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evidently expected to " make trade ", having full cargoes of 

 black Pepper, fine Tobacco (much prized by connoiseurs), 

 Bees' wax, Camphor (barus or crystallized), Sharks' fins, 

 Beche de Mer, edible Birds' nests, Tortoise shells, and 

 probably Pearls and Gold dust. 



Towards night, a messenger came off requesting 

 medical aid, and Mr. Adams having volunteered, started 

 in a canoe to their assistance. It turned out to be merely 

 some affliction of a trifling nature amongst the women ; 

 it afforded, however, an opportunity of seeing the country. 



Under the promise of a visit from the Chief on the 

 following day, the ship was moved close off" the mouth of 

 the river, but he was either afraid to trust himself outside 

 his territory, or probably too much distressed to attempt 

 it. This river can only be entered by boats ; the outer 

 edge of the bar, which stretches entirely across, is coral- 

 line, succeeded by sand at its shoalest part, where it is con- 

 nected with a large dry sandy delta, occupying about two- 

 thirds of the channel, and exhibiting symptoms of strong 

 freshes. Immediately after passing this, the river deepens, 

 and appears to afford a good space of water as far as the 

 eye could reach. Our boats entered to procure water, 

 but found that it was merely a small spring which fed 

 a well, which our forcing pumps cleared in a few minutes. 

 On taking leave of this Chief he begged to be remem- 

 bered to his friend Mr. Brooke, of whom he spoke in very 

 affecting terms, and to whom he looked forward for pro- 

 tection. Judging from the numbers of canoes, the popu- 

 lation must be great. 



The river Inanam is situated about a mile and a half 

 to the westward of the Kabatuan, and is still more diffi- 



