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should be accorded; he, moreover, desired that his 

 principal Surveyor, of Woods and Forests 1 suppose, 

 should be in readiness at daylight, and accompany me to 

 any spot which I might consider most suitable. 



Before six o'clock the following morning, Papke Bulow, 

 a well-informed gentleman who understood English, 

 accompanied me to the beach north of the town, where I 

 soon fixed upon a spot for the observatory. I was also 

 fortunate in obtaining at a trifling rent a commodious 

 cottage with every convenience, including the assistance 

 of an intelligent, Spanish, Bisayan, to act as interpreter 

 with the natives. This being the period for our May 

 Term-day, the magnetic instruments were landed, ex- 

 citing considerable curiosity among the garrison, whilst 

 the natives kept at a more respectful distance, regarding 

 us probably as some mysterious individuals dealing in 

 arts of no trifling nature. 



The town of Manado is situated in the bight of a deep 

 bay, about nine miles south-easterly of Manado Tua, 

 which being interpreted, is Old Manado. The position 

 of the present town had formerly another name, but that 

 of Manado has been substituted from the circumstance 

 of one of the inhabitants of Manado Tua having been 

 employed as Ambassador to Ternate, requesting the aid of 

 the Dutch in settling their dissensions, and on being inter- 

 rogated from whence he came, replied, 'Manado,' and upon 

 the Dutch affording their advice (or taking possession), 

 it assumed its present name. There are many absurd 

 traditions as to their reasons for abandoning Manado 

 Tua, which are not worth relation, but the fact to be in- 

 ferred is, that they were compelled by an earthquake to 



