CONTENTS. XVU. 



cillo Inhabitants Structure of the Island Calusa Samboanga 

 Inland Excursion Country round Samboanga Examination 

 of Shoals extending from the Santa Cruz Islands Courtesy of the 

 Governor, Colonel Figueroa . . . . 71 



CHAPTER XIII. 



ISLANDS OF THE MINDORO AND SOOLOO SEAS. 



Island of Malavi Mode of felling trees Visit to the Commandante 

 Fort of Pasanhan Wood of Malavi Course directed across the 

 Mindoro and Sooloo Seas Island of Kulassien Cagayan Sooloo 

 Chase after two piratical-looking prahus Dangerous navigation 

 Banguey Geological structure Balambangan Harbours and 

 general resources Tanjong Agal-Agal Useful properties of its 

 Sea-weed Dalrymple's account of Maludu and Kini Balu The 

 Black Peninsula Encampment of Illanon Pirates Ant Islands 

 Description of the Sumpitan and arrows Tampassook river 

 Abai and Ambong Visit from the Sultan of Tampassook 

 Return of the Royalist with supplies Height of Kini Balu 

 Rivers Sulaman and Kawalan Friendly disposition of the natives 

 Gaya Group The rivers Kabatuan and Inanam Interview 

 withthe natives The Kimanis River Alarm the natives Idaan 

 Tribes Membakut, Kula-lama and Kuala-panco Rivers Bird 

 Island . .100 



CHAPTER XIV. 



LABUAN TO MAURITIUS. 



Coast of Bird Island Attack of Pirates Revisit Labuan Discovery 

 of a Watering Bay List of Rivers Lines of Coal Reach 

 Sarawak Death of Mr. Williamson Detail of Massacre at Brunai 

 Loss of the Sultan Muda Hassim-r-Observations on the Trading 

 Interests of Borneo Letter from Mr. Jesse to the East India 

 Company Chinese located in the City of Brunai Of the Mission 

 about to sail for Borneo Original Paper from Mr. Brooke, on 

 the state of the Indian Archipelago, in 1838, bearing on the pre- 

 sent aspect of affairs at Borneo Leave Borneo; passing Tanjong 

 Api and St. Pierre Islands Land on Barren Island Reach 

 Singapore Dullness of the town Life and bustle introduced by 



