Whenever I'icy meet pirates at seaj they invariably deBpiae 

 them. They will not submit to Dutch rde, but have no ob- 

 jection to enter into covenant with tbenij as friends and bre- 

 thren. Their country produces fine cloth and beche de mer, 

 both of which arc hifhiy esteemed in Europe. A Chinese, of 

 the name of ^ Te-h6w, had a number of servania of 

 this nation, who foHowed him on a voyage to Banda 

 ^ Ban-Ian). Whilit purauing their course, they fell in with 

 pirateSj when T^-how becan>e afraid, as did alao the Java- 

 nese captain of the vesact ; but the eervanis said, " We Bu- 

 ginese are celebrated for our military skiil^ and are not afraid 

 of those weak fellows," They iherefore adviaed T^-h6w 

 to screen his Buginese servants, and to make believe that it 

 was a Chinese vessel, wheo the pirates would be embttld- 

 ened to attack them. They abo directed the sailors to a- 

 TOid aaeuming tlie defensive, but to put on the appearance of 

 alarm. When the pirates came near, they said, This is 

 certainly a Chinese veseel from Batavia, hence they are so 

 much afraid. Saying thi^ ihey rushed on board, where 

 they fotmd the servaiua waiting for them sword in hand. 

 The pirates eeeing these were alarmed, and said^ " Who 

 would have taken this for a Btigis vessel." They were th«n 

 about to make their escape, but the servants ahoutcd at them j 

 and the thieves, prostrating themselves, said that they had 

 made a mistake in attacking the vessel, and owned that they 

 -deserved to die. The servants asked what they had on 

 board. The pirates replied, that they were only just out, 

 and had taken nothing; sliU being desirous of showing 

 lUeif regard, they brought out various articles of provision, 

 which presenting, they knocked their heads on the deck ami 

 departed. 



THE BALINESE (^gS H ^^-^I-) 



These reside on an iaSand, to the eastward of Bany u- 

 wangi, or Balambuang Gwa-Jam-ong) : their 



apiiearante is like that of the Javanese, both men and women 



