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10. — Monday; the wind continued to be contrajy; we 

 approached the Samblone (Pulau Sembilan) and Pullu Java. 



11 — Strong- lightning" during the night and some favourable 

 wind ; we passed the Samplans and Dindis (Bindings) and in the 

 evening we came to Pullu Pehra (Perak). Alcyonium Spirale 

 was drawn up by the souuding-lead ; it was fleshy and ochre 

 yellow; the animals were small red dots. We saw Pullu Pinangf 

 in the distance. 



12. — We came to Pullu Pinang. At sunset the whole sky 

 looked yellow, and one cloud specially seemed to have large 

 round holes. During the night we had strong showers and 

 lightning sometimes ; it seemed as if fire were being poured 

 down from the sky. 



13. — We were still near Pullu Pinang, quite close to the 

 south-western side, which forms a semi-circle and has high 

 mountains. Towards evening we had the same phenomenon as 

 yesterday, only the heavy thunderstorm combined with torrents 

 of rain began earlier in the night, and there was less wind. 



14. — Early this morning we passed at last Pullu Pinang, 

 but the atmosphere was still misty and the wind was contrary, 

 so that we advanced but slowly. In the evening we saw Pullu 

 Lada straight in front of us, and on the left we had the high 

 mountains of old Kador. In the evening we had again violent 

 rain and lightning. 



15. — The air was very (missing in M, S.). We had all the 

 time wished for some north east wind, but to our regret our 

 wish was fulfilled to-daj^ because as the captian wished to cruise 

 between the islands, this wind was contrary for us ; he had taken 

 this course in order to arrive the sooner in Junk Zeylon. The 

 wind remained North-East ; on other days we only had had it for 

 a short time and towards the afternoon it had generally changed 

 to north west, driving the clouds against the high mountains of 

 the islands and against those of the continent, which circum- 

 stance always produced strong thunderstorms in the evening. 



In the afternoon we were quite close to the three small is- 

 lands called Pullu Payer, which lie close to the harbour of 

 new Queda. The ship went near the coast of Queda, and at 

 eight in the evening we were so close to it that we could dis- 

 tinctly see the low shore. The sea- water looked white and 

 sparkling; we had only half a fathom of water. The waves 



