«S A VISIT TO THE INDIAN ABCHIPELAGO. 



grea-t alacrity in displajing pieces of white cloth ; we 

 ourselves keeping a wkito fla^ constantly flying, to signify 

 our reciprocity of good feeling, and our desire to com- 

 nmaicate with them. 



Having stood out for the melancholy purpose of 

 committing to the deep the body of a Marine, named 

 Allan Cameron, a second victim within the last cight- 

 and-forty Iiours to tlie Labuan fever, we came to an 

 anchor on the south-west side, off the principal village of 

 Cagayan Soloo, the slioalness of the water not allowiug 

 m to approach within three miles of the landing- 

 place. 



We encoimtered here none of the menacing stylo of 

 the rogues on the eastern side ; the people were willing 

 to exchange cattle, poultry, and vegetables, for our articles 

 of barter — of which red and white cottons wei-e the most 

 attractive ; empty bottles and midshipman's anchor-buttons 

 fetched their full value. The residents here described 

 those on the e*^t side as being bad people, and I have 

 no doubt that the humpbacked ruffian, whom we had seen 

 there, was some noted piratical chiet who by right of 

 might had for a time located himself on the island. Had 

 the party we landed been composed of our less reflecting 

 young gentlemen, instead of the senior officers, the rude 

 manner of these j>eopie would have been in some way 

 resentetl, and the chief would have avenged the mischief 

 we had so often inflicted on those of his cKtffc, by 

 krising the whole party* Had tliis occurred, they have 



