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chiefly women, dressed with primitive simplicity in loose 

 sarongs ; their heads being protected from the sun by 

 large hemispherical bamboo hats, and their long black 

 shining hair streaming down their backs. In the canoes 

 that venture alongside the ship, might be seen amusing 

 monkeys, sitting among heaps of fruit and vegetables, 

 chattering and making grimaces; huge turtles lying 

 bound at the bottom of the boats ; saucy Krocotoas, and 

 gaudy-coloured Loris ; pretty plantain squirrels in neat 

 quadrangular cages, and domesticated Musangs. 



The Straits of Sunda being considered the ' Gate of the 

 East ', the natives of the villages along this part of the 

 coast of Java, find a ready sale for natural curiosities 

 among the passengers of homeward-bound Indiamen. At 

 Anjer, especially, a fair of the most remarkable cha- 

 racter is held under the shade of a magnificent Banyan 

 tree, where, for a few dollars, may be purchased long- 

 armed Apes, hideous Baboons, pigmy Musks, Java Pinches, 

 graceful Doves, pert Paroquets, satin Grackles, gentle 

 Love-birds, and splendid Peacocks. Among other quad- 

 rumanous rarities I noticed the Hylobates syndactyla, from 

 the opposite Island of Sumatra, and among Ophidians a 

 very large and handsome Python poda. The Kahau, or pro- 

 boscis monkey of Borneo, was offered us for six dollars, and 

 the pig-faced baboon might have been procured for half 

 that sum. Baskets of Cowries (CyprcecB histrio, Argus, 

 Arabica, and vitettm, &c.), might be had for a mere trifle." 



Before two o'clock of the same day we had weathered 

 Java, but, owing to calms and variable airs, made little 

 progress ; and the prevailing easterly wind much impeded 

 us. On the evening of the 13th we made the land of 



