360 DESCRIPTION OF SAVU CHAP, XV 
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 of Anabao 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 Savw: 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 Flores: 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. nde 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.) 
