SEPT. 1770 RELATIONS WITH THE DUTCH 357 
took place about ten years ago, when a treaty of alliance 
was signed between the five Radjas and the Dutch Com- 
pany; in consequence of which the Company is yearly to 
furnish each of these kings with a certain quantity of fine 
linen and silk, cutlery ware, etc., in short, of any kind of 
goods which he wants, all which is delivered in the form of 
a present accompanied with a certain cask of arrack, which 
the Radja and his principal people never cease to drink as 
long as a drop of it remains. In return for this, each Radja 
agrees that neither he nor his subjects shall trade with any 
person except the Company, unless they have the permission 
of their resident, that they shall yearly supply so many 
sloop-loads of rice, maize, and calevances, the maize and 
calevances being sent off to Timor in sloops, which are kept 
on the island for that purpose. Each sloop is navigated by 
ten Indians. The rice is taken away by a ship, which at the 
time of the harvest comes to the island annually, bringing 
the Company’s presents, and anchoring by turns in each of 
the three bays. 
In consequence of this treaty, Mr. Lange, a Portuguese 
Indian, who seems to be his second, and a Dutch Indian, 
who serves for schoolmaster, are permitted to live among 
them. 
Mr. Lange himself is attended by fifty slaves on 
horseback, with whom he every two months makes the 
tour of the island, visiting all the Radjas, exhorting those 
to plant who seem idle; and, observing where the crops are 
got in, he immediately sends sloops for them, navigated by 
these same slaves, so that the crop proceeds immediately 
from the ground to the Dutch storehouses at Timor. In 
these excursions he always carries certain bottles of arrack, 
which he finds of great use in opening the hearts of the 
Radjas with whom he has to deal. Notwithstanding the 
boasted honesty of these people, it requires his utmost 
diligence to keep the arrack from his slaves, who, in spite of 
all his care, often ease him of a great part of it. During 
the ten years that he has resided on this island no European 
but himself has ever been here, except at the time of the 
