292 VALENTYN’s ACCOUNT OF MALACCA. 
Sebastiaan .Soarez ze (005. 
Don Francisco de Norinha _,, OO 
Don FranciscodeSotomajor ,, ZOO. 5 
Antonio de Souza Fulcon _,, 500 
Besides 3 galleys and 12 barges. 
The names and tonnage of Phase of our vessels which were 
still left are the following, viz. 
real) 
The Orange of 700 tons he Admiral’s vessel. ) 
» Groote Son (Great Sun) -of 509 tons. 
» rasmus G00: 
Vereenigde Landen (United Countries. 1 "500 
Mauritius 
Fs Amsterdam ‘ ie 
» Swarte Leewwv ( Black Lion) BA e 
» Witte Leeuw ( White Lion) és % 
» Kleine Son — (Small Sun) » 200 5 
With these vessels, Mr. Marerirr sailed to Djohor on 
the 24th of August, and the next dav he lost sight of the Por- 
tuguese fleet, which returned to Malacca. On the 13th of 
September, he entered the river of Djohor where the King 
came to meet bim and welcomed him. 
Mr. Marterier sailed on the 18th ditto to Batu Sawar to 
settle several urgent matters, among which the chief was to 
hurry on the King to forufy his town (which: could easily 
be done, if the M lalays would but work) ; scondly to supply 
his fleet with provisions; in the third place to bind the 
Kang to send some prahus to Atsjien and Malakka, to inquire 
whether Dutch vessels had arrived there, and finally to try 
whether gunpowder could be got somewhere. But the Ma- 
lays wanted us to fortify their town, and gunpowder (even 
of the worst quality) was not to be had for love or money. 
So Mr. Maretrer discovered, that it was simply a waste 
of time to have any more dealings with this King and the 
Malays. 
Batu Sawar is a town situated 5 or 6 miles up the river 
of Djohor, which is at that place very beautiful, broad and 
deep, and has therefore a supply of fresh water. The greater 
