[182] G. Hamilton, Asiatic Researches, vol. ii.
[183] Cf. "Dyak dishes," in Headhunters of Borneo, plate 19.
[184] (a) Of thirty individuals of the Galathea's crew engaged in an exploring expedition up the Galathea River, and caught one night in a rain-storm which compelled them to remain in the forest wringing wet, no fewer than twenty-one fell ill of fever, which ultimately proved fatal in four cases.—Vide Corvetten Galathea's Jordourseiling, 1852.
(b) During a stay of thirty-two days amongst the islands, the frigate Novara, with a crew of 320 men, had six cases of fever, but, when in the Straits of Malacca, fifteen more developed the same illness. All recovered, and those of the company who had never set foot on shore, furnished the largest contingent.—Vide Cruise of the Novara, 1858.
(c) Of the five from the Terrapin who ascended the Galathea River and spent a night in the interior of the island, each was down with malaria either during the voyage to, or after arrival at, Singapore.
[185] Nankauri(?)
[186] Dalrymple, in his Oriental Repertory, states, that Captain Weldon surveyed the Nicobars in 1687, and sent the survey, together with a history of the islands, by a Spanish priest to the East India Company. It does not appear to have been ever printed.
[187] The parallel of 7° N. lat. bisects the island.
[188] In this sentence of his description, Dampier's observations are incorrect.
[189] "Larum." If they called it so, the name was probably acquired from Portuguese visitors.