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recovered all their bullion, which was in chests, and several 

 of their guns, which were large. Their companions which 

 they had left upon the road were all missing ; the Indians 

 it was supposed had either by force or persuasion kept them 

 among them, as they are very desirous of having Europeans 

 among them to instruct them in the art of war. After a 

 stay of two months at Concordia, their company was 

 diminished more than half by sickness, chiefly in consequence 

 of the great fatigues they had endured in the days when 

 they got ashore, and travelled to that place. These were 

 then furnished with a small ship, in which they sailed for 

 Europe. 



We inquired much for the island qf Andbao or Anambao, 

 mentioned by Dampier ; he assured us that he knew of no 

 island of that name anywhere in these seas. I since have 

 observed that it is laid down in several charts by the name 

 of Selam? which is probably the real name of it. Rotte is 

 upon much the same footing as Savu : a Dutchman resides 

 upon it to manage the natives ; its produce is also much 

 like that of Savu. It has also some sugar, which was 

 formerly made by simply bruising the canes and boiling the 

 juice to a syrup, as they do the palm wine ; lately, however, 

 they have made great improvements in that manufacture. 

 There are three islands of the name of Solar lying to the 

 eastward of Ende or Flares: they are flat and low, abound- 

 ing with vast quantity of provisions and stock : they are 

 also managed in the same manner as Savu. On the middle- 

 most of them is a good harbour, the other two are without 

 shelter. Ende is still in the hands of the Portuguese, who 

 have a town and good harbour called Larntuca on the north- 

 east corner of it : the old harbour of Ende, situated on the 

 south side of it, is not nearly so good, and therefore now 

 entirely neglected. 



The inhabitants of each of these different islands speak 

 different languages, and the chief policy of the Dutch 

 is to prevent them from learning each other's language, 

 as by this means the Dutch keep them to their respective 



1 The real name is Semau. (Note by Banks.) 



