[79]. A catty is 18 oz.—a pecul 100 catty.
[80]. The English settled here in the year 1702, when the factory of Chusan, on the coast of China, was broken up, and brought with them some Macassar soldiers, who were hired to assist in building a fort; but the president not fulfilling his engagement with them, they watched an opportunity, and one night murdered all the English in the fort. Those without the fort hearing a noise, took the alarm and ran to their boats, very narrowly escaping with their lives, but not without much fatigue, hunger, and thirst, to the Johore dominions, where they were treated with great humanity. Some of these afterward went to form a settlement at Benjar-Massean, on the island of Borneo. East India Directory, p. 86.
[81]. Neptune Oriental.
[82]. Vide Dampier, vol. i. p. 392.
[83]. Dampier, vol. i. p. 390.
[84]. The island of Tamarin, or Sambouricou, which lies about four leagues to the north of Cracatoa, may be easily mistaken for the latter, having a hill of nearly the same size and form, situated also near its southern extremity.
Transcriber’s Note
This book uses inconsistent spelling and hyphenation, which were retained in the ebook version. Some corrections have been made to the text, including normalizing punctuation. Further corrections are noted below:
p. [a]vii]: by the Way of Kamptschatka -> by the Way of Kamtschatka
p. [a]v]: Description of Carakakooa Bay -> Description of Karakakooa Bay