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r.vv'^amT- If ■ i"*" «'l'ics to fcparate from his wife in 

 c.)i i.qiKiicc of htr luvii-g comniiltcd foiiic crime, he re- 

 tains licr clothes anJ onianitnls, a:'d makebhtv pay a fine 

 aniouittiii); to about jo rials; and lach jiariy is then ?.t 

 liberty to marry. When a Riadjoy dies t'le body is put 

 into a coffui, and kept in tlic iionf-, unlil all the reniamin;; 

 n>.dc» in the family have purcliafcd a Have ; who is belaadtd 

 on the day when the bi>dy is burnt, lliat he may attend the 

 decent d in the other world ; and before he is put to 

 death, he is enjoined fidelity to his m^iller. The afiies of 

 the deceafid, together with the head of the flave, aie put 

 into a waterinj-pot, and depofited in a fmail eJifiet or tomb 

 conllrueled for that purpole. Sometimes a whole year 

 elapfes before a flave can be procured. The houfes of the 

 liiadjoos are conl>riifted of boards joined to^jethei; without 

 windows or partitions, except that which ftparates a fmall 

 Corner in which they Hecp. The whole family rcfide to- 

 gether with their flaves, and confill fometimes of lOO ptrfons. 

 'I'hcir only light is that of a piece of pine-wood, which 

 burns no longer than till about eij;ht in the evening. Over 

 their doors they fufpcnd the bloody heads which tlicy cut 

 off ill their Ikiriniflies . In order to procure tlicfe they pvo- 

 ceed, with great fecrecy, to the river Banjer, and furprilc 

 in the night, or attack, in open day, fome fmall veffel be- 

 longing to Banjer fifhcrmen ; and one or two of their un- 

 fortunate captives are then deftined to become a lacriiice to 

 their infatiable rage for murder. When they return with a 

 head, the men, women, and children of a whole village 

 telUfy their fatisfaftion by every demonftiation of joy. 

 Gongs, or mufical inllrumeiits of copper, are beat by thofe 

 who conduct the conqueror to his own houfe, where the 

 women dance around him, and taking from him the head, 

 they force into the mouth fome food and drink ; after 

 which ceremony, ac-.ompanied with a repall and dac.ce, 

 they hang it up as a trophy of viftory. Before the Biad- 

 joos undertake expeditions in quell of Banjerefc heads, they 

 endeavour to deduce fome omen of good or bad fortune 

 from the flight of a kind of hawk (falco milvns). They 

 have fcarcely any form of government, and no written laws. 

 If a perfon be accufed of theft, and no fufficicnt proof can 

 be alleged againll him, the culprit and the accufer are 

 carried before one of the oldell inhabitants. An earthen 

 pot with aflies and water is placed on the ground ; and 

 acrofs the pot is laid a piece of wood, on which are depo- 

 fited two fmall copper buttons. An oath havipg been ad- 

 miniftered to each party, the piece of wood is fo turned 

 round that the buttons fall into the water ; the accufed and 

 the accufer take up one of tl;efc buttons ; and he, whole 

 button appears as if fcovvered and whitened by the aflies, is 

 deemed to have fuccecded. The Biadjoos are faid to have 

 fome idea of a fupreme being, to whom they addrefs prayers 

 under the name of Dtwatta ; and as tliey believe that this 

 Dewatta not only created, but ftill prelVi-ves and rules the 

 ■world, they requtft him to grant them happiiufs and pro- 

 fperity. If we may judge from the character cf tliefe pcop'e, 

 tiieir deity mull be a gloomy and revengeful being ; no 

 nation on earth liaving a greatei' propenfity to murder and 

 revenge. The Biadjoos acknowledge the lultan of Banjer 

 as their fovcreign, and pay him yearly a fmall tribute in gold 

 dull of the value of 20 rials. 



The Portnguefe, Dutch, and Englifll have ever fince the 

 j6th century endeavoured to eftablifh themfilvts in this 

 jfland ; but the Dutch have been the moll fuccefsful. 

 'l"lie Portuguefc, it is faid, wifhed to form a f>^tiJcment 

 bere in i'2'^, and with this view prcfented to the fultan of 

 J^andac and Succatana fome beautiful pieces of tapcllry, 

 on which curious figures were wrought ; but the lultan, 



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conceiving thefe figures to be animated or magic, and ap- 

 prehending that thev might rulh fuddcnly from the tapelb-y 

 .vid ftrangle him, rejcaed the prefent and expelled the 

 Portuguefe from the country. The Eiiglilli were not much 

 more fortunate, having quitted Borneo entirely ever (ince 

 the year 1706. In I7'')6, they made an attempt to form a 

 fcttlement in the ifland of Biila.iibangan, at the N. extre- 

 treniity of Borneo, which was given up to them by the 

 king of Solon. They placed in it a few Europeans for the 

 fake of trade, and a garrifon of .;oo foldiers, Europeans and 

 blacks ; and intei;ded to ellabliih a faciory, where they 

 Plight exchange the produftions of Europe and Hindollan 

 for thofe brought hither from China and the Indian idands ; 

 but in the year 1772, after a part of their troops had been 

 fwepf oir by contagious difeafes, the fort they had con- 

 llruded, being badly fortified, was fuddcnly attacked, and 

 the whole ellablifliment dtilroyed. The Engliili have 

 ftiU fome cll.iblidur.ent-- on the north coafl: of Borneo ; 

 and the eircnnijacent Indian nations, and the Chinefe carry 

 on a great trade with this ifland. About Borneo are feveral 

 fmall iflands, that may be denominated the " Bornean 

 iflands," fuch as the Soloos, Tawea, Pulo Laut, Anamba, 

 Natuna, &c. 



IWrneo, a fea-port and capital of the ifland of this name, 

 is large, populoiJs, and commercial, with a good harbour ; 

 it conlills of about 5C0 houfes, built on piles, and is fituated 

 on the N. W. fide of the ifland. N. lat. 4° 50'. E. 

 long. II ^° o'. 



IjORNEVALT, a town of Germany, in the circle of 

 Weftphalia, and duchy of Berg ; 3 miles W. of Lennep. 



BORNEUS, in Ornithology, the long tailed finrJet lory. 

 This beautiful bird is of a red colour ; quills and tail feathers 

 at the tips green ; a blue Ipot on the wings ; orbits fufcous. 

 Inhabits India. 



The length of this bird is nine inches and a half. Its 

 bill is orange ; orbits of the eyes bare of feathers : quill 

 featliers with blue and green dots ; the two exterior feathti-s 

 inclining to green ; lower tail coverts red, bordered with 

 blue. Gmel. — Lor't perruche rouge. No. I. BufF. Pfittaca 

 cocciiwa bonarum fortunarum injiilii:. Briff. 



BOMNHEIM, a village of Germany, in the circle of 

 the Upper Rhine, and territory of Franckfort on the Ma) ne ; 

 6 Engliili miles N. of Franckfort. This village is faid to 

 be notorious all over Germany for its numerous brothels. 

 Render's Tour. 



BORNHOLM, an iflard of Denmark, in the Baltic fea, 

 the remotell and molt eallerly of ail the Danifli iflands, 

 about 18 miles in length, and 10 in breadth. Although it 

 is nearly furroundcd by rocks, and the foil is ftouty, it is a 

 fertile fpot, abounding with excellent paftures ; oats, butter, 

 and fifh conditute the wealth of the inhabitants. Tiiere 

 are fome mines of coal and quarries of marble. It was 

 conquered by the Swedes in 1645, and furrendered to them 

 by the treaty of Rolkild, in 1658 ; but the inhabitants re- 

 volted in the fame year, and reftored their ifland to the 

 Danilh dominiun, under which it has fince continued. 

 Bornholm is dillant 75 miles from Zealand, and 15 from 

 the coall of Schonen. N. lat. 55° 12'. E. long. i_5° 

 :o'. 



BORNII, in Conchology, a fpecies of Tellina, figured 

 by Born. This fhcll is tranfvcrfely (Iriated, bent on one 

 fide, and reddilh, with red rays. This is three quarters of 

 an inch long, and two inches broad. The native place i« 

 not known. 



BORNOIT, in Geography, an extenfive kingdom of A- 

 frica, lying fouth-eall of Fez/an, and bounded on the north 

 by the defert of Bilma, on the welt by Kuka, "Tagna, and 



Nubia, 



