ON THE ISLAND OF SUMATRA. 33Q 



the eaftward or weftward, remains an uncertainty. We 

 have certain accounts that the veffels that imported this 

 article were long detained, or did not return in much 

 lefs than a year. It is therefore probable that they 

 wintered, during the violence of the SW. monfoon, 

 either at Ceylon, or on the north-eaft coaft, and com- 

 pleted their voyages during the moderate part of the 

 other monfoon. 



ON 



