Hgz Dffcnption of the IJland of Celebes, 



can he inflift arbitrary punifliment on criminals, who miift 

 be puniflied according to the laws. He has a privy council 

 called ToHulalangs, and every village is under the direftion 

 of a particular governor diftinguiflied by the title of Galarcuig. 



The Portuguefe vifited this ifland about the beginning of 

 the fixteenth century, and obtained from the fovereign then 

 on the throne permiffion to form an eftabliflmicnt. The 

 fucceflbrs of this prince introduced the weights and meafures 

 now in ufe, fixed the prices of merchandife, manufaftured 

 gunpowder, and planted the firft cannon on the, walls of 

 Goach. He gave permiffion alfo to the Malays not only to 

 refide in his kingdom, but to ereft a Mahometan temple. 

 This religion made fuch progrefs here, that about the year 

 J588 deputies were fent to Mecca to bring from thence a 

 hadja or prieft to inftruft the Macaflars in the doc^trine of 

 Mahometanifm, which in 1603 was eftabliflicd throi;ghout 

 the whole kingdom under the fultan Allahudier. 



The kingdom of Bonj^, which lies on the weft^rp fide of a 

 bavj called on that account the Bay of Bony, is the fecoucl 

 kingdom in point of importance in the illand. It is in clofe 

 alliance with the two fmall kingdoms of Soping and Luhu. 

 The natives of Bony, that they may not appear inferior to 

 the MacalTars, deduce their origin in the like manner froni 

 the gods. The firft king, they fay, defccndcd fiom heaven, 

 and was known by the name of M;\tta-Solonipo-e, that is, 

 the all-feeing. This fovereign, after reigning forty years, 

 Tcfigned the kingdom to his fon, and with his wife afccndcd 

 again to heaven : but, notwithllanding this cpnunon defcent 

 of their rulers from the race of the gods, the Macallkrs and 

 people of Bony are fvvorn enemies, and iheir inccllaut quar- 

 rels greatly contributed to enable the Dutch, who, according 

 as their intereft required, favoured fometimes the one parly 

 and fometimes the other, to make themfelves mafters ot the 

 iOand. At prefent the Bouginefe, or people of Bony, are the 

 molt powerful, as the Macaillirs were about a century ago. 



The Bouginefe are of a middle ftature, and have a brown 

 complexion, but not dark. Among the female fex, in par- 

 ticular, fomc are found almoft entirely fair. Their tLalures 

 in general arc agreeable,' only that the nofc is a liltle flatted. 



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