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Succinct Review of the Observations of the Tides in the Indian Archi- 

 pelago ', made during the year 1839, by order of his Excellency 

 the Governor General, of his Netherlandish Majesty's possessions, 

 20th October, 1838. No. 3. 



[This interesting report was transmitted to the Asiatic Society by the 

 Society of Arts at Batavia. It has been translated for the Journal from 

 the original Dutch, by my friend Dr. Roer, the translator of Lassen's 

 Points of History.] 



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The tides have been observed at Pulo Chinco on the West coast of 

 Sumatra to the southward of Padang, from the 10th February 1839 

 to the first of January 1840, being ten months and three quarters, by 

 the naval lieutenants of the second class, G. J. Fabricius and J. de 

 Hoon. 



At Muntock on Bornea, from the 15th January 1839 to the first of 

 January 1840, being eleven months and a half, by the naval lieutenant 

 of the second class, P. C. Reuchenius. 



On the Island Onrust near Batavia, from the 1st January 1839 to 

 the 1st January 1840, being twelve months, by the naval lieutenant 

 of the first class, Director of Onrust, J. Sigtorel. 



At Fagol, on the north coast of Java, from the 1st January 1839 to 

 the 1st January 1840, being twelve months, by the naval lieutenant 

 of the second class, F. J. E. Van Goreum. 



At Klampsis, on the north coast of Madura, from the 10th February 

 1839 to the 1st January 1840, being eleven months and three quarters, 

 by the naval lieutenants of the second class, J. A. K. Van Hasfelt and 

 J. Van Gool. 



At Filatjap, on the north coast of Java, from the 1st of January 

 1839 to the 1st January 1840, being twelve months, by the naval lieu- 

 tenant of the second class, J. A. G. Rictoeld. 



To these have been added some less complete observations on 

 Amboyna, from the 23rd March 1839 to the 1st January 1840, being 

 nine months and a quarter, by the master, J. Eecutebol, and the naval 

 lieutenants of the second class, J. A. Ricffer and J. A. W. High. 



At Taparo, from the commencement of May 1839 to the close of 

 December 1839, by the assistant resident of Tapora, Winkelman. 



