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Dutch, Theii appearaiiccj apjjarel, and household funit- 

 (iire are alt eimikr lo those of the Dutchj bul their Ian- 

 gyage ftnd literature are different. Their diepoakioni are 

 violent and boisterous ; their couotry is poor, and contains 

 but few merchants, hence tbey BeltJom come to Batavia. 

 Whenever the Dutch are insulted by the English, they de- 

 pend on the French for assistance. The kiagtlom of France 

 is large and the population nymerotTs, bo that the English are 

 somewhat afraid of ihetn. 



MANILLA ^ f§f BUJJ-HE-LA).* 



The Spanish JfiE Sit-pan-gftw), are called by the 

 Chinese 5i|;; fj- Sijng-a, (from Luzon) ; they also dwell in 

 the north-west corner of the sea, and the name of their coun- 

 try is "-p ^% 3^ Kan-se-lftp. Their phyeiognomy resem- 

 blcs in some respect that of the Chinese. They wear high- 

 cornered cap9j and coaia with narrow aleeveSj small above 

 and full below; their food aiid furniture are not unlike those 

 used by the Dutch. Their country ie very rich, and pro- 

 duces gold and silrer. Tlic IH ^ round-taked lilver 

 money (dollar) is stamped with (he Itkeneas of their 

 sovereign, of which various sizes are made, and the merchaQts 

 of Canton and Fokien find them very convenient for the pur- 

 poses of trade. They frequently send veEseU lo tlie coast 

 ( i§ ^ Ko-ait-iai).t to purchase Eurojiean cloths, for sale 

 in Uatavia. Their capital is large, of which both Chinese and 

 foreigners avaiS ihemselves. 



THS NATlVaS OP THE COAST ( ^ KO-CIIA.) 



These live at ihe coastfJ^^J^ Ko-sit-iai), far to the west 

 of Batavia, djptant from Padang(^ ^ Pa-tang) and Ben- 

 coolen ^ ^ Bang-koo*!-;)^ about 2flCl ship's watches 

 (nearly 2,(KiO miles). The Chinese call them Sayid (^ 

 Sa-ylh.) They are tail m person, with bushy whiskers, and 



* In iliiB atcinint the author «eems to Lave confounded the Sjia-- 

 I Thf L'ua.st of Curwajhiltfl, 



