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much fuccefs. Several fpecies of fruit-trees 

 brought from Europe thrive perfedly on thefc 

 heights, the temperature of the air there be- 

 ing very m;id. It was necefTary that we fhould 

 have a frcfh permifiion from the governor to 

 make this journey ; but Dauribeau, who under- 

 took to afk it for us, told us, that the governor 

 had jufl received from the council of Batavia 

 frefn inilrudions, according to which he could 

 no longer permit us to go very far from the 

 town, f-sut only to the diftance of three or four 

 hours walk. I went feveral times to fee a 

 fpring, which is no UDore than a myriameter 

 and a half towards the v/eft. Its waters are 

 covered with oil of petroleum^ which is care- 

 fully fkimmed off in order to be mixed with tar. 

 In its nei'j-hbourhood is found a great quantity 

 of pumice hone. 



Citizen Riche and I lived in the fame houfe. 

 \Vc ufrally went out together to profecuteour 

 rerc!rc'ic..,and we returned every evening toSou- 

 rabaya loaded w ith a variety of fpecimens which 

 we had not before fouiid. It v. as always with 

 concern that we faw night arrive, and fufpcnd 

 our labours. But on the 19th of February 1794, 

 at four o'clock in tlie morning, the command- 

 ant of the fort (Chatcauvieux), followed by 

 about thirty Dutcli foldicrs armed, came and 

 announced to us on the part of Dauribeau and 



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