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furgeon of the hofpital, M. Albegg, had pre- 

 pared a lodging for us, and he deli red us to go 

 and occupy it ; but what was our furprife 

 when, having arrived at this furgeon's, he led us 

 into one of the wards of his hofpital, where he 

 Ihewed us feven beds, which he faid had been, 

 put up purpofely for us ! In this place there 

 was neither table nor chairs. In vain wc re- 

 prefented to him that v/e were not fick, and that 

 we did not wifli to become fo in an hci^^ital : 

 his anfwer was, that, according to the go- 

 vernor's orders, he could not give us any ot'ner 

 lodgings. 



We were therefore under the neceflity of 

 having recourfe to the governor, in order, if 

 poffible, to make him feniible of all the harfn- 

 nefs of fuch proceedings tovvards men v/ho, on 

 their return from a long and fatiguing voyage, 

 undertaken for the advancement of the arts and 

 fciences, thought themfelves entitled to a dif- 

 ferent reception among a civilized people. It 

 was not, however, till after feveral hours parley, 

 that he changed the order for our :"carceration 

 in an hofpital. We were allowed to live near the 

 centre of the town, and this was our prifon. 



A little time after we were permitted 'to go a 

 dem.i-myriameter from Samarang, but with the 

 reftridlion not to direifl our ficps towards the 

 fea-fide. 



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