The Malay Archipelago - Volume 2 - A Narrative Of Travel By Alfred Russel Wallace.






























































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two Amboyna lads; which was sufficient for sailing - Page 102
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I Had A Crew Of Three Men And A Boy, Besides My Two Amboyna Lads; Which Was Sufficient For Sailing, Though Rather Too Few If Obliged To Row Much.

The next day was very wet, with squalls, calms, and contrary winds, and with some difficulty we reached Kilwaru, the metropolis of the Bugis traders in the far East.

As I wanted to make some purchases, I stayed here two days, and sent two of my boxes of specimens by a Macassar prau to be forwarded to Ternate, thus relieving myself of a considerable incumbrance. I bought knives, basins, and handkerchiefs for barter, which with the choppers, cloth, and beads I had brought with me, made a pretty good assortment. I also bought two tower muskets to satisfy my crew, who insisted on the necessity of being armed against attacks of pirates; and with spices and a few articles of food for the voyage nearly my last doit was expended.

The little island of Kilwaru is a mere sandbank, just large enough to contain a small village, and situated between the islands of Ceram-laut, and Kissa - straits about a third of a mile wide separating it from each of them. It is surrounded by coral reefs, and offers good anchorage in both monsoons. Though not more than fifty yards across, and not elevated more than three or four feet above the highest tides, it has wells of excellent drinking water - a singular phenomenon, which would seem to imply deep-seated subterranean channels connecting it with other islands.

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