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The wood, unless specially contracted for, is too soft for 

 fuel ; other durable woods for ship building and orna- 

 mental purposes abound. The whole country in the 

 vicinity of Manado is composed of lofty ranges surmounted 

 by peaks, but the Klabat Mountain, which rises to the 

 height of 6500 feet, and is nearer to the Keema or 

 eastern shore of the Peninsula, is the most conspicuous. 

 It has been clearly seen from Ternate and Meyo, and 

 from sixty miles to the westward. 



Manado Tua is also very lofty, and is an excellent 

 guide for- finding the way to Manado, which, as I have 

 before remarked, is rather difficult. Our observations 

 place the Fort of Manado in 



Lat. 1 30' 23" N. 

 Long. 124 43' 9" E. 

 Dip. 1 21' 31" S. 



Rise of tide six feet, H.W. F. and C. nearly noon. 



Quitting Manado on the 26th, we passed through 

 Banca Strait, upon one point of which I landed, in order 

 to fix the position of its eastern danger, which is situated 

 in Lat. 146' 24" N., Long. 124 59' 35" E. Having 

 rejoined the ship as she passed the island, we cleared 

 Cape Coffin, the N.E. extremity of Celebes, and stood 

 for the Island of Ternate, where our friends had pre- 

 pared us to meet with a much more friendly reception 

 than we had experienced at Manado. 



On the morning of the 29th, having fallen towards 

 Meyo, and calm succeeding, I landed, notwithstanding 

 a heavy swell was running, and obtained its position. 

 The northern rock on which we fixed our observatory 

 was found to be in Lat. 1 21' 4" Long. 126 20' 16" E. 



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