SPICY ISLANDS. l8i 



Spaniards eftabliilied garrifons here, and formed leagues with 

 the natives ; but the Dutch in 1610 expelled them, and became 

 fucceffors to their advantages and oppreflions. 



In BiJJbry harbor, in Lat. o" 18' fouth, on the weftern fide of Bissory 

 the ifland, is excellent anchorage, in tvvelve or fifteen fathoms 

 water. The entrance is marked by Ibme elegant little illes, with 

 rocky precipitous bafes, and beautiful rounded wooded heads*. 

 This ifland gave flicker to Mr. Forrejl for fome time, when the 

 pilot went on a vilit to his relation, the fultan Tuati Hadjee. 



Off the north-weftern end of Mandioly is "Tappay a fmall ide, Island of 



t^ APP A 



with three large rocks, hollowed into caves, harboring the fvval- 



lows which make the delicious edible nefts ; it lies only a few 



minutes to the north of the equino6tial line. Between 1'appa 



and the ifle Lalaletta are the ftreights of that name, about a Lalalettvs; 



mile and a half long, and fcarcely forty yards wide, with deep 



water. A fragrant fmell is wafted from the fliores. "Tappa 



has alfo that comfort to mariners, a delicious pond of frefli 



water. Mr. Forrejl \ gives us a view of thefe iflands and rocks. 



On the north-wefl: part is the little fnug harbor or cove of Ma- Harbor of 



laleOj where a fliip may lie fafe in four fathoms water, with the 



cable faftened to trees. 



Due north of Mandioly, in Lat. 0° 25' north, are the Giaritchas^ Giaritchas, 

 a clufter of fmall ifles, conflfting of rocks of a moderate height, 

 mixed with trees ; and about lix leagues more to the north is 

 the ifland of Matchian, one of the little kingdoms of the Mo- Island of 

 luccas, fubjecSl to the king of I'ernate ; it is of a conic form, 

 foars above the clouds, and has not in its whole extent a level 



» Forreft, tab. 3. t Plate 3. 



place. 



