318 Ternate. 



Ternate Malays, the Orang Sirani, and the Dutch. The first 

 are an intrusive Malay race somewhat allied to the Macassar 

 people, who settled in the country at a very early epoch, 

 drove out the indigenes, who were no doubt the same as those 

 of the adjacent mainland of Gilolo, and established a mon- 

 archy. They perhaj)s obtained many of their wives from the 

 natives, which will account for the extraordinary language 

 they speak — in some respects closely allied to that of the na- 

 tives of Gilolo, while it contains much that points to a Malay- 

 an origin. To most of these people the Malay language is 

 quite unintelligible, although such as are engaged in trade are 

 obliged to acquire it. " Orang Sirani," or Nazarenes, is the 

 name given by the Malays to the Christian descendants of the 

 Portuguese, who resemble those of Amboyna, and, like them, 

 speak only Malay. There are also a number of Chinese mer- 

 chants, many of them natives of the place, a few Arabs, and a 

 number of half-breeds between all these races and native wom- 

 en. Besides these there are some Papuan slaves, and a few 

 natives of other islands settled here, making up a motley and 

 very puzzling population, till inquiry and observation have 

 shown the distinct origin of its component parts. 



Soon after my first arrival in Ternate I went to the island of 

 Gilolo, accompanied by two sons of Mr. Duivenboden, and by 

 a young Chinaman, a brother of my landlord, who lent us the 

 boat and crew. These latter were all slaves, mostly Papuans, 

 and at starting I saw something of the relation of master and 

 slave in this jiart of the world. The crew had been ordered 

 to be ready at three in the morning, instead of which none ap- 

 peared till five, we having all been kept waiting in the dark 

 and cold for two hours. When at length they came they were 

 scolded by their master, but only in a bantering manner, and 

 laughed and joked with him in reply. Then, just as we were 

 starting, one of the strongest men refused to go at all, and 

 his master had to beg and persuade him to go, and only suc- 

 ceeded by assuring him that I would give him something ; so 

 with this promise, and knowing that there would be plenty to 

 eat and drink and little to do, the black gentleman was in- 

 duced to favor us with his company and assistance. In three 

 hours' rowing and sailing we reached our destination, Sedin- 

 gole, where there is a house belonging to the Sultan of Ti- 



