CHAP. XXV.] KTLWARU. 113 



GORAM TO WAHAI IN CEEA^^. 



When my boat was at length launched and loaded, I got 

 my men together, and actually set sail tlie next day (May 

 27th), much to the astonishment of the Goram people, to 

 whom such punctuality was a novelty. I had a crew of 

 three men and a boy, besides my two Amboyna lads ; 

 which was sufficient for sailing, though rather too few if 

 obliged to row much. The next day was very wet, 

 with squalls, calms, and contrary winds, and with some 

 difficulty we reached Kilwaru, the metropolis of the Bugis 

 traders in the far East. As I wanted to make some 

 purchases, I stayed here two days, and sent two of my 

 boxes of specimens by a Macassar prau to be forwarded to 

 Ternate, thus relieving myself of a considerable incum- 

 brance. I bought knives, basins, and handkerchiefs for 

 barter, which with the choppers, cloth, and beads I had 

 brought with me, made a pretty good assortment. I also 

 bought two tower muskets to satisfy my crew, who insisted 

 on the necessity of being armed against attacks of pirates ; 

 and with spices and a few articles of food for the voyage 

 nearly my last doit was expended. 



The little island of Kilwaru is a mere sandbank, just 

 large enough to contain a small village, and situated 

 between the islands of Ceram-lau.t, and Kissa — straits about 



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