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A. Wichmann, Der angebliche Schlammausbruch 



dass der genannte Tummungung diesen Befehl ausgeführt und 

 einen Bericht über den Befund dem Reichsverweser Pangerang 

 Pürba Negara eingeliefert habe, welcher durch letzteren 

 hierauf dem Befehlshaber der Compagnie Zacharias Roman 

 unter Beifügung einer „in der Manier der Eingeborenen" 

 ausgeführten Karte zur Hand gestellt worden sei. Von diesem 

 Berichte findet sich in dem „Dagh- Register" nur ein kurzer 

 Auszug. Das Original gelangte in den Besitz des Amster- 

 damer Bürgermeisters Nie. Witsen und wurde unter folgen- 

 dem Wortlaute veröffentlicht 1 : 



„That the great Batavia River from above Tangala 

 Warna 2 , being a place from whence the said River reeeiveth 

 the greatest part of its water, is stopt up, or covered with 

 Earth from the faln Hills, tili beyond the Hill Tsyous- 

 pokitsjil 3 ; so that the place where the River had its 

 course formerly, was not to bee seen. 



That far beyond the Hill Tsyouspokitsjil, toward 

 Batavia, the Water comes forth again from under the 

 Earth , which is sunk down , but thick and muddy , passing 

 over and thorow the Trees, where with the River formerly 

 was stopt up. 



That the Trees lying in the River are of a special bigness, 

 and so close packt together, that it is impossible to coneeive 

 how they came so. 



That from the Mountains situated near the beginning of 

 the Batavian River, called by the Javanians Songsy 

 Tsialiwong 4 , seven Hills are sunk down, viz. 5 on this 

 side and 2 on the other. But that the Mount, from whence 

 the River hath also its source, above Talaga Warma 



1 A Relation of the bad condition of the Mountains about the Tunga- 

 rouse and Batavian Rivers , having their source from thence , occasioned 

 by the Earthquake between the 4*t and 5 th of January 1699. Drawn up 

 from the Account given by the Tommagon Porbo Nata., (who hath been 

 there) and sent to the Burgemaster Witsen, who communicated it to the 

 R. Society of which he is a Member. Philos. Transact. (No. 264.) 22 

 for the years 1700 and 1701. London 1702. p. 595—598. 



2 Telaga Warna. 



3 Konnte nicht ermittelt werden. (Tjikopo ketjil?) Die Namen sind 

 zum Theil arg verstümmelt. 



4 Tji Liwung. 



