39 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



dren of the natives arc infiruclcd in this religion* 

 and taught to read and write in the Malay lan- 

 guage. The fcrvice is performed in the Malay- 

 tongue, in a church fct apart for the ufe of the 

 natives, and in Dutch in another intended for the 

 Dutchmen. There are two minifters to each. 



The Chinefe, as may be fuppofed, have here 

 a pagoda. 



A few natives of the ifland, who have pre- 

 ferred the religion introduced by the Arabs and 

 the Moors, have a mofque. It is chiefly on the 

 other fide of the roadftead, to the northward of 

 the town, that is to be found the greateft num- 

 ber of true believers. The Dutch have been 

 more fuccefsful in making profelytes to their 

 religion in the environs of their principal efla- 

 blimment. The rod of iron, with which they 

 govern this miferable people, fo affimilates them 

 to flavcs, that it is by no means aftonifhing 

 to find among them part of the vices which 

 proceed from this flate of degradation of 

 man. 



Not with (landing thefe people are accuftomed 

 to give up almolt every thing they potfefs to the 

 Europeans, there is one article which they arc 

 very little djfpofed to refign. Jealoufy is with 

 them carried to fuch a pitch, that it woulo! be 

 highly dangerous to attempt to hold any impro- 

 per 



