Pitts Jacohson, go-
vernor of Macassar, and Mynheer^ Alstromer,
tbe company's captain, for their great kindness
and humanity to me and ray people, that our
gratitude should be known to the world.

David Woodard.

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Copy of a Letter fron) Captain David Woodarci
to the Honourable the Court of Directors of
the Dutch East-India Company, at Amster-
dam.

" London, August 23d, 1795.
« HONOURABLE SIRS,

" I CANNOT leave London vt^ithout expj-e^suig
to this honourable court my public and most
grateful acknowledgements for the humane and
liberal treatment which mj^self and four seamen
experienced at Macassar, after our escape and
deliverance from the Malays in the Island of
Celebes.

** Five seamen and myself lost our ship in our
boat in the Straits of Macassar i and after having
been without water or food for many days, we\
surrendered ourselves to.thff natives,' after they
had killed one of our men. They kept me and
my companions prisoners for tWo years and a
half, during which time we experienced many
hardships and misfortunes, being destitute of
clothes, with short commons, and without most
of the conniforts of life. Our escape was provi-
dential ; and when myself and my four seamen
arrived at Macassar we wrere destitute of clothes,
and. were worn down by distress, fatigue, and
want of nourishnxent. We found the most libe-
ral and friendly treatment from the honourable
William Pitts Jacobson, governor of Macassar,

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and from Mynheer Alstrotper, the company^s
captain, who not only clothed and fed us, but
gave us money, and also dispatched us in a proa
to Batavia, free of all expenses to myself and
my unfortunate companions, I shall ever retain
a grateful sense of their kindness and benevo*
lence towards us in our misfortunes.

«« I beg you will forward the enclosed tetters
of thanks to Macassar, and that you will be
pletased to make public this testimony of our
gratitude in such inanner as to this honourable
court may seem meet. In behalf of myself and
my fellow-sufferers, I am,
*« Honourable Sirs,
^ Your most obedient
\ , " and obliged humble Servant,

" David ^qodarp-^'

Copy of a Letter from Captain David Woodard
to the Honourable William Pitts Jacobson,
Governor of Macassar.

" London, August 23d, ifpS.
' SIR,

** IT is owing to youT* klhdness iarid humanity
that I am now amvdd in England ; and I have
taken, through the honourable court of directors
of the Dutch East-India company, the earliest

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opportunity of returning you my sincere and
grateful thanks for the liberality and attentions
which myself and four seamen experienced from
you at Macassar^ after our miraculous and pro-
vidential escape from the Malays. You clothqd
me and fed me, and gave me the means of find*
ing my way to Batavia ; and from thence I went
to Bengal^ and at last have found my way to
Europe; I shall, in behalf of myself and fellow-
sufferers in distress, ever retain the warmest
sense of gratitude for the great kindness which
you and the inhabitants of Macassar bestowed
upon us in the midst of our misfortunes and dis-
tresses.

" I beg you will accept of my most fervent
wishes for your welfare and prosperity ; and my
best prayers, that those who have been my pro-
tectors and deliverers, may never know what it
is to stand in want of that assistance which we
have received at your hands.

•* I beg you will remember me kindly to Mr.
J. Sennett, the linguist, who proved himself a
kihd friend to nie when under his roof; also to
Mr. Sisso, and to all who assisted me in my dis*
tresses.

*• I am, with great respect. Sir,
^« Your much obliged
, " and most obedient Servant,

"** David Woodard.V

Copy of a Letter from Captain David Woodard
to Mynheer Alstromer, Captain in the Ho-
nourable Dutch East-India Company's service,
at Maca'^sar.

Loiidon, August 23d, 179S»
•' SIR,

'* I AM happy to inform you that I arrived at
Batavia, and afterwards at Bengal, wherel found
a number of my friends who were kind to me,
I am now in London, after having experienced
many more pleasant adventures than when I
first landed at Macassar. , I cannot, however,
but take the earliest opportunity of returning
you my most sincere and grateful thanks for the
kind and liberal treatment I received at your
hands, and to assure you that I shall never for-
get them. My four seamen I put on board a
ship at Batavia that wanted hands ; and when I
had taken care of them, I embarked in a ship
bound to Bengal. I am now: in London, going
home to my wife and friends. I beg to be re-
membered to all your kind family ; and that you
will accept pf my best prayers for all thejr good-
ness to me, hoping that none of them may ever
know or feel those distresses and misfortunes
which we experienced.

/« I am, with great respect. Sir,

" Your most obedient Servant, &c, -

" David W00D.ARD,.**

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SHORT ACCOUNT

or THE

ISLAND OF CELEBES,

8[c. 8Cc.
PART THE SECOND.

CHAP. I.

Description p/ ike Island, its Harbours, Riuers,
Tozvns, 8Cc. — Guarantala — Priggia — Cape
Dundo — Sawyah -^Dumpdlis-^ Tomboo — Par^
, loio — • Dungdlly — Travdlla — . Tannamare a—
Cosselaur — Pamhoon -^ Macassar ^^Tremany
and Maloyos Tribes,

TLHE island of Celebes differs much in it*s
form from the accounts hitherto given of it, and
has been but little frequented. 1 have attempted
aTude description of it, »as fjar as I could collect
from my own observations, having travelled the
western side of it, by land or by canoes, from Cape
Dundo, which is about two degrees north of the
line, to Macassar, which is in five degrees south
Jatitude. The eastern CQa3t I did not visit, but

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have gained my information from those , who
were the best informed among the MsJays.

I have given a draught of the island, and of
some of its bays and harbours, from traversing
the coasts sometimes in canoes, and sometimes
by land, both with the natives and without
them ; . also from the observations I made io
my passage from "Tom boo to Macassar; and
from a recollection of the coast in beating up the
straits forty-two days in the ship before 1 was
lost.

The draughts have no pretensions toi>e con-
sidered as accurate . surveys, being taken under
many <iisadvantages, and even without instru-
ments. Imperfect as they are, they may, how-
ever, serve as some guide to those who unfortu-
nately, like myself, may be driven upon the coast.

On the north- east side of the island is an im-
mensely large bay, where there are two .Dutch
settlements ; one of them is called by the Ma-
lays Guarantala, a sea^port town, situated on the
north side of this bay, near which is a gold mine.
The other is called Priggia^ at the bottom of the
bay. On the south side of it, and a little way up
the country. Its distance from Parlow,. which is
across the island, is about three days* journey, or

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seventy miles.

On the south side of the island is another large
deep bay, but which, from shoals and rocks, is^
not navigable except for small proas. The west-

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em shore of this bay is inhabite4 by a rich and
populous tribe called the Tabogees, and by the
Dutch Buccanees, or Buggeses.

The land between these two- southern and
eastern bays forms a peninsula,^ and is inhabited
by a tribe called the Boreo ; but of them I can
^ive no account.

The western coast of this island I can describe^
haying lived among the Malays for two years
and five months. It is inhabited by mapy tribes,
some of whom are populous, and th« towns are
numerous/ It is, in general, a bold coast, and
contains a number of very fine harbours and bays.

The- island of Celebes is divided into many na-
tions or tribes, and the Dutch rather possess par-
ticular ports, with a limited influence, than that
of a strong and general government over the
island. Macassar, Gaua, Guarantala, and Prig-
gia, are the four principal settlements belonging
to the Dutch. They had little or no connexion
with the parts I frequented. I learned that,
about, five years before I was there, the Dutch
had attempted to take the town of Tolatola,
which is a considerable place on the north end of
the island, situated on a fine harbour, abounding
with fish, and surrounded by a plentiful country .""
Near this town is a gold mine, one day's journey
up towards the mountains* This account 1 re-
ceived from many respectable Malays^ who have
been at the min^.

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WESTERN CO AST.

HARBauRS, BAYS, TOWNS,] Cape Dundo isa
point of land on the north-west side of the
island, which ships going through the Straits of
Macassar n^ake as a headland of departure.
The land is high, and the shore bold.

Saxcyah is a fine, deep, saiadj^ bay, open to west
winds, a little to the south of Cape Dundo, for
ships of any burden. On the' soutlj side of the
bay is a small island which my good friend Tuan
Had gee granted to me, and called, in compli-
xnent. Steersman's Island. - Between this and
tbe main. , is a, narrow channel, of about V
fathoms water. It is a safe harbour, and shel-
tered from all winds. ' Plenty of fresh water is
to be had on the main. •

There are no inhabitants nearer than Sawyah,
which is on tbe north side of the bay, and about
five miles inland. It is a town situated on a
small rivulet, and has little trade beyond making
?ago.

Dumpdlis is a fine, large, open, deep bay, a
little to the southward of Sawyah, into which two
fresh water rivers empty themselves. On enter** *
ing this bay on the north side, care must be
taken, as there is a shoal about two leagues from
the iiiain.

, There are two towns in this bay, one called
Dumpalis, at the bottom, of the bay^ at^A an*

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4)ther which is on the- north-east side of it.
There is good anchorage ofF DumpiHs, and
irom ten to twelve fathoms water^ with a sandy
bottom. The south shore of this bay is boid,
with high black cliffs, and covered with wood.
Hei^ is plenty of Indian gorn, rice, pompions»
jplantainSy sweet potatoes, and yams. It is alsQ
«i considerable plaee for fishing ; at which^ thr
people are very expert, and catch great variet/.

The natives from the country come to tra4e
)9vitb black merchants who reside here. They
purchase tobacco, white cloths, knives> cresses
iron, opium, 8cc. In return, they exchang:^^
gold-dust, and an article in medicine called tim'^
posty which is composed of the testicle of an animal
which they dry in the sdn ; and, when it gets a
Kttkt dry, it is laid in a dish; they then kill t
fowl, let it bleed over it^ and again put it iql9
. (he sun' to dry. After this has been several timeit
repeated, it is put into a bamboo made like li
canister^ to keep out insects, and sold to the
Dutch at a great price.

The natives here fight with poisoned barbed
ftnt>ws> shot out of blown guns^ made of blacll
ebony» of «ibout four or five feet in lengthy
They are very expert in the use of them, an^
kill at thie distance of tw,enty yards. The poison
operates quickly s and the per son. who is shot
soon dies in great pain, with his body much
swelled. «~ While aix Dump^lit^ we had mu«b

tK under and lightning, at which the people wcrp
greatly alarmed. I also witnessed three earth-
quakes, the shocks of which were very severe.
•When a storm ceases^ the whole town shotits for
joy.

TomboO'-^is a fine open bay, the southernmost
point of which is a long promontory or point, of
Jand running a considerable way^ out to sea, and
, just under the line. This point of land is not
inhabited. The bay is exposed to the westerly
winds, which prevail during four months of the
year, from the middle ^of November to the mid-
dle of March. In this bay ar^ eight or nine
small islands^ the two largest of which I visited*
The distance between these islands is a quarter
©fa mile,, with a channel between them of ten
fathom water. The largest of the islands^ is
about five miles in circumference, and has a bold
steep shore, where a ship can lie alongside and
heave dclwn. It abounds in large trees of man^
goes, mahogany, . bully, bamboos, and reeds.
The harbour between, the islands is sheltered
fi^om all winds, and abounds in great plenty of
fish. Here we caught keymers — a large shell
fish, about the bigness of a peck or half a bushel/
which is good eating, and much valued by the
Malays. The natives^ catch them either ; by-
diving for them, or else by introducing a pieji^
<tf bamboo into the sbeli when open, , to prevent
it$ ,«huUing :^ thcgr .take a secoiid 4ive, i;ut out

ther fish with a knife, and "bring it up. We
caught one ; but it was so large )as to endanger .
biir canoe. ' . '^

* The town of Tomboo is on a river on the
north-east part of the bay, at some distance from
the sea, with a few hbuses, &t the mouth of ^the
river, which are resorted to by piratical j>roas,
who here procure water and provisions. The
town is scattered, containing about one hundred
iand fifty houses, and inhabited by about seven
hundred people,' who have a few small-arms for
J>r6tection.' About two days* journey from the,
town, and up the country, is a gold mine, which
belongs to the rajah of Dung^lly. I haye seen
the gold brought from thence, and it is very fine.
I remember to have seen in the hands of the ra-
jah, a piece of native g6ld of nine pennyweights,
which he weighed in my presence with weights
purchased from the Dutch. The trade is carried
on here by barter, and is the same as in the other
Malay ports'. *

" Its prod Octs are rice,. Indian corn, tobacco, co-
fc6a-nuts, and jacks in great plenty. In return,
they take white cloths, powder, flints, , muskets,
iron, brass-wire, and cotton, in its native state,
which they manufacture themselves. * The people
of TomboOj like those of most of the othdr towns,
isell their provisions indiscriminately when there
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to purchase from other places^ apd arc ^t titnes
reduced to great want.

They are a warlike people ; they are the qf^
spring of the Trcmany tribe, and ate under the
protection of the rajah of Danga)ly, wjjo, Vflifi^i;^
at war» calls upon them for men and assistance.

Bejtween Tomboo and Dungally are seVef^)
small towns which are of.no importawifi ^fk4
contain but few labourers.

P^rfcrt?— The mouth of Parlqw Bfiy is aboiit

one degree south of the line, and is more shefr

tered from thd sea than the other bays. Tk§

town and hill of Dungally are situated on tbf

esttremity of the southern cape or entrance intQ

this bay» which is about twenty miles long. Thf

town of Parlo w is situated op a river, about half

a mile from the bottom of the bay. The siputhr

east part of the bay is the best: anchorage botii

for large and small vessels, and is well $h.ekere4

against all winds but the north-north-we^t^ whiQl)

blow in the monsoon months. T^ westera

shore is shoal water, with coral rocks. — ^The rfcci-

grounds at Parlo w are on a long flat valley, ^

run of land> dbQut five miles brqad, and fifteen

deep, having a river running through the mifidlii

of die same. The land and set- breezes prevaU

here all the year round. The river, \jfi S(>r}ngr

tides, rises nine feet, and in neap, tic^s a|>pif t $ijt

feet« This is a bar river i but at^pve and n^eait

of the fowh there is ptenty of water, and at low
watef it isj three fathoms deep.

The trade is nearly the san^e as in* the other
towris.^ From this place their proas trade to' al-
most all parts through the Straits. Some go to
Macassar, . others to Batavia, and some to Ma-
fdcca, which is at a very great distance. They
have been known to. reach as far. as Prince of
Wales's Islahd, in the Straights of Malacca ; but
this is hot frequently done. During my stay
Jiere, a large proa arrive/i from Malacca,
which brought white cloths, opiiixn, gunpowder,
giins, iron, steel, hrass-wire, and sundry articles.
At Parlow they have itiany kinds of artificers,
who work according; to .their %onntry fashion^
There are blacksmiths and carpenters; gold-
smiths and silversmiths are also amongst them,
who niake rings, ear-rings, and other trinkets.
Many ricK black merchants live here. It is the
residence of fhe rajah of the tribe of the Uncuil-
las, and is not under the dominion of Diingally,
with whom it is frequently at war.

Dimgdllif — is on the south point of land which
forms one side of the bav of Parlow. The town
is strongly j^eferided by a fort on. a hill,, in which
there are aboi^ fifteen swivel guns, thirty blun-
derbusses, and two hundred small arms. The in-
habitants of Dungally are* descendants from the
Tr^many tribe, and command great par^ of the,
land and northern territory belonging to the

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Uncuilla tribe. The people are warlike and en-
terprising. The town is the residence of the
head rajah, and is a place of considerable trade.
Here is good anchorage 3 the town'bearing south-
west. There is great plenty of' fish. Num-
bers of alligators infest this place, and indeed
the whole coast. The Malays call them ear-
pooners.

When at Dung^lly f have often observed som^
of the northern stars, particularly the Pointers,
over a large mountain situated in the northern
headland, which forms the south part of the bay
of Tbmboo. This mountain I conceive may be
forty or fifty miles frgm Dungally, and due
north.

Tiavdlla — the first town we were carried to
wlien vve surrendered to the Malays, is situated
on a small creek at the head of a littJe inlet or
bay, in about 1** 10" south latitude. It is under
the dominion of the rajah of Parlow, and by land
about ninie miles south of Dungally. The, town
is small, containing about two hundred inhabi-
tants, and has but little trade. The country
abounds in cocoa-nuts, and grows Indian-corn,
pompions, sweet potatoes, yanft, and sago; but
no rice. The coast is bold.

Tannamare-^is a small village belonging to
Travalla, and about nine leagues to the south-
ward of it. It is an inland place, without trad45
or commerce, and under the jurisdiction of the .

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rajah of' Paf low, -.being separated from the valley
of Farlow by a ridge of mountains.
• Cosselaur-^is about' 100 miles from Travalla to:
the southward. I have been informed that it is^
a very fine place, producing plenty of rice, In->
dian-coro, callivances, or a small black-eyed pea,
&c. It belongs to the rajah of Parlow.

Pambi^n- — "Iliis is the chief town ^ erf" the Tre*-
many tribe, which is the next to the southward*
from the . Uncuillas. I should estimate it to lie
-at about one hundred tniles from Macassar. It
is not fortified, but is an open road, and a bad
harbour. The Tremanies are a very ancient and
numerous independent tribe. They ke(ip a great
many proas, and raise Indian-corn, but, no rice«-
They cultivate . cotton, and manufacture: great
quantities of cloth, which they barter for rice,
and gold-dust. They trade iti then* proas to Ma*
xassar, Batavia, &c. The Tremany. tribe have
m^ny muskets in their possession, which they
purchased from the Dutch.

The territory of the Maloyos tribe is situated
in.the sputh-west part of the island. They are
subjected to the Dutch, to whom they pay trii
bute. The country abounds iox sheep, . cattlej
horses and goats, and produces much rice. This
tribe employs a great number of fishing prpa-Si,
which" they keep among the inlands and shoat$
to.eatch iiephis, a kind.of fish which lie at ih^
bottom of the shoals. They are as big round as

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a man's arm, and some as large as a man's leg, of
a gristlynature, and of a black colour. The a»*
lives catch them with little spears. When carried
on shore, and cut open, they take out the inside^
entrails and all, put the fish into a boiler, andf
boil them until the outside skin comes off. They
are then taken out, an4 placed upqn a stage,
v^hen a fire is made under them ; here they re-
main until they are smoked, and become hard
and dry. When they are fit for market, they are
sold to the Chinese;

This tribe, from its great nearness to the
Dutch settlements, has greater intercourse and
trade with them than any of the other tribes, and
is more under.their power and influence.-^I ob-
served, when at San Bottam, destitute as we
were, that I had greater respect and attention
paid than we could have expected, — from the
circumstance, I believe, of being so near Macas*
sar, from my knowledge of the Malay tovgue
and manners, and from being a white man. The
bead rajah of this tribe lives at Macassar.

il/<nr<rx^ar---is a harbour difficult of access, from
its channel being surrounded by many banks and
islands. The harbour itself is good, and the an-
• ehorage on a fine mud. The town is pleasant,
healthy, and of some s\zt and strength. It con-
tains about tvyo hundred and fifty whites, and
ten thousand blacks, of which two thousand are
capable of bearmg arms. It has a respectable

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fort built oC stMe^ and tmitclidd muMKi IW
climate is Ver^ ws^fiii but bMfkliy. illicsid la^^
titude five degrees south.

Macassar is a Datcb sefrftmcnt^ itod tukd hf,
^governor, a governor fiscal^ a Company's cap^
tain, and a captain of artillery. I sIialPaFwajt
speak with the greatest gratitode of tbe humane
treatment wc met with here.

Na foreign vessels are pennilt^ h^re^ except
a Chinese junk> which arrives annua^. It pm^
duces but little revenue t0 the companj^ be)iifid
Ae sEife of goods.

CHAP, II.

Ciinmte^Praduce of the Island^and Made €f

Cultivatien*

^EING situated sa m«ftch under the line, the
elimFateof Celebes is warm, but in general healthy^ .
From the low swampy situation of the rice-grounds^
however, the inhabitants are sometimes affected
with agues, lliey have eight months of fine
Wtather. The rainy .and least healthy season is,
from the middle of November to the middle of
March, and is attended by strong gales from the*
westward^ here called monsoons. During the«e»

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the cuirent.sets to «tfae southward in the. middles
, of the ^;8tr^s, bjut aldng shore there is a regular «
tide. . ' ' • . i ' ' ■ • .•

The products of the country are Indian-corn,
rice, sago, jacks, cocoai-nuts, ponipions, black-
pepper, callivances or beansj mellons, plantains,^
&c« These are in a tolerable state . of ciUtiva- .
tion.* — ^The Malays have divisions of fields by •
fences, and a distinction . of . property, which is
well preserved; but that which belongs td the.
rajah or priest is always looked .upon. as sacred.; %

Many of the rice grounds are made on slppipg^
lands, where the natives form little canals at
about twenty yards distance from each other, in
order to water the grounds. These divisions are
levelled by carrying the higher part of the land
to the lower, so as to form steps. ^ This is per-
formed by women and children, by means of
small baskets. The land is ovetflpwed six inches
deep for about fourteen or sisteen days, when it
becomes very moist. They then turn in, about
twenty bullocks, used to the employment, which
are driven round and round the rice-fields to
make the land poachy. The Malays term it
pruning. This being done, they kt the water in,j ^
which overflows it again, and renders the land fit
for planting. The rice is then taken from the
bed 6f its growth, and transplanted into these
rice-fields by the Malay women, who stick the .
plants into the mud eight inches asunder. Th^

grounds are constantly 'watered until tl?e, rice is -
half grown, ;wh€n the shade pf the ric^ k^&pSing
the ground linoist, the land is no lortgeilcpvert
flowe4* When ripe, U is cut,jbv> b^nd, one sjfeaf;
at a time. Itis. then, put up. ii\to bunches that;
will produce about a quart. .When dry it. is put
into stacks, and covered with tnats. In this state •
it ^remains for about fourteen days,, wheii it. is
carried home, pr into the house provided for ir,
and cleaned as wanted. ,

Their implements of husbandry /are plain and
few, consisting of a hoe^ a knife, and an axe^
The ground is dug by two sticks as large as
crows, unless in rice-grounds, which are prepared
as already described. . * > r

The Indian corn is kept in the ear until
wanted, to prevent the weevil getting to it. The
people tie two ears together, and string them in
bunches, which they hang upon ^ stick supported
by two crutches, and cover them with a mat, to
guard them from the rain. In this state I have
Icnqwn Indian. corn kept for six months.

jRice remains in the bunch, and is not cleaned
until wanted, to prevent the attack of the weevil.
Is is stored in their houses, or in granaries at*
tached to them. . By being novy and then afred,
it will keep in this state for two years. Rice is
the common food ; and either eaten plairt or with
jacks, greens, fish, or currie. 1 have before re^
lated the mode of cultivating rice at Pariow.

The eBkivaf?6rt rf M^o is jjrfhci^afly dbhiljiieil
m 6awy^ ahd Tol&tola. It is taken firbm a latg^
W« of abcitt two iPeet diaitictw, fh^t fc^ars Ad
frttit, lind whose leaves resemble rti6se of \ht
l^ocoa nut tree, only they ane milch largfet. The
tego tree has a hard thin rind, and the inside,
from which th« sagb is thad^, h a sofir pith.
When (he tret is felled, rfiefttmkis divided intd
lengths of about ten feet ; when they feWck i\i€
end, by driving, in two Werfgfes ort e*ach sid6
through the ^end, arid split the fog from oni 6nd
to the other. The pith iS pounded wrfh arf in-
strument not much unlike a malkt. It is then
carried id the river- to be washed; and th6 sago,
being separated from the bran, is carried horni^ iii
. small kegs nrndb of the feaves of the same ti-ee.
It k there dressed or baked, without water, in.
small pots, which are first made hot. The
sago is put in dry, and, sovti becomiilg moist,
forms itself into a cake, in which state it, will
keep several days. If not wanted for use, it is
laid in a brook, where the water rims over^ and
Vvill there keep for six or eight months. The
limbs of this tree are used in baildtng their
houses, apd the leaves in the covering of roofs.

Jacks grow on a large tree much resembling
an oak, which bears nine months in the year.
The fruit is about the size of; a two-quart bottle.
It has a pith, but the remainder has the appear-
ance of ia cabbage, intermixed with seeds, which

tdste like the potatoe. T^e natives both roast '

and boil it. It is good> and nutritive.
T^tjruits of the island are mangoes, limes,

oranges, lemons, pM)4s, i^antains, bananas, man«

gosteens, wild plums, &c.
The7mer are large and hi gfeat plenty ; oiH

of the large ones the proas are made. — Bla^k

ebonf , bullet trees, cocoa-nut trees> abound ;

Qiangpe li^^eea, and ratta^i^, are also in great

plenty.

Their ground fmmsiohs, and vegetables, are

yanis, ^weet potatjoes^ and cailivances^ or a kind

of bean.

The sugar cane is imich larger- here than any
I have ever seen in the West-India islands, al-
most all of v^hich I have visited. The Malays
cut the cane into joints, peel the outside skin,
and pound the joints in large mortars, by which
means they become soft. The cane is then pressed,
and the li^^uor odiled until it comes to a certain
thickness. It Is then taken off, cooled, and put into
cudgaree pot«, in which it is kept until wanted to
make sweetmeats, for they use it i^ nothing else.
Hiir sweetmeats do not keep. lon^. They have
bees ia plenty, which hive in trees : they make
fires around them until the bees are destroyed,
and then cut down the trees for the wax and
honey.* «'

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Account of the Quadrupeds-^Birds^^and: Fishes.

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JL HE inland J9 Wi^ll stocked, with horses, buffa-

loes, csfttlcj (Jeer, : sl\eep ; also with hogs^ goats,

cats, and monkies*.

The Adr^^f are a small black breed, but active.
Their saddles are made, with cloth. The aativesr
ride hard, and the backs of their horses, from the
mode of riding, are generally sore. - The Malays
set a great value upon their horses, which are
considered worthy of being sent, as presents from
one rajah to another, s

Cows they eat; but I could rte^^r prevail on
them to mtlk either them or goats : they seldom
slay their cattle, but cut off the hide !«vitb tbe
' meat. . : \

Buffaloes arc , numjqrous ; they are wild, are
hunted, and good eating. - -

. The. country abounds wtth wijd A^^j; but the
natives being Mahometans, nfe v er eat them.

Goats are in plenty, and are eaten, but are
never milked. .

Tlieir ^yA^^^p are large, resembling those o£ the
Cape. They have hair, but no wool. They are
driven into yards every. night. If the Malays

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have occasion to kill a sheep, it is carried, to the
priest of the village. The . animal is there held
by two men; and the priest taking his knif^,
lays it to the throat of the animal : .be then caljk
on Mahomet to bless it ; and if Mahomet Hear
not, he calls upon Abraham. This done/ he
makes two cuts across the throat to the hope.
The animal is then laid on a large bunch of cocoa-
nut or other dried leaves, and covered with the
same: a fire is then applied,, and the hair is burnt
off. The animal is now carried to the water to be
washed; after which it is openedj and the inside is
taken out. The bowels, the skirl, and the liyer, ape
esteemed the best parts ; but the liver is preferred
to them all. The sheep is then carried to the own*-
er's.house. He sends a portion of it to the priesf,
either before or after it is cooked: if after, it is
usually accompanied with rice. ,

Their birds vlt^ pigeons, parrots, parroquets,
tame and wild ducks i but they never eat ducks
and wild fowls.

They have a bird as large as a turkey, * whose
eggs are in much esteem. The head resembles
that of a Muscovy duck, except in the bill, which
is like that of the- turkey. These birds fly with
great strength and noise. . Jiere is .plenty of
wild fowl, of which I have caught maiiy by means
of a swinging noose or trap, made fast to. the
end of a small bough, which I trailed near the
ground, with some Indian corn to entice them.

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One of Ae fttcks would drop, on the bird^s get-
ting through this noose ; and on his treading on
a little trap I made, the bough would fly up,
with the fowl hanging by its leg. I did not dare
to take him at the time, from bis making a great
poise, and from fear of the Malays ; but when he
was spent, I went at night and secured him. By ^

this contrivance we got many a meal. I once
caught one of their game-cocks in this manner,
and was near being punished in consequence of

it. ,

The coast and rivers abound with shell and
other fish. Barracoutas arc in great plenty, also
mullets, groupers, sprats in abundance; dog-fish,
eels, and sharks ; of the last the natives eat the
tail.

There are plenty of turtle : though the na*
tives do not eat them, they catch thera for the
sake of their tortoiseshell, which they can scale
oiF without injury to the animal, and let it
escape again. Of the shell the natives make
rings, and bangles or b/acelets for the wrists or •
ancjes. I bere became expert in taking off the
shell, and one day begged of some Malays a
turtle which they had caught and stripped, but it
was refused to me. I then applied to the rajah :
he did not seem to be quite pleased with the re-
quest, but gave it me. ' We ate p^rt, and salted
and dried the remainder, which we found to be
very good. The natives are expert divers, and

good iSshermen. Their iGshing-tackle is made of
ct)tton, which is fin6, hard, and stfong, and stif-
fened by a gum which keeps out the water.
Their hooks are principally made by the natives
themselves of brass wire, aiid barbed. They are
of different siiies, and are baited with shrimps.
They also make seines, or nets, from the skin of
the leaf of a tree. They have also weirs, which
they place across the rivers, and catch the fish in
wicker-baskets. .

Here I learned the art of basket-making, in
t^rhich the leaves of the cocoa-nut and saga trees
are employed. These baskets were serviceable in
holding ciny thing I had begged, and also to carry
with us into the woods in gathering mangoes,
- which begin to ripen about the month of Novem-
ber.

CttAP. IV.

l^escnpfioh of ike Persons^ Dress ^ and Mode of
Living of the Inhabitants^ zvith other Particu-
lars.

A HE men atld women of the island of Cele-
bes are not tall, -nor handsome in their persons,
but short and thick set. They have a flattish
face, but not thick lips. Their colour is of a yel-

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lowish copper, qr reddish ydfow : their manners^
are not graceful y and they are revengeful and jea-
lous.

The men are very ingenious with edged tool*.
They are warriors, attend to the field, and the
building of houses, canoes, and proas, in whichr
they are very expert.

The women are engaged in cooking, pound-
ing of rice and corn, going to the gardens, and
attending to all domestic conccrjis.

The children are-kept under no fear or order,,
and are punished from the whim or caprice o£
their parents. I have often seen a mother, when
displeased, throw stones and billets of \frood at
her children.

The men are capable of carrying great bur^-
dens on their backs, enduring great fatigues,,
and of festlng a long time ; and will with ease tra-^
vel forty or fifty miles a day. They ara long-lived^
and live t€mperatelj\ ^

Intoxication is not frequent among them^
though they are occasionally exhilarated by drink-^
ing toddy,' which they collect from the cocoa-nub
tree in the followmg manner*:

The branches oji which the nuts grow, when^
young, are taken and tied together, and the nut is
not suffered to grow upon them. I'he sprouts are,

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cut off at about one foot from the end; and under
these they fix a bamboo, . into \which the toddy
runs. The bamboo is emptied ntght and morn--

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Ittgj and ttie bfatiches are cut away about one-
•tighth of an inch at a time 5 which creatii^g a
fresh wouridj the liquor funs again> and is
again caught in Irke tttannen In a dfy season
the roots of the tree are watered to increase the
toddy/ Which nins with great freeddm in this
manner. The liquor in itself is agreeable and
ititoxicatingi

The dress of the men is simpte, the climate not
requiting much clothing. It consists of short
breeches, half Way down the thighs, and drawn
tight, to keep out insect$ i and those who can
afford it, wear a country cloth as a Wrapper:
some even go to the expense t)f a' white cloak,
which they put on occasionally when dressed*

The Women wear a wrapper, With a short
gown made of red silk gatiie, if to be had j if not,
they are ornamented with bangles, made of large
brass wire, round their ancles and wrists. The
young -Women of fashion or consequence wear
their left thumb-nail ta a great length, and wear
over it a case, except when they are full dressed* -

Some of the rajahs and priests wear wooden
fhoes to keep their feet from the wet. These are
made With a wooden pin, with a head stuck in
(he upper soal of the shoe, and which is kept oil
the foot by keeping the pin of it betwixt the
great and the next toe, and by some management
of the toes themselves.

Their mode of Irving and cooker/ is simple : it

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consists of rice, cocoa-nuts, sago,and Indian corn }.
the latter they often boil into ommani. They eat
'but two meals a day > one about twelve o'clock
at noon, the other just after sunset. They com-
monly dress their food in Dutch copper kettles^
or in their own country pots, Htade of clay> but
which do not bng stand the fire.

It is customary to cover their dishes when at
meals with a lid made oS the nissa leaf, which
much resembles that of the sago-trw : these leaves
are dyed in ornamervtal colours; and ^are often .in-
laid. They look very neat, and last a long time.
It is a custom to eat with their right hand, and
wash with the left.

Their modes of life are simple, and their dis-
orders are few. They do not understand much
of physic. They pretend to cure a great deal by
enchantment. The beteLnut is their principal me-
dicine.

If any part of the body be in pam, the' patient
sends for the raiah, who, on his aiTival, feels
the place, and taking a large quid of the betel-
nut, and pronouncing some words to himself,
blows it on the place affected ; which is esteemed
a perfect cure. But if the complaint be a feveK,
they often bring in a drum^ which is beaten by
tvvo men : one. at each end. If that do not suc-
ceed, they sometimes beat a brass kettle, which
they continue beating until the recovery or death
-of the patient. If the latter, the kettle and druna.

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are immediately thrown. out of the house: the
drummf r and physician ?.re turned out also.

J was once present at this drumming prescrip-
tion, and witnessed the death of a poor girl. .

An old rajah once applied to me to be cured ;
but I shook my head, and told him that it was
not in my power, as he was too old to be cured.

A young priest was one day working in his
proa in the h«at of the sun, which brought on a
violent head-ach. He applied to me to be curedi
WeH knowing that his complaint was nothing
more than the effect of the htet of the sun, I pro-
posed to bleed him -, a custom with which the
natives were not acquainted. He was at first
much afraid ; but at last consented, on my assur-
iijg him, that, if he died, or received any injury,
my life should answer for it. I then sharpened to
a point a-cock*s gaff or spur, and bled him.

He, and those about him, were at first mucK
alarmed at the sight of the blood. But I encou-
raged them ; and after bleedino; him, and taking
"a pound of blood, I loosened his bandage, and
bound up the wound, ordering him to remain
quiet for two or three days. He found himself
much better the next day, and wanted to go to
work ;' but I would not permit him; In two
dhys his head was less heated, and he went to
work as usual.

Afterwards many patients applied to.me ; but
I did not choose to lose the reputation of curing

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a young prie&t^ or run the risk of my life.- I
therefore left off pr^ctice^ wi would bleed no
wore.

Hie Malays fanvo a notion, that» if a man can
eat when he is sick, he wiU recover i if not, that
he will die, I, however, saw two or thre^ meu
who were wounded in the battle of Pungally eat
very he^tily of rice, but who did not recover

The natives bathe twice a day ia fresh-water
rivers. This is, however, sometimes dangerous^
on account of alligators, which infest the whoI§
coast, and frequent the mouths of rivers.

The women bathe twice a day: once in the
morning, immediately after rising. When bathed^
the hair is put up in a smooth manner : they then
pick a flower or sprig of some kind, which they
fasten on the top of the head ; they also gather ^
two little blossoms of flowers just in bloom, and
put them iq their ears, through the holes where
they wear their ear-rings. This is the dress of the
day ; and they reckon it a token of good )uck.

When the rajah^s wife goes to bathe, she is atr
tended by four or five respectable women of the
place ; and she never appear^ in public but with
these attendants.

It i^ the custom for women to bathe the second
day after they are delivered ^ but they prefer salt
water to fresh.

They are fond of colours, and love thos0 that
Ve stronj^, bri|;ht;, and gaudy ^ such, as red aqc^

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ycBow, They have the art of dyeing,, and set
their colours very well, but do not expose them
much to wet.

They make cotton cloths, wTiich they weave;
and they ^re very good and strong. Cotton grows
in great abundance, which they clean by a kind
<8^f tiarning machine, and doit veJ-y virell.

CHAP. V.

'frovernment'^ff^ars — Swearing of AUcgiancC'-^

Punishments and Slavery.

Amongst these people the government is
arbitrary. There is one head /ajah, who rules
over many others. ' He resides in a house which
fitands-separately fram any other building. Near
at is his judgement-seat, where he spends the
greater part of the dayj and all who have busi-
ness with him apply there. When a tajah dies,
his eldest son succeeds him. Any one desirous
of speaking with the head r^jah, must go to his
|udgement*seat: on approaching it, the person
squats down, and makes his obedience, which
is by putting both his hands together and then
carrying them up to his forehead. The rajah
then asks him his business^ which he delivers*

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. The rajahs are dressed in what they call a se«
goun^ which is si wrapper and a pair of short
trousers; and they wear a handkerchief round
their heads, Their priests vyear a turban.

Wars arc not frequent with these p^opl^
When oue rajah is going to war with another, b^
consults with the priest, tq know if he shall be
successful. The priest demands of him when he
had the first notion or idea bf it, and upon turn-?
ing to a little book, which he keeps for the pur-
pose,, he tells him he will or will not be succes§i'
ful. If the priest says in the affirmative, the ra-
jah proceeds ; if not, the rajah puts up with the
affront which the other rajah had given him.

When a rajah goes to war, h^ applies to the
priest for a bill of safety, which he gives him»
It is written (I believe) in Arabic letters. §k)me
bind it on the arm, some on the forehead, with
the faith that while they parry it about them
they shall not be killed.

The men are courageous, cunning, and entex-
prising. They despise cowards. Prisoners taken
in war are made slaves, and sold. Th^y sire ya-
iued at frqin twenty tp thirty dollars sach.

Their arms consist of a cress, which is a long

iron dagger with a short handle s the tips of which

_9re sometimes presented by rajahs as great pr6-

sents,^ \vhere men have been courageous. These

tips are made from the end of the horns of cattle ;

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and, whenever bestowed in reward of valour, ara
^uch valued.

Their spears, the growth of the betel-tree, are
about eight feet long, and ^Kod i^ith iron. They
never suffer their spears to go out of their hands,
but strike their objects with great nicety*.

A caKavo is a shield made of wood, which the
warrior uses in battle.

. When the rajah of Dungaliy made war with
the rajah of Parlow, he gave a feast ; and, being
presenf at it, 1 was witness to his calling in all
people who were there, and were not of his
tribe, to swear allegiance ; whifch was done in the
following manner :— They cleared a piece of
ground six or eight yards square, and at one end
of it made up a fence of 3ago Hmbs, three feet
high, behind which the rajah Arvo sat on a mat,

Tuan Hadjee, being a foreigner, and a head
man, first swore allegiance. IVis he did by tak-
ing a cress and shield, and going through the
manoeuvres of war with great violence and agita«
tion ; naming the different tribes that were or
ever had been at war with the rajah, vowing
vengeance on them and allegiance to him. He
Aen dropped the cress and shield, and, proceed-
ing to the rajah, seated himself by hi§ side*

Another took up the cress apd shield, and,
tearing his handkerchief froni his head, and pul^

* Viil(i the plate (Np. 3.) hx drawings.

ing his hair over his hce, went through the same
ceremony, but appeared to be in the greatest
fage, and sometimes sticking the cress into the
fence near where the rajah was. Having gone
fhrough the ceremony, he laid down the cress and
shield ; when they were taken up by others in
succession, until all had taken allegiance.

If a man has committed a trifiing offence which
does not deserve death, he is sold for a slave to
pay the trespass: part of the purchase-money
goes to the rajah; If the sale of this man does
not pay the amount, his wife and children are
also sold. The highest price for a young man
is about thirty dollars, or 6/. 1 5^. sterling. Th6
cost of others is according to their quality. If a
Malay has stolen any thing from the rajah or
priest^ he is sold out of the country ; but if the
crime be a small one, he is sold at home. Itie
expense of maintaining slaves is very trifling*
The climate being warm, they need few clothes,
and their wants are few. The cxpeisse of main*
iaining and clothing a stave ntzy be about three
pounds a year, and his labour is bestowed on
cleaning grounds, raising provisions^ and in com-
ifDon domestic purposes.

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CHAP. VI.

JReligion'^Mode of Worship'^Marnagei . and

Burials i^
•
The natives profess the Mahometan religion.
They keep the sabbath on the Friday. Their men
are circumcised* but not the womenj and they
detest Christians, The priests have great power
over the people, and even over their rajahs.

At day-break the priests rise, wash their feet»
arms, and ears ; they then put their hands to
their ears, and cry, *^ Ohwackabiick! wacka^
buck !'* which is calling to God to hear them.
They then ^toop, and make their next speech—.
** Oh Madama su ma la ! After which they falj
on their knees, and make a third speech, putting
their heads to the ground, then rise again, and
make another speech on their knees. They after*
wards wave their heads with a long swing, crying
<* Oh Hcia la, Jiela la T and wag their heads at
the same time, which keep pace with their speech.
This i$ performed for half an hour, their voices
growing lower and lower, and their tongues goinjg
faster and faster: at length they make a long
swing, and end their prayer by putting up both
hands and wiping their face with them.

Tb^se ceremonies are observed by the he^d^

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c^ {mvate families ; and, on dieir Sabbalb, the .
priests have a meetiiig with the heads of the fii-
xnilies, and go through the same ceremony.

Great respect is shown to the new moon.— -
They show great deference to the priests ; and
Tuan Hadjee being the high priest, and having
travelled to Mecca^ was everywhere treated with
Ihe utmost respect.

Tuan is the name for a priest, and tuan had-
jee for high priest, or a man who has been on a
jMlgrimage to Mecca. Tuan mooda is a young
priest. When I was there, my friend Tuan Had*
Jee was high priest.*

* To Tuan Hadjee we were much indebted for great kind-
nesses; and I tieljere we owed much of our preserratioii to
him.

Tuan Hadjee often spoke to me of (he English, and fre-
4|uent1y told mc, that he had been on a voyage of discovery
from Balanbangan to Papua, or New Guinea, in an English
iloop, commanded by captain Parest (so called by Tuan Had-
jee, though his real name was Forest) ; and that while he was
goDe» the Malays had taken Balanbangan*

Tuan Hadjee had formerly been a great pirate out of the
island of ^licandano : he had also bpen engaged with a nation
at the taking 6f Oreo, a Dutch settlement in the island of
Cantang, in the Straits of Malacca. He there commanded a
proa of four carriage guns ; and after thut siege took to pi-
racy ^ He told me that he had assisted in the capture of seve-
ri^l Dutch sloops, and a great nui|iber of T^^bogecs, or black
merchants' proas : and that, in the chase of one of them, hp
overset his own proa, when he lost his all, which was in value
about two thousand dollars ; and that he was thus reduced Xik
his present low states

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* A man is allowed to marry as many wives a$ .
he can 'maintain : he builds a house for every
woman, as two wives neyer live together. One
of them, I believe the first, inherits his estate*

If a man has an inclination to take a wife^ he
makeis application to the head rajah, who calh*
together all his chiefs ; and if the .parents of both
parties consent, the bridegroom makes a present
to the father of the bride.
. During the time of the war between the inha-
bitants of Dungally and Parlow, a piratical pfoa
arrived at Dungally from Magindano^ or Minda-^
neo: she was owned by a rajah, named Tomba,
who was an elderly man, and who was then on
board with his son, a young man about twenty

He was about sixty years of age; and his family consisted
of a wife about sixteen years of age ; two sons grown up, by a
foriiief wife ; and seven servants, whom he had purchased.
Dungally was his principal place of residence, where he lived '
comfortably ; but he often took jaunts frem one town to ano^ .
Uier ; and at all places was well received and much respected,
from his l)eing a tuan hadjcc. We were pot unmindful to
pay him great attention, as it not only gave him weight and
respect amongst the Malays, but created a stronger attention
from hjm to us. Though he never a?ded us in making our
escape, he made our situation more comfortable ; and I am
bound to be thus thankful to him.

From being able to speak the ^lalay language, 1 ofteu used
to converse with him ; and I found him intelligent, and that
he had been a great traveller and voyager. He was very fond
of drafts, and played the game well — but he was rather nettletl .
wbea I occasionally got the better of him* *

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years of age ; both fbe rajah and alf the people
in the proa were well acquainted with Tuan
Hadjee, as he bad lived formerly in Magio-

dano.

The son of rajah Tomba saw the daughter of
Tooa, the rajah of Dung^Uy, who had resigned

^ 'tile government to his son Arvb, who ws^s now
become the reigning rajah of Dungally. The
young man fell in love with this rajah's daughter^
who was a 6ne girl^ about nineteen years of age,
and applied to Tuan Hadjee for his assistance«
The priest was employed in the negotiation for
several days ; when it was agreed that the young
man, or his fethen rajah Tomba, should give
three brass swivel guns, and twenty pieces of
white cloth, which was reckoned a great dowry.
The parties were all taken to the longar, or house
of public business, and there carefully examined^
before consent was obtained to give the young
woman in marriage.

The wedding was a singular as well as a splen-
did and interesting sight. I can only shortly de-
scribe it thus^ — When the day was appointed
for the marriage, all the war men of the ,place
were armed ^ and about one o'clock in the day,
ihe young man, with the rajah his father, and all

. the men belonging to the proa, came on shore
armed, as if for battle. Tuan Hadjee and tho
rajah Arvo of DungAlly met them as they came on
shore. They conducted them to a small shed,

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which had been raised for the occasion. Tuan
Hadjee there dressed the young man with a long
pair of silk trousers^ and put on him five siik
gowns of different colours^ a small silk cap> and
over that a turban. To complete this dress^ with-'
out which he was not property equipped^ he put
a wrapper over all.

Being now accoutred, be was placed on the
outside of the shed. The rajah of Dungally was
stationed next to him , Tuan Hadjee next to the
rajah of Dungally ; and next to Tuan Hadjee the
most respectable man of the proa.

About twenty of the best men from the proa
were picked out as a guard to waUc before the
bridegroom : they were all armed, according to
their custom^ wiih epears and shields. The pro-
cession began from the b^ach to the town, which
was not at a great distance. At the same time
about thirty men, armed with spears and shields,
ran out of the town to oppose them^ or to repre-
sent a sham fight, which they performed exceed-
ingly well, but gradually retreated towards the
town, while the party of the rajah and his soi>
kept advancing till they arrived at the^ate of the
town.

A palempore, or a piece of chintz, was ex-
tended across the gateway, as if to prevent their
entrance, until the rajah's son had made some
present to the men of Ekingally. He therefor^
was obliged to give them some betel-nut and

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SDhie sctrici which they chew with the betel j
and they withdrew the paletnpore.

He then advanced about two rods furthef,
when the palempdre was again put across ; atid, ,
«t the same time his people^ and those of the rd^
jah of Dudgally> appeared to shew the greatest
anger against each other, by darting their spears
over eadi t)ther'8 heads, till the young rajah made
a second present. The Dungally people then'
again withdrew the palempote, when thei son ad-
vanced a little further ; and so contiftUed till he
reached the house where the bHde xVas.

He then Went up the stejps to go into the
house; but there was again a palempore held
Bcross the door, which obliged him to make an-
other stop. Here they detained him for some
time, wanting now a larger present. He took
out of his pocket 9 handful of serfie and betel-
nut, holding it out at some distatice ; and all
anxiously reaching, for it, they neglected the pa-
lempore, and let one end drop 3 when he stepped
in without giving the serrie and the betel. This
caused great laughter^ and the spectatofs gave a
general shout.

The son was then conducted into the ]arg6

^ TQom where the bride was waiting for him, and

immediately seated himself by the side of hef.

The house was directly crowded by all the head

and respectable men of the place.

Tuan Hadjee> who had followed the proces*

■^t-

sion, now entered, and placed himself at the end
of the room opposite to the bride and bridegroom,
to perform the marriage ceremony. He -first mar-
ried the bridegroom to the bride, telling him that
he must provide a house and servants for her, and
treat her well. He then married her to him, by
"charging her to forsake all other men for his sake,
to be attentive to him, and to acknowledge him
to be her superior. This being ended, they riiade
a salam, or thanks, ^

Tuan Hadjee then began to sing a certain tune,
which was musical, lively, and pleasing, and
used only on similar occasions. At the close he
was accompanied by all the guests.

This being finished, supper was brought in.
The bride arid bridegroom ate out of the same
dish, for the first time; and the rest of the com-
pany as they could, three or four together.

After supper, it growing dark, the bride and .
bridegroom were conveyed to their apartment,
which was richly hung with palempores. One or
two bamboos-of water were brought to them, and
they were left for that night, and for seven days,
during which time the bride and bridegroom are
never seen in public. Water was carried to them
night and m€)nving, to wash, aud victuals daily,
in profusion. They were visited, but were not
jeen out in public during this time;

When the rajah Tomba left Dung^lly, his son
xemained behind ; but when I left the place h«

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talked of go'^ig home, though without \k
wife.

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I was once present at a marriage at Tuan Had* i
jec's house, which he had given up to a young '
couple; and where they kept their apartment four
davs.

I never saw the Illalays kiss each other, 0(
their children, but they would smile upon thern^ :
The parents, however, often played with their
children when young.

When a chief or rajah dies^ the body is coin-
"* veyed immediately to the longar, or great house
of public business, and on its way the people
sing and throw stones before it, carrying at the
same time, all their instruments of war ; .^nd every
person possessed of a palempore, which is a co-
vering of a bed, like our coverlids, hang it round
the longar so as to cover it completely. They
also make fans of white cloth^ at the dead man's,
expense. Four girls sit on one side of the corpse^
and four on the other, fanning it, for the space of
two days and one night. Two lamps are kept
burningnear the corpse.

\ . fly this time th6 corpse becomes, offensive 2 it

IS therefore put into a coffin, which it generally
i5 the custom for .(he rajahs to furnish themselves
with in their lifetime. If not, a canoe is made
use of; in which, after oitting off both its ends^
the body is placed.

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When the dorpse is moved from the longar, it
k accompanied by all the war-men and warriors
pf the place, who, carrying their spears, guns,
and ^U their war-instruments, and going before
the corpse, make a sham fight, brandishing their
spears in the air to keep off Satan, or the devil.

The coffin is elegantly covered with white
cloth, with a frame made of bamboo, the size of
a tent; and when it arrives at the grave, which
is g<nierally about four feet deep, it is immedi-
ately placed in it. ITie head priest then sits
down by the side of the grave, the priest next in
rank to him standing at his left hand, and the
next to that priest on^ his left hand : the three
next in rank. stand behind these three, and then
three behind them ; and so on in rotation. The
jpriests all say their prayers at the same time,
shakinif their heads, and crying" Oh Hela la!
Hela la !" that is, ** Gh my God, my God !*'

This ceremony lasts forabouthalf an hour, the
toheof their voices growing lower and l6wer, and
the shakingoftheif heads faster and faster, and all
a^the same time and in the same direction, until
they make a full stop. "

All now leave the grave, and the four or five
men who dug it, fill it up, and keep watch there
for that night, haying a fire close to the grave.
In the morning a house is erected, contiguous
to this spot, wherein the widow of the deceased
stays one month, or one moon : they alsq en-

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close a space round the gr^rve, and erect a shed
over it. The widow is accompanied by all the
young women of her own kindred, and those of
the deceased. Some of them stay with her all the
time*

It is also a general rule with this nation, after
the chief has been dead one month, and the wi-
dow is about to leave the house near the grave,
to assessor a woman or girl, that is to kill her
in a most barbarous manner. Two young chiefs
begin the business by plunging their spears into
the victim ; and their example is immediately fol-
lowed up by a number of other chiefs, who, ajc-
companying their vehemence with the war ^houf,
cover the body with wounds. They at length cut
off her head in honour of the rajah, and present it
to his successor. The victim meets her fate with
firmness, it being deemed an honour to die on ac-
count of the rajjih.

CHAP. VII.

Manners and Cvslofns — Ditei^shnSy t(c. S^c.

V>IRCLMCISION i3 common among the Ma-»
lays. The males are circumcised at about fifteen,
or one } car before they are cassered.

All the young men and women arc casseJ^d.

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This is done by filing their teeth, and blackening
them 5 which is reckonecj an ornament. I was
once present at Dungally when the rajah's
daughter was cassered. He gave a feast on the
occasion, which consisted of boiled rice, fish, and
sweetmeatts, the last of which are delicious.
Wishing to partake of the feast, on the morning
of one of these entertainments I once spoke to
my good old friend Tuan Hadgee. He told me
to be silent, and I took the hint.

'W^hen the rajah and the heads had finished
eating, I drew near to them and showed myself
to the old man, who imijiediately halloed tome
by my nanfte, ^^ Steersman y rherri de cini;^ that
is, ** come here." He at the same tims took up
one of the cases of the dilTies, and all the sweet-
meats out of hi^ owo didi, and out of the rest
that were near him, J and, putting the contents
of them inta bne dish, presented it K) me. I
carried the present to my own house, and di*
vided it amongst my people. -It \vas a treat in*
deed, and gave us a hearty^meal. I aftehvards
contrived to be near at hand at these little feasts,
and we by that means fared better than iu
comnion.

Their greatest feasts were their harvest leasts.
They bring a brge timber tree fall of branches,
with the leaves >stripped off, Into tRc middle of
the town, and there stick it into^ the ground
with the ends of the branches cut off. They

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then procure limbs from the cocoa-nut or sago
trees^ and slitting them, tie one end of a limb
on one bough, and the other end on another^
so that the leaves of the cocoa-nut may hang
down. In this manner they garnish the whole
tree. They then boil rice, which they put into
leaflets of the cocoa-nut tree, and tie one of these
baskets to every leaflet.

In the .afternoon, ifirhen the tree is thus deccN
rated, every person in the town pfovides a good
dish of rice, and fish, or fowls, &c., for the feast.
About sun-set the Malays begin to afiemble and
dance round the tree. The old people form the

. first or outer circle, while the men of war and
their wives are in an inner circle ; and again,

, within them> all the young men and girls. In
this manner they dance till .about twelve t>'clockt
when they take their suppers on the ground
where they had danced, the place being Ulumi-
Qated by a large fire, and, if it is not windy, also
by copper or brass lamps. After supper they
return to dancing for. a short titiie, and soon after

. all hands fell to stripping the tree of the rice \
and when the scramble is over, which is the
principal part of the diversion, the feast is
finished.

- At the Dungally feasts I got a very good
share ; but at the harvest feast at TravAlla, where
I saw them dress up a tree with Indian com in

the same iwannej^ as they employed the rice at
Dung&lly,they gave us nothing.

When the rajah is ill, or going a journey, he
sends to the priest for a biTl of health. This is
drawn on a bit of paper about eight inches
square, for which he receives a handsome pre-
sent. It is not granted for a longer time than
six months ; ' and When presented to the rajah it
Js closed up, and not opened until the time
is expired. If he have any inclination for
another bill of health, it is granted for six months
more.

The Malays set a gre>t value on all coined
money. They keep it in store, and do not part
with it even when they want to purchase any
thing. Their chief trade is for gold dust and
barter. — The children, where it can be afforded,
wear dollars strung round their necks, with holes
through them.

A man possessed of a si?vivel or great gun is

reckoned a great mnn, and is much Valued and

respected. When he returns from a voyage, he

takes it to his house, and is ^o careful of it as

frequently to place it in his bedchamber.

The natives, when they buy cloth, measure it
^y the fathom, which is done by their arms
stretched out, and measuring from finger to fin-
ger. 1 ha\'e often observed their hands as far
behind them as possible, in order to make a
longer fathom.

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The Malays manufacture very good -and strong
cotton cloth with mixed colours. Their cotton
is remarkably fine and well picked, and they
clear it by a kind of jenny. They understand
the art of dyeing, and are very fond of gaudy
colours/ . I

Their proas are from about five to thirty tons in
size, are sharp at both ends, and much resemble
our whale-boats. At the after-part of the proa
they build a kind of house or cabin*. They, use
woodert anchors, which are large and strong.
Their cables are made of braided rattan^ and are
strong, but not very pliable. Their sails are pe-
culiarly light and strong, and ma^e from^he skin

of a certain leaf, which is cured in the sun, knot-. '
ted together, and woven. The rope for the sail is ♦ ^
made from 4he bark of a tree, and is pliable
and strong, but not equal to what the sails are
made of. The proas are constructed for rowing •
as well . as for sailing ; they are used for fishing,
trading, carrying provisions, or for privateering,
atid are fitted out and managed accordingly. The
proa belongs to the captain, and, if a merchantr
proa, is manned by about twelve hands, which
consist of the captain, who is called an accord"
er s the mate, jerc mode; boatswain, jere^bottoo;
and nine sailors, ourari. The men have hp wages,
bring their own provisions, and divide their earn^
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A Merchant Pnm.:wUk a CaHia
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roUtdup,' l^fiitff at Anehi/r,

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The proas are strong, and neatly built, with a.
keel, ribs, and boards. The boards are made
with ^reat labour, by working down a tree into
two planks to the size of a board of two inches
thick» They have plenty of gum, of which they
make what they call dama, to pay the seams of
their proas with, instead of pitch.

The canoes are navigated by three or four
hantis, and sometimes up to twenty. They dif-
fer in size, arie long and narrow, and have out-
riggers, which are cross bars at right angles
with the canoes, and ther by bars parallel with
the canoe, so as to keep it stiff, and prevent it
oversetting*.

The Malays reckon time by moons, and twelve

moons make a year: they distinguish morning,

.mid-day, and night, but do not count time by

hours as we do : the time of the day they describe

by the height of the sun."

I kept a regular account of the tipie of our
captivity, by means of notches on a stick, for six-
teen months: then I obtained from my good
friend, the old priest, a black-lead pencil, and a
bit of their paper, wKich served me to keep time
with until I was unfortunately overset in the
cano:e, when I lost diary and pencil. Remem-
bering, however, the time and the day, I again
kept my reckoning by notches ^ and when I>

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122

arrived atJMaca66ar {as stated htfort) I was only
one day short in my reckoning from the time'
of losing my ship to the day of my deliveraiice^
vhich was two years and live months. Their sab-
bath on the Friday served as a good check on my
Teckning.

The diversions of the Malays are cockfight-
ingy foot-ballj dice, cards, and draughts. My men
often played at cards with the natives ; but their
games are unlike ours.

It is a general rale e*cry afternoon ta figbt
cocks, at which the men of the whole town col-
lect. They have a convenient pit made for the
purpose, and understand the business perfectly
wdl. They cut off the spurs of the cocks^ and
tie a steel spur or gaff to the bottom of the
' foot, in such a manner that they stand firm and
strong i they only put it on one foot, which is
commonly the right. After this sport is over,
which ^ commonly lasts juntil sun-set, every man
returns to his house to supper ; after which he
goes to the longar, or large house, where they
execute their public business : and here they
spend half the night « in gambling, either at dice
or at cards.

During this time the women are employed in '
fpinning cotton, which is in great plenty and very
fine in many parts.

The Malays ride on horseback ; and their sad-
dies are made of cloth, stuffed with cottqn, like

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our pillions. They ride fast, but never make ufc
of horses in battle*.

They tether or* confine their horfes with a rope
of several fathoms: one end of this, ileith a running
noose, is put round the neck, and the other
staked to the ground. These animals have soon
the sagacity to dfseiAangle thetnselves from the
rope whenever the noose hurts them. When horses
get loofe, the Malays catch them with some ad-
dress, by putting a Boofe on the end of a -poles
and slipping it O'^er ine animals' heads. The
breed is small and active; but not fleshy : the mn-
tives, however, eat them.

The Malays hunt deer with dogs, sometimes On
horseback and sometimes on foot :' they j;o out in
parties, and the men, stationing themselves^ strike
at the deer as they p^ss, or shoot at them wUh
guns.

■AMMkMMiJMAi.' . Jl ..

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BRIEF VOCABULARY

OF THE^

MALAY LANGUAGE.

Salam? . -

How do you do ?

Buoy

•

I am very well.

Twmm

I^nd.

Cayo

Wood.

Wato

Stone.

Ire •

Water.

Appee

•

Fire.

*Lovi

The sea.

^Puh

1 _

An island.

topally or Copal

A ship.

San Pan

A boat.

Ajfo

•
»

The sun.

iBulIon'

•-

The moon.

Fopie

The stars.

•

Roomy or Rooma

A house.

Jara

A horse

Curriboa

A bullock.

Talam poam curriboa

A cow, or she bullock.

Fdam poam

A she or female.

Beecte

•

A hog.

Bou na vou. or else cable

A goat.

Beenbeer

A sheep.

LttcJa lacki

A man.

Palam poam r

A woman. .

jirna

•

A child*

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Arantola
Ougan -

Makomed, (that is, << God will)

come agiun'') - r J

, SatUH • > • . •

Marea - • .

Snoppor • ' • •

Nantudctr , • -

PisoM - .'

Kio - - -

Creff • • •

Unbtmo • - -^

^ifuif - r -

/ Ringee • - •

{ Pastttr • - •

^ Tiwii ....
\ Tuan Hackee

Cumd .. . .

hdnna - * " -

Mig/oa - - -

An angis . • - - •
Pogunto ...
Punehurie ...
Bttcharre - -
2>(/a hucharre -
7o« ro/oA curritacf

Moda - -

Tiitf - -< -

Pangang • " •

Tedapangang ' - -
Ou^oji ...
Bannia ougan
Teda ougan ' • •

Pa/iitf • • -

X>eath.
Music.
God.
Rain.

Mahomet.

Devil*

A cannoQ.

A muskety or gun*

A swivel.

A knife. .

A looking-glass.

A swordi or dagger.

A spear.

Gold. „ _

A dollar*

Iron.

A priest.

Bigh priest.

Clotk

Thread.

Ay cook^

A tear.
Thunder.
Theft.
War.
Peace.

To write to the rajah.
Tfoung.
Old.
Long.
Short.
Rain.
Wet.
Dry.
Hot

Di,Si,f
TtrJa

Cap<Uh •

- H«ad.

PauU

- Ana,

Bocha

■ - Legr.

Tie ■ - - * -

- Belly.

R»nta tociet

- Very ill.

Buoy

- Very well. ,

Gioa

- An oar.

liar

. A»«l.

Aceordtr

• A captaJB.

Jeremoude

- A mate.

Ournt

- A sailor.

Tedoer

- To8l«p.

MaJoUwcruu

- To run;

Pigffedejan _

- To ride. ,

ilajotan - ' -

- To walk.

Oachou toau, j^fff dt in

- To swim.

Mundeo

- To bathe.

Barnii

- Winds—South.

Tmalout

Weft.

Tarra

Eafl.

Sotia ire

- High Water.

Teda bossa ire

- Low Water.

Ire dtlout, or Ire gur*

. Saltwater.

Sedagara

- Fresh water.

Prva

- A merchflnt'i pro*.

Carer

- A privateer.

iSaitpaii, or elfe lepa Upa

- A cano«.

Echm

- > Fish.

Safoo - - -

- One;

Dud - - -

- Two.

I'ega

- Three,

A«pa

- Four.

1S^7

Leemar - - -

Five. '

Ham - - - -

Siy.

Tujm - - -

Seven.

Delapa -

Eight.

Samielm

Nine.

Sopoulo - -' t -»

Ten. ,

PiMi /^ott/a - • ^

Twenty.

Tegapatda - •. -

Thirty.

Jmpapouh • -

Forty,

Jjmafoulo '. • - -

Fifty.

JToa* pou/o - , - -

Sixty.

Tftjoupaula ^ - • -

Seveiity.

Ddapapouh • * .

Eighty,

San^elimpauh •* -

Ninety.

Seratoi - ♦

Hiu2dre4(.

ZIf »& ?^ -

Thousan^U

flam ia» - - . -

To-day.

JEw<r - - .

To-morrow*

Sautoubulon - - -

A month.

oapf<a </tto (vloii^ or «l$e ^
^ sauta taim . • - i

A year.

Demngo ^ ^* -

Suttday.

Sautao karri abt/sh

Yesterday,

Dcmana tuan ? - *

Where is the.tuasjk ?

T^du de room

He is not at hcune.

Demana majolan ckm f -

Where are yoa going ?

Disanna de room -

Yonder to the house.

4f<ifMmchmf

What 4q ^pvL wani l

Mwkon . - -

Something to eat.

iSaiMii puffiu mujckon ? - -

Wili y<m e*t ?

4l|Ni 19011 n»m 0Tjafi9M f

Will you have lie* or caru I

Nasi bu0y • - -

Eice is good.

Coco kUQjl! - - -

Planlam is good«

0chotuna(mpiggieMoi{imb€ 7

I want to go a-fishing.

Qiichou piggie fiUM«b» ^^

I want to go to bad^..

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Piggte room de rq^ak

Ockati maou via Tuan Hadjee

Ikmaima didolam de Dm"

JddajixUf or tedajou f • - -
^Joa - - .

Tedajou cediqvi « *

Ckau nmchofi bannia

Xarra ty cormi - -

Ada vmpin f - r* •

Cidequi - • -

Banya * - . .

Tanboim chou . , •

TedapanhouA

(khoti menta iimUoca

Ocfy}U menta clappar

Ochou menta nassi

Oi'iou metita triboli ^ - -

Jang a tachou

Merri decini ^ •»•

3Je capdl pitcher -»

Capdl abysh • -

Ockim menta chidegru m«-7
chou . «% - - 3

Nara ty cormi • «

Langce - - -

Ochou maou teda , - ..

Qchou adda Ingrisy Bengal^ *>

commi de ro0m - 3

O^hou maoupiggie Macassar^ -

Scnrso patam poam c^rrabo t
buoy meechan ana - * C

£/oii ouran toude dolan - -
-Jangas$ouca - - '-

I want to go to the rajali^
I want to fee Tuan Hadjee.
r Which is the way to Dun-

Is it fej, or is it not fer ?
It is far^
It is not far*

You eat a great dcaK , -
I was very h^igry.
^ Have you got any mpney ?
Little.

A great deaf.
You Ke.
I do not lie.
Give me soma potatoes.
Give me some cocoa-nuts.
Give me some rice.
Give me some pompions.
Do not be afraid.
CcHiie near.
1 am cast away.'
I have lost my ship,

Give me food.

I am hungry.
I ahl tired.
I want to sleep.

{I am English^ com« fiom
Bengal. '

1 am going to Macassar.
C You should milk your cows,
\ and give it to your chil-
^ dren for breakfast.
A pilot:— (that is, "this
man knows the way.")
Be contented.

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THE above account has been committed to
writing by Mr. William Vaughan, at his re-
qucll, ^

(Signed)

Davip Woodard.

London,
Aiiguil I7f)ff. '

>.k lO ^^H^^^iMMftitai^

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^^a ^-sjiA'rs :

" J

THE

NARRATIVE

CAPT. DAVID WOODARD,

Kc. Sfc.

PART THE THIRD.

'(The follotving misccllaneotts Information was
procured at different Times from Captain
Woodard.)

1 HE accounts ^wfcicli captain Woodard gave
>of the ages and constitution, and the effect
which hunger^ aiid Awcst^ and hardships had upon
himself aud bis men« were plain, but interesting.

He stated th^t he himself was born at Boston
in America, was aged thirty- seven, and from his
youth brought up to vhe sea, and was well ac-
quainted witlj the East and West Indies—that
he had frequently been at Liverpool and Bristol
— t^at his life had been an active one— and that
he had undergone an< could endure great hard-
ship an<l fatigue — That Gideon was from Salem
in America, aged twenty-five, a,pt to despond,
but proved to be an excellent beggar amongst

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the Malays — ;That John Cole was of Boston^
aged nineteen, and a good lad— That William^'
son, aged twenty-four, was from London, good-
hearted, and, he thinks, the son of a bricklayer —
That Gilbert, aged twenty, was from Bristol, and'
had from some cause or other left his father, who
was a captain of a ship; but that his real name
was Engledue or Irtgerdon — ^That Millar was a
Scotch lad, aged twenty-two, stout and enter-
prising. He sincerely regretted Millar's being
killed by the Malays, as he had more resources
about him than the other men^. -

He stated that their boat was four-oared, and
wilba sail — that they had neither food nor water,
and only a bottle of brandy, as related in the Nar-
rative — that the weather was frequently rainy
and squally; and that he and his men rowed,
watched, and slept by turns^ that they com-
plained of hunger and thirst, but mostly of the
latter — th^t the nightly dews were very strong and
cold, but he conceived they were beneficial to
them. The little memorandums I took down

•

the night before he left London^ of some of the
daily fluctuating hopes, fears, and sensations of
himself and his men while in the boat, were in-
teresting, but are at prcocnt mislaid; but they

* Three of these were Americans, and. perhaps their habits
or impression about the customs and manners of an Indian life
were so familiar to them, as to have reconciled themselves and
Xhcir companions to the Malays, and their modes of lifci JS,

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have made too strong an impression on my mind
easily to be forgotten. Their brandy was ex-
hausted the second day — The third day they
amused themselves with the hopes of their own
shipw-The fourth day the men began to com-
plain greatly of hunger and thirst, and to look
at each other with anxiety and distress — The
fifth was a day of gloom and despondency^ and of
his men looking so ghastly and wUd at each
other, that he began to apprehend that ideas of
desperation, had been floating in Xht minds of
some of them, that might prove fatal, if they con-
tinued much longer in their present wretched
state : and that when his lads attacked one of
the proas to get some ears of Indian-corn, they
said, " they might as well die by the Malays as
by hunger." Various means were devised and
thought of to counteract the great thirst which
they felt. That,' for himself, to preserve the
moisture in bis mouth, he kept a bit of lead*^ in

• Bits of leather, oW shoes, wood, &c. have been univer-
sally tried in voyages of hardships of thitu jiind ; and in many
cases they have been also swallowed — ^and perhaps with some
good effects — from the powers of the stomach attaching
themselves to these substances, and tending in a degree to
lessen the pain or effect of the gastric juices working upon the
coat of the stomach. In sharks and other fishes, and beasts
of prey, bones, bits of wood, and other substances, have been
frc<^uently found in various states of perfection and disso-
lution. I leave to those better Informed on these subject*;,

«ki

13*

ir, and thought he found benefit from it. Hi
also swallowed a little bit of wood. Hi& mouth
was parched; and his body, and those of his.
men, were heated and uncomfortaWk. That they
did not make mueh urine ; which- some drank^
but- which he never did. He often rinsed bis -
mouth with salt watery but did nojt swallow it -^
apd that they were all very costive. As ta him-
self, he did. not sleep much; but he thought
ibe*activi^ of body and mind secved to am^use
him..

Captain Wopdard recolleeted to have heard
that captain Inglefield, in his distresses, had dis-^
coqraged despondency by the telling of storiesi:
and the singing of songs, &:c. He hiQiself prac*
tised arid recommended the same with success^
and Itnind that this conduct produced much tran-*
quillity^ cheerfolness, and persevei^ance ; and
when they were tired, he advised them to slecp^
but always some one to^ceep watch*

Captain Woodard,. who was rather of a serious,
'turn, said that the history of Joseph and bis.
brethren often dwelt upon his own mind wttl^
confidence and pleasuje, aad that he frequently
related it to his companions, with Inglefield's.
Narrative, and the story of the Black-JHole at
Calcutta ; and that they always produced th©^

to explain causes. I only contcnt/nayself wiib the ob«crv%7.
tioas, and to state facts.r-^£. . «

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most happy and powerful effects on them ; they
frequently qalling upon ;him to repeat themi
again^ and as often questioning him whethef
they were true. To these and other stones he
was firmly convinced they greatly owed their
perseverance and preservation. He had always
a iiVm persuasion, in his own mind, that he should*
get back tahisown country, and see his wife again.
These were always the uppermost in his imagi-
nation, and he lived to accomplish it. ,He con-
stantly refused taking a wife amongst the Mi-
lays, and often spoke of the interest which
Mynheer Altromer's wife took about his bwn
iVife, and that she repeatedly expressed a wish
to hear about him and his wife when he got home.
In person, captain Woodard was tall and fair ;
a man of few words ; temperate in his living,
seldom taking any wine, and scarcely ever ex-
ceeding a glass ; and whenever called upon for
la toast he always gave his good friend William
Pitts Jacobson. He was rather seriously in-
dined, and placed great faith and dependence
upon dreams, and sometimes entertained opi-
nions about them that vvere not interesting
enough to relate. When he first arrived, though
in the month of August, and in a very warm^
summer, yet, having lived so long under the
equator^ he frequently felt the effects of cold in
the morning and evening, and when out of the
sun; and by giving him fires, warmer xlothing,

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136

and flannel next Kis skin, he found a great alte^
ralipn. He was prevailed upon to wear, between
his shirt and waistcoat, a newspaper, or a sheet
of brown paper, which he ever after found of
great benefit, and particularly in his way down
to Gravesend, during^ which time he always
wore it and his great coat, on decL*.

When captain Wood ard. was questioned in !

what manner a boat should be equipped oa |

quitting her ship at sea, he stated that he should,
to guard against accidents, recommend her
having a compass, glass, boat-hook, and axe ;
a hammer,. nails> tinder and box, knives, and a.
boiler or kettle ; a gun, fishing-tackle, rope,
and spare sail; thdr biscuits and. water to be
in kegs ; soipe tobacco, money, and a oottleortwo
of brandy or rum ; a boat cloak, and, if conve-
nient, a spare plank. That with these a boat's
crew would survive many a storm apd much dis-»
tress. . : "

On captain Woodard's being iuformed that it *
was customary for the India company to give the
..Lascars in their service, while in Europe, cloth*
ing and other necessaries until they were sent

* The shcj.h'rds in Spain, who attend their flocks along the
great, range ot* sheep-walks that run through that country^
to gimrd against the fluctuation^ of climate, and of night and
day, and alfo ot'-partrcular winds, cominoiSy Jrefs thcmfeivcaj
in leatl.eai jacktits to keep «ut the cp\d,-^Vide Tc^jm/emTs

137

back, h^ readily adopted the ideia, and gaye
clothing to his owti men^ expecting that they
would feel the cold .weather in or on the coast
of America before he returned with them to India.

A few days before captain Woodard*s depar-
ture, some of his own Malays stole 'his boat and
left him. The boat was found above Westmin-
ster-bridge, and brought to him again about two
days after ; but . the men did not return so soon.
When he had punished them, on being asked if
he had never in his^time stolen a rajah's boat, be
smiled at the question, and said it was neces-
sary to keep up discipline and authority over his
inen, and particularly as two of hi^ Lascars were
truly savage, and would be ripe for any misbhief.

I carried captain Woodard one Sunday to my
father's house in the country (when the family
were absent- from home), accompanied by
Dr. Vernon, a young physician, then attend-
ing St. Thomas's hospital, and now in respect-
able practice in Jamaica, and who had given
me kindly, with Mr. William Johnson, much
assistance in taking down the Narrative in writ-^
ing. When there, we suddenly resolved on having
a Celebes treat, instead of returning to town to
dinner. The product of the garden, and what
we could get, served us for dinner, under a
pherry-tree, where we amused ourselves for
jome hours, and for our desert plucked the
fruit as we sat,, and in committing to p»per^

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a considerable part of the manners and custotna^
of the country. He stated that this put him in
mind of a Malay feast, and of his friend NjTiian
Hadjee ; but that he felt himself infinitely hap?
pier here than at Celebes.

The afternoon before he left London, he was
prevailed upon to bare his shade taken, it being
so much the fashion of tlie day for a man to
present his head vrith his book, I have given
his profile opposite to the title page ; but the
likeness of most importance would be animita*-
tion of his conduct under similar difficulties.

After capthin Woodard*s Narrative had been
<jommitted to writing, I i\\ti\ gave him a num«
ber of Voyages and Shipwrecks to read which
greatly resembled his own, particularly those of
Inglefield^ Bligh, Wilson, Riou, Boys, and
others: and, to convince him that I had been
acquainted with his friend Tuati Hadjee, I also
lent him captain Fdrrest*s Voyage, from Balatti-
bangan to the Spice Islands. • He told me that^hc
had vs^eptover Inglefield and Bligh, because he felt
their cases as his oWn; that Forrest Wpyage about
Tuan Hadjee had been read witfr surprise ; tfnd he
had often wondered before, in his own mind;
how 1 should have come to have known so much
about him) and about himself, for that he had
conceived my list of questions had been all
pointed personally at him-. He often 'expjessed
ua much to Dr. Vernon and Mr. Witfi4n3F Johii-

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son^ befijsving I must have been \h that part of
the world, qt that I mUst bave^ heard of the par-
ticulars of his story before.

Captain Forrest speaks of TuaA Hadjee is a
man df consequence and of influenc^^ and of hair-
ing foond him of great servicei

The following character of him is taken froift .
his Voyage to the MohtcCas^ — vide page 8 :—

" I had one person of rank, education, art4
good behaviour With me,. Tuan Hadjee, He h^d
several of his own country with him, his slaves
and Vassals, for whom he drew pay ; and wha
c^ten t66k liberties, against which I found it rm- s
prudent to remonstrate. This person had mad«

a pilgrimage to Mecca. He was a relation, of
the sultan of Batchian, atiid was well rewarded
before be came on. board, by Mr. Herbert *{tb^
gdvernor of Balailibanganyy who made him ^
cap%in of buggesses.^ having besides great ex^
pectations. \ I knew I^ could depend on his fide*-
lity, and that be would be of great service in the
voyage, having formerly been at Dory Harbour^
on the coast of Guinea.' Witltout such a persoa
I should have been in danger from a M^lay
crew;, especially as I bad property on board t<^
bear the expense of the voyrfge, vietujaUing, &c.
I' made my account fr<Mii the beginning, tl^t
wherev'er I found people, I should there find
provisions;, and I thank Qod we were notdis^
app€mvted.'* * .

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140

He immediately felt the propriety, when sug-
gested to him, of writing letters of thanks to Wil-
liam Pitts J^cobson, the governor of Macdssar ;
to his friend Mynheer Alstromer; and also to
the D^tch East India company. The lettets*
when written and signed, were forwarded ; one
set to the Dutch East-India company, through
Mc. Adams, the then American minister at the

■

Hague ; another set through . the English East-
India corqpany i and the third set, signed by
himself, ar^ now in my own possession, and co-
pies of them are annexed to the Narrative.

' I accompanied him in his ship from his moor-
ings down to Gravesend, in order to make some
observations on the then crowded state of the
river Thames, connected with a plan of docks for
the improvement and accommodation of the port of-
London, and that I might also see him in his
own element, and at the^Kead of his Malay
crew. We were two days in getting down ;- in
which time he discovered sigiis of a good and an
active intelligent seaman ; and that he w^as never
above putting his hand to any thing.
, In our passage down he startled on passing
hy a particular ship ; and,' on pointing her" out
to me, said, "that it was to that vessel he owed
all his misfortunes in the Straits of Macassar:
that he hiad been before informed that this ship.
was coming here loaded with rice, on the Indi^
company's account, in the time of our scarcity/*

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: ui

He declined giving the name of the captain, as^
hie really believed he was truly ashamed of his
conduct; — " that he had afterwards seen him in
India, where the story had made great noise.**
By a little address I got my curiosity satisfied
from him the next day, without his being aware
of it. I shall, however, be equally cautious of
giving the name of the ship or captain, only
hoping^ if ever this narrative should fall into the
hands of the latter, that it may p^ove a caution to
him in fiitur^B. . ^ *

On relating captain Woodard'scase to Mr.
Leard of the royal navy*, he mentioned, Jhat a
relation of his, just returned from the West In-
dies, had been somewhere amongst the Malays,
and had experienced many hardships, and that
he had sketched out a little account of the same.
On his mentioning his name, and some leading
circumstances, T questioned him if his relation
had not belonged to Bristol, and if he had not
changed his name, as I $hould be almost inclined
to suspect he might have been one of Woodard's .

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* Mr. Leard is «t respectable master in the royal riavy, well
known for his nautical and professional abilities. In 17S^2
he furveyed the island of Jamaica under Admiral AfHeck ; and
assisted, with colonel Bcaufcfy and Mr. Daniel Breut, in mak-
ing a set of ingenious and useful experiments in Greenland
dock, on the velocities of floating bodies, for the use ot the
Naval Architectural Society, and publiftied by tliem at Mr.
SewelFs, bookseller, Coruhill,

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companion^. His answering tliat he had, an^
that his real name was Ingleduej an appoint*
ment was made : and it was singular enough to find
that Mr. Engledues had been one of Woodard's
party; and that, after he had read this Narra^
tive, he confirmed the same, and could make iiQ
alterations beyond a few trifling verbal oijes of no
moment, though he could have added many new
fact;s. I read with pleasure his own little account,
which was a very short one ; but I have made no
alteration or addition to Woodard's Narrative in
consequence of it.

Captain Badcock, a gentleman of experience
and information, and well 4cnown in America
and the East Indies, and owner and commander
of the ship Mary^ from Batavia, that discharged
her cargo in London in 1796, frequently stated
that he had known captain Woodard in India, and
that he was well acquainted with his story, and
that he believed the Narrative very correct*

On captain Woodard*s~ arrival in Boston^ his
owners sent him in another' ship to Batavia,
where he afterwards met^ as I have learnt^ one of
the sons, of Mynheer Alstromer, who was glad
to see him; and also several Malays, with whom'
he had been, or from whom he had run, and who
.ivcre all much surprised to see him again«

He had often mentioned; that, to a man who
had funds and friends, knowing the coast, people,
and markets, and having his vessel well guarded^

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143

znd bqing always op the watqh, that l}P'cpul4
CJ^tiy on a very good trade; but these things {
lieave to those who vfish to embark in theci^,
Avarice> and a thirst fot specie, being predoml*
nant amongst these Malays, he said there were
great risks attending it; but he himself should
feel little, knowing the people and country ; and
when he and his ri^en had loft their dollar^, an4
had lived some time there, he did not feel much
ganger or risk amongst th^m.

' I understand captain Woodard is now retire4
upon a little farm near Bofton,^ with a decent
independence,

I cannot better close this Third Part than by
inserting an extract, of a letter from captain
Woodard, giving a description of a part of the ^
world, on the western coast of North America,
that is but little known, trusting it may not be
unacceptable to navigators to have a better
knowledge of the Gulph of California. ' His
letter was dated from^ Manilla, in February
I'SOS. '

^ To W* Vaughan^ Esq. London.

Manilla, February z 80 1.
DEAR SIR, r 7 .

I EMBRACE this opportunity of writing to you.....
I am now returning from a long voyage, and during my
rout I have paid a visit to Chili, Peru, and' Mexico,
and up the Gulph of California further than any En-
glish vessel was ever known to be^ and was visited by

144 ,

the governor and head men of New Mexico, and-
treated in the most civil manner. I made a discovery
of a fine port up the gulph, and a good harbour,
which I think would be of use to the public in general.
It lies in lat. il8^ N«, and is good anchoring, an^a safe
harbour against all winds; and, I think, deferves a place
m your Naval Gazetteer. It is called Port Guimar. It

' lies in lat. «8® N., on the east side of the Gulph of Caw

lifornia. Care must be taken, sailing up the gulph, not to
come too near the east shore, as there are feveral low sandy
points on that side, and subject to heavy squalls from
the high land that lies hack. Keep the west shore in
view till in lat. 27® 45' N. and then steer in east till you
bring a high ridge of ragged laud to bear N. N. E. and
& small island plain in sight, which bears from the point
of highland west; then steer for the easternmost part
of the high land, which will appear as if there was a
river that divides it from the other high land \ but it
is nothing more than a tract of low land, that begins
t at the sea, and runs back thirty or forty miles. As you

draw near the land, you will begin to raifc the tops of
the trees. The harbour Ues on the eaat point of the
high land. It is surrounded on the norlH aod.west part,
to S. S. W., by very high land ; and on the east by this
low land, as above; and on S. E. by Pelican Isla^d^
which is high and bold. In going into the harbour you
must leave Pelican Island on the starboard hand. The
passage is narrow, but perfectly safe, and good anchor-
age, in a calm. The course in is N. N. W. till you open
st large .white house; then let go the anchor iii five

'^ fathoms, mud and sand. The town is but small, and

lies about ten miles up the bay. You must moor N. W
and S. E. It is a good place for refreshments, and very
cheap.

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TESTIMONIALS OF AUTHENTICITY.

To W. Vmighan, Esq. London.

I HAVE read the Narrative of Captain David
Woodard, containing an account of his suffer-
ing's and misfortunes amongst the Malays, which
perfectly corresponds with the general leading
facts, which I have frequently heard from him^
self, and from captain Hubbard and captain
Millar, in the Isle of France; and particularly
from the latter, who was captain of the Betsey,
and- who gained his information from the four
seainen that captain Woodard had put on board
that ship at Batavia. I am commander of the
American ship called the Ascension, was loaded
at Bourbon, at the same time as the America,
captain Woodard, and bound to Europe i and
we lay next to each other for near a month ; and
as he wanted a chief mate to coirie to Europe, I
spared him one of my officers. ' A question hav-
ing arisen respecting wages that might be due to
captain Woodard from the ship Enterprise, I was
appointed a referee with captain Millar, tp de-
cide upon the same ; but it was afterwards set^
tied without any reference.

From what I know of captain Woodard, I
believe the representations in h|s Narrative are
worthy of credit. * -

(Signed) Samuel Chace.

^ Jjoadon, Sfptember 17, 179&.

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To W. Vaughan, Esg^ Lqnden.

s;r;

1 HAVE read th« Narrative of Cap-
tain David Woodwd with pleasure, and it is
nearly the same account I have frequently heard
' him give while we lay at Cowes together. We
sailed from the Isle of France , iq the same
employ, though I sailed from thence before
te arrived frpqa Beng^L I have frequently
beard Captain Badcock, and captain Hubbi^^
both Americans, who wcfe. in the Isle of France
whrle I was there, and vfho are naen of veracity^
and much known aqd respected in India, speak
of the sufferings of captain Woodard and his mew
iimon|;st the Malays }, and.. I have had the sarne
account from two of the seamen that had bee»
captain Woodard's fello\*:Sufferers rand all ac-
counts agree in the same leading points^ only
that captain Woodard ha^ been to^o diffident iu
relating his own suflfedx^ and hardships,

SIR,

I am ^

Your most obedient, t
. .Humble SerVaiiit,
(Signed) .. 'Eli6h*a^*hepherxk.

Gowes, 6th November, 1796,7 , :' > ' « .•

Brig Susan. - » J -l '» ^-^ ' ' \

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APPENDIX.

advi^rtisement;

HIS Appendix only professes to giye ?hort
abstracts of fome remarkable case§ . aplplics^ble tp
the object of this collettion, to shew f he. fre-
quency and extent of abstinence, and the im-
portance of perseverance and . sjibordinatioji in
moments of distress. The statements are takep,
as near as the abbreviations would permit, ia
the words and meaning of the authorities pro-
duced. I

The two first cases -are, I believe, originals,
and., of their kind, interesting; and^peculiarly ap-
plicable to this publication.

For Robert Scotney's case I am indebted' to
Mf. Mellish, the owner of the Europe India-
man, who gave me a copy of captain GiIstota*s
letter to him. I am also much obliged to Mr.
Pauliu, of RatclifF-HighXvay, a respectable cha-
racter, for two letters to him confirming, this ac-
count. One wai5 from his son, the fourth mate
of that ship, whd took the account from Robert
Scotney 3 the other from Mr. Pattison, aapthet
officer on board, which nearly corroborates the$t

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A0V£RTISEM£KTr

two lektersy and adding one -^particubr, cf)a«
racteristic of British seamen^ that 'the crew of
tliat ship had raided a subscription for the peer
fellow of one hundred and fifteen guineas..

My worthy friend, John Inglis, esq., the
East-India director, was obliging enough to
procure me the copy at the India-house, of the
Calcutta Gazette containing the second case.

The list at the end of the Appendix contains
a selection of a number of voyages, shipwrecks,
hardships and escapes, at sea or on shore, appli-
cable to the intention and object of this public
cation*

Dr. Lindas Advice to Seamen follows this In-
dex, and a plan for a Society for promoting the
Preservation of Ships and of Live« closes the^
whole.

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ABPfil^JlIX* <N<»« h)

14^6

No. f.
ROBERT SCOTNEY'S CASE.

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JTAe following Account was recevded by Messx^.JPtier'
And William Mellish^ orithelOth of March, IS04^
Jrom Captain GiLsCii, of their Skip Europe, on Ms
Voyage to Madras^ -

^^ ON the «9tb of June, 1803, in laU 29^ S., Ion/
fS% we saw in the morning a ' strange sail, and on
Bearing it, to our surprise found a small vessi:!.
9idKM>ner»rigged, but only her ferettiast with stay-^aiU
Not a {lerson did we see till we were close to ft, when
a most misetubte wretch appeared. We sent the boat for
him, it blowing very frcsli, and with great difficulty got
him Oil board 3 when in k day or two after he tqld ud the
following t2^ :— * That his name was Robert Scotney—
had belonged to the brig Thomas, captain Gardner-
had left Englanil March 4, 1 808, for the Sopth Seas;-—'
that after touching at several places, tbey arrived at
Staten-land, M'hcre theyt^mained 'seven months, during
which time- they raised on the hoat we met htm in;
^6. be being second mate of the ship, was appointed in
^arge of her, with three others^ — ^that they left. Staten-
land the latter end of January, in company with fli^
John, brig, of Bosti^R,^ f&t Georgia, with this boat to
l^eep ^ompaoy : from tfaence they steered'for Trfsttn <Rf
C^inhaf , $ $nidU inland m theSouitt Seas-: on the 1.4th df
April, in a p^^ p/Aviud, was parted from the brig, and in

. • Situated, by Dalrympk*^ VO^T^.c chartf, lat. 37« M', long. 13 * 1 7'. W-

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IM iFI^BNDiX* (No« I.)

the same gale he lost the three men that were with him,
they being washed overboard, and every thing that was
on deck. At that time ho had only three pounds of
flour, six pounds of bread, one piece of meat, with
two hogsheads of water;— that he prolonged his life with
that, and some whale«oil — 't<^ the Ume we fell in with
him — sevenfy*five days. He is quite recovered, and en-
tiered fai the ship."

Extract of a Letter from Mr, Paulin^ the fcurth Offi-^
cer of The Europe, to his Father ^ dated Madras
Roads y Septembers J 1S03.

^^ I am happy in an opportunity of giving a more
perfect account of the poor fellow we picked up at sea,
than n^y friend Mr. Pattifon could, as I have the parti*
culars from himself. In laying the particulars of his situ*
ation before you, I shall at once gratify your curiosity, and
interest your feelings in behalf of the unfortunate tuf-
ferer. ,11 is name is Robert Scetney, a native of Spalding
in Lincolnshire.

^ About half past eight, A. M.*, we saw a small boat
oh. our starboard •bow, which- upon nearing, we difco<«.
vered to have only one sail set, and otbjarwise to be n
perfect wreck. No one was observed lo be on her deck^
until, upon hailing her, a wretched object presented
faiifisflf, apparently in a most distressed situation, and
hfk the posture of in^ploring our assistance. A boat wai
immediately setit en bl>ard her, with Mr. Mackeft>n, the
- second officer, who retjucned wiith him, having sent the
wreck adrift, ;. .

• Twcnty^niftth «f June, Ut. S9* S,4od, S2»,

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APPENDIX. (No. L) r3l ,

/* By the poor man's account^ it seems he iKiiled from
London as second i^ate ot the brig Thomas of Lon-
•don^ commanded by ciaptain Gardner, belonging to Bre*
^erick and Co., of Wappingy^onihe 4lh of March, 180$,
bound to jtfee Sontliem Ocean on the whale-fishery ►'
That> atter toucliin'g at severttl placet on their outward-
bound voyage, they arrived at StaHn-laood, wbm
they continued six or seven months, and got about seven
•of eight hundred dkina. In tbe course of that time tbey^
rose upon her long-boat, kngtbened and decked her,
tod <:onverted her into a afaalfep, of which they ' g^ve
kirn the command, and put three other seamen on
l)oard under him, with ordenf to accompany the brig
#0 the island of Georgia*, where they were bouod, to^
procure seals and sea-dephanti. They accorcfifigjy left
Staten^iand the end of January, in company with the.
brig, and after eleven days' passage arrived at tbe .island
of Georgia, where they remained about two months, and
tefl it the beginning, of April— th^r own brig and*
another brig (the John of Boston) Jn company«-^fi(l

«todd for the iskfid* of Tristan de Cunhat*

^ On the 14th of ApHl they were parted from th^ir
^consort in a hVavy gale of wind>. He lost his three
hands, who were washed overboard by a tremendous
sea, from which he biinfeif narrowly escaped, having
the moment before gone bdow for a knife to cut away
some rigging. At that itime he had.on board only three
pounds and a half of meat, three powda . of flour, six
pounds of bread, atid two hogsheads of water, which-
Were all more or less damaged by the gaie; some

• Situated in a!>out lat. 54^ 30' S., long. 30» 40' W. '
f palrymple'ft Charts, Tristan 4'Acunha Islajids are lituated, in iat«
S7« a^» keg. 13=* IT W. ,

I5f AMEHOIX. (No. L)

wbale-»oil remainiiig at the bottom of the casks, And a
small quantity ^f a^lt- On this ac«>ty pittance, and
without any m^ans of dressing even that, he prolonged
his existence for the «irprisiifg period of seoentjf-fivt.

'' He likewise emptied a medicine-chest he had on
Doard, and g6t out. of ti si^^e .burning medicine, which
he found made his body a littW comfortable and warm^
as he never had his. clothes off. > He was almost; coq-
stantly wet, .

'* When we fell in with htm he was shaping a coujse
for the Cape of Good Hope^ having missed the island
of Tristan de Cunha,. to which it was his intention
to have proceeded fur the purpose of rejoining his
consort, whom be expected to have found there., His
debility was, however, so great, that he had been for
several days previous incapable of going into the hold
of his vessel for what Uitle sustenance then renuiinedy
or of managing the sail should a change of wind have
happexied^;

^' He then lived mostly oq toj^acco, which he took ^n
am^ing quantity of; and when he came on board,
both his cheeks were swelled out amaaingly with the
pernicious quality he had in his mouthy and which he
seemed to suck with convulsive agony,

^' The appearance of this poor wretch, when he was
hauled up the side (for he could not walk)^ deeply af-
fected every, onet he bad entirely lost the use of bis '
eztremities--<-his countenance was pallid and emaciated \
and it was the opinion of our surgeons that he could not
have prolonged his existence two days longer,

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* It appears t^at the nan was tteering when the Teffel fell in witl^
him, he therefore crald only maiuige the helmi but probably not the fai|^

« It h not necessary to enlarge uppn the thaakfufaiess
cf tbe poor fellow for liis preservation, or that he e%^
perienced eVery poasiUe assi8taB<?e which his situation
requined, and whjcb^ I make no doubt yon will hear witk
pieasurej proved successful." . -

The letter of Mr, Pattison contains nearly, the samt
account, but with the addition .of what is truly charac«
teriisticof British seamen^ that the sailors of the Europe
raised a purse for the poor fellow of one hundred a|i4
fifteen ^liihe^s.

Extract from the Supplement to the CdkiMz (^ettt^

Thursday the %1k July, 1 802,

•^ SUFFERINGS OF SOME DESERTERS-

*« LETTERS lately received from St. Helena give a
most singular and afiecting narrative resjpecting six de«
serters from the artillery of that island. Their cztraOiw
dinary adventures produced *^a c«urt of inquiry on the
J 2th of December last^ when John Brown, ^oe of the
survivors, delivered the following -account upon oath
before captain Desfontaine, president, lieutenant B,
Hodson, and ensign Young,

** * In June 1799 I belonged to the first company o^
artillery, in the service of this garrison, and on the lOth

154 ArrEKDix. (No. IL)

of that monthj about half an hour befott parade time
M^Kinnon, guimer and orderly of the Sd company.
Baked me if I was willing to go with him on Board of
an American ship eatled the Columbia, Captain Henry
Lelar^ the only ship then in the Roads. After some
conversation I agreed, and met him about seven o'clock
at the play-house, where I found one M'Quinn, of
major's Seal's company — ^another man called Brig-
house-— another called Parr— and the aixtb, Matthew
Conway, *

<< < Parr was a good seaman, and said he would take u^^
to the i lan4 of Ascension, or lay off the harbour till th^
Columbia could weigh anclior and come out. We
went down about eight o'clock to the West Rocks, where
the American boat was waiting >fer us, manned with
three American seamen, which took us alongside the
Columbia. We went on board — Parr went dovOn into
the cabin ; andwe changed our clothes after having been
on board half an hour*

^^ ' Brighouie and Conway proposed to ciat a v^hale^
boat from out ofthe harbour, to prevent the Columbia
from being suspected j; which they effected — having
therein a coil of rope and five oars, with a large Stonv
she was moored by. This happpened about eleven at
^ night. ' ^

<« «We observed lanterns passing on the line toward!
the Sea-Gate, and hearing a great noife, thought we
were missed and searched for. We immediately em-
barked in the whale-boat, with twenty-five pounds of
bread in a bag, and a s^all keg of water supposed to
contain about thirteen, gallons, one compass, and one
quadrant, given to iis by the commanding officer of the
Columbia ; but in our hurry, the quadrant was eitlicr
left behind, or dropped overboard.

AP#£«miL. (N^. IL) lU

« ' We then left *i6 ^ip/ frnUing with l#o oart only,
to get a-head of her. The boat w/ts half full of water,
atid nothing to bale h^i* dut. In this ^otidition we fdwed
out to sea, and lay off the island a great dUtahce, eic-.
pecting the American ship hourly.

f* ^ About twelve o'clock the second dfty no i*hlp ap* '
pearing, by Parr's advice we bor^ away, steering^
N. by W., and then N. N. W.> for the Island of Ascefi- ,
sion, using our hatidk^ftshi^fs ds titbstitut^s for sails*
We met with a gak of windj whi^h continued two
days. The weather then bebanle Tcry fine, and we
supposed, we bad run ^bout ten ftiiles an hour. M'Kiti*
non kept a reckoning With.peni ink^ and paper sup<*
plied by the Columbia, as also charts and maps.

<< < We contitiued our course till about the 1 6th in the
fku>rning, when we saw a iftimber of birds, but no
land. About twelve that day, Parr said he was sure we
must be Ipast the island, accounting it to be eight hun-.'
dred miles from St» Helena* We then each of us took
our shin, and with tbetn mad^ a small' sprit-sail, and
laced our jackets and trousers together at the waistband
to kt*ep us warm ; and then altered out course to'
W. by N,, thinking to tnake Rio de Janeiro on the
American coast. Provisions running very short, we
alWwed ourselves trcAf one ounce of bread fof tz^enh/^
/our hours, and txvo mouthfuls of water. "

"*We cotltihued until the ^(tth^ when all our praoL
Siofis were expended. On theS7th M'Quinn took a piece
of bamboo in his mouth to chew, and we all followed
his example. On that night, it being mV turn to steer
the boat, and remembering to have read of persons in
our situation eating their shoes, I cut apiece offon'e
of mine j bin it being soaked with salt water, I was
' obliged to spit it oat and take the inside sole, which I

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15ft ' ApnxDix. (No. IL)

ftte part of, md dbtributed to the rest, but found no
bcsefit from it.

^^^On the I St of July Parr caught a dolphin with
agaflf that had been left in the boat. JVe all /ell on our
knees and thanked God for his goodnefs to us. We tore
itp thf fish, and bung it to dry : about four we ate part
.of it, which agreed with us pretty well. On this fish
we subsisted till the 4th, about eleven o'clock, when,
finding the whole e:ipeiided, bones and all. Parr, njy-
•elf, Brighouse, and Conway, proposed to scuttle the
boat, and let her go down, to put us out of our mi-
•cry. The other two objected, observing that God,
who had made man, always found bim something to
eat.

^' ' On the 5 th, about eleven, M'Kinnon proposed, thai
it would be better to east lots far one of us to die, in.
Brder to save the rest ; to which wt consenfed. The
lots were made— William Parr, .4>eiiig sick two fbya
before with the spotted fever, was . excluded ^ He wrato
the numbers out, and put them in a bat, which we drew:*
out blindfolded, and put them ' in our pockets. , Parr
then asked whose lot it was to die — ^none of us knowing
' what number we had in our pockets— *each one praying
to God that it might be his lot. It was agreed that No. 5
> should die, and the lots being unfolded — ^M'Kinnon's
was No. 5.

^^ < We had agreed, that hf whose lot it was should bleed

'himself to death i for which purpose we had provided

ourselves with nails sharpened, which we got froip th^

. boat. M'Kinnon with one of thein cut himself in three

placc$-in bis foot, hand,, and wrist, and praying to Qod to .

forgive him, died in about a quarter of an hour.

^^^ Before he was quit& cold, Brighouse with one o.f
those nails cut a piec^of fiesh oif bis thigh, s^nd hun^

APPENDIX. (No. II.) tSf

U up, ^ca\ irig his body in the boat. About three houm
after, we all a(e of. it — only a very small bit. " This
piece lasted us until the 7th. We dipped the body
every t>yo hours into the sea, to preserve it. Parr hav-
ing found a piece of slate in the bottom 6f the boat, he
sharpened it on the other large stone, and» with it cut
another piece of the thigh, which lasted us until the
8th : when, it being my watch, and observing the water
about break of day to change colour, I called the rest,
thinking we were near shore; but saw no laiid, it not
being quite day "'light.

/* * As soon as day appeared, we discovered land right
-a^head, and steered towards it. About eight in the
mt>mihg we were close to the shore. There being a
.very heavy surf, we endeavoured to turn the boat* s head
to it; but being very weak, we were imable. Sooa
after the boat ttpsei ! myself, Conway, and Parr got
on shore. M'Quinn and Brighouse were drowned.

«f < We discovered a small hut on the beach, in which
were all Indiun ahd his mother, who spoke Portuguese j
and I, understanding that language, learnt that there
was a village, about three miles* distance, called Bel-
mont. This Indian werit to the village, and gave in-
formation that the French had landed ; and, in about
two hours, the governor of the village (a clergyman),
with several arnjed men, took Conway and Parr pri-
soners, tying tb«m by their hands and feet, and slinging
them on a bamboo-stick ; and in this manner took
them to the village. I, being very weak, remained in
the hut some time,- but was afterwards taken.

/^^On our telling them we were English^ we were
immediately released^* and three hammocks provided.
We were taken in them to the governor's ' hoiise, who
let us lie cm hi^ own bed, ami gave us iiyilkand rice to

156

AP»£MblX. (No. II.)

eat; but not having eaten any thing for a Considerable
•time^, we were lockjawed, and continued so till the 29d ;
during, which time the governor wrote to the governor
of St. Salvador, who sent a small sdiooner to a place,
called Pprtp Seguro, to take u^JLo St. Salvador. We
were conducted to PorUy Seguro on horseback, passing
through Sunta Croix, where we remained about ten
days. Afterwards we embarked; and, on our arrival
at St^ Salvador, Parr, on being questioned by the go^
veriior, Answered 'that our ship had foundered at sea,
and we had saved ourselves in the boat ; that the ship's
name was the Sally of Liverpool, and belonged to his
father, 0nd waa last from Gape-Corfe Castle, on the
coast of Africa, to touch at Ascension for turtle, and
then bound for Jamaica/ Parr said he was the captain.
n ('We' continued at St. Salvador about thirteen days,
during which time the inhabitants mad^ up a subscrip-
tion gf $00/. each man. We then embarked in the Ma-
ria, a Portuguese ship, Ibr Lisbon; Parr, as mate;
Conway, boatswain's-mate ; myself, being sickly, as
passei^er. lu thirteen days we arrived at Rio de Ja«-
neiro. P^rr and Conway sailed for Lisbon, and I waa
left in the hospital. In about three months, captain EU
phinstone of the Diomede pressed me into his majesty^a
service^ giving me the choice of remaining on that sta-
tion, or to proofed to the admiral at the. Cape. I chose
the latter, and w^s put, with seven suspected deserters^
on board the Amt, a Botany-bay ship, in irons, with
tbe convicts. When I arrived at the Cape I was put on
board the 'Lancaster, of sixty ^^four gunsi I nev^ en*
JM:red. J ^t length receiired my discharge; since which
1 engaged in the Duke of Clarence as a seaman. I was
determined to g^ve mysea up the first opportunity, in
(^rder to reilsU |i:)y s^ff^ring^ to the men ^ this gar-

' 4PPBNDiXv <No,in.) tH

rison^ to deter them from attempting so mad a scheme
again,

k» >

*^ In attending to the above narratii^, as simple as it
is aflleCting, we cjannot help noticrng the justice of Pn>-
Tidence, so strikingly exemplified in the melanchdy fate
ofM'Kinnon, thedeluder, of these unhappy men, ani
the victim of his owx> illegal and disgr^dcefut 8cHeme« ^
May bis fate prove a vtemento to soldiers and sailors^
and a useful^* though awfut, lesson to th^ encouragem
and abcCtot» of desertion \"

No. III.
CAPTAIN INGLEHELD'S NARRATIVE.

THE Centaur, captain Ingkfield, and four ships of
the line, part of a large eonvoy from Jamaica to Ea*
gland, foundered at sea, in a dreadful hurricane, in Sep^
tember 1782. :

Captain Inglefield, and the oi&cers and crew, did
every thing possible for the preservation of their lives
and ship^ from the iGth to the 23d of Septembers
when the Centaur, by repeated storms," became k.
wreck, and >»'as in a sinking state. Some of the men
appeared perfectly resigned to their fate, and requested
to helasBedin their hammocks ; others iashed them^
' selves to gratings and small raft? ; but the most promi-
nent id^ was, that of putting on their best and deanesl
clothes. ^ The bopms were deajred, and the cutter, pin-
nace, and yawl were got over the ship's side. Captaitt
Inglefield and eleven others made their escape in the

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lAl . A^fBNOIXc (Ka. III.)

pinnace i but their condition was neariy the same with
that of those who remained in the ship i and at best
appeared to be only a prolongation of a miserable exh*
fence ** They were in a leaky boat, with one of the
gunwales stove, in nearly the middle of the ocean,
without cocnpas9, qnadrant^ sail^ greatcoat. Or cloak;
jO very thinly clothed, in a gale of wind, with a great
9<a running '* - In half an hour tliey lost sight of the
ship I but before dark a blantcet was discovered in .|he
boat> of which they made a sail, Knd scudded updci? it
an night, expecting to be swallowed up by every wave^
They were two hundred and fifty or two hundred and
rixty leagues from FayaT.

Their stock consisted of '^ a bag of bread, a small
liam, a single piece of pork, two quart-bottles of water,
and a few French cordials/* Their situation became
truTy miserable, from cold and hunger. On the fifth day
their bread **was nearly all spoiled by saltwater; and
it was necessary to go to allowance — one biscuit divided
inta twelve morsels, for breakfast ; the same for dinner^,
The neck of a bottle broke off^ with the cork in, scr\'ed
for a glass ; jind this filled with water, was the allow-
anoe for twenty-four hours for each man. This wasi
done without partiality or distinction. But we must
have perished .ere this, had we not caught six quarts of >
vain-water : and this we could not have been blesse4
with, had we not found in the boat a pair cf sheets,
which by/iccident had been put there.'*
' On the fifteenth day that they had been in the boat,
they had only one day*3 bread, and one bottte of water .
remaining of a second supply of rain. 'Captain Inglc-
fleld states : " Our sufTerings were now as great as hu-
man strength could bear ; but we were convinced that
good spirits were a better support than great bodily

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APPENDIX. (No, III.) I6l

Strength ; for on this day, Thomas' Matthews, quarter*
faster, - the stoutest man in the boat, perished from
kunger and cold. On the day before, he had com^
plained of want of strength in his thtoat, a^ he -ex-
pressed itj to swallow his mocsei; andjn the night
drank salt water, grew deliriouc, and died with<nit a
groan. ' '.

^' As it became next to a certainty that we should all
perish -in the same manner in a day or two, it was some-
what conifortable to reflect, that dying of hunger waf
not so dreadful as our imagination had represented.
Others had complaine'd of the symptonts^'ln their
throats ; some had drank their own urine } and all but,
myself had drank salt water. * -

Despair tad gloom had been hitherto successfully
prohibited ; and the men, as the evenings closed in, ^

had been encouraged by turns to sing a song, or r^jlate
a story, instead of a supper. This evening it was found
impossible to do either. At night they were becalmed^
but at midnight a breeze sprung up; but being afraid
of running out of their course, they waited impatiently,
for the rising sun to be their compass. . . ' '

On the sixteenth day their last bread and water had .;

been served for breakfast; when John Gregory, the v

quarter-master, declared with much confidence he saw » ;,

land in the south-east, at a great distance. They made
for it, and reached Fayal at about midnight, having
been conducted into the road by a fishing-boat : but
they were not, by the regulation of the port, permitted
to land till examined by the health ofBcera. ,

They got some refreshments of bread, wine, and wa- ' s

terin the boat, and in the morning of the sevmfeertth

day IwdtJd; .where they experienced every friendly I

•tteniion from the English consul, whose who}e employ* . |.

M I

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~ 162 APPENDIX. (No. IV.)

ment for many days was contriving the best means of
restoring them to health and strength. Some of the
stoutest men were obliged to be supported through the
■ streets. ; and for several days, with the bfst and most
comfortable provisions, i they rather grew worse -than
better.

A court-mariial was held at Portsmouth on the 2lst
of January 1783, on the loss of the Centaur ; when the
court honourably acquitted captain Inglefield, as a cool,
resolute ^and experienced officer; and tha.t he was well
supported by his officers and ship's company ; and that
their uniied exertions appeared to have been, so great
and manly, as to reflect the highest honour on the
whole, and to leave the deepest impression on the minds
of the court;— that nuore couW not have possibly been
done to have preserved the Centaur from: her melancholy
fate.

Captain John Inglefield's Narrative was printed for
^ J. Murray, in^ 1783. It was this Narrative and othexs
that captain Woodard so ttften related^ and ^ith sucti
success. ' ' "

No. IV.

WlLtlAM EOYS'S NARRATIVE OF THE LUX-
EMBOURG GALLEY.

THE Luxembourg galley, of twenty-six guhs>

.caught fire, in her voyage from Jamaica to London, oi>

the 25th of June 17«7, inlat4l°45', long. 20** 30',* at

least one hundred and twenty leagues distance from the

nearest land. Sixteen men were lost with the ship when

APPENDIX. (No, IV.) I63

flhe blew up^ Captain Kellaway and iwenty-two men
escaped in the. boat, *' without haying a morsel of vi(>
tuals^ drop of drink, mast, sail, or compass;" having on
board three oars, a piece of a blade of an oar, a tiijer^
and some rope-yarn. They made a sail of three frocks,
a shirt and a broken oar. Twice they saved as much i
water as gave them, in the. whole, three pints to each
man. They v^re reduced to the utmost distress : some
drank their own urine; but the quantity eVacuated
wsfs very inconsiderable; Some drank salt water;
others only washed their viouths with it, but swallorUfed
none, Tbev were at last reduced to the dreadful ne-
cessity of eating three of the hearts of their deceased

. companions, and to drink the- blood of four of them
that had died — making aboiit four pints. In these mo-
ments of their distress, subordination was preserved ; and
the. seamen never, touched a drop until the captain, mate,
and surgeon had been first served. On the seventh dai/

.their number was reduced to twelve ; and on the twelfth
day Xo eight.

. Being driven out to sea in a storm, they now de-
spaired of ever ^reaching land. They took a formal leave
of each other, and laid themselves' down in their boat
with a dead bedy, which they had not strength to throw
overboard; having first taken down their sail to throw
over them ; it being now, from despai'r, of no further use
to them*. .

William Bpys, then the second mate of the ship,
and^ who had oply escaped in his shirt and- drawers, in
an accounl drawn up by himself thus states : — " After
a while, finding myself uneasy,^ and wanting to change
my posture; about one in the afternoon, laying my hand
on the gunwale to 'raise myself a little, and in the act of
uming, I thought I saw land, but said nothing till I was

M «

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ld4 APFBlfDlX. (No, IV.)

perfectly satisfied of its reality, having frequently soT-
fered the most grieveos <fisappointment in mistaking
feg-banks for land. When I cried ont^ ^ Land, land 1^
and we were all convinced that it #a8 so — good God !
what were our emotions and exertions ! from the lowest
state of desponding weakness, we were at once raised to.
/ ecstacy, lind a degree of vigour that was astonishing to
ourselves. We hoisted sail immediatdv. The boat-
swaiii, who was th^ strongest man in the boat, crawled to
the stem, and took the tiller. *^\'o others found strength
to row ; from which we had desisted the four preceding
days through weakness. At four o'clock another man
died*; and we man^^ed to throw both the dead bodies
overboard.

*• The land, when I first discovered it, was six leagues
off. The wind was favourable, arid whh sail and oars we
* went three or four knots. About six they perceived a
shallop, which at first lay-to for them ; but when close
on board, they fcynd to their gr^at grief and'as^iish-
ment that she hoisted sail again, and was in the act of
leaving them, until their piteous and expressive moans
brought them to again; when they took the boat in
tow. The shallop had mistaken them "for Indians^ or
rather, as they afterwards told them, that** they did not
know at first what to think of them, as from the whole
of their aspects, they looked unaccountably horrible
and dismal. They gave them biscuits and water ; but
the latter only was acceptable, as they had lo^t all appe- .
tite for solid food. William Boys, and six otber^^

* This poor fellow wm a foreigner,- Who, •& hearing feme di/piutc
about negro boy»| and not perfectly understanding what patted, con<»

. ccivcd they were debating about throwing. him overboard, and from that
time had grown delirious. II:s UDha.ppy condition created moch trovhickt

' and addid to their affirctioii.

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APPKNDIX. (N^.VI.) 164

landed at OJd St. Xawr^ace Harbour, Newfoundland^
on th^ evening of the fth of Jaly, 1 7 S f . ^

A plain but interesting' narrative of this remarkable
case was drawn up by William Boys^ and afterwards
printed by bis son, in 1787- The father had been a

• midshipman in the navy, but had not then served
his time oat. He was made a lieutenant in 1735.

' Admiral Vernon m|de him a-captain in 1,741, and he
was ni^de a post-capta,in in r743 : had commanded in
succession the Torriii|ton of 40 guns; the princess
Louisa, of pbj^ the Pearl of 40; and the Royal So-
vereign, of 100 guns. While Jn the latter ship, he was
appointed commander in chief of the ships in the
'Thames and Medway, and cdtamissioned to we'ar a
broad pendant at the Nore. On the 4th oiF July, 1 76f j
he was appointed lieutenant governor of Greenwich Hos-
pital^ and died in that situation March the4th9 1774.
He was a good sailor and a good man. His son rehitcs
that thelieutenant-governor h^d to the^ day of his death
held a firm belief hi a superior Providence, and that *^ h^
commemorated his escape annually by private acts of de-
votion, and almost a total abstinence from food during
twelve Successive days, beginning at the 25th of June."

The Narrative was pripfed for *J. Johnson, No.. 72,
St. Paul's Church-yard, in 1787^ and wa^ attested by
all the survivors. — ^Thomas Sqrimsour, one of them, a
sui^geon, lived at North Cray, Darlford, in Kent, was a
pattern of probity and betievolence, and died December
/the 4 th, 17 €4, ^L*d eighty*

WiljUam. Gi-bbs, the carpenter, another, died at LiSfi
bon, as master of a majo of w^ar, about 1735* — And
George Mouy, a. third of the survivors, was a seaman

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iM APPENDIX. (No. V.)

brought into Greenwich Hospital by lieutenant-gover-
nor Boys^ and died there^ February the Slst, IJSQ, aged
82. - '

No. V.
LIEUTENANT BLIGH'S NARRATIVE. >

THIS narrative is too remarkable Jor its sufferings,
and successful perseverance under the most trying cir-
cumstanceS; ever to be forgotten — holding oiit to navi-
gators^ in the strongest colours, a line of conduct truly
worthy of imitation. We have $een courage apd enter-
prise braving aU dangers ; but in the story of Bligh and
of his companions, we see nineteen men basely left to
their fate, lo struggle for life and existence in an open boat
twenty- three feet long, without arms, and almost without
food, at near four thousand miles from a friendly port, and
of eighteen of them surviving to reach the island of Ti-
mor, after encountering miraculously the severest hard*
ships^and trials.

A short account is given of it, without entering too
much into details, as a warning and an example in cases
of abstinence, perseverance, and obedience.

The Bounty sloop, lieutenant Bligh, had been sent
out to Otaheite, to - carry the bread-fruit tree to the
West Indies. , Having procured their plants, the ship left
that island on the 4th of April, 1789, navigated with
forty-five hands; and on the 28th of that month a mu-
tiny broke out, headed by Christian and others, who
forced c^iptain Bligh and eighteen men into an open
boat, in the open seas, and there left them to their fate.

Their stock of provisions consisted of *' one hundred
and fifty pounds of bread, thirty two pounds of p6rk,

APPENDIX. (No. V.) 167

SIX quarts oP^im, six bottles of wine, twenty eight gal-
lods of water, and four empty barricoes/'" They first
Stopped at To foa, one of the friendly Islands, lat i9**4r
&., long. 23% for water and provision.s, to carry them to
the East Indies. The natives proving hostile^ they made
their escape from thence with the loss of one man,
who was killed. They next resolved to go ta the
island of Timor, twelve hundred leagues off, without
a hopfe of relief beyond what they might collect at i^ew
Holland* ^

. Their stock on leaving Tofoa was riow reduced, for
eighteen men, to about one hundred and fifty pounds of
bread, twenty *eight gallons of water, twenty pounds of
pork, three bottles of wine, and five quarts of rum.
They all solemnly agreed to live upon one ounce of bretrd
^lid a quarter of a pint of water per day. A few cocoa-
nuts and some bread fruit were on board, but the latter
was trampled to pieces The men were divided into,
watches, and they returned thanks to God for their mi-
raculous escape. '

The second dajji was stormy i and, to lighten the boat,
every thitig was thrown overboard that could be spared, "
except two suits of clothes to each. A teaspoonful of
rum, and'a quarter of a bread-fruit, was served out for
dinner, with a determination to make their provisions
last out eight weeks. s^

The sixth day their allowances were delivered out by
a pair of scales made of twg cocoa-nut shells, and the
weight of a pistol ball of bread was served out, making
one twenty -fifth-part of apouiid of sixteen ounces, or two
hundred and seveniyrtvvo grii^^ins, at a meal.
' The ninth day they were served regularly with one
twe^ny-fifth of a pound yf bread, and a quarter of a
pint of water at morning, noon, and sun-set ) and this

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1M APFBRDIX. (No. v.)

day with Aalf an ounce of pork for dinner t» each,

which was divided into three or four monthfula.

The elevenJh day it rained, and wai coM ; and the
men b^n to be dejected, full of waott, and without
the means of relief. Their cbUiet were wet through,
which they stripped off, and wrung though salt water ;
by which means tbey felt a warmth which they could
not have had while wet with rain*.

The /oMTteerdh day they passed by itiands tbey
dared not touch at, for fear of the natives, having be^
■n other places pursued, which rather eocreased their
misery. A gmeral run of cloudy wet weather was con-
. tidered as a great Messing of Providence, as the hot
weather would have caused them to have died with
thirst. Being so constantly entered with rain or sea,
they conceired it- piDtected them from that dreadful
calamity.

The -mneteenth day the men seemed half dead, and
their appearances were horrible. Extreme hunger was
now very great. No one suffered from thirst, nOr had
they much inclination to drink, that desire being satis-
fied through the skin ; and the little sleep they got was
in the midst of water. Two spoonfuls of rum wcr«
served out this morning, with their usual allowance of
bread and water. At noon the sim broke out, which
rejoiced every one. In the afternoon they were co-
vered- with fiun and salt water — the cold was extreme — ■

■ I.1«[cMt]t BU^ ■fterward* frequeolly pnctited it with frett
benefit, iDd Mitc* that the prcKTvatiaa of their health during liilcui
dayi of coBtinned he»»y tiini, vin owing to (hii practice ol wrioging
ibeir doOiei out u often u the; becimo filled with rain ; and thdt the
men felt > c^hange more like that of dry clothei than could have been
imigined ; thu the; often rejiaatf d it, ud it g«ve greu re&etbtncnt
utd vrtmtb.

. AppEjfm^. (No. V-) 169

and ev^ry one dreaded the approach of flight. Sleeps
though longed for, gave but little comfort. Lieutenant
Bfigh hrmself almost Hved ¥fitboiit' it. The next morn^
ingthe weather abated, and a latgc aH^wance of rUBi
was given out. ' .

The twentT/'^cohd day the weather was bad, and the

men in great distress, and m expectation that /such

another night as their last would put an end to their

Kvcs. Several seemed to be no longer able tp support

their sufieririgs. Twa tea-spoonfuls of mm were served*

out; after which, with the Wringing their clothes, and

their breakfast of bread and watery they became a little

refreshed. The weatiier Aated, all, hands were re.

joiced, and they ate their other scanty meals with more

satisfaction than fpr some time past.

■ The twenty-third dm/. The fineness of the morning

produced cheerful countenances, and they experienced,

for the first time, for fifteen days past, comfort from the

warmth of the sun. They stripped, and hung up their

cloths to dry; which. were now so threadjbare as to

keep neither cold nor wet out. They saw many birds,

a sure sign of being hear land. -

The state of their 'provisions this day, at their usual
rate of allowance, would have lasted for nineteen days
longer, when they hoped to reach the island of Timor.
' But af it was possible they might be obliged to go to
Java, thiey reduced their allowance to make their stock
hold out for six weeks. The necessity of the 'case was
stated, and every one cheerfully agreed to receive one
twenty-fifth of a pound of bread for breakfast, and the
same for dinner ; and by omitting supper they had forty*-
three days' allowance. '

The twenty-fourth day, A bird the size of a pigeoii,
was caught, and divided into eighteen portions. They

170

APPENDIX* (No. V.)

also caught a booby, which was killed for supper, and
iu blood given to three of those who were, most di*"
stressed for want of food ; aod, as a favour, an allow*
ance of bread was given out for supper ; and they made'
a good supper, compared with their usual fare.

The twenty-jifth day ' they caught another booby.
The weather was fine j and they thought Providence
appeared to be relieving their wagts. The men were
overjoyed at this addition to their dinner. The blood
was given to those who most wanted food. Tp make
their bread a little savoury, many dipped it frequently
in salt water, while others broke theirs into small pieces,
and ate it in their allowance of water, out of a cocoa*
nut shell, with a spoon— -ceconomically avoiding to take
too large a piece at a^ time ; so that they were as long
at dinner as if they had. been at a more plentiful meal.

The serenity of the weather was not without its ih-
convenience, and distress now came of atiother kind
The sun was so powerful that the men were seizeJ with
languor and faintness, which made life to some indif-
ferent. • .

The twenty-siTth day they parsed by much drifted
^ wood, and caught two boobies, whose stomachs con-
tained several flying-fish and sinall cuttle-fish. They
were considered as valuable prizes, and were divided,
with their maws, into eighteen portions, in addition to ~
their common allowance. Lieutenant Bligh was happy
to see that with this every person thought he had
feasted.

In the evening, they saw a gannet^ and, as the
clouds remained .fixed in the west, they had no doubt
of being near to land ; and they all amused thcmselvi^s
by conversing on. the probability of what they should
find.

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APPENDIX. (No* V.) '171

' The" twenty-eighth day they made an island, ia
lat. 12^39'S., Jong/ (by account) 40° 35-W. ofTofoa,
which they called Restoration Island, where they found
plenty of water and oysters, which were so fast to the
rocks that they were obliged to open, the shells. They
made some excellent stews of them, mixod with bread
and a bit of pork, by. means of a copper pot which thejr
found on board, and a tinder-box that had been thrown
into the boat on turning off, Each person received
a full pint. The men, though weak, appeared much re-
freshed, and in spirits, with a hope 6f being able to sur-
mount the difficulties they had to encounter.

The diseases of the people were, a dizziness la
the head, a weakness of joints, and violent tenesmus—
few of tke men having had an evapuation by stool
since they had left the ship; — but the complaints of
none were alarming- Every one retained m^rks of
strength that, with a mind possessed of a tolerable
share of fortitude, seemed able to bear more^ fatigue
tlien they imagined they should have in their voyage to
Timor.

The men were not permitted to expose themselves to
the heat of the sun, but to take their short sleep in the
shade : .they were cautioned about taking berries
or fruit, which, unless eaten by birds, were not deemed
wholesome. Some suffered by ne^ecling this caution.

The iweniy-ninth day, finding themselves disco-
vered by ihe^ natives, they said prayers, and embarked.
Their stock x)f bread, according to theiy last mode of
allowance, was a 25th of a pound at breakfast and, at
dinner.

The thirtieth day they landed on another island,, and
parties were sent out for supplies. But a spirit of dis-
content J)egao to discover itself amohgst some, vand from

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174 APPBMDIX. (No. V.)

one man in particular; but it was instantly checked^
and every^ thing became qiiitt again. Each person got
this day a full 'pint and half of stewed oysters and ciams^
thickened with small beans, which the botanists called a
species of dolichos.

The thirty-first day^ Mr. Nelson the botanist was
taken very ill with violent pains in his bowels, los# of
Bight, much drought, and an inability to walk. This
was partly owing to heat and fatigne, and not retiring
to sleep in the shade ^ or to improper food. iThe littte
wine that vemained was of real use. With a few pieces
of bread sodced in half a glass of wine occasionally, he
continued to mend \ and it was found at last Hot neces-
sary to continue the wine.

For six days they coasted along New Holland, and,
on landing, got occasionally supplies of oysters, birds,
and water. These, though small, with rest, and be-
ing relieved from many fatigues, preserved their lives ;
but, even in their present state, they were deploralje
objects. '

The thirty-thirdday from their leaving Tofoa, whidh
was the dd of June> they again launch^ into the open
ocean for the island of Timor. lieutenant BKgh was
happy to find that no one was' so much affected with
their miserable situation as himself; but that the men
seemed as if they were embarked oh a voyage to Timor
in a vessel sufficiently calculated for safety and conve-
nience* This confidence gave him {deasure; and to
this cause did he attribute their pi-eservation. Every
one vi^as -encouraged to believe that dgfat or tefi days
would bring them to Timor ; ^ and, after praters, thek
allowance of water was served out for supper: .

The thirty-sixth day^ the- state of stores on hand, at
their former ratb of serving, was- equal t;o nineteen days'

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AFPBND1X. (No. v.)

179

ailpwance, at three time3 a day ; and there being now
every prospect of a quick passage^ their suppers were
again granted.

The ikirty^seventh day the sea was higb^ with much
yatn, and the night cold. The sutgeon and an old
liardy seaman appeared to be giving way v^ fast
They were assisted by a teaispoonftil or two of the
wine at a time^ which had been carefully sf ved^ ex-
pecting such a melaneholy necessity.

The thirty^eighth day they caught a small dolphin^
which was their first relief of this kind. /Two ounces
were delivered Out to each man this day^ and the re»
mainder was reserved for the next day.

The thirty-ninth day the men were be^nning to
complain generally; and by the feelings of all, they
were convinced that they were but too well founded. The .
jBurgeon and the old seaman had a little wine given to .
them;. and encouraged with the hopes of reaching Ti-
mor in^a very few days, on their present fine rate of
aaHing. ; '

Th^ fortieth day^ in the morning, after a comfortless
night, there was sil^h a visible alteration in many of
the people, as to occasion many apprehensions. Ex..
treme weaknes?, swelled legs, hollow ghastly counte<»
nances, a more than common inclination to sleep,
and an apparent debility of understanding, seemed to
indicate an approaching dissolution. The surgeon and
Ihe old seaman were the most niHserabl^ of objects. A
ffew teaspoonfuls of the little wine that' remained,
greatly assisted them : hope was their principal sup-
port ; and birds and rock* weed showed they were noc
far from land.

On the forty-first day every one received his accus-
tomed .allowance^ ind an extra supply of water to those

174 AtPEVfytx. (No. V.)

mho wanted it. By observation, they found they had
now passed the meridian ot the eastern part of Tinior $
which gave great joy.

On the forty.^Cifnd day, the l*9th of June, at three
in the morning, they discovered Timor, at two leagues'
distance. It was impossible to describe the joy it dif-
fused. It appeared scarcely credible to themselves,
that, in an open boat, so poorly provided, they should
have been enabled to reach the coast of Timor in forty-
one days after leaving the island of Tofoa ; having in .
that time run the distance of 3,618 miles; and that,
notwithstanding their extreme distress^ no one should
have pcrithed on the voyage.

Some of the natives brought them some Indian com^
and pilots' to conduct them to Coupang. They were
becalmed, and the men were obliged to try at the
oars, which they used with some effect. On the 14 th
of June .they reached Coupang, where they received
every attention humanity and kindness could dictate.

Nothing but the strictest observance of the cecb-
nomy of their provisions, and. sacredly Jceeping to their
agreements, and due subordination and perseverance^
could have saved lieutenant Bligb and his men/ Such
had been their attention to these points^ that, when
they ariived at Timor, there remained on hand eleven
days' provisions to have carried them on to Java, if
they had missed this island.

The quantity of. provisions with which they left the
ship was not more than would have been consumed in
five days, without such precautions.

lt>i>BNDix; (No. VI.)

17*

No. VI.

JOHN DEAN'S NARRATIVE.

THE Suflix Indiaman sprung a leak off the east of
the Cape of Good Hopci in the year 1/38. The cap-
tain and officers^ and part of the crew, plundered aiid
deserter} her, and went on board the Winchester, her
consort, leaving John Dean and fifteen brave men in the
Sussex, who resolved to stay with the ship and bring
her Jnto port, concieiving she o^ght not to have been,
abandoned and deserted. They repaired her leak, aad
carried her into Madagascar^ but, on going from thence
to Mofambique, she afterwards unfortunately strudk on
a rock, on the Bassas de India, Ut. 23% long. 41% loft
her rudder, and was finally lost.

In this state, John Dean, with eight men, resolved to
try their fate in their pinnace, while the remainder de-
termined to remain on board and share the fate of the
ship. The pinnace got stove, and three of the men
out of the eight were drowned : the remainder drifted
into shoal water, .a$ did a part of the pinnace, which
the survivors converted into a raft. The next day the
ship also parted and drifted nearer shore. John Dean
and four men then committed themselves to sea on their
little- raft, and were seventeen days getting onshore ta
Madagascar. .

Their stock consisted of a piece of pork, part of a butt
of water, and three small crabs found afloat at sea.
The men daily returned thanksto God for their mira-
culous eseape. They resided for many monihs in dif-

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176 ArMHDix. (No. VL)

ferent parts of Madagascar, where three of them'died.
John Dean found his way in an English ship bound to
Bengal and came from thence' to England ; when he
sent his narrative to the Cast-India company, who granted
him a pension, and had his picture taken ; which is
now hanging iip in one of the committee rooms at the
India-house. He died December ]?> 1747* -

N. B. Extracted from John Dean's Narrative, which
was published by C. Corbett, Fleet-'streetj 1750.

No VII.

THE ESCAPE OF MR. DOMINICUS, AND A
BOY, CALLED WILD FRENCH.

SOME time about the years 1 7^7 of 1 730, a ship, under
the command of Robert Jenkins^, was shipwrecked ia th^
Mediterranean. An orphan youth of the name of Wild
Frenchf had attached himself to Mr. t)ominicus (after-
wards captain of the Delaware East-Indianian), and had
been instructed by him in writing, apd the first rudU
ments of nautical education. On the ship's striking in
a heavy gale, Jenkins applied to his patron to use his
endeavours to save the boy-«-who answered, that as it was
not possible the ship could hold together n^any minutes
in such a storm, the probability was that he should be
unable to preserve his own life, and still les6 a chance

• Robert Jenkins was afterwards celebrated by, the trouble sir Ro-
bert *Walpole*8 .tdminktration experienced- from Jenkins's having been
taken hj the Spaniards, and having his ear cut off; whkb occasioned an
altercation with the court oi Spaing -and perhaps induced Walpole to get
Jenkins the command of an Indiaman, to silence him, and prevent a cla«
monf which ipight have brought oa a Spanlih war.

•

APPSN0I1;. (No. VII.) 177

of preserving another 5 but that he would try ; and in-
stantly lashed the lad, then about twelve years of age, to
bis l«ft arm. There was scarcely time for this operation
before the ship went to pieces* Mr. Dosninicus secured
himself as well as he could to a piece of plank from the
deck; and in this situation remained about twenty-four
hours at the mercy of the elements, without food, water,
or any refreshment; and was at last driven on shore on
the coast of Barbary, and sent, together with Wild
French, into slavery by the Algcrines ; — from whence
they were released by the interference of the British con-
sul, who by accident heard of the circumstance. Mr.
Dominicus was afterwards an officer in the Harrington,
in the £ast*India company's service, with captain Jen-
kins, and took young French with him. The latter
afterwards entered into the royal navy> and arrived to
the rank of paster and comhiander, having acquired a
Baridsome fortune ;~but, being disgusted at some younger
officers* being promoted before him, left the naval ser-
vice, and resided at Greenmch, where he died about
three or four years since (about 1800) at a very advanced

I am indebted to George Dominicus, esq. of th<
East* India- houae> for this interesting article respecting
kaafaiben ' -

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17P APPBUDU. (No* Vlir^

NouVlIL

AN ACCOUNT OF THE ESCAPE Of MESSltS;.
CARTER, SHAW, ANJ> HASKETT.

ON tb€ fiotb of Junej 1 793, the nhif Shah Honna^
zievp of Calcutta^ in company with the Cheaterfiekf
whaler^ sailed from Norfolk Islatkl, bound to Batavi^
with a resolution to explore a passage between New Hol-
land and New Guifiea, in which they succeeded ; an^.
discovepcd an island, in lat. 9^ 39' 30'', long. 142^ 5gf,
which they called Tate Islatid. Two boats were .dia-^
patched to make a survey. Tbey found it inhabited, anil
the natives making very friendly signs for the seamen to
come on shore ; but, as they w<?re not armed, they did
iTot then land. The natives afterwards came themselves-
o» board, ^nd bartered bows, arrows,, and spears, f^r
pen-knives, beads,. &c. ; and, from their bebavio^r
while on board, seemed hofpi table and humane. I|t
their visit they stole a hatchet, which eventually proved
. nearly fatal to Mr. Shaw,, the chief officer of the Shes^
terfidd^ who wa» senb on ahore^ on the 3d of July, wHh
a boat,, with captam Hill, Mr.. Carter, Mr. Haskett^.
and four seamen, to make observations on the soil,, pro-
duGls, and inhabitants of this inland;, carrying with
them articles for presents and trade, and also arms for
protection. The natives shewed much apparent kind^-
pess and hospftality, assisting them in landing, aaf
kissing their hands frequently, but with a viewy as it'
afterwards proved, of getting them in. their powef to
cob and 16 kill themv T^c natives Irc^herously «ur«

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179

oji tided these gentlemen on shore, and the people itt.
the boat, and attacked them. Mr. Carter, ^thout pro^^
Vocation, received a blow 6n the head, and was felled
to the ground, with the hatchet that had beeh ftolen.
Mr. iShaw g6t also wounded. Mr. Haskett discharged
liis musket, and the natives. lied. The party reached
their boat, calling out to those, on board td fire ; but thf
natives had killed captain Hill and one seaman, and soon
jifcertwo others were found floating on the water with
their throats cut. With difficulty Mr. Shaw,' Mr. Car-
ter, and Mr. Haskett got on boafd their boat, which
they found had been plundered of all their provisions,
tioat -cloaks, and their water all started} and that the
fourth sailor was lying dead in the boat, mangled iu a
most shocking lAanner.

Fortunately these gentlemen got off with the boat with
much difficulty, after keeping off the natives with their
muskets ; and by means of a sail they had tiot been
plundered of, they made the best of their way, Mr.
Carter, from the loss of blood, was obliged to li^ at the
bottom of the boat after his wounds had been bound up
by handkerchiefs. The body of the murdered seaman
was committed to the deep ; and they returned thanks to
the Almighty for their deliverance.

They found that they had that night drifted out to sea,
atid that their boat had been plundered of their compass
as well as supplies, and that nothing had been left but a
greats-coat and some knives and scissai^.

Mr. Shaw, who was the only navigator, stited^ as the
wind was fair^ they might reach the island of Timor in
aboat ten days. They therefore committod themselves
lo Providence.

On the third liay of their escape from the canni-
bals of Tate Island^ Mr. Carter's wound was so pain*

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ful that he wished jt examined. On cutting away hi»
hat and his hair, which were clotted together, it was
found to be in the back part of the head, and appeared
to bate been done by mean, of the hatchet. After the
wound had bee. washed with sak water, U w^ Ued up
with a piece of a shirt, a«d Mr. Carter foimd bnnself

much relieved, . , .u

They discovered an Wand add natives ; but, as the
fate of their companions was too freshin their nnnds.
they declined any intercourse with them, or the offer of
. ^ishfrom one of the negroes, though they had bee.
fiftv-two hour, without breaki-g their fast. Mr. Shaw
and Mr. Haskett teKeved each other every two hours at

-tlie steer oar. " „ ,• , „^

On the fifth day they eaught two small birds : one
was divided into three parts,' and eaten with the irtmosl
avidity : the other bird was reservcil for another meaK
Even with this smaH share of sufceistence thci* spmta
were conMderaWy raised. They still continued to steer
to the westward • the sun being their guide by day,
and the stars by nigiit. On this night, they resolved,
bcineiiear shoal water, witli breakers, to come to, and
rest rhemseJves tjjr the niglu, in five fathom, water.
- On the sixfh day. in the morning they discoveired
'and on both sides of them, which at first greatly dis-
..,uTa<'ed them j but perceiving a comnt, they fouftd a
• ^8999^ between these islan^b, but no inhafciftaiats. M«.
Shaw and Mr. Basket, landed in scareh of water ; anjl
.findinga hole full, they drank hcarlily of it ; but when
' they ■ bad filled thefr keg, they found it as brackish as
the waicB alnngakJe.— Mr. Carter's wound bucoming

verv painful, it «'as ag^'" '^'^'^^'^ '''^^' ^* ''"^*^'' ' ""**
-three pieces of the skuU. were" foui^d to have wocked.

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APPENDIX. (No. VIII.) Ifil

Out : they did not relate this circumstance to him, but
gave him every assurance of his doing wril.

The throat of the remaining bird was cut, and ap-
plied to Mr. Carter's mouth ; and, it yielding a few
drops of blood, it gave him great relief. The body was
afterwards divided. ' .

On th<? stroenth day they were so much reduced as to

be under the .necessity of drinking their own urine.

. Though disagreeable, they found relief from it. About

nine o'clock at night Mr. Shaw and Mr. Haskett found

themselves so weak, and so overcome with sleep, that

xthev lashed Ihe oar and found the boat went alone

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very steadily. After joining in prayer " to the AU
mighty, to whose protection they committed them-
selves, they lay down, and had 2^ refreshing sleep,- Oc-
casionally, however, they could not refrain from start-
ing up, to look out for land or danger."

The eighth day they resumed the labouf of the oar,
which wa3 encreased by a heavy swell; and Mr. Shaw

. held out hopes of seeing land in a day or two. They
discovered shoal water, with breakers, and the sea fre-

^ quenlly broke over them : this rendered Mr. Carter's
case truly deplorable, as he could not, from extreme '
weakness and inability, mdVe from the bottom of the
boat, which was so full of water that it was with the
utmost difficulty he could keep his head above it. To
add to their distress Mr. Haskett was knocked out of
the boat; but he was fortunately saved, with the utmost
exertions of Mr. Shaw, by putting an oar under his arm,
and lifting him up, as by a lever, until taken on board
again.

On the ninth dxiy they got clear of the shoals, and
launched once more into the ocean ; on which occasion
they again relied on Providence for their deliverance.

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4FPBNDIX. (No. VIII.)

Mr* Carter's wound 'was again dressed and wasbld^ and
four pieces more of bone taken from his skullj and
assurances given that it was looking welL — They were ia
greater distress than ever for water. They were growing
disconsolate^ and were making up their minds to meet
death with fortitude, having given up every hope of
f urviving another day, ' when Mr. Ha^et^ eagerly ex-
claimed thsit he saw <* land/' This revived their hopes^
and they made for it, conceiving it to be the island of .
Timor. They saw natives, who bec*koned them to «
come on shore ; but they were fearful of landing, from
past experience, until Mr. Shaw, telling them they
might as well trust to being well received on shore as
perish at sea (which they must have dpne by the next
day), they agreed to run in for the bay, and that Mr,
Haskett should remain in the boat, and Mr. Carter and
Mr. Shaw should go on shore in search of water. Mr,
Carter, on being helped out, not being able to stand,
was helped in again, and the other two advanced to (he
natives<-«one with the water keg, the other with a mu^-*
ket. They were overjoyed when they heard the na-
tives call out ^'Bligh, Bligh !" Recollecting that cap-
tain Bligh was very humanely treated at Timor, they
had no doubt left but that they had the good fortune to
tsuch at the same place. The natives gave Mr. Shaw
a baked yam, which be found it impossible to eat. on
accQunt of his throat being so exceedingly parched,
until be had ' quenched his thirst at a spring to which
they carried hhn. They then filled their keg atid ran
to Mr. Carter, Who was callirig out for water with the
greatest eagerness. The natives looked upon them the
whol^ time with the greatest astonishment.

On the. word Timor, which the natives repeated,
they pointed to the southward, and then to a prow cq

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]83r

the beach) iottmating that .they wouk! convey them thi-
tfier. In conseqoence of which, two muskets, and a*
jdnmber of knives and f^issars tliat remained in the boaty
were given them. \

In their passage to Timor they were chased by a
' prdWj on which they hoisted sail, and stood over the
reef with their boat, and escaped- from her. Night ap-
prdaching, and the party finding themselves mnch fa-
tigued, tbey4iauled their sheet aft, and lashed their
oar, as cnstomary wiA them, whtfn their boat went
ftbng shore very steadily. They then lay down to'
deep, and w^e in the morning refre^ed with the smelf
of spices conveyed by the land wind. . Mr. Carter was*
so mut;h revived that he several times exclaimed,
*-* Keep isp your.beaft&, my boys ! We shall dine with
tfjc governor of Coupang t«-day,*' But from shoais*
and points they were disappointed. " The wattr they had"
' dnink tended likewise to increase tb^r appetites. Tbey
were forced at night, notwithstanding, to pursue the^
tzxat method they bud foiifnerly adopted, in order
to (ditaia sufficient rest to enahle them td go ^rbngb
Ihe fatigues of the day.''

On the eleventh day. Mr. Shaw,, from the force of thj&
sea on the steer oar in bis Weak state, unluckily fell
overboard-^ but, by,boWine; the gunwale until Mr. Has-
kett came to his assistance, he was wkfa great exertion' .
got into tfie boat again. /

A* tbey. were unable to weather the 4)01 nt wbich they
saw.a-bead, they determined to run into a aniall bay,
with an intention to land, when the naiivie^ came
running towartls tbem, and beckowedttbent on shore,
called out " Bligk, Bligh*r They were he)ped out of

• Mr. Dairy mpla suppose J that tWs consolatory word was probibly
i^e^ or ffood: hot whatever. wa» the iiitcr rctatioD of the Wordy the cbn-
>dttct of the natives proved humane «nd hospitJibk.-^B.

IM APPKROIK. (No. VIII )

their boat by the natWes, and made to sit do#n* Cocoa-
outa. yams, and Indian com were given them^ which
were received with gratitude; while the natives were
gazing upon the famished sufferers with silent astonish*
ment, and inviting them by signs to eat. ^

Mr, Carter begged his wound might be dressed,
which was now done, with fresh water: and when Mr«
Shaw unbound his wound, he found it nearly healed.

By assistance the party were led up to {he town^ at
the top of a steep hill, accessible only by two perpendi-
cular ladders^ up which they were lifted by. their
guides. They were taken to the chiefs holise amidst
an immense concourse of people, who came to view
these strangers ; when .they were again presented with
com, yams, and toddy to drink — after which the chief
pressed them to take rest. They were a little alarmed
at seeing two men watching at the door, notwith-
standing the chief had placed himself between theri) and
the men, and had a spear by his side. Mr. Shaw got
up at night and went out at the door, to see if they
would prevent him going further^ -but was agreeably
surprised to find they only waited lest any thing should
be wanted.

On the morning of the 14th of July, being the
twelfth day^ they were ag^n presented with Indian
com, yams, and toddy ; and on enquiry ibund that
they Were in the island of Sarrett, which was separated
from Timor-land ; and that they had been upon that
island when they first refreshed themselves : that Tana-
bor was to the northward of it, and that a prow came
yearly to trade there. This information greatly re-
lieved them : and they found with pleasure the natives
humane and hospitable.- For one fortnight no occur-
rence of moment happened, except the loss of a pair

APPENDIX. (No.VHI.) 185

of flcissars, stolen by on^ of the children. '^ As they
were very serviceable in cutting the hair round Mr.
Carter's wound, the chief jwas inforoied of the circum-
stance ; and he immediately called a council, consist*
ing of the elders of the coonmunity, when, after aii
hour's debate, they^ withdrew, and on the day following
the scissars were returned*

<^ On the 25 th of July Mr. Carter's, woimd was entirely
healed^ after having bad thirteen pieces of the frac-
tured skufi taken out.

'^ They remained in perfect health until the S3th of
November, when Mr. Carter caught ajever, and died
December 10, 1793* much regretted by h\s friends
Shaw an4 Haskctt, as well as by the natives of Timor-
land."

The survivors waited for the annual trading prow
from Banda, which arrived, to their great joy, on the
ISth of March, 1794. They sailed from Timor island
the 10th of April, and arrived at Banda the 1st of
May, where the governor received them .with the
utmost hospitality,^ and procilred them a passage to
Batavia, where they arrived the 10th of October,
179^.

It appears, from an additional article In the Oriental
Repertory, that the two ships, - after waiting six days
for their boat, making signals and firing guns, they
sent two armed boats to shore, after their companions^
The natives came down, but indicated a di0erent dis-
position from that which they displayed on their first
interview, and gave the people in the. boats tp under-
stand* that the other boat had gone to the westward ;
at the same lime endeavouring to decoy the present
party to come on shure. One' of the savage leaders

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wkMed an axe, the handle of whioh beii^ painted/
rc49 identified it aa the property of ^Mr. Shaw^ and left
little doubt as to the fete of him and bia friends:

The two boats rowed round ihe island, which is about
eight mika long and five broad, but without making any
discovery. On their wiahing to get one of the.nativevi
in order to gain intelligence, they were attacKcxi by »
shower of arrows, which was returned by the discharge
of a blunderbuss, which killed one mto and diipersed ^
the remainder. Night coming on, the boats returned '
to the ship.

« In order to punish treachery, and to det«r these
savages for the future, it was resolved to detach three
boats from the 8hips> on the 10th of July, with forty-two-
men including Lascars, when th^ natives retired. In their
searches on shore they found the great-coats, lanth^rf),
and pieces of linen, of their friends— <ind several human
skulls, and strings of dried human hands ; which led
them no doubt of the fate of their companions*

The men in the boats, as a punishment for their con«-
duct, destroyed their houses and huts, and burnt six-
teen large canoes. ' ^

This interesting^ article was extracted from the
Oriental Repertory, page 5fl, under the head — **From
the Bengal Hircarrah, vol. 1, No. 8, March 1*7, 1795,'*
giving ** an Recount of the Escape of Messrs. Carter,
Sbftw, and Haskett, taken from a Manuscript Diary."

This publication was lent to the editor by A. Dal*
rymple, esq., a gentleman well known for his voyagef
atic) discoveries, and the accuracy of hif charts in the
Indian seas.

Mr. Dalrymple also fiirnished the editor with the
case of captain Herbert Sutherland, virhom he had

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ArpEiii>ix. . . (No. IX«) 181

formcrty knftwn in the Indian trade^ whose vesfid.
foundered in ihe passage to Bengal^ oat c^ the sight
of land. Being a oorpulent man^ he cm^linaed awim*
ming^ Of raither ioating on ihe ^vater, titl fbrtunatdjr
a vessel took him np. This jevent eaptain Sutherland
mentioned to Mr/ Datrymple* He was afterw^da
murder^ by some Arab sailors m the Oslf of Persia,

No, IX.

The following remarkahh case was taken frorii the oru
ginal documejits in the hands of Captain Bartlett,
who obligingly furnished the Editor with them. jSk
was at the time captain of the tffioiv giLord of Kingston
in Jamaica^ and now jUls a respectable situation un^
der the West-India company ^ at the dficks at the Isle
of Dogs. The original documents are now in tht
Editofs hands.

EXTRACT PROM THE KINGSTON NEWS-

RAPERS.

" KiDgtton, Jamaica, September 10, I7tT*

**0N Thursday morning an open canoe waa seen
drifting on shore near CMd 'Harbour. Upon reaching
the beach, two gentlemen went to the spot, where they
beheld, in the bottom of the canoe, a negro boy lying
upon his face, and apparently a^ white man resting his
bead upon the boy, seemingly without either, sense or
motion. Both bodies were nak^d, having made use
of thdur clothes to form a kind of sail^. Upon intiq[MCt«
ing these miserable objects, they ibuad they were in

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1 88 AFf SNDXX. (No. IX.)

life, and immecliftteljr had them conveyed to a negro
hut near the spot, giving them such nourishment as
^hey could take. In the mean 4ime a messenger was
dispatched to Kingston/ informing Paul Pbipps, esq.
[then chief magistrate] y who instantly sent and had thvm
ponveyed with care to Kingston. The white man was
put .into the parish hospital, and 4ie n^ro boy given
into the care of captain Bartlett, the commander of the
town guard. Their bodies were in the most miserable^
emaciated^ and loathsome state. After two days of rest,
they were so far recovered as to be able to relate their
story.

*' On the 16th of August they had been out fifliing
jn the canoe, when a heavy squall, drove them off the
land, without having either food or water on board.
They soon lost sight of the island, and were for nine^
teen days tossed at the mercy of the waves ; during all
which time they had only two flying fishes to subsist
upon, which jumped into their boat. They received
the water as it fell in the sail they made of their clothes^
which served them for drink. A subscription was set
on foot for the white'man, by captain J^artlett, which
soon amounted to a sum sufiicient to purchase such ne-
cessaries as. he wanted, and to carry him back to hi»"
home, at Grenada.

To Captain Robert Bartlett, Jamaica^
(By favour of Mr. Dawson.)

'^^ Grenada, July 18,1788.
••SIR, ' . -

♦ f< BY a letter, dated Kingston, Jamaica, «9th of Sep-
tember 1787, written to me by Mr. Paul Pbipps, your

APPENDIX. (No. IX) 189^

late chief judge, I understand that yod were so obliging
as to take charge of a negro boy of mine named Mark,
who was in the month of August last driven off thii
coast in a canoe, with one £lia$ Bascomb. Permit m«
'now to make my acknowledgements to you for the
trouble you have taken in this business, and to assure
you that it will afford me particular pleasure to render
you any service in my power in this part of the world.

** As I wish to have the boy, in order to 'make his
life comfortable^ and to make him some amends for the
hardships he may have suffered during his nineteen days'
passage in an open canoe, exposed to the heat of the
sun, and the violence of the weather that prevailed
about the time he was driven off the coast, and without
• foQd or water, I have given the bearer of this letter, M(^
George Dawson, a power-of-attomey to receive him
from jrou ; and I shall be particularly obliged to you to
deliver the boy to him, as he returns to Grenada the lat-
ter end of this year, and will take particular care of the
hoy until his arrjvat here*

^ " f am, sir,

** Your most obedient

'* A,nd very humble servant,

« Bbn. Wsbster.'^

*^ RiogstoD, Junaica, September 1 r, t78% .

'^RECEIVED of capuin RoBT. Bartlbtt, a negro
boy slave named ^^ Mark," the property of Benjamin
Webster, esq. of the island of Grenada. He was dtfveii
off the said island of Grenada in Au^uet 17.87. After be^
ing nineteen days at sea, landed .«in this ialand with one
Elias Ba8eonib> a white man, I received the said u«gro

190 AprsKDix. (No.X.)

boy bjr Tirtu^ of a power*of-attoniey, given me by the
said Benjamin Webster, aq., daied the 1 6th of July >7S6,
as will appear by the registry of it in the secretary's office
at Spantsh-^towA.

** Gbdrge Dawson/'

No.X •

LADY HOBART PACKET, CAPT. FELLOWES*

THIS packet, on her voyage from Halifax for En-
gland, struck against an island of ice, and foundered, on
the morning of Tuesday the 28th of June 1803, in Iat»
•6* 33', long. 44**, being then three hundred and fifty
leagues distant'from Newfoundland. The captain, with
twenty-eight passengers and crew, had just time to save
themselves in the cutter and jolly-boat, before she went
down. During this calamity the men behaved with a cool-
ness, composure, and obedience to orders, that could not
be surpassed : and one of the men, while the boats were
hoisting out, emptied a demi-jean (or bottle) of rum of
five gallons, for the purpose of filling it with water, and
which afterwards proved their greatest supply.

Captain Fellows, three Ladies, captain Thonias of
the navy, and fourteen others, embarked in the cutter,
twenty feet long, and two feet six inches deep, and
brought het gunWale to within six or seven inches of the
ifrater. The master, lieutenant colonial Cooke of the
guards, and nine others, took to the jolly --boat, fourteen
jbet ldag,'five feet three inches wide.

Their provisiohs, &c. consisted of between forty and
fifty jpomida of biscuit; the demi^jean with five gallons

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pf 'WatCjrt a small jug of the sacne^ part of t small barrel
oiV^ucc beer^ a demi-jean of rum^ a few bottles of port
win^ two ' compaases, a quadrant, and spy-glass ; a
small tin mug) and^ wine-glass; atinder^box and deck-
lantern, and candles, and some matches, kept in a blad-
der {by wbteh they were enabled to steer by night), andl
a few nails and toots. No otie was permitted to take
. more than a great coat or a blanket^ with the elothes on
his back.

It was" agreed (hat their aHowanc^ should bt served
out with the strictest oeconomy^ at the rate of half u
biscuit and a glass of wine each per twenty <* four hours ;
and that the water should be kept in reserve. The tar-
paulin of the masn-faatchway, which had been thrown
into the boat^ was cut into lengths to form a bulwark
against the waves, and proved of great service to them.

Prayers wi^re regularly said by one of the ladies.

Their bag of biscuit got damaged by salt water, whicli.
made it necessfry to c»rtail their allowance^ and which '
was cheerfully agreed to. Pact of a cold ham was found
4m board;* but, after a taste of it being given, it was
thrown overboard, lest it should increase their^ thirst with-
jnU |he means of aliajtog it.

The weather was at times cold, wet, and with fog ai>d
sleet. The cutter could sail, but had only two oars. The
jolly-baat, which had three oars and a small sail, &c;,
•was obliged to be taken frequently in tow.

The third day they were much benumbed with vitt
and extreme cold} and "the ladies were then prevailed
upon to take the stated allowance of spirits, which they
bad before refuse^. It afforded them immedia,te relief.

The fourth day was stormy,' ibggy, and with heavy
S/eas^ and the spray of the sea freezing as it flew over
the hQ9U^. All £dt a depr^s^ion of i^irus. In the com-

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mencftnent of the storm, the cutter having shipped a
heavy sea, was obliged to cast oflf the jolly-boat's tow-
rope; when she was soon lost in a fog, which occasioned
suuch distress, and particularly as die bad on board a
considerable part of their stores, the quadrant and spy-
glass. The men began to be dejected, but were roused
to duty and to exertion. The ladies behaved with great
heroism, and. afforded the best examples of. patience and
fortitude. All joined in prayers; which tranquillised
their minds, and afforded them the best consolalory
hopes of bettering their condition.

The ^h day it rained, and was so cold that those in
the boat could scarcely move ; their bands and feet be-
came swelled and black, from their confined state, and
exposure to the weather. At day-break one-third of a
wine-glass o^f rum and a quarter of a biscuit were served
out ; and at noon some spruce beer, which afforded great
relief.

This day they discovered a sail ; and, by means of one
of the ladies' shawls, they made a signal ; and, on near-:
ing, it was found, with great joy^ to be their jolly-boat.

The sensations of joy and disappointment were beyond
expression. The distresses in each boat duHng the sepa-
ration of two nights, had been neatly equal. .^ The jolly-
boat was again taken in tow, and a more equal distribu-
tion of provisions was made.

Those hopes which had been buoyed up to the
highest pitch, now began to lose their effect, and de-
spondency succeeded to a state of artificial strength, to
such a degree, that neither entreaties nor argument
could rouse some of the men even to the common exer-
tions of sailing. Many who drank salt water, contrary .
to advice^ became delirious, and were seized with
cramps and twitcfaings of the stomach and bowels. A

APPENDIX. • (No. X.) 193

French captain on board seemed to have suffered the
most.

The sixth day^ cold, wet, hunger, and thirst, rendered
their situation truly deplorable. The French captain,
in a fitof despondency and delirium, jumped overboard
and instantly sunk.

Another man, in the jolly-boat, who was delirious,
was obliged fo be lashed to the bottom of %ht boat.
This event deeply affected^ them all ; and th(i most tri*
fling accident was sufficient to render their irritable state
more painful; Captjiin Fellowes himself was seized

^with such a melancholy, that, he lost all recollection of
his situation for many hours ; a violent shivering sci2ed
bim, which returned at intervals, and rendered his state
very alarming. He now enjoyed, for the first time, three,
or four liours' sound sleep; a perspiration came on % and
when he awoke, it was as from a dream, free from deli-
rium, but painfully alive to all the horrors that surrounded
bim.

* The sea continued to break over the boats so much,
that those who had force enough, were obliged to, bale
without intermission. The boat was too much crowded ;
and the greater "part of the crew lay iq water upon the
boat's bottom.* The dawn of day brought no relief but
its light: they had as yet never seen the sun but oncej
and those who had had a few hours* interrupted sleep,
awoke alive to the wretchedness of their situation.

In the evening, rock- weed, and birds, such as are fre-
quetitly eaten by the fishermen on the Banks of New-

^'foundland, were seen, which afforded great hopes ; and
the few who were able to move, were now called upon,

/ and rou^d to make their last efforts to save themselves
by rowing, and to take every advantage of the little breeze
they then had.

194 ' AFPBKmx. (No,X«)

They had been six days and six nights .constantly
wet and cold, without any other sustenance than aquar*
ter of a biscutt and t)ne gtass of fluid for twenty-four
hours ; and their stock would not^ with the greatest
oeconomyj have lasted two days longer ; and their wa«
tefj wiiich had been touched but once^ could not hold
out ittuch longer.

In the night they had been undtr the necessity of
casting off the jolly-boat's tow-rope, ta induce her crevii
to exert themselves by rowing*^ <

Seventh d^y^ Their separation hi the night gav^
great uneasiaess« The sun rose in view for the second
time since they quitted the ship. Duriug the seven day^
they had been in their boats, they could take no obser-»
vaiion of suti, moon, or stars, and could not dry their
clothes. When the fog dispersed, they saw land at a
mile distance, and at the same moment their jolly-boat
and a schooner in shore standing off towards them*

Their sensations were at that moment interesting and
affecting, and joy discovered itself in various ways*
All joined, wjth great devotion in thanks to Heaven fdr
their miraculous escape. The schooner, being now
within hail, took both the boats in tow, and landed their
crews in the evening at Island Cove, i^n Conception Bay. '
The men could with great difEculty be restrained at
first from taking large and repeated draughts of watery
inconsequence of which several felt great inconvenience.;^
but being afterwards more cautious, no other bad effecti
followed.. Every attention and kindness were paid to
these twenty-nine miserable objects* /

. Vide '* Captain Fellowes's Narrative of the Loss of the
Lady Hobart Packet," printed for Stockdale, 1803.' ,

Atrwstptx, (No. XI.)

194

', No. XI. -
THE L05S OF THE PANDORA FRIGATE.

' THE Pandora friga^e^ captain Edwards, was sent out
"after the mutineers of the Bounty sloop/ lieutenant
^Bligh. At Otaheite ten of these men were found ; and
the ship*, in the pursuit of her voyage, struck on a reef
of rocks* on the 28th of August, 1791. Ninety-nine'
men were saved out of the wreck, including the ten
prisoners.' THe whole number embarked in four boats
belonging to the ship ; viz. a pinnace of eight oars, two
six-oared yawls, and one laungh. The ship got off .the
reef a few hours after sKe struck, and was brought to
. ^A anchor;, but, filling with ^ater, sunk about sun-risV
on the 2tftb. The boats were directed to rendezvous
at Coupaog in the island of Timor. The two yawls
separated from Captain Edwards in the pinnace^ who
arrived at that place on the I6lh of September by their
account^ or the 1 7 th by the account of tiipeat thait place.
Each man's allowance was abpnt three ounces of
bispuit per day for the first three days : it was afterward3
reduced to two ounces per day, and three, small glasses
oFwater or wine. There was no meat saved from the
wreck — at least not enough to admit of a mouthful to
each person..

With this scanty proportion of sustenance, it was re-
marked that their great sufferings arose more from
deficiency of drink than the want of fodd. This dif^

* Near the coait of New Ouioea, about 1 lOO miles from, the iiUod of
Timor. '

Oft

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ALPEKDIX. (No. XI.)

ference might have arisen in part froni the excessive
hegt of the climate^ A very few of the youngest persons
on boardj on the contrary^ suffered most from the
want of food. Befoige c^taio Edwards drank any
liquid^ be made a constant practice of washing his
month with salt water, but was very carefiit of not
swallowing any of k, as it was well knovi^ that it
would increase the thirst, and that it wo^id be in other
respects injurious. He thought he perceived refresh-
ment from wrapping himself up in a cloak dipped in ^
salt water. Every person embarked in the boats ar- .
rived alive at Timor, and in tolei^ble good health, ex*-*-
cept as to bodily strength, which was considembly re/
duced* ' '' ^

The Editor has been indebted to the kindness of Ad-
miral Edward Edwards, who commanded the Pandora
at the time she struck, for the above interesting tnt^Ui-
gence.

There was an account of this remarkable case pub-
lished by Mr. Hamilton, the surgeon of the ship, in the
year ITQSy and also some statement given in the An-
nual Register for the year H^S, page td, part 1&.

APPBlfDIX.^ (No. XII.} \9J

Vo. xir.

NARRATIVE OF CAPT. KENNEDY'S XOSING
HIS VESSEL AT SEA, AND HIS DISTRESSES

• AFTERWARDS, ^Ol^lMilNICATfiD TO HIS
OWNERS; • . ;

- ^'^ We sailed from Port Royal, in Jamaica,/, on the

SList day of December last [17^8], bound for White-

haven ; but the'twenty-third day having met wit'h a bard

^le attnortby . vve were obliged to lay-to under a.fore-*>

* sail for the space of ten hours, whieb occasioned the

vessel to make' more water than sh^ cpuld free with both

pumps. Undef this situation^ we /Set sail, in hopes of

being able to make the island of Jamaica again,, which

from our reckotiing w^ judged lay about ten leagues to

the eastward. ,But in less than an hour's time the wat^r

overflowed the lower deck ; and we could scarcely get

into the yawl (being thirteen in number) before the

vessel sank ; having only with much difficulty been'able

to take out a keg containing about sixteen pounds of

biscuit, ten pounds of cbeest*, 9nd two bottles of wine ;

with whiph sniall pittance wq <^n4eavoured to make the

land. But the wind continuing to blow (lard frc^ the

-north, and the- sea running high, we were obliged,

lifter an unsuccessful att^mpit of three dai/s, to bear

away for Honduras, a$t the wind seemed to favour its

for that tcourse,. and it being the only visible means we

bad pf preserving our fives. On the seventh day we

made Swan's island 3 but jieing destitute of a quadrant

wmm^^

^p^i^T^"^

■ ^ 1

)9B

AP^EKDTX. (No. XIL;

and other needful hdps^ we were uncertain what land
it was. However, we went on shore, under the flatter-
ing hopes of finding some refreshments; but,, to our un-
f^peakable regret and heavy disappointment, .we only
found a few quarts of brackish water in the hollow of a
. rock, and a few wilks. ^ Notwithstanding there v«ras no
bufhan nor ^sibte prospect -of finding water, or any
other i>f the necessaries of Kfe> it was with the utmost
reluctance the people quitted the island ; but being at
length prevailed upon, with much difficuhy and through
persuasive means, we embarked in the morning, with
only six quarts of wafer, for the Bay of Honduras.
Between the seventh and fourteeruh days of our . being
in the boat^ we were most miraculously 9a|>ported,
and at a time when nature was almost exhausted; having
nothing to eat or tirrnk. Yet the Almighty Author of
our being furnished us with supplies, which, >when ae«-
Hoosly considered, not only serve to display his bene*
ficeikce, but fill the mind with admiration and wonder.
Well may we cry out, with the Royal Wise Man — '*Lord,
what is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son
of man, that thou visitest him V*

^* In the evening the wild sea-fbwls hovered over our
heads, and lighted on our hands when held up to re-
ceive them* Of these our people eat the flesh and
drank the blood, declaring it to be as palatable as new
inilk, I eat twice of the fleshy and thought it ver^
food* ^

** It may appear very remarkable that, though I nei-
ther tasted food nor drink for et^ht days^ I did not f<tel -
t)ie sensaHons of hjangeror thirst ; but on XitQfoUrteenfky
in the evenii^, wy bought oiften reqirired tat to girgk
my niouth with salt water; and <m iht ffteenth it in-
creased } when happily fer ns ! we made Ipind^ which

APraKDix. (No. XIL}

t ,'

^proved to be an isAand c«Ued Ambergrisj lymg at a
small distance from &e main land^ and about fourteen
leagues to the northward of St, George's Quay (where
JEhe winKe people reaide) in the Bay of Hondtirad ; thoikgh
the want of a quad mot and other necessariiss left us stili
in suspense. We slept four nights on this island^ and
tevery^ evening ptckedi up wHks aiid concht for next day's
provision, embarking every morning, land to^ng abi^
the shore to tihe soiilhward. On the iirst evening gf our
arrival here we found a lake of fresh water, by whick
we lay aU night, and near ir buried one of our
people.

** On walking aloi^ the shore we £nmd a few cocoa*
nuts, whicti were full of milk. The substance of the
Tiuts Ave eat with the witks, instead of bread, thinking it
a delioious repaUy although eaten raw— 4iaving no im-
plements whereby to kindlea ^re. From the great sup*
port recd>ved by this sbelUfisrh, I shall ever revere the
n^anie. ^ ' »

^^ On the third day after our arrival at this island, we
buried another of our people^ which^ with fotn* who died
ion the passage, made six who perished th^ot^h hunger
-and fatigue.

" On the ^tA day after our arrival at Ambergris, we
happily discovered a small vessel at some distance, un«>
xler sail, which we made for. In the evening ^ot on
board* her; and in a few hours (being tite tenth of Jar
nuary^, wc'arrived on St. George's Quay, in a very lan-
guid state.

''I cannot conclude without making mention of the
great advantage I received from soaking viy clothes
mnce a day in salt water, and putting them on without
wringing.

** It Was a considerable time before I cpuld make the

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1 ^

200 APPENDIX. (No. XIL)

people oompl)' with this measure ; thougbj from seeiiig
the good effects it produced, they afterwards, of their own
accord, practised it twice a day. To this discovery I may
with justice impute th^ preservation of my own life, and
that of six other persons^ who must have perished but for
its being put in use.*

'< The hint was first communicated to me from the
perusal of a treatise written by Dr. Liad, and which I
think ought to be commonly understood and recom-
mended to allsea-faring people.

: ** There is '. one very remarkable circumstance, and
worthy of notice, which is^ that we daily made the same
quantity of urine as if -we had drank moderately of any
liquid; which must be owing to a body of water being
absorbed through the pores of the skin. The saline
particles .-remaining in our clothing became encrusted
by the heat of oiir bodies and that of the sun, which
cut and wounded our posteriors, and, froni the intense
pain, rendered sitting very disagreeable. But we found,
upon washing out the saline particles, and^ frequently
wetting our clothes without wringitig (which we praci-
tised twice aday^, 'the skin beeame well in a short timet
and so very great advantage did wc derive from this
practice, that the violent drought went off: the parched
tongue was . cured in a few minutes after bathing and
washing our clotbest; ' at the same time, we foiuid our«-
selves as much refreshed as if we^ had received ^ome
actual nourishment." ....';

QuERy.T— Whether bathing in'salt water would not
be of infinite service in hot burning fevers, and break
the too great adhesion of the blood, which is the cause
of inflammatory fevers ?

It i^ to h^ r^ipc^rkedj that the fopr persons who died

* V

• APPENDIX, (No. Xril.) _ SOI

in the boat drank large quantities oPsalt water, and they
all died delirious — but those who^ avoided drinking it had
jiosuch symptoms. — [Fide AnnxiaL Register for 1769#
. vol. xii.. p. 190.]

No. XIII.

TIIREE SISTERS, NAZBY.

^ > ,

^* THE Three Sist^s, Nazby, from Liverpool for
Onega, was lost in lat, 71** North, long. 4'' West, be-
tween two pieces of ice, iti which the vessel was entan-
gled from the 8th to the 10th ult., when, the ice; open-
ing, she sank/; but, in the mean time, the master and
cr^w, having got some provisions and water into the boat,
and a few spars, with some of the planks torn from the
quartet -deck of the vessel, they formed a kind of plat-
form or deck to the boat, heing laid like a flat roof of a
hou^e; which covering, with canvass, served to throw
off* the water she wa% continually shipping, as well as to
preserve the people from the inclemency of the weather.
In this manner did these unfortunates, sixteen in num-
ber, by the help of two poles set up as masts, and sails
fixed to them, shape their course for Shetland, which
they reached on the IQth, greatly distressed for want of
'water : when having got refreshment, they the following
dav set sail in the boat for Liverpool^ where they arrived
in safety (though greatly fatigued) oli Saturday laft."

Taken from the Morning Chronicle, July 8, 17^7^

AnvRDtx, (No. XrV.)

No. XIV.

CASE OF FOUR MEN PICKED UP AT SEA ON

A PIECE OF A WRECK.

Extract fnm the Lenioii Gmette of May 23, ms.

^^ IN a letter fVom oipUin yiaoent^ of iiis Majesty's
ahip Yarmouth^ to admiral Young, at XntigUa^ be Ac-
quaints him of liis having had an action on the 7th of
March with the Randolph^ an American frigate of thir-
ty-fix guns and three hundred and five men, in whicK
she blew up; and that on the IStb they discovered a
piece of a wreck with four men on it, waving; who
proved to be part of those who had been in the ship that
blew up, and had nothing to subsist on from that time
but by sucking the rain w^ater that fell on a piece of a
blanket^ which they luckily had picked up.''

J '

At'PBNX^ix. . (Na. XVO ' iot

Oix^^ 0/ Abstinence mtd Hmrdihips on ^hore*

No. XV. ^

J, Z. HQLWELL, Es^.*s Aocoirat of the BLACK-
HOLE at CALCUTTA, in Jimt lji6. -

% ' . . . . . ■

MR. HOLWELL, one of the swvivors of the one
hundred and forty-six ^sons confined in the Blade- '
itole at Calcutta^ states — *^ th^ numbers died by su£-
* focation and thirsty and that only twenty-three survrved
the miseries of that dungeon. That their situation, suf^
feriagi, and feelings^ were beyond description; — ^that
^ Water, water !' was the general <:ry ; but tl^B f«v skin- '
foils that had been furnished by an old soldier on the out-
side, served only to increase their thirst; — ^and that,
from his experience of its ^ects, Mr. Holwdl deter-
mined to drink no more, but to keep bis mouth moist
by sucking the perspiration out of his shirt-sleeves, and
catching the drops as they fell from his head and face,
amidst an immense perspiration. That he was unhappy
if any escaped; and one of his companions observing
the expedient for aliayiiig of thirst, robbed him from
time to time of a considerable part of his store. This
gentleman afterwards acknowledged that he owed his life
to the many comfortable draughts wh ich he derived from
him. Mr. Holwell, before he .adopted this mode, at-
tempted to drink his own urine; but it was found in-
ten^eiy bitti?r, and a second taste could not be endured ;
but no Bristol water could be more pleasant or safe than
his own perspiration. — Annual Register , vol, i., 1758,
page 278.

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APPENDIX. (No. XVT.)

No. XVI.

Sir WILLIAM HAMILTON'S Account of the
EARTHQUAKE at CALABRIA, in 1788.

SIR W. HAMILTON, amongst many remarkable
instances of the abstinence of men and of animals,
during the time of this- earthquake, states, that^'ti>-
prinec of Cariati showed bim two girjs, one of about
sixteen years' of age, who had remained eleven days
without food under the ruitfs of a house at Oppido.
She had a child of fi^e or siv months old in her arms,
which died the fourth day. The girl gave bim a cleat
account of her suflTerings: — that, having a light 'through
a small opening, she had* kept an exact account of the
number of days she had been buried ; — that she did not
seem to be in had health 5 drank fri?cly, but had, whet^
he saw her, a di^fficulty in swallowing anything solid.
The other girl was eleven years of age-— she remained
only six days, urfder the ruxm J '^^Philofophical Traiis^
actions fon 1783^ vol. \xxnupage 169. ' - /

n >.i

APPENDIX. (No. XVII.) ' SOS

No. XVII. ,

ON THE EFFECTS OFFAMINE.
By Dr. PercivaJ.

l)i\ Ptrcivaly in a' paper on this subject y published in
the Manchester Memoirs for 1785, states severM
cases of longevity and absti^rtce-^FoHo 483 .

i.— CASE OF THOMAS TRAVIS— SEVEN DAYS

IN A PIT. ,

f* ON Satnrday December the 4 th, 1 784, about
eight o'clock in the morning, Thomas Travis, a collier,
aged twenty-seven, went into a coal-pit ninety yards im
depth, when the sides of^the pit fell in, where He wai
cut off from all supplies of the external air; and the
quantity of earth was so great as- to require six days to
remove it. On Thursday the passage was compleated «
but from the foulness of the vapours, no one ventured
into the works. On Friday several men entered tbe
;nines, and followed Travifi by the traces of his owa
working, On Saturday afternoon, about jbur o'clock,
he heard them, and implored speedy assistance. They
found him lying on his belly; and on raising his head,
lie 'looked at the men,, and addressed oni; of them by
name* His eyes were swoln, .and every one was shocked
at the appearance of them. — ^They_ prevailed uppn him
to have a handkerchief tied round bis head, stating
that the light might be dangerous ahd offensive to him.
Salts were held to his nostrils. He soon complain^ed of
the handkerchief, and desired it* to be removed, which

(Xo. XVIT )

was complied widi. Bot his eyes wer*. then sunk in
their sockets^ and he was then anc ever afterwards
vnable to distinguish a candle. He took a table-spoon-
fid of water-groel every ten or fifteen minutes. When
first discoTered^ his hands and feet were very cold^ and
with no pulsation at the wrist ; but his pulsation became
mom sensible and slroDgier, when be had been rubbed,
and had gQt covered with blankets. Two men laid
hy his side, to commtmicate warmth : aiid on putting
Us hands into their bosomi ^ he expressed his sense of
being comfertable, and slept when not lonsed to take
nouiishment. He remained in this situation many
hours ; and on Sunday mornings the eighth day, at one
o'clock^ he was carried to his own honse^ put to bedn
well coTered^ and fed with chicken broth. ^ Weakness
tendered him indifimnt to nonrish^menty and he con*
tiuued to doze and to sleep, and with an increasing pnlie.
He said he &It dissolution at hand, and expired soott
after witliout a struggle, and in a few min^Ues/'

Sd. Ciwtf.— AN EXPERIMENT OF HOW LONG
FOWLS WOULD LIVE WITHOUT FOOD^
AND h6w long ok WATER ONLY.

Dr. Percival states, that, in famine, life may be
ptrotracted, with less pain and misery, by a moderate al-
lowance of water 5 and on recording some experiments
that had been tried ** to ascertain the facts of fasting on
fowls, it was observed, that none to which drink was
denied were able to support life beyond the ninth day ;
whereas one indulged, with water lived more than
twenty days." ' ^

MAM^MMMBril^

An>sii9nE* (No. 114

3d. Ca*f.— EXPERIMENT OF A PHYSICIAN.

♦

Dr. Percival also itktes Ae case of a young physi-
cian from Genera^ when a student \at Montpelier,
^* who fasted three day^ and four nights^ with no other
refresinnent than a pint of water daily. His hunger was
keen, but never painful. During the first and second
days of his abtiaenoe, and. Ae, two following days, he
perceived only a faintness when he attempted either
bodily or mental exertion, A sente of coldness w^
diffused over his whol<i frame, but more particularly
affected the extremities. His mind was in i^n unusual
^state of pusillanimity, and he experienced a great
tendency to tears wheaevcnr be reooltected the circum-
stance whicli had been the occasion of his fasting. The
first food he took was veal broth, which, had something
of an intoxicating effect, producing n glow oTwarmtby
' and raising his spirits so as to render hioi ashamed •f his
despondency.''

4th Ouc^-^F HUNGER, ITS SENSATIONS,AND

RECOVERY.

Is that of a captain of a ship, that endured the .extre-
mity of hunger, and who was the only person that b^
not lost his senses when they received accidental relief.
That at first the pains were great, and almost insup-
portable. That after the sixth 'day (for they had
water in the ship/ which kept them alive so long) he
was rathe^ in a state of languor than desire, and did
not wish much for food, except when he saw others
eating; and that, for a while, revived his appetite^

f09 APMNDtX. (No. XVII. 1

though with diminished importunity f^^* the latter
part of this time^ when his health was ^li <st destrayed^
a thousand strar.ge images rose upon his mind, and his
senses gave him wrong information^ Perfume^ ap-
peared to have a foetid smell, and every thing he
looked at a greenish, hue. He looked on food with
loathing instead of desire; and it was not till after four
days that his stomach was brought to its natural tone ^
when the violence of his appetite returned, with a sort
of canine eagerness.

5th.— REMARKS AND ADVICE,

It Is said the American Indians make a composition of
tobacco-juice, shells of snails, cockles, and oysters,
calcinfid, whenever they undertake a long voyage, and
are likely to be without provision^.

,Dr. Percival also states, that Dr. Franklin has ad-
vised, when a scarcity of water at sea occurs, that
mariners should bathe themselves in tubs of salt water;
and that he had observed, that, however thirsty he had
been before his immersion into water for the amusement
of swimming, he never continued so afterwards ; and
recommends the apparel of sailors being dipped in
the sea, with a confidence of there being no danger of
catching cold*

iTrfi

AvnHDix. (No. XVIII.) . tp^

, , No. XVIII.

OF THE ABSTINENCE AND ESCAPE OF A

DOG.

' ThA foUmoing NarnUive may not be uninteresting.

"IN 1789, when preparations were making at St.
Paul's for the reception of his majesty, a favourite
bitch followed its mastcF up the^ark stairs of the dome^
Here all at once it was missing,^ and calling and whis-
tling were to no purpose. A^ine weeks after this, all
iirt two days, some glaziers were at work in ihe cathe-
dral, and heard, amongst the timbers which support the.
dome, a faint noise. Thinking it might be some un •
fortunate human being, they tied a rope round a boy,
and let him down near the place whence the sound
came. At the bottom he found a dog lying on its side^
the skeleton of anotKer dog, and an old shoe half
eaten. The humanity of the boy led him to rescue
the animal from its miserable situation, and it was ac-
cordingly drawn up.' Much emaciated and scarcel/
able to standi the workmen placed it in the perch of
the church, to die or live as it might happen. This
ivas about ten o'clock in the morning. Sc^nie time after
the dog was seen endeavouring to cross the street at th^
top of Ludgate-hill ; but its weak uees vias so great,
that, unsupported by a wall, it could not accomptish
it. The miserable appearance of the dog again excited
the compassion of a boy, who carried- it over. By the
aid of the houses it was enabled to get'to Fleet-market,
and over two or three narrow crossings in its way to
Holborn-bridge ; and about eight o'clock in the evening

rtO APPENDIX. (Xo. XVITT,)

it reached its master's house in Red-Iion»slreet, Itot*
hoTDf and laid itself down on the steps, having been
ten hours in its journey froj St. Paul's to that place*
The dog wafr so much altered — the eyes being so sunk in,
the head as to be scarcely discernible — that the master
would not encourage his old faithful companion, who^
when lost, was supposed to weigh twenty pounds^ nod
now only weighed three pounds fourteen ounces.

^'The first indication it gave of knowing its master,
was by wagging its tail when he mentioned the name
S>hyllis.

'< For a long time it was utiable to eat or drink, and it
was kept alive by the . sustenance it received from ita
mistress, who used to feed \t with a tearspoon. At
length it recov. red. ♦

*^ Should it be asked, ' How did this animal live nine
Upeeks without food ?' — ^This was not the case. She was
in. whelp when lost^ and doubtless at| her ofispring.
iht remains of another dog, killed by a similar fall,
were likewise found, thatj most probably, were converted
by the survivor 40. the most urgent of all natural pur*
poses; and when this treaty was done, the shoe suc-
ceeded, which was almost half devpUred. What famine
and a thousand accidents could not do, was effected
a short time after by the wheels of a coach, which
unfortunately went over her, and ended the mortal
6aysofpoov¥hy\li5**y^J)ani€ls'fJiural Sports, vol. i.,
p. «8.

r — i^L^c

JtWSNDIX. (No. XIX, )

214

No. XIX.

A FAVOURITE CAT was lost from a^hoaseat Canon-
Jxury, Islinigton, in May 179p> for ijiree weeks and
ejlther two or four days; whea a' neighbour's servant,
who was about to light the drawing-room fire^t her
master's ho^se^ was somewhat startled at a faint noise
she heard in the chimney ; and on putting up the iipn
at the top of a (register) stpve it was foui^d that the
noice proceeded from the poor cat, who was nearly ex-
hausted. ^ I should observe, that thert had bee^ no
,Sre 4n the stove for the above-mentioned period, it
least; but there is no certainty as to the time the cat
iiad been in the chimney. It is conjectined that sofiie
inrprkmen employed at tht house where the cat be-
. longed, threw her down the chimney where she was
found. She had kittens at the time, who did not know
their mother in her dirty shabby condition, and spit at
her. The cat could touch nothing but a little water
when she w|is first taken home, but i^ now perfectly
recovered.

The circumstance of her having kittens, proves that
the must have been in a situation, for the time ^she was
absent froin them^ from which^sbe could i^ot extricate
herself.

'fThis-.ilccoqnt was given by a friend;]

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«1« AtVKXDlX. (No, XX.)

No. XX.

REMARKABLE CASE OF THE EPpiCTS OF

LONG ABSTINENCE.

IN the second volume of the medical Communicj^*
tions, Dr. Robert Willan reparted a case of abstinence
perhaps the most remarkable, and of longer cpntinu-
ance than any upon record.

A young man of a studious and meUnchoIy turn of
mind, troubled with some symptoms of indigestion^^ and
internal complaints ; and aided, perhaps, by the strength
of imagination, 'and by some mistaken notions about re«
ligion; resolved to cure himself by abstinence.

He withdrew himself suddenly from his business and
fri'.nds, and took lodgings in an obscure street, and re-
solved to abstain from all solid food, and only to moisfen
his mouth from time to time wiih water y slightly fla-
voured with the Juice of oranges. After three days* ab-*
stinonce, the craving for food subsided, and he -pursued
his studies without further inconvenience. He usi^d po
exercise, slept but little, and spent most of the night in
readi.g. The quantity of water used each day was
from halia-piutto a pint; and the juice only of two
orange!?, to flavour the water, served him a week.

He made urine in moderate quantity, which was
clea^, |ind w'uhout Sediment. He had a natural stool
on the .record day of this course, and ag^in on the fbr^
tieh day; but, after that, no mere; though^ he per-
sisted twenty days longer without any variation in his

AFfENpiX, (No. XX.) 2X3

plan. During the last fen d:iys of it, his strenjrth failed
rapidly ; and, finding himself unable to rise from bif
^ bed, he began to be alarmed. He had hitherto flat-
tered himself that his support .wa« preternatural,, and
had indulged his imagination, with the prospect of some
great event, which he expected would follow this re-
markable abstinence. But his delusion vanished, and
he gradually found himself wasting andsinjcipg to the

grave. . . ; . . . ^ ^

About this time his friends found out his retreat, .and
prevailed upon him to admit the visits of a respecjtable
clergyman, who convinced him of the fallacy of hisvi*
^ionary ideas; and succeeded, finally, in obtaining his
consent to any plan that might be pondu^Jve to his re-
covery. „ ...

Dr. Willan, a respectable physician^ was then called
in for advice; and visited him on th^ 2^d of .March,
1786, and on the sixty-first of his fast.

The doctor found him reduced to the last stajgp of ex^,
istence ; find he states, ^^ that his whol^ ; appearance
suggested the* idea of a skeleton,- preparjed by.di;ying
the muscles upon it in. their natural situation. His
eyes were not deficient of lustre; his voice .w^^ sound
and clear notwithstanding his general weakn^s,. but at-
tended with great imbecility of mind. . • .

He had uiidertaken in his retirement to copy t^^
£ible in short-hand, with short arguments prefixed to
each chapter. He- showed to the doctor the work exe-
cuted nearly as far as the Second Book of Kings, ^ndv
that he had made some improvements m ^bort^hand
writing. From the 23d to the 28th of March, he was so
much recovered under a proper regimen, that he could
easily walk across the room ; but on the 29th he lost his
recollection, and ultimitely died on the. 29th of April,
nature being quite exhausted.

ii4 AtnutMX. (korXX.)

Dr, Willan bdievet f hat this young gentlematn'g clM^
6r fasting is longer than any recorded ih the an^^als of
ptiysic ; and that h^ conid ^arcdy hare suppioned hiniK*
ielf through it^ except from an enthusiastic • ttim ot
ifntd nearly bordering upon insanity, the effect oi
%hicb in fortifying the body gainst cold and hunger^
U so well khowri.

He also relates, in iht same cotDtnunieMion, two otheif
cases— H7n^ of abstinence, of an insane person who lived
forty- seven days^ without taking anyihing bu! a pint
and a hktf of water per day. Thai he stood cdnstahtlf
in the same position for thiriy-eight days of that tim^V
and during ih^ remaining eight he was obliged to li6.
^ down through weakness, and then to6k nothiiig, refiis-
ing even water. That when he first began to eat kpAit,
he recovered his reason for a time, but soon relapsed*
• A second case in the Edinburgh Medical EssaySj^
YoK V!., is of a young girl fasting thirty^jfour days at
one time, and fifty-four at another time, occasioned by .
spasims or obstructions.

' Dr. WilJah further remarks, that, though few coo-'
elusions ofimpbrtance, with respect to medical pi^ctice,
can'be deduced from such extraordinary cases, it is not
amiss i6 have ascertained^ for ^kat length vf time-
the human constitution it aih tt ^support itself under
abstinence^ .

1
iThough the ibbvc ta!* pVoVed eventually Wnsucc^ss.

fut, this is a woiideirful instahce of the powers of nature

• . . . .

* Vide Me£cal Commonicatioiss, vtL li. p. 113, priWiid, 9i I't90, Uk^
J. JoljnfOD, St. PattlV Chtorch-y*Vd* . -

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AVVKJXDIX. (/No. XXL^ „ S13

s in^he case of abstinence. It might ,be further observed,
that, In fevers and insanity, abstinence from food is often
frequent and long, or almost without any sustenance /
beyond that of medicine ;. and that there are many )*e-
Biarkable cases of people^ animals, and birds, sleeping
.^ great length of time, without waking or taking any
4^9^04 oi; nouua^ment«.

No. XXI.

• (

PR. LIND'S ADVICE TO PREVENT THE WANT

OF PROVISIONS AT SEA.

DR LIND, in his TreaUse to prevent th«
Want of Provisions at Sea, states, that two pounds
of salep, and the same of portable soup, will afford
a wholesome diet to one person for a month; and
recommends every ship to carry a quantity of these
articles to sea, as they would be found extremely bene-
ficial when, through lite, shipwreck, or other accidents,
the crew were obliged to have recourse to their boat.

He supposes, were a boat furnished with eleven gaU
Ions of water, two pounds of salep, and two pounds
of portable beef soup, for each-man, that it is probable
none would die of hunger, or thirst, fcnr at least a
"month; during which time the daily allowance per
man would be more than a quart of watier, eleven
ounces of strong salep paste, and an ounce of portable
soup. ^

The soup should be allowed to melt in the mouth ;

and in that small quantity, if properly made, ^ould be

. tontained the nourishing jmoea of above three quarter*

~*7^-

Atniumt. (No. XXI.)

of a pound of beef. In cases of great exlreniity ttie
Balep might be mixed with salt water, and be still
equally wholesonie. The salep sells for kbout foUr
sliilHngs and six- pence per poutid, ai!id the portable
soup at two shillings and six-pence pet poUnd.
* 'As a careful precaution, h^ retommendd ships to
have constantly a cask of water in the boat, or upon
deck; and the same pr€v:autiop respecting the salep
and soup being at hand in case of fire, or other acci-
dents at sea,^ when it might not be possible to go
down into the holcj for ^ts^ltt or provisioas.-^2)r.
Lind on Hot Climates.

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A^PBNDIX. (No. XXn*) 9^7

No. XXIL

I
1

i6r//i/j /c?r a Society for 'promoting ike Means xif
preserving Ships and Lives in . the Moments of
Danger and Accidents.

. « SOCIETIES, might be formed, and premie

•tims givfen, for the best nautical and practical
essays on the various branches dependent on

navigation Accounts might be invited of the

numberless accidents that have arisen, occasioned
by shipwrecks, loss of masts, rigging, sails, and
rudders ; and also from leaks, and short allow-
ancf^s of provisions, with the remedies imd sub-
stitutes that have been applied, A selection of
them might be made for the use of the navy and
merchants* service, which might serve as a vade^
mecnm in moments of distress and danger : and
to a work of so much utility and humanity, the

-admiralty might perhaps be induced to give ^eri*
couragement and information. The loss of rud-
ders, and remedies applied, might be instanced
in the case of his majesty's ship the Lion, captain

•Cornwallis.

\ " The losses, of masts and sails are innumera-
ble 5 and it is some comfort to those ut such di-
stress to observe, that ships underjury- masts <;el-

^dom foaikter; but ride out the storm like jlier

fit aFtermx. ' (Ko.XXII.)

ships ; and^ if they do not make such dispatch in
their voyage, they never invite danger by a press
of sail.

*• Seamen should be impressed with the danger
and folly of deserting ships upon the first alarm^
.when compared with the still greater risks they
Tun from open boats in the middle of the ocean>
with short commons, and no port at hand ; also^
that ships haye been frequently brought into port
when deserted by their crews, and that others
have been lost only because they have been de*
jierted, A seaman should never abandon yio?%
«-— it should be his moilo as well as his sheet-
anchor. He should be strongly impressed with
the idea, that the buoyancy of a ship in itself, in
all cases, will keep her long afloat when leaky ;
that ships will even swim a long time when the
water within is almost level with the sea without $
and that cargoes are in themselves frequently
buoyant. The preservation of the GubrHian man
of war^ captain Iliou, is 9 wonderful instance of
.hardship^ perseverance, and safety. The narra-
^ lives of captains loglefield, fiiigb, and WilsoQ,
with many others, might be brought to encou-
.rage confidence, and banish 4esp2iir.

*' Health to seamen is a great point of nauticJtl

.M well as of national importance. ; and with, all' our

precautions hitherto, It is stiU. capable .of further

improvements. Had captajn Cook's voyages bce^

9oly undertaj^n with the Idea of exfieriiBectts aa

APP£5f0«» (No. XXII.) filf

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to health, instead of discoveries, they would
have proved a national object, and a blessing to
society, by adding to the lives, health, and hap-
piness, of a useful class of men both to the navy
and to commerce.

" Seamen are as prodigal of life; as they are
cf their purse ; and it is incumbetit upon us to
add to their security and life, vrhen they risk, sp
much for our wealth and conveniency. Ship$
should be induced to take in a larger stock of
provisions than customary; and it would be a
happy discovery if we could make some improve-
ments in the saltiog and preserving of provi-

isii^ns."

•

*^* This extract is taken from a little piece
that made its appearance in the year 1791, in a
collection of miscellaneous tracts upon naval ar-
chitectural subjects, in all its various branches,
printed, in two volumes, for J, Sewell, Cornhillji
sanctioned by an institution for the encourage*
ment and pursuit of thofe objec/ts. These vo-
lumes contain many useful andi important com-
munications of discoveries and experiments rela-^
tive to these subjects; Some of the committee •
and friends of this institution occasionally fur-
nished hints which they conceived might be use-
ful, and the paper in question was among otherg
Mbmitted to the public by one of that t>ody«

UO 4l^PBNDIX. (No'. XXIIO

The subject being again revived, I would with
pleasure be ready, with other friends, to join la
promoting an institution that cannot but be pro-
ductive of the most important benefits to the
public and to society. Communications well
authenticated, sent under cover, thorough Mr.
Johnson, bookseller, '72, St. Paul's Churgh-yardj,
will be thankfully received.

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221

A LIST

•t A MUlfltK 6^

ACCIDENTS, SHIPWRECKS And ESCAPES,

Wkere -^reat HarefsUps mid Difficulties have been ene^unienif
jj^nd which many have survived bj^ Perfeveranc^,

Ko. I, LOSS of the Ceit-
TAUR M^N or WAB, Sept.
1782. Capt.Inglefield'ssLC'
count, printed iur J. Mur-
ray, 1783.

TI, Lieut. Bilge's narrative,

' ir€|^hisquittirrgtheBouif-

^ tV SLOOP, until his arrival

at the island of Timor. .

IIL Genuine account of the
loss of the bussEX India-
man, otf the coast of Ma-
da^scar, in 1738. — Vide
John Dean\ account, print-
^ for T. Cooper in 1740.

EBMARKS.

Vide Appendix, Case No. III.
for the miraculous escape
of Capt. I^glejield and ele-
ven others, iu an open boat,
300 leagues from land, al-
most without tood, ^nd ar-
rivi^ng in seventeen txtiys at
Fayal. *

Vide Case No, V. of th"'$ af-
fecting narrative, which
state:>' th<*i; eighteen n^en
arrived in an open boat at
Timor, after a passage of
forty-one days.

Vide Case No. VI. of the Ap*
pendix.

222

AeCIDVllTS, &c.

IV. An accoiHit of the escape
of Messrs. CARTER,
S»AW, and HASKfiTT,
from the Coast of New
Guinea, to Timor Island, in
an open boat, in 179^*** -—
Vide Oriental Repertory,
vol.i. No. IX. Mai^ch ]7>
1795, and the Oriental Re-
pertory, page 521.

V. Capt. KENNEDY'S nar-
rative of the l$ss of his ship
at sea, and of the' dittresses
of himself and crew in an
open boat: communicated
to his owneTs»*-^Vide An-
nual Register, vol. xii. pag^e

191 /fori 7^9-

HXMAKKS.

Vide Case, No. VIII. ^of tk^
Appendix.

VI. Capt. BARTLETTS ac-
count of a white man and a
negro hoy, taken up in a
aanoe, * fmttetn da^s from
GrenadaloJamaitst without
food.

VII. The'loss of the P a n n r a
y a 1 G A T £ ,on avoyage rou nd

/the world in 1790 to 1792.
By Mr. George Hctmiltan,
Ihe surgeon. Printed for
W. Phorson of Bcnvick,and
Law of London, l793.

VIII. llie case of ROBERT
SGOTNEY, seaman, 1803.

IX. The account of some
l>£d£&T£&s from St. He-
lena. — Calcutta Gazette;
JuIytS, 18052.

Vide Case No. XIL o* the A^. ^
pendix. Capt. Ksicnedy gives
a«eBsible and an int^ligent
account in -his luterestipg
narrative, which is well
worthy attention. He and
his crew were eight day^
without food, and seven of
them landed in the Uu.y of
Honduras on the fourteentk
Stj^^ The bathing of clothes
in salt-water he has pari;
ticu]arly recommended to
seafaring men; .and also
their reading Dr. Lindas
Treatise relating to seamen.

Vide Case No. IK. of theAp
pendix.

Vide Case No. XI. in the
7\ppendix, for the account
given by Capt, E(hMird€f
now Admiral EdwurdM, to
the editor.

Vide Case No. I. in the Aih
pendix, for a singular ac-
count of a map living an a
boat for setertty-^ve days
alone, with short provisions.

Vide Case No. 11. in the A p^
pendiJi, for this Narrative.

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22S

ACCIDENTS, &C.

X. Case of foir seamen of the
Randolph f^ii&ate,
picked up at sea on a raft,

•. safter b^ng fo^ur daj/S with-
out food,

X-1. Case bf Mr. BOMINI-
CUS, and a boy caRcd
WILD FREKCH.

Xn.LoSSofttieWAGERMAK

OF WAR, CapLi C heap, mthe
South Seas, in May, 17^0.

tour separate accounts were
published of this shipwreck.

1st. By Jokn Btdkeley and
John CutnminA, late gunner
And carpenter. Printed for
Jacob Robinson, 17 ^X

Vide Case Nou V«. of Hie Ap?^
pendjx,: of their escape
from, tshiipwit^k by swim*
ming tv shDite, and of thtir
captivity dOMi i^ease.

($i, Istlac Morrises (midship-
man) narrative of himtself
and seven others^ l^ft^on
shore in an uninhabite4*

1st. Tfai^ ship was one of
Commodore Anson's squa-
dron <o the South Sea^,
wrecked on an uninhabited
island, lat. 47Vong.8r4C/.
On the 13th of September,

.' 1740, Bulkelei/ and Cum-
minsy and others, to th«
number of eighty-one souls,
embarked in the long-boat
converted into a shallop, a
' cutter and thelong<-boat;out
of which only thirty arriveil
the ^8th January, 1741, at
Rio La Grande, after having
lost their cutter and iong-
boat,andencounteringmany
. hardships, and lost many
lives* Eleven men were
left on shore in one place,
by mutual consent; and
I&aac Morris^ and seven
others weFe left on shoi»
aud <^^bandoned in another
place, in lat. 37^55^ long.
$5^. Bidkeley and Cummim^
and some few others only,
ever reac^he^ England.

i2d. Is^uc'Morris and Us party
\^ere left on shore the 14ta
of January, 1741, and ^ra,«>
veUed fax up the eouiW

-,/-k_.'^ •- ...••- », ' •

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224

ACCll>«1f?5; &C.

^ partorPatagonU,with their
Adventurer. Printed for S%
Birt, London , and A. To*
ser ot h'xeter.

14- AiesauLr Campbell'i, narr
rative; nudfliipman/^rint-
«d for W. Owen. 1747..

4tli. Hon, JoJm Byrwi'i narra-
tive; midshipman. Print-
ed for Eaker and Leigh,
1768.

XIII. Daffipifr*f Voyaged. —

XIV, Lbss of the Invbsti-

GATOR,thePORPOlSB,&nd

the C A TO. Vide the itfofit*

BSMAIIKS,

try; where they resided •
long time, encountering
great hardships. Three of

. them arrived in England
the8tli (»f July, 1746.

3d and 4th. Capt. Ckeap^
Lieut, Byropy and A, Camp*
belly with seveiifeen oth^^rt,
being l^it behind tyBvlieley
andhis party,they,withtheir
baroe and yawlj. made their
way for Chifi. Four ma-
riners were left Ibebind in
ofte spot, who cheered their

• companions in the barge
on parting. M another

JUce six went of" in th«
arge ; ^iid when the party
arrived at Chili, they were
reduced to five. QaT,tam
Ckeapy Lieut. Byron^ and
Mr, Hamilton^ arrived in
England in 1746, by one
route, and fjteyt. Campbell
by another, in May 1746.

fhe cnew met with almost
ju melancholy a fate'as the
vnfortuna^e. ship ; very few
pf them evef resipbed i^ng*
[and. Th,eir hardships a|id
suflferings from climate, d|i-*
.ties, ^nd want ol food, were '"
great, ^ut the spirit of
disunion, fnutifij/^ and in*
0ub()rdf/faiionf (hat pre*
vaiied, occasiofted or en*
' creased pp^t pf tt^eir c^r
lamities,

Theee voyages, i^hd thi^ hisr
torie$ of the Buccancecrs of
those times, contain many
curious and intevcbting re-
lations of shipwrec! s, and
disti esses for pn.visiiHib.-

These vessels were sent out tf>
discover the unknown p«rts
of N ew Holland. The first

^25

ing Herald paper ia May
•rjune, 1804.

XV. Narrative of Ae De-
portment oiBarthtUmy and
PichefftUy and others, to
Cayenne, in 1797. — ^By
General RumtL Printed for
Wrighti 1799.

XVl. Loss of the AliTTBLOPE
TfACJL^TyCapUWlhott^ off

the Petew hiands, in 1783.
Published by Keate.

REMARk^.

Vessel being rotten, %ao
condemujE^d at Port Jackson*
. The other two were wreck-
ed SOO miles fi.oih that po^^
.and the men saved aft^
tnany hardships.

Contains an account of their
voyage from Prance %9
Cayenne, and tlieirinteresf-

" I'ng' escape from jthence,
with great hardships. ....

This interesting narrative is
too well known to neifd any
(Cbtnnients.— ^-^Vide Intro*
duption, page">*JcV,

XVILLossoftheDoDDiNO* Twenty-three persons wer«

toii £ast-Indiaman, on a
rock near the Cape of Good
Hope, on the l/th of July
1755.— Vide Annual Re-
gister^ vol, i, p; 297i iot

Witl. Loss of the JtTKoi
wrecked oti the coast of
Pegou, June 1797.-^ Vide
William Machajf's second
officer's account. Printed^
CorDebret^t, 1798*

XIX. Loss of the Fazt

Allum neat Cape Orfoy,

in 1801.— Vide Asiatic Re^

^ter, vol. i. page 17, for

1802.

XX.LossoftheGaosT&NOR
Indiaman on the coast of
Africa, 4th of August 1782.

^Vide Alexander IM*

f]/mpUy E$^s, account, taken

• saved put of 270, aiid .re*

$ided t)n an island neat

sieven months, encountering.

great hardships, and sus*

taining themstilves by kii}«

^ jng birds, fishing, &c.; and

- ^ at times' were gteatly re*

;^ duced. living Upon .two

' . i)\ihtes of bread pef day.

This' account is given by the

son in' a letter to his father,

a Ininister in Sutherland-^

shiVe *, and contains the

singular preservation of

fourteen of her complement

on the wreck, without food,

during a period 6f twenty*

' ' three days.

Part of the. crew saved,, aftisr

having endured great Vrd*

« ships,

I I

...^

from tgufsuivivor*. Print-
id ^Qr j! Jewell, CorBbiH,

\}si: • ■ T

Wahqm Huhlterln't Account

7:85- ■

ir'ttr. Priptc* ^
H.

fvuzir Coffaii* 41fjiw»(«
Stroufi oil the coBSt *f , .,

June, jjfjtl; villi the tra- '
vols ofibe iurvfv'ors ih rough

JvhqEOBr W^S'.

JtAi JJewi.f, cQp milder.
Pntjtc4'int7U8W"26.

JiMTton, on the eoo^^ ot
^trici, ^4 part of tjifi crew

Mined (n*;^%v5ryV^% ,

lishe4,by t. pavli 1798.

*qb'4 «^cqomrt of liis 'dis- , .
tressw ap* Aejiversow i«

f! PiififiY^fromFay^i t&
gistw.Tol. Ix. ym !«*.

xxy. vos?:,«f(jwAT,s.4N» ■, ;. ..

Hary, o( Galwftjr, from _ .■. ;
DroDtheim in Norway. — ' ',"
Viile AwuhA Rtgitttr, mL
iii. page 7i, for 1760. .,^. „

XXVK L»BS of tlw B»ia^ ;;
S*i.i.y,Ca^.J«»r«)r,troni ...|
Pbiladelptiato Hispaniola. /,.'j^ ]
Vide jlnnval Jt(jMl«-, YoJ. '''\^
;i, page aU.Caf IZW^

227

XXVIt Lostf Of tKeCATHA-
MONT . transports; and

the TuOMA^i GOLDEV

G&ovE, and iEoLUs tAHrf-
. ' chantmenyDear Weyttonth^

tlie 18th Noveinbert 17p6*
^ Taken by Mr$, Cbarl^te

liiraith. PxiQced for l^aw,
. I796L

S:XVIil. LoM of t^« Ha-
. $L£)v;^Li. Ii^tUiaiuaq^ o£
, tbe Island of Purbeck^ Ja-

OU9jy tbe6ch, 178& Pi^ik^r

ed for Lane, )7S6,.

XXIX^ John &ojlrk'» Noi?*-
i<ative:.anadve<<]^Aiaierka ;
viratically ^ap^ut ed on the
liigh seafb.ii^ re^ui^lHof an
:act of httomnity ih saving
^ Britij&h. ti»ns|)ort« Mfith
iiear 300 troops on .iNMU'd,
from sinking, 17P5. Print-
ed at the Oriental Press,
Wilson and Co. LiacolAV
inn-jQelds, isOO^

^HAnK%.

■i

Tbo' E^rmUvnrgt^ Copt. Su

BtMr an Amei-ic^iiti siflps
b^re dowti to aihip^ih dis*

• trs?Sr which pr^Vi^d to ht
tb« l8A»Kttii¥, a lintish
transpckrt, <!oAiiliaiidad by
Capt. Pottery bound to the
West- Indies, with near 300
troops on board, and eight
feet water in ber hold ;
wiieriCflp/. Fitter y conirjiry
to all the laws of ns^ions
ajQd humanity, and against
the representation of the
officers on board, shame-
luUy made a prize of the

" £n.te&priz£, while in the
act ef saving the lives of
' those in the transport. The
' Briysh government, after
much investigation, took up
the business, and contribute
ed towards the loss which-
€titi parties sustained in con«^
sequence of the pi under ^f
property and voyage.

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ACCIDENTS AND ESCAPES FROM SHIF&

3UBNT AT SEA.

•ie

ACCIDZVTS

3C^X. Lessor

^'KG OAhL T, bornial
h/f-x ^ in be* yijyg^ Cnom
Jft.n<ica to Ijondattf June

jecowl sate. Printed for
J. Mnmm 72, St, Pftill't
dmrdi-jard^ 1783«'

XXXI. Loss at the P&i vci.
GnonoB, jtdmiral Brodf
riei^s M^t o4flfic ' niU oC
rortn^Apnl 13,1/58.-^
Vide Anof^ud Re/^er^yiol^ u
page 30$, for 17M«

Yide Oue No. IV. of th«
Appendix, 4oF an absti-^ct
of tills interesting and af-^
feeling narrative, wberesix*
teen p eno a s ireie tJoi^n jp
with tke ship, and twenty*
three escaped in an npen
boat, without food or wa^*
ter; and tome of theitf
landed at Newfoundland
Jnlj the 7th.

A iraaia.i'':!? ' . ^'c- c ofsar*
JBg 960 penons out of 745 ;
•iMi, - ^'Wfa; *^^7 •::t>ir;r»,
the sirigut^ir e»v^8pe of Tkih-
mm P^ny^ Eaq., one of the
preaest £asl India directt
tors.

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:SHIFS LOST BY THE ICE, OR WINTERINO
-ON SHORE IN NORTHEiElN CLIMATES,

/LCC^DCVTS, &C.

XX XI J. Shipwreck of the

BRIG St. LAUHfiNCBf OH

faer passage irom Quebec to
New York, m 1780. By
WUkdn* FratfieSj ensign of
the 84th tcgiment. Print-
ed for T. Egerton. 17S5. .

iCXXin. Miraculous escape

.. oftheGvARDlAN MANOr

ing on an island of ice, the
IPrmteU iffT Forbess.1790.

KXXIV. Lo«8 of >he Ladv

HOBAI^T PlkCKJBT^ ij^ the
Atlantic Ocean, on the
_ iSth of June, 1 803.— Vide
Capi. ItVUmeji account,
printed forStockdale^ 1803>

JtXXV. R4cit DE LA M OUT

duCOMMODOREEEER.

ING eh 1741, et du Retour

^ A% son Elquipage sur les Q^-*

4l«t 4ii UEUtENANT

This ve$;^e] was lost in Be*
cen^ber 1780, in iUe Gdf
pi St. lAurence. The pM*
seiners and crew upder^
went many hardships froijt
t]]e Tvant of wood, and fn*
clemeooy of ^the weather,
for .a length of time, aQd «|
last reached IJi^lilax.
This ship arrived at the Ciqps
. of Gopd liope, the 22d of,
January 1790, owing tc th^
indefatigable perseverance
^ r. iJ g#e(l;Conduct of XioH
tenant'K'um^ and the crew.
A boat with fifteen hands,
that left the ship by consent^
on the 25 th of Decemhciv
fell in with the Viscous*
TESS of Baxvtannie, a
French Merchantman,Capf.
Martin Dorecy on the 3d of
^ Jan. 1790, who took them
on board and treated them
\yith great kindness and
humanity,. until he lande^
them at the Cape of GooA.
Hope.
An abstract of this interestU^
account is ^ven in ^o. X«
of the Appendix, where it
is stated ^9X twenty-two^
persons, including three la-
dies, arrived at Newfound*
land in two open boats, on
the seventh day, after cdanj
trials and hafdships,
The'editor has been favoured
with this narrative, from th%
grandson of lAntt. IVaxdl^
a gentleman of good con*
sejuont alMl responsUiililf«r

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N.J

iio

ACCTSKVTS, &C.

WAXEl U ^pf^ c^v^i' ^y-
▼erne FAan^ }7fl tt
1742 dans Tlsle dc Beer-

XXXVI. An Account of the
voynge r{ the $hif anw,
from St. Petersburg to Lon-
don, in 1597. By Ctipt.
Tkma$ AUifoHy printed at
* iht request of, and dedicat-
«(d to, the Russia Compauy,

yXXVir. An accoont ofyJwr
Jlttsskms oast Hway on ?»
desnrt inland near East
firpitrbergen, in 1]H3. -^
Vide Annual Register, vol.
^wii. pag^J 151; 1774.

XXXVllI. An: Account of
some Dutchmen who WM^

" tend on the N, E, side 'of
Nota Zetnbld, in 15^6,

KXXIX. Capt. PHIPPS^S
Voyage to the North Sefts. ,
JCL. Capt. Mears'f voyager to
' the North-West coast of
. America.
JPLI. An Account of tiriirE

•• -rtRSONS UTTRIED IK THE

Wow at'Bergemoletto, in
* the Valley of Stura, March
I9y 1755.— Vide Philofco-
phiCftI Transactions, vph
^Hx. part II. pftge Tyfi, for
^B5Sy fot doctor Jbsq)h
Urunc's-CprofessorUtTttrfn),
afecoiitot;

It cotresponda with the ge*
neral accounts bf this well-
known and interesting his-
tory.

This ship sailed the 8th of
October ' 1 697 ; butj Sttiii
the severity of the feasOn^

4 was obliged to winter in
Feilel, in Lapland, in lat.
7l^ until the 27th of March
1698.

The journal is a curious ane^
the crew rebided on board
the ship, and found U
warmer than on shore.

This contains an account •f
thc'V re^'idenco (here fo* six
years and three months;
and of one dying and three
being released by a Russian
ship, August 5, 1749.

They left their haven the 13tli

- of Jui)e lSS7f and put tq
sea in « two open boatSj.
coasting along Nova Zem-
bla, and arrived at Kola ii|
Lapland, the 2d of Septem?
her, 1597.

An interesting account to thoM
who frequent tijiMasea^f

Sevetal pferSOils were btilfejfc
in sddw about siJcty ifeej
deep, by a gteat tumbihig
of the snow fropi'the moon-
tains. Three were i^en
but afi^e, the 24th of A^rii
1755, having ^usiained
themselves with ^ Httla
stQclc of provision$, and.th^
milk of goaU' borred' whli
them, and who 'w6fe siipr
ported by tire BUppiy of hay
Uthestatte. ■ %

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231

XWl, The Ca$e of ANN
' WOODCOCK, who was
burkdina. lAht OF 9240W,
■ ' tome yea?8 Qgo neat Cam-
bridge, forauiiiy cjayt, and

n%WAfm9i

HARDSHIPS ON SHORE*

HARDSHIPS.

ami. J. Z. HOLWELUS,
esq. Account of the F> ack
Hols of Calcittta, m
^une, 1756. — Vide Annual
lUgister, vol, i: page 278,
for 1758-

KUy^ Sir WILLIAM HA-
MILTON'S Account of the
M Earthq^uake at Calabria. —
^ Vide Philosophical Trans-

; . i^cCions,; 1783, vol. Ixxiii.
• t)tfge/16'9.

XLVT t)r. PERlCIVAL'SAc.

'C«uht.0f*the EFFECTS OF

J AMINE, in a communica-
li6ii,tb the Philosophical
Society at Manchester, Ja-
nuary 6, 1785. — Vide their
Memoirs, vol. ii. page 485.
Printed in 178^.

XLVI. The Case of A dog
shut up in St. PauFs church
yard.— Vide

X^VIIt The Case of a cat.

REMARK.

Vide Case No. XV. otVtke Ap^
pendix^ ivhere h «.a accoiunt
that omy tiaenty-tkrec sur-»

•►vivetf'^out of me kwdr^
and forty-six throwii info
this dungeon; and^of ^r,
Holwell's sustaining himsetf
by the perspiration drop-
ping from his body.

Tpis was bnje of the narrativet
that Capt, Wood^i y^^^
to relate to his'conjip^-
onsL

yWeCase No, XVI. Qf.tUt
* Appendix. . i '

Vide Case No. XVII. App'en-.
dix, for the case of a collier
buried in a coal-mine seem
days. Also for fome other

. case«.^

Vide Case No. XVIII. Aj^
pendix,

"^kU CaseNo.XIX.Appendijc^

/ V.

232

ItLVnL ROBERT SaST-
BURNE'S S^fferv^s and
StC4^fromtkelvD\ AN sin
Morth America. — Vide ^a-
wa^RegUttt, vol. i. page
»U for 1758.

XUX. WILUAM OkE-
LErS NARRATIVE ef
]kinielf and four others,
«nd their reeorery from
aUvefy at iUpers, in 1764;
•r Ebenezer, or A small
jnoamnent of great mercy
in (heir delivery. Printed
Ibr Buckland^Keitbs. and
DiUy, in 1764.

L. Suffering of DEST.GER*
MAIN and his companions,
in the Desert of Egypt.—
Jnnuat Register f vol. xxiii*
page 54; 1780.

LI. A Ckhute C4intrivtme€ to
keep those above water
who do not know how to
^mm^-^Jbinwd Register ^
Yol. iv« page 141 ; I76l.

LTI. GREATBtAD'9 UF£
JRQAT.

The aocouots of all trave{«
lers who have been amongst^
or who have lived amon;*st,
the Indians, give extmor-

• dinary instance of absti-
nence, fatigoe,. and hard*
khips of an Indiaki Ufe«

A useful ducovery, that hai
been the means of sayiD|^
many lives. Fariiamew
lias voted to the ingenious
contriver of this boat ^OOOl.
And Alexander, tlie em^
peror of Russia, the great
promoter of public Iro-
proveraents, has sent him m
handsome diamond ringi as
a t^ken of his respecf .

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233

Three Volumes Octavo were printed in French,
in the Year 1790> containing a Number of
Shipwrecks, of which the following is a Table
of their Contents.

• N •

HISTOIRE dis Naufrages ; ou Recveil des Relations let plus
interessantes des Naufrages, HivememenSy DelaissanenSy In-*
Mendies, Famines et autres Evenemens fanestes sur Mer^ q»U onl
iU^vbliees depuis le quinzietne Steele jusqu* a present 1790.

' I; Naufrage d'un vaisseau Hollandois & Hivernenxent de
I'Equipa^e sur la C6te orientale de la Nouvelle-Zemble en
1596 & 1597.

II. D^laissement de huit Mateluts Anglois sut la C6te du
Greenland er li&.TO* *

III. IlivoruciMcuC de rC4uipagc U'uii VitisBcau^Anglois,

command^ par le Capitaine Thomas James, dans I'lsle de
Charlton, au Found de la Baie. ^'Hudson, en l63l & \QZ2.

IV. D^laissement volontaire de sept Hollandois, qui ont
pass^ FHiver dans Flsle Saint Maurice au Groenland, oil iU
moururent an Commencement du Mois de Mai l634.

y. D61aissement volontaire de sept Hollandois, qui ont
pass^ THiver au Spitzberg, oii ils moururent sur la Hn d*
Fevrier l635.

VI . Naufrage de la Frigate Angloise le Speedwell, sur \9^
C6te orientale de la Nouvelle Zemble, ^ la Pointe de Speedill,
en 1676.

VII. Relation du D^laissement de quatre Matelots Russes
dans risle d^serte du Est Spitzberg en 1743.

VIII. Naufrage du Vaisseau Russe le Saikt Pixr&s, sur
les C6tes de TIsle-B^erings., Mer du Kamscbatka, en 1741.

IX.* Naufrage d'un Brigantin Anglois &ur lesC6tesde Tlsle
Royale, ^ TEntree du Golfe Saint Laurent dans TAm^rique
Septentrionale, en 1780.

X. Naufrages d*£mmanuel Soza, and d'Eleonore Garcia
Sala, sa Femme, sur les C6tes Orientales d'Afrique.

XI. Situation deplorable du Vaisseau Francois le Jacques,
^ son Retoar du Bresil en France, causae par une Famine
extraordinare & le mauvais Etat du Vaisseau, en 1558.

XII. Naufrage du Vaisseau Portugais le Sainte Jacques,
monte par TAmiral Fernardo Mendosa, sur la C6te de Fiuma(
pr^s celle de Sumatra, & Tautresur une Isle deserte dans la
JMer de la Chine, ^ peu de Distance de Macao, en l605.

234f

XIII. Naufrage Jc deux Vaisseaux Anglois TAscei^sion ct
rUnioD ; le premier, sur la C6t^ de Cainbaye, daps la Mf r
des Jndes, eu l6'09 ; le second, sur'Ies C6tes de Bretagne, pi^»
d'Audierne, cii ib'll.

XIV. Incendie du Vaisseau HollandoU la Nouvelle*Hv>orn,
pr^s le Detroit c.^ U Sonde,dans la Mer des lades. OrientaJ^^ i
et Aventures de Bontekoe, en 1619.

XV. Relation du Naufrage du Vaisseau Hollandois ct
Batavia, commandi^ par Franpois Peisart, sur les Roches de
Frederic Outhmau, pr«s ks C6tes de la Concorde daas la
Nouvelie Hollande, en 163O.

XVI. Naufrage du Vaisscau Hnlbandois le Sparrow-
Hawc, sur les Cotes de Tile da Quelpaert, Mer de la Corec",

XVII. Relation du Naufrage d'un Vaissea^i Pi^rtugais
pr^s le Cap-Coyiorin, Mer des Indes, en l645. Traite d'Amour
conjugal. Actions g&n^reuses de quelques Gantilshommea
Franfois et d'un Viceroi des Indes Portugaises.

XVII I. ttBOftag^ xiu vmsse a u If oltaTiaoU ic luiugon, «ur
les C6tes d'uiie Terre australe inconnue^ en l65^.

XIX. Naufrage du Vaisseau Hollandois le CoroioaBdel, dant
le Golfe de Bengale, en 166O.

XX. Naufrage de la Chaloupe du Vaisseau Francois I4
Taureau, dans une Baie jpr^ du Cap Verd, sur la C6le Occi*
den tale d'Afrique, en lo65.

XXI. Naufrage du Vaisseau Hollandois Ic Laosdan, |l
FEbouchure du Gauge, Fleuve de Tladostan,- en l67Q, e^
ilvtotures de Lestra, Voyageur'Francois.

XXil. Relation du Naufrage d'une Frigate l^ortugaise sur
les C6tes de la Nouvelle Espagne, entre Tile del Cagno et^l^
Port de laCaldew, l^er du Sud, en l€78.

XXIII.R^Iation du Naufrage d'Occum ChainBan,^fandairiti
Siamois, au Cao des Aiguilles, k r£xtfiemit6 m^ridionale de
TAfrique, en 1d86.

XXI V» Nauif age d'une Patoche Por tugaise sur vim- Banc du
8ft]l>le, via-^^yis des lies Calamianes, Mer des Indes, en >l6.88«

^XV, Relation des Naufrages de deux Vaissoaux An-
flois sur des Rocbers pr^ de I'llse Mayole di(^ Id Canal de
Mozambique, Mer d'Afrique, en 1 700.
. XXVI. D^aissementd^isn Matelot Ecpsftoisnomm^ Al'ex-
•ndre belkifk, dasis llle de^ Juan Fernandes, Mer du Su4, cii
1704.. On y a>out6 celui de WU, Moskite Itfdien, qui a^l
tee abandonn^ dans la m^melle; en 1681,
. XXVII. Naufraga de Madame la Comptesse de Bouke'SU*
]iis C6tes dc Gigery, dans le Rdyaume d'Algers, et Av€9iturefi
de Madeimoisetia d» Bouke, saiFUle; ^TikJ7l9^

255

XXVIII. Naufrage du Vaissaau Anglois le Peml>rok6, dans .
la Rade de Saint David, sur la C6te de Coromandel, en 1749.

XXIX. Relation du Naufrage ct Incendie du Vaisseau
Franct-is le Prince, de la Campagnie des Indes, allant du
Port -^e rOrieut k Pondich^ry, en 1752.

XXX. Naufrage du Vaisseau Anglois le Dt-dington, sur nn
Ro^her, eii pleine Mer, entre le Cap de Bonne Esperance et
rile de Madagascar, le 17 Juliet 1755.

XXXI. Naufr^e de Sloop le Betsey, command^ par le
CapitainePhilippe Aubin, siir la C6te dela GuyaneHollandoisd
dans TAmerique Meridionale, en 1766.

XXXlir Relation du ,NaufFa^ du Vaisseau ^nglois le
Fatty Salam, sur les Cote? de Coromandel, dans I'lnde, ea
1701, et Aventures de M. de Kearny.

XXXIII. Famine extraordinaire sur le Vais$eau Americaia
la Peggy, h son Retour des Isles Acores k New Ydrkt
en 1765.

XXXIV. Relation des A venturefrlkragiquesde.raadameDe^-
noyer, laAsa^ts Uuiw uue Fi rogue a la dcnve en pleine Mct, par
deux Anglois, Assassins de son Mari, eittreles^Iles Lucayes et
Cuba de TAmerique Septejitrionale, en 1766.

XXXV. Naufrage ct Arcntures trrigitiue^ de Madame
Godin des Odonais, sur les Bords du Fleuve des AiimfoneSy
en 1769.

XXXVI. Naufrage du Vaisseau Anglois I'Union sur un
Banq de Sable de Tile de Rhe, Golf de Gascogne, en 1775.

XXXVII. Naufrage du Vaisseau Fran9ois le Duras, damf
la Mer des Ind^s, pr^s les lies Maldives, en 1777.

XXXVIII. Relation du Naufrage d'un Vaisseau Francois,
k peu dc Distance des Jettees di^ Port de Dieppe, en 1/77.
Traits d'Heroisme du Pilpte Boussard, surnomme le Brave,
connu par sa Majeste Louis }^VI.

UNIV. OF MICHIGAMs

JU . 3 1912

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ROBINSON CRUSOE.

ROBERTSON'S NAVIGATION. -

HUTCHTNSOVft A fAffTKF._ AJ^CHITECTLRF^ A3SI>

SEAMANSHIP.
LIND ON WARM CLIMATES, AND DISEASES OF
. SEAMEN.

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