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CHAPTER XIV. 



LABUAN TO MAURITIUS. 



Coast of Bird Island Attack of Pirates Revisit Labuan Discovery 

 of a Watering Bay List of Rivers Lines of Coal Reach 

 Sarawak Death of Mr. Williamson Detail of Massacre at 

 Brune Loss of the Sultan Muda Hassim Observations on the 

 Trading interests of Borneo Letter from Mr. Jesse to the East 

 India Company Chinese located in the City of Brune Of the 

 Mission about to sail for Borneo Original Paper from Mr. 

 Brooke, on the state of the Indian Archipelago, in 1838, bearing 

 on the present aspect of affairs at Borneo Leave Borneo, passing 

 Tanjong Api and St. Pierre Islands Land on Barren Island Reach 

 Singapore Dullness of the town Life and bustle introduced by 

 landing of the Ship's Crew Description of the town Division of 

 the Inhabitants Manufacture of Pirate arms Occupation of 

 Pulo Brani, or Gage Island Leave Singapore Island of Billi- 

 ton Strike on a rock Dangerous situation of the Ship 

 Lighten the Ship of Guns and Spars, and escape into deep water 

 New Island named Pigeon Island Dangers of the Carimata 

 Channel Reach Anjer, Straits of Sunda Opinion relative to the 

 erection of a Lighthouse Arrive at Cocos or Keeling Islands 

 Sailing qualities of the ' Samarang ' class Reach the Cargados 

 Garajos Transactions there Visit Mauritius. 



THE coast from Bird Island towards Labuan, is not safe to 

 approach within the depth of twenty fathoms, until more 

 closely examined. During our progress along the coast-line, 

 I determined on walking the beach between two stations, 

 in preference to calling the gig in to convey me, and ac- 

 companied by one of my boat's crew, carrying a fowling- 

 piece, in addition to his musket, and our Spanish captive, 



