INDEX.
- A.
- Abreu, Antonio d’, sent to search for the Spice Islands, [23];
- is the first to reach the Bandas, [215];
- pillars of discovery erected by, [256].
- Achin, country, people, and trade, [448];
- English appear at, [449].
- Alfura, name whence derived and its signification, [203], and [note];
- bloody laws of, in Ceram, [205];
- of Kaibobo, [207];
- drunken revels of, [209], [210];
- of Buru, their customs and belief, [271-273];
- of the Minahassa, [365].
- Amahai, bay of, described, [202];
- village of, [ib.]
- Amboina, residence of Rumphius, [13];
- island and city described, [130-132];
- famous for its shells, [133];
- life of foreigners at, [211];
- trade of, [249].
- Amuk, defined, [383].
- Anak gadis, or virgin children, [497], [507].
- Anon depressicornis, an antelope, [325].
- Ants, abundance of and trouble caused by, [288], [289].
- Army, headquarters of Javanese, [43];
- Dutch, in Sumatra, [456].
- Arrack, how made, [68].
- Arriens, governor of the Moluccas, [213];
- kind invitation given the author, [ib.];
- visits Banda, [213 et seq.]
- Aru Islands, account of, [244].
- Assilulu, visit to the village of, [149-161].
- Ayar Bangis, port of, [453].
- B.
- Baba, island of, described, [127].
- Babirusa, skulls of, [150];
- distribution of, [ib.];
- young one seen at Kayéli, [292];
- author hunts for, on Limbi, [325];
- one commits suicide, [331].
- Bachian, island of, described, [299];
- great python killed on, [334];
- fauna of, [380].
- Baju, a, described, [34].
- Bali, described, [93];
- fauna of, [ib.];
- separation from Java, [93], [94];
- fauna of, [94];
- religion of, [95], [96].
- Bali, a town hall, [477].
- Bamboo, used by the Malays, [86].
- Banana, tree and fruit described, [84], [85];
- native name for, [159];
- different kinds, [ib.]
- Banca, description and geology of, [534];
- income of, [535].
- Banda, author arrives at, [128];
- and revisits, [214];
- description of the group, [214], [215];
- early inhabitants of, [216];
- religion of, [ib.];
- natives of, exterminated by the Dutch, [217];
- convicts banished to, [217], [218];
- the group only walls of a crater, [224];
- compared with that of the Tenger Mountains, [ib.];
- nutmeg parks on, [227];
- residency of, [242].
- Banteng, the Bos sondaicus, [72].
- Bantiks, a people near Menado, [343].
- Barros, Jão de, history of, [97, note];
- his description of Celebes, [97];
- describes the many languages spoken in the Moluccas, [163];
- his description of the Bandas, [215], [216].
- Barus, a port in Sumatra, [442].
- Batavia, purpose of going to, [13];
- foundation of, [24];
- police of, [383].
- Batta, grave of a, [417];
- Lands, a description of, [423];
- are cannibals, [424];
- referred to by Marco Polo, [425];
- by Sir Stamford Raffles, [ib.];
- draw the author’s carriage, [426], [427];
- author visits a village of, [440];
- houses of, [ib.];
- eat a man, [442];
- missionaries among, [443];
- Madame Pfeiffer among, [444];
- kill two American missionaries, [445];
- origin of their cannibal customs, [446].
- Barbosa, Odoardo, cited, [63];
- history of, [100, note];
- describes the natives of Celebes, [100].
- Bears, of Sumatra, [510], [511].
- Bencoolen, bay of, [486];
- history of, [487], [489].
- Benzoin, a resin, [63].
- Betel-nut; tree described, [180];
- mode of chewing the, [181].
- Birds.—
- Bird that guarded the double cocoa-nut tree, [15];
- of Java, [80], [81];
- trade in, on the coast of New Guinea, [242];
- luris, [ib.];
- crown pigeons (Megapodiideæ), [242];
- doves (Columba ænea and Columba perspicillata), fruit planted by, [243];
- of paradise found at Aru Islands, [244];
- Pigafetta’s account of, [ib.];
- kingfishers at the Bandas, [246];
- Pitta vigorsi, a rare species, [ib.];
- Carpophaga luctuosa, a white dove, [255], [268];
- the prince parrot (Platycercus hypophonius), description of, [ib.];
- luris, red (Eos rubra), [256], [259];
- kingfishers at Buru, [258];
- hunting luris, [259];
- parrakeets, [ib.];
- Trichoglossus cyanogrammus, [ib.];
- luris, Moore’s description of, [260];
- Tanygnathus macrorynchus, a large, green parrot, [268];
- Carpophaga perspicillata, a long-tailed dove, [ib.];
- Muscicapidæ, [ib.];
- Monarcha loricata, [ib.];
- Tropidorynchus bouruensis, [269];
- Anas rajah, or “prince duck,” [283];
- author incurs great danger in procuring, [ib.];
- castori rajah, [289];
- Megapodius Forsteni, [ib.];
- M. Wallacei, [ib.];
- mode of shooting, skinning, and preserving, [288], [289];
- Corvus enka, [335];
- Dicrurus, [ib.]
- Birgos latro, the great hermit crab, [148].
- Bleeker, Dr., on the geology of Laitimur, [247];
- on the ichthyology of Lake Linu, [344].
- Blood-suckers, author tortured by, [492], [493], [508].
- Boats, with outriggers, [57];
- see also [leper-leper].
- Bonang, the, described, [190].
- Bonoa, situation of, [253].
- Bosche, Governor Van den; entertains the author at Padang, [387].
- Bos sondaicus; the ox of Madura, [72].
- Bread-fruit, tree and fruit described, [92].
- Breech-loader, Sharpe’s, [43].
- Bridge, suspension, made of rattan, [428], [430];
- of bamboo, [474];
- of rattan, [475].
- Bua, valley of, [462];
- cave of, [463], [464].
- Buffalo, the, described, [35];
- habits of, [35], [36];
- color of, [36];
- fights with tigers, [36];
- wild ones in Sumatra, [413].
- Buru, described, [256];
- history of, [270], [271];
- Alfura of, and their customs and belief, [271-273];
- alternation of seasons in, [298].
- Buton, description and geology of, [380], [381].
- C.
- Camphor-trees, described, [433];
- kinds of, [ib.]
- Cannibals; mode of eating men, [444];
- see also [Battas].
- Cassowary, eggs of, [150];
- habitat of the, [ib.]
- Cauto, Diogo de, history of, [98, note];
- his description of Celebes, [98], [99].
- Celebes; description and history of, [97-100];
- northern peninsula of, [322];
- gold-mines in, [379];
- fauna of, [380].
- Cemetery, Chinese, at Batavia, [35].
- Ceram, described, [201], [202];
- head-hunters of, [203];
- Alfura, [ib.];
- landing on the south coast of, [207];
- alternation of seasons in, [298].
- Ceram-laut, natives of, [242];
- elevation of, [243].
- Cervus rufa, [80];
- mantjac, [ib.]
- Chair, to travel in, described, [141], [142].
- Chilachap, port of, [57].
- Christmas Island, passed, [13].
- Cinnamon, kinds of, and their distribution, [425].
- Cleft, of Padang Panjang, [390-392], [459], [460].
- Clove, tree and fruit described, [153];
- distribution of, [153], [154];
- quantities obtained in previous years, [153];
- mode of gathering the, [155];
- names for, [156];
- history of, [157];
- yield of, in Saparua, Haruku, and Nusalaut, [197].
- Clypeastridæ, abundant at Saparua, [186].
- Coal, near Siboga, [436];
- near Bencoolen, [492-495];
- abundance of, [494];
- on the Limatang, [521];
- on the Inem, [524].
- Cock-fighting, Malay passion for, [61].
- Cocoa-nut, the double, [14];
- palm, described, [81-83];
- oil, mode of making, [83];
- kind eaten by Malays, [82], [83];
- importance of, [84];
- beaches lined with trees of, [149];
- a portable fountain, [ib.];
- abundance of, on the upper Limatang, [523];
- rafts of, [ib.]
- Cocoa-trees at Amboina, [138];
- history of, [138], [139].
- Coffee, store-houses for, at Menado, [346];
- history of, [347-349];
- how brought to Padang and when sold, [453];
- exports to the United States, [455], and [Appendix D.];
- where large quantities could be profitably raised, [504], [505].
- Coir, a rope made of gomuti fibres, [370].
- Controleur, duties of, [67];
- in Ceram summons the head-hunters, [203].
- Cooking, Eastern mode of, [31].
- Coral, Meandrinas, or “brain corals,” [285];
- different kinds of, and appearance beneath the sea, [286-287];
- Fungidæ, Gorgonias, raised reefs, [508].
- Cotton, raised by the natives on the Limatang, [527].
- Crawfurd, Mr. John, cited, [96];
- in regard to Mount Tomboro, [108].
- D.
- Damma, described, [126];
- hot springs in, [126], [127].
- Deer, author hunts, on Buru, [290-292];
- their venison smoked and made into dinding, [292];
- Axis maculata, [387];
- hunted by tigers, [413].
- Dias, Bartholomew, his discovery of southern extremity of Africa, [22].
- Dilli, city of, [122];
- name whence derived, [124].
- Diving, skilful, [103].
- Draco volans, described, [144].
- Dugong found at Aru Islands, [244].
- Duku, the, described, [90].
- Durian tree and fruit described, [91], [92].
- E.
- Earl, Mr., cited in regard to a plateau, [95];
- people near Dilli, [116].
- Earthquake, experienced by the author at Amboina, [167-169];
- diseases caused by several, [169], [170].
- Elephants, native mode of killing, [495];
- author comes near a stray one, [513];
- distribution of, [ib.]
- Elizabeth, Queen; her letter to the rajah of Achin, [449, note].
- Eugene Sue, describes Rahden Saleh, [38].
- Exquisite, an Eastern, described, [42].
- F.
- Feest Kakian, a revel of the head-hunters, [210].
- Fever, Batavia, described, [39].
- Fishes; large one caught at Limbi, [332];
- Ophiocephalus striatus, [354];
- Anabas scandens, [ib.];
- Anguilla Elphinstonei, [ib.]
- Fishing, boats used by Malays, [52];
- Malay mode of, [329].
- Floris described, [111];
- cannibals of, [ib.]
- Flying-fish, [106];
- can fly during a calm, [122].
- Forest, home in a tropical, [261];
- nature’s highway through, [263].
- Fountain, “youth’s radiant,” quoted from Moore, [297].
- Fringilla oryzivora, the rice-bird, [80].
- G.
- Gallus bankiva, [60], [61];
- other species of, [60].
- Galunggong, Mount; eruption of, [75], [76];
- compared with the Tenger Mountains, [77].
- Gambang, of Java, [190].
- Gambling, Malay vice of, [61].
- Geology, of Timur, near Kupang, [119], [120];
- of the Banda group, [241];
- of Amboina, [247];
- of Buru, [263], [293];
- of Bachian, [299];
- of the Minahassa, [376];
- of Gorontalo, [379];
- of Buton, [381];
- of a cliff at Tapanuli Bay, [441];
- of the Padang plateau, [477];
- of the cliffs of Bencoolen Bay, [489], [490];
- of the region near Tebing Tingi, [508];
- of the region of the upper Limatang, [522];
- of Banca, [534].
- Gillibanta, passed, [187].
- Gilolo, west coast of, [310];
- Alfura of, [311];
- “the bloodhounds” of, [ib.]
- Goitre, prevalent in the interior of Sumatra, [416];
- probable cause of, [ib.]
- Gold-mines in Celebes, [379];
- geological age of, [ib.];
- mines in Sumatra, [404-406];
- distribution of, [406];
- ornaments of, [431], [432];
- mode of obtaining, [432].
- Gomuti palm, fibres of, [360];
- made into a rope, [370];
- tuak or wine of, [371].
- Goram, situation of, [243].
- Gorontalo, bay of, [377];
- country and tribes near, [378].
- Gresik, village of, [56].
- Gunong Api, of Sapi Strait, [106], [107];
- of Banda, [214-219];
- author ascends, [228];
- description of, [228-234];
- account of eruptions of, [237];
- the one near Wetta, [245];
- of Banda compared to Ternate, [317].
- H.
- Haruku, one of the Uliassers, [178];
- north coast of, [182];
- population and description of, [ib.]
- Head-hunters, of Ceram, [203];
- clothing, [203], [204];
- dance of, [ib.];
- of Sawai Bay, [205], [206].
- Hinduism, history of, [62].
- Hitu, a part of Amboina, [130];
- remarkable appearance of hills on, [131];
- excursion along the coast of, [141].
- Horse, author thrown from a, [341];
- of Sumatra, [409].
- Hospital, at Batavia, [39].
- Houtman, commander of first Dutch fleet to the East, [24];
- arrives at Ternate, [307].
- Hukom, Biza, Kadua, Tua, and Kachil, meaning of, [338].
- Hunting in the tropics, [139].
- I.
- Ice, used in the East, [31];
- whence brought, and where manufactured, [31].
- Inkfish, an Octopus, author dines on, [172].
- J.
- Java, Sea, [19];
- meaning of the word, [21];
- described by Ludovico Barthema, [23];
- compared with Cuba, [77-79];
- description of, [77], [78];
- population of, [78];
- imports and exports, [79];
- forests, [ib.];
- fauna, [79-81];
- flora, [81-89];
- separated from Sumatra and Bali, [93], [94].
- Jewels, from the heads of wild boars, [151];
- Rumphius’s account of, [152].
- Jukes, Mr., cited on the geology of Sandal-wood Island, [112];
- Timur, [119].
- Junghuhn, Dr., cited, [52], [53], [109].
- K.
- Kampong, a, described, [132].
- Kayéli, bay of, [256];
- village of, [257];
- description of, [269];
- history of, [270];
- a threatening fleet arrives off, [283].
- Kayu-puti, trees and oil described, [282], [283];
- distribution of, [283].
- Kema, village of, [323];
- great python killed near, [334].
- Ki, some account of the group, [243].
- Kissa, described, [125].
- Klings, whence their name, [63];
- early voyages of, to the archipelago, [405].
- Kloff, Captain; describes the natives of Kissa, [125].
- Korinchi, reformers of, [471].
- Kubus, the tribe of, described, [533].
- Kupang, village of, [113];
- bay of, [ib.];
- population of, [114];
- oranges of, [ib.]
- L.
- Ladangs, native gardens, [264].
- Lepers, author visits a village of, [343];
- description of the, [343-346];
- description of the disease, [345].
- Leper-leper, a native boat, [165];
- dangerous voyage in, [165], [166].
- Letti, described, [125].
- Limatang, river of, [518], [520], [521];
- author descends, [521-533].
- Limbi, an island near Kema, [324];
- author visits for Babirusa, [324-332].
- Living, Eastern mode of, [32].
- Lombok, the, described, [264].
- Lombok, island of, separated from Bali, [93];
- fauna of, [94];
- flora, [ib.]
- Lontar, one of the Banda Islands, [214];
- shores of, [219];
- author visits it, [223-227];
- beautiful nutmeg-groves of, [225].
- Lotus, fragrant, [358];
- land of, by Tennyson, [366].
- Lubus, tribe of, [411];
- habits, [419].
- M.
- Macassar, harbor of, [100];
- praus of, [100], [101];
- city of, [103-105];
- tombs of princes near, [105].
- Madura, a low island, [55];
- Strait of, [56];
- cattle of, [60];
- south coast of, [71];
- whence its name, [ib.];
- coffee-trees on, [72];
- manufacture of salt on, [72].
- Magellan, Ferdinand, his discovery of the Spice Islands, [305-307].
- Maize, history of, [265-267].
- Makian, island of, described, [299];
- eruptions of, [299], [300].
- Malabrathrum, a gum, [62].
- Malay, first sight of, [18];
- language of, [20];
- physical characteristics of, [33], [34];
- passion for gambling, [ib.];
- are mostly Mohammedans, [ib.];
- language affected by the Portuguese, [122];
- speak many dialects, [162], [163];
- migrations of, from Gilolo, [313].
- Mango, tree and fruit described, [89], [90], [148].
- Mangostin, described, [88], [89].
- Manindyu, lake of, [397];
- crater of, [399], [401];
- village of, [ib.]
- Marco Polo, his account of Java, [21].
- Marriage, feast at Kayéli, [274];
- Mohammedan laws in regard to, [275];
- at Amboina, [275-278];
- Malay ideas of, [279].
- Matabella, situation of group, [243];
- Wallace’s description of, [ib.]
- Menado, village of, [342];
- bay of, [346], [351];
- Tua, an island, [346].
- Menangkabau, kingdom of, [394];
- former capitals of, [468];
- history of, [469-474];
- arts in, [472], [473].
- Minahassa; the most beautiful spot on the globe, [316];
- mode of travelling in, [335];
- population of, and area, [339];
- cataract in, [356];
- mud-wells and hot springs in, [358-364];
- Alfura of, [365];
- most charming view in, [369];
- products of, [370], [375];
- graves of the aborigines of, [373];
- Christianity and education in, [375];
- geology of, [376].
- Mitarra; small island near Ternate, [317].
- Mohammedan religion, first converts to, [51];
- at Gresik, [56];
- jealousy, [159];
- requires the shaving of the head, [273];
- filing the teeth, [274].
- Moluccas, history of the, [146];
- population and how divided, [195];
- Catholicism in, [307], [308];
- Christianity introduced, [308];
- of what islands composed, [309].
- Monkeys, of Sumatra and Java, [408], [409];
- large troops of, [410];
- sagacity of, [478];
- a flock of, [509].
- Monsoons, calms during the changing of, [16];
- name whence derived, [44];
- east and west, [ib.];
- rainy, [45];
- sky thick in the eastern, [120];
- eastern at Amboina, Ceram, Buru, and New Guinea, [128], [129];
- western boundary of, [486].
- Mosque, Mohammedan, in Samarang, [50].
- Mount, Ungarung, [45];
- Slamat, [ib.];
- Sumbing, [46];
- Prau, residence of the gods, [46-48];
- Japura, [48];
- Tenger, [73];
- Bromo, [74];
- Tomboro, eruption of, [108-110];
- Tompasso, [357];
- Singalang, [393];
- Mérapi, [ib.];
- Ophir, [404];
- Seret Mérapi, [420], [422];
- Lubu Rajah, [423];
- Sago, [461-468];
- Talang, [480];
- Ulu Musi, [499];
- Dempo, [516].
- Mud-wells, in the Minahassa, [359-364].
- Müller, Dr. S., ascended Gunong Api of Banda in 1828, [236].
- Musa paradisiaca, the banana-tree, [85];
- textilis, [340].
- N.
- Natal, port of, [453].
- Nautilus, shells of, purchased at Kupang, [119];
- said to be common on Rotti, [ib.];
- those secured at Amboina, [134], [135].
- Navigating mud-flats, [57].
- Nusalaut, name whence derived, [178];
- author visits, [187];
- surrounded by a platform of coral, [187];
- natives of, in ancient costume, [ib.];
- description and population of, [188].
- Nutmeg-tree, when found, [215];
- gathered by the natives, [216];
- description of tree and fruit, [222];
- mode of curing the fruit, [222], [223].
- O.
- Orangbai, an, described, [136].
- Orang-utan, habits of, [408], [409].
- Ophir, whence the gold of, [405].
- Opium, mode of selling and smoking, [279-282];
- history of, [280].
- P.
- Padang, city of, [385];
- Panjang, [392];
- Sidempuan, [423].
- Padangsche Bovenlanden, or Padang plateau, [390];
- native houses in, [393];
- dress of the natives of, [394];
- author travels in, [Chap. XV.];
- geology of, [477].
- Paddy, described, [66].
- Pagi Islands; natives of, and their habits, [482], [483].
- Palembang, author arrives at, [529];
- description and history of, [530], [531];
- mosque of, [531];
- Lama, [532].
- Pandanus, a screw-pine, [84].
- Papandayang, Mount, eruption of, [74], [75].
- Papaw, tree and fruit described, [85].
- Papua, natives of, [311], [312];
- taxes levied on, [314];
- author thinks of going to, [315].
- Pasuma, plateau and people of, [516-519].
- Pedatis, described, [68].
- Pepper, an article of trade, [446-448];
- distribution of and native names for, [447], [448].
- Periplus of the Erythræan Sea, [62].
- Pigafetta, his account of birds of paradise, [244];
- account of the Philippines, [308].
- Pinã-cloth, how made, [143].
- Pine-apples, introduction and history of, [142].
- Piper betel, leaves of, chewed by the Malays, [181].
- Pirates, in the Moluccas, [318];
- from China, [ib.];
- from Mindanao, [319];
- Malays escape from, [320];
- a surprise of, [ib.];
- praus of, [321];
- a challenge from, [ib.];
- Dutch cruise for, [322].
- Plough, kind used by Malays, [36];
- mode of using, [36], [37].
- Pompelmus, a gigantic orange, [19].
- Ponies, Javanese, [65].
- Post-coaches of Java, [64].
- Pumice-stone, great quantities of, [110].
- Python, one seen near Kema, [333];
- stories concerning, [333-336];
- author presented with one, [537];
- it escapes, [539];
- author has a deadly struggle with, [541].
- R.
- Raffles, Sir Stamford, history of, [488].
- Railroads in Java, [49].
- Rambutan, described, [89].
- Ranjaus, [86].
- Rattan, kinds of, [511];
- how gathered, [511], [512].
- Reef, first coral, visited, [123];
- author’s boat strikes on one, [183];
- waves breaking on a, [199].
- Reinwardt, Professor, cited, [53];
- ascended Gunong Api of Banda, in 1821, [236];
- predicts an eruption, [312].
- Rejangs, customs and laws, [496-498].
- Reynst, Gerard, arrival at Banda, [236].
- Rhinoceros, native pits for, [495];
- distribution of, [509].
- Rice, manner of gathering in Java, [66].
- Rivers; Musi and its valley, [499];
- Inem, [521], [522].
- Roads, post, in Java, [64].
- Roma, described, [126].
- Roses, abundance of, in the Minahassa, [352], [366].
- Rotti, island of, [116];
- people of, [ib.]
- Ruma négri, a public house, [355];
- beautiful one, [366].
- Ruma, Satan, or Devil’s Dwelling, author visits, [437-442].
- Rumphius; his “Rariteit Kamer” referred to by Linnæus, [13];
- grave of, [260];
- sketch of life of, [251].
- S.
- Saccharum, sinensis, [69];
- officinarum, [ib.];
- violaceum, [ib.]
- Sacrifice, human, [117].
- Saleh, Rahden, palace of, [37], [38];
- manners and acquirements of, [38];
- described by Eugene Sue, [ib.]
- Salt, manufacture in Madura, [72];
- Java, [72], [73];
- Borneo and Philippines, [73];
- quantity of, [ib.];
- prices of, [73, note].
- Samarang, arrive at, [45];
- described, [48].
- Sambal, described, [32].
- Sandal-wood Island, description of, [113];
- horses of, [ib.]
- Sandy Sea, the, [74].
- Saparua, name whence derived, [178];
- island described, [184];
- history, [ib.];
- town of, [184], [185];
- bay of, [186].
- Sapi, described, [60].
- Sarong, description of the, [18], [34].
- Sawai bay, people of, [205].
- Sawas, described, [66];
- fertility of, [67].
- Schneider, Dr., cited, [120], [247].
- Schools, in the Spice Islands, [193];
- how supported, [ib.];
- welcome to the Resident, [194];
- classes of, [195].
- Sclater, Mr., cited, [94].
- Semao, island of, [113].
- Sequiera, first brings Portuguese into Eastern Archipelago, [23].
- Shells, collecting, at Kupang, [117-119];
- Trochus marmoratus, [175];
- Strombus latissimus, [176];
- Scalaria preciosa, [185];
- Cypræa moneta, [186];
- best place in the Spice Islands to gather, [198];
- harp, [ib.];
- Mitra episcopalis and papalis, [199];
- Tridacna gigas, found on hills, [248];
- Auricula in Ceram, [255];
- Rostellaria rectirostris, [ib.]
- Siboga, author comes to the village of, [434];
- country about, [435 et seq.];
- coal near, [436].
- Singapore, history and description of, [536].
- Sinkara, lake of, [476];
- kampong, [ib.]
- Siri, Malay name for the Piper betel, [181].
- Snakes, swimming, [14].
- Springs, Damma, [126];
- in Java, [127];
- hot, in the Minahassa, [360-364].
- Strait, Sunda, [13-19];
- Sapi, passed through, [106-108].
- Styrax benzoin, described, [63].
- Sugar-cane, kinds of, [69];
- history of, [69], [70].
- Sugar-Loaf Island, passed, [121].
- Sulphur, from volcanoes, [53].
- Sumatra, grand mountains of, [43];
- author travels in, [384-532];
- Dutch army in, [456];
- Hinduism in, [471];
- Mohammedanism in, [471];
- unimproved areas in, [502];
- true source of the wealth of, [505].
- Sumbawa, seen, [107];
- Mount Tomboro in, [108].
- Sundanese, a language of Java, [25].
- Surabaya; business of, [56];
- shipping at, [ib.];
- harbor of, [57];
- situation of, [ib.];
- population of, [ib.];
- dock-yard, [58];
- machine-shops, [ib.];
- artillery works, [59];
- streets of, [60].
- Surakarta, residence of Javanese princes, [26].
- Surf, on south coast of Ceram, [208];
- revolt in, [257].
- T.
- Tandu, a, described, [49].
- Tanjong O, feared by the natives, [200];
- Flasco, beautiful sunset seen at, [377].
- Tapanuli, bay of, [434], [436];
- geology of a cliff near, [441];
- natives that come to the bay of, [448].
- Teak, durability of, and different purposes used for, [59];
- abundant in Java, [79];
- distribution of, [267].
- Telegraph-lines in Java and Sumatra, [65].
- Tenger Mountains, seen, [73];
- Sandy Sea in, [74];
- Bromo in, [ib.];
- compared with the Bandas, [241].
- Ternate, island and village of, described, [300], [303], [304];
- history and account of the eruptions of, [300-309];
- the prince of, and his territory, [309], [310];
- trade of, [315];
- author experiences four earthquakes at, in four days, [316];
- houses of foreigners at, [317].
- Tidore, peak and village of, [312], [313];
- prince of, [313].
- Tifa; a kind of drum, [137];
- discordant sounds of, [179];
- mode of beating, [180].
- Tigers, ravages of, [413];
- native traps for, [491];
- natives destroyed, [503], [504];
- fight with a bear, [510];
- abundance of, [513-517].
- Timur, different races on, [115];
- southeast monsoon in, [ib.];
- northwestern coast of, [121].
- Timur-laut, described, [127];
- natives of, at Banda, [218].
- Tin, distribution of, [535].
- Tobacco, history of, [265], [266].
- Tondano, lake of, [367], [368];
- village of, [368];
- Klabat, mantled with clouds, [369];
- tragedy occurred near, [372].
- Trees.—
- Upas, [54];
- Antiaris toxicaria, [54], [55];
- anchar, [55];
- Artocarpus incisa, and integrifolia, [92], [93];
- Carophyllus aromaticus, the clove, [153];
- Palmyra palm, [222];
- Borassus flabelliformis, [ib.];
- Myristica moschata, the nutmeg, [ib.];
- Tectona grandis, the teak, [267].
- Tripang, described, [101-103].
- U.
- Uliassers described, [178].
- V.
- Valentyn, his description of an earthquake wave, [240];
- history of Buru, [270];
- history of Ternate, [304];
- describes the eruption of Mount Kemaas, [336], [337].
- Valley of Poison, [53].
- Van Dijk, cited, [476], [492], [494].
- Vidua, Carlo de, sinks in a solfatara, [354].
- Viverra musanga, [79], [80].
- W.
- Wakasihu, visit to the village of, [161-164];
- rajah of, [161];
- shells gathered at, [162].
- Wallace, A. R., cited, [94], [95];
- list of the birds of paradise, [314, note].
- Wetta, described, [124].
- Wilkinson, Sir Gardner, cited, [62].
- X.
- Xavier, St. Francis, visits the Moluccas, [307].
- Z.
- Zoological gardens, at Batavia, [38];
- at Samarang, [60].
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