VOLUME XV. 



December 15—30, 1779. 



QUEDAR. 



Dec. 15. — I went on board in the afternoon. 

 16. — The pilot and all my travelling" companions came on 

 board. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock the anchor was weighed 

 and we sailed past Tanjong Cling. 



17. — We came as for as Cape Rachado ; had some wind and 

 rain and saw Sumatra. Strong thunderstorms and rain during 

 the night. 



18. — Saturday. We came to the Porceller mountain, and 

 towards evening we cast anchor at the month of the Strait of 

 Callang. The weather was fine; there was very little rain. 

 19. — We passed the afore-mentioned Strait almost entirely, 

 but near the last bay the current turned against us. The 

 weather was fine, some rain, but very little wind. 



20. — Quite early the anchor was weighed ; we passed the 

 two rocky islands Niodd and Joss which lie close together; 

 this was still in the morning; also the three islands called the 

 Bontsilies, and cast anchor at Sallingor towards five o'clock in 

 the afternoon. 



21. — I went on shore but obtained very little. The heat was 

 very great ; Hedysorum Strohiliferum had blossoms ; there were a 

 kind of Poly podium with simply pinnate leaves and scandent stem, 

 Bryonia with hastate leaves. The mountain ranges of this 

 country were very high and enclosed in mist. At four o'clock 

 we went on board again and sailed on. 



22. — Towards evening we saw the Dindies, and not far 

 them the Sambilangs. 



23. — We passed the nine Sambilang islands and the Dindies. 

 Pullu Perah we saw in the distance ; it is very high and enclosed 

 in mist. It is a remarkable fact that the Sambilang islands lie 

 all in one direction with the small island Pullu Issarah, which is 



