OF LA PEROUSE. ^ij 



The next day, the 8th, at fun-rife, four 

 chiefs, having the title of orafi-ka'/a, came on 

 board to tell us that we were not at liberty to 

 go on fhore, without having prcvioufly apprized 

 the Sultan, who relided in the village of Bou- 

 ton, and who was an ally of the Dutch EaU 

 India Company. We expielfed to them our 

 defire of vifiting that extremity of the ifland^ 

 and one of them immediately fet off to com- 

 municate it to this petty fovereign. 



Prefently we received a viiit from two Dutch 

 foldiers, who propoied to procure us an inter- 

 view with the Sultan, affuring us that the n:i- 

 lives durfi: not, unlefs he had given them per- 

 miflion, fell us the refreiliments of which wr 

 were in want. At firfl they conducted us zct 

 their own dwelling, where they told us that the. 

 Sultan was not to be fecn till verv late in th:*: 

 afternoon. Afccr this we advanced, in a prerrv 

 large party, into the interior of the iHand, di- 

 recting our Heps towards the eaft. The native^ 

 whom we met, appeared not at all furpri fed ai 

 feeing us, and manifefted no wifii to follov- 1:5. 



After having, for upwards of two hojrs, 

 walked along a little river covered v, iili a great 

 number of boats, fome of which came from the 

 ftrait loaded with fifli, we forded it in order to 

 get to the northward. V/c followed fome ftcep 

 paths, on the edge of v/hicb I gathered a great 



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