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hedge, or as a clump of reeds in the water ; 

 but further on a row of higher and darker 

 trees made their appearance. Perhaps the 

 former trees were thofe called Spanifh reeds : 

 the landing is faid to be very inconvenient, on 

 account of the deep clay, which extends a good 

 way into the wood : however, there are Swedes 

 who have fometimes been on more for plea- 

 fure, and to cut wood. Juan dc la Serna fays, 

 in his Diccionario Gcographico, that the above 

 mentioned ifland is three hundred leagues long, 

 and feventy broad; that it produced rice, 

 feveral forts of fpice and fruit ; that it is fub- 

 j eft to a great deal of rain ; and that the heat 

 is much greater than in Java : that the petty 

 Kings have a King fuperior to them all at 

 Mhen\ and that the inhabitants are black, 

 ugly, proud, tyrannical, treacherous, and faith- 

 lefs Uahomcdans, who defpife all (hangers. 



The ifle of Banc a lay on our right. The 

 mountain called Monopin, which is upon it, 

 may be feen at a great diftance. 



We call anchor in the evening. 



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