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CHAPTER VI. 

 AMBONG, MANILA AND EASTERN BORNEO. 



Reach the Bay of Ambong Peaks of Kini Balu Town of Ambong 

 and adjacent scenery Value of stock and provisions Tampas- 

 sook River Sultan of Tampassook His predilection for spirits - 

 Depart for Manila Pass Balabac and Balambangan Monkey 

 Conchologists Fishing Boats Island of Dumaran Pursuit of a 

 Pirate Reach Manila Kindness of the Governor Arrival of 

 six Lascars, bringing information of the wreck of the 'Pre- 

 mier' Depart to rescue her crew Arrival at Sooloo Enter- 

 tainment to the Ministers on board the ' Samarang ' Pulo Pan- 

 jang Marine Observatory of novel construction Remains of 

 villages destroyed by fire^-Town of Gunung Taboor Ambas- 

 sador from the Sultan Fire salutes Procession and music 

 Loss of the ' Premier ' Statement of the Sultan Execution of 

 a Treaty with Great Britain Departure for Bulungan. 



ON the 3rd of November, towed by the ' Phlegethon ', 

 we reached the entrance of the Bay of Ambong, and 

 the charts of the coast, affording no clue as to the navi- 

 gation, we were obliged to trust entirely to the native 

 pilot, on board the ' Phlegethon', who very soon contrived 

 to ground us upon a detached reef, lying off the western 

 point of entrance. Had they given us notice of less than 

 three fathoms, and slipped the tow-ropes, we could easily 



