VALENTYN’S DESCRIPTION OF MALACCA. Lei 
some gilt couches and knick-knacks, one lot radix China, (*) one 
lot benzoin, 150 baskets with prepared silk, velvet, damask, 
taffeta and fine silk, besides some boxes with eold- wire. 
In the seeond carrack we found :— 
1744 piculs of Agelwood ; 
834 piculs of Benzoin ; (?) 
2 small casks with Chinese camphor, and some com- 
mon sarongs. 
The Wissingen had captured anotner small Portuguese na 
off Solor, laden with ninety-two bharas Sandal- wood and 2 
pikuls of ‘tortoise-shell, 
The Wissingen sailed on the 15th September with the cap- 
tured ecarrack S¢. Anthony from Patani to Djchor to try and 
get a cargo at that place. Wysranp van Warwyck followed 
on the 27th October, and dropped anchor on the 12th Novem- 
ber in the mouth of the Djohor river near the said carrack at 
about 14 miles from the Wissingen. The vessels Amsterdam 
and Dordrecht were under his command. Admiral Cornexts 
SEBASTIAANSE’S squadron was also lying in the roads here. 
The King called in the aid of both these Admirals, which 
SEBASTIAANSE pledged himself to give, whilst van Warwyck 
begged to excuse him for this time. 
The letters, addressed by H. H. Prince Maurice to the 
King, were then presented to him, which he received with 
“much respect. Admiral Cornetis SEBASTIAANSE presented 
him at the time with two brass guns, and van Warwyck gave 
him four small barrels of gunpowder, 40 shot-cartridges for 
the said cannon, 12 Japanese swords, four Portuguese muskets 
with shoulder-belts, some pieces of prepared silk and a shot- 
proof armour. 
The two Admirals presented the King at his request with 
two small wide-mouthed guns cannon-royal, and some shot- 
(1) “Jin seng,” or “Jinsam,” as it is also called, supposed to 
very invigorating. It is stated that it is only found near the moun- 
tains, a man shoots an arrow, and if it falls where the ‘jin seng ” 
is to be found, a flame appears, which guides him to the spot. 
(7) “Keményan,” burnt by Malays and aborigines in most of their 
charms and spells. 
