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ried our baggage, fufpending it to long bam- 

 boos, the ends of which they relied on their 

 Ihoulders. 



After having proceeded near fourmyriame- 

 ters, we arrived at Souda-Kari, where we dined, 

 in the manner of the Javanefc, at the houfe of 

 the chief of the village, who had prepared for 

 us a grand dinner: it confiftcd of different 

 difhes of fifli, drefTed Buccaneer falhion, and of 

 horfe and buffalo fielh, preferved, as they 

 told us, for upvv'ards of lix months, after hav- 

 ing been cut in very thin ftrips, and dried in 

 the fun. All thefediflies were very highly fea- 

 foned with pepper, pimento, and ginger. Rice 

 fupplied the place of bread. This entertain- 

 ment was concluded with a profulion of de- 

 licious fruits. 



Prer.^ntJy we refumed our journey, and in a 

 littl-' tim.e after there came on a heavy fall of 

 rain, which incommoded us excccdinj;iy. We 

 Vvcre accompanied by a ferjcant of the Dutch 

 troops. He foon gave us proofs of his autho- 

 rity over the Javaiicfc, who were going to the 

 village that ue had juR left ; he ordered the 

 umbrellas which they v, ere carrying to be 

 fnatchcd out of their hands, and none of them 

 ventured to make any rcfil'hincc. V'e were at a 

 lofs to know what he nreaiit to do with thefc, 

 when he came up and oilcrcd them to us, fay- 

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