126 ISLAND OF KALAMPUNIAN. [1846. 



Our first position was taken up on the Island of Kalam- 

 punian, situated immediately off Tanjong Sampanmangio, 

 the eastern horn of the great bay of Maludu Bay, and 

 situated in Lat. 7 4' 17" N. Long. 116 40' 30" E. 

 Although this island appears to be connected with the 

 main land of Borneo, there is a fair and safe channel 

 between it, having eight and nine fathoms, and suffi- 

 ciently bold, on either side, for a vessel to pass, without 

 risk by daylight, if, in chase, scant wind or any important 

 service should render it expedient. After passing to the 

 eastward, the ground, southerly, for ten miles, is unsafe 

 at two miles from the shore, by reason of many treacherous 

 patches rising suddenly from ten fathoms, and having as 

 little as two fathoms over them. As the great bay of 

 Maludu was left for future examination, our researches 

 did not carry us further into these intracacies. The 

 coast from Tanjong Sampanmangio, southerly, runs into 

 deep sandy bays, but unsafe for anchorage. Immediately 

 within the western cape fresh water will be found at the 

 eastern extremity of the first long sandy bay. Here we 

 noticed numerous foot marks of the Water Buffalo, and 

 during our examination for the spring, several fine deer, 

 apparently of the Fallow species, invited our notice, but 

 although half-a-dozen muskets were discharged at them, 

 within a distance of thirty yards, none fell to our share. 

 Pigs also were numerous. A party landed early the fol- 

 lowing morning in the hopes of shooting them, but met 

 with no better success ; unfortunately, I had deemed the 

 report of then* guns sufficient to disturb the whole coast, 

 and, without being prepared, turned up a fine buck within 

 a few yards. 



