SKETCH OE BORNEO. Ï9 



lafïon about the jear 1720, amounted, ^ccording 

 to Valentjn, to about 7,200 persons and in 1780, 

 according to Radermacher, they amounted io 

 8^500. They are a mingled mass of Javanese, 

 Macasers, Bugis and Malavs of Johore, Me- 

 nangkabaw and Palenibang, of whom the Java- 

 nese may be regarded as the most numerous. 

 The state was founded by a fugitive prince of 

 Madura nearly related to the Susuhonang, and 

 hence the aOlectioii of the Javanese titles and 

 names of places, which has always prevailed at 

 Banjar Massing. 



Tabanyan on the East side of the bay^ situ- 

 ated on a small river, is the place where the 

 Dutch vessels were wont to lie. ït is a small 

 campong, containing only about 250 sonls. ïii 

 the vicinity of Tabanyan and on the S. E. of 

 the river Banjar are situated the following cam- 

 pongs, Moluk containing about 200 inhabitants, 

 Blanang containing about 100, Tambangan 

 containing 80, and Takisong containing about 

 50 inhabitants, all of whom are Moslems. The 

 Dutch fort is situated on the outside of the 

 town of Banjar Massing or Tatas, at a plaee 

 named Clayang on the West of the river. ït 

 was of pentagonal form and fortified with pali- 

 sadoes, with three bulwarks towards the river 



