QKRUST ISLAND. 



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rich md he^xMh^ :iiJ|K iiraiicc, as tbe setting sun 

 cast its rnyp over the landscape. Occasionally 

 the tliatflit'il JavaiK'sc liabilatioiis became visible, 

 peeping from beneath a canopy of wood. Most 

 Malay villages arelwried W^Ssi ifbliage of 

 |]')Q|ttieal 0!idt 13^^ wMdb Ibiiiii hcoqI 



and agreeable slielter ; but such situations CSOI'^ 

 not be regarded as conducive to health. 



After a tedious passage since making the Island 

 3kv% pass^ ^^^^msssi bland/' wltietiis 

 the marine dej^t^ wtiei^ Aipt ka^ h0ff^ 

 and repaired ; there are some neat buildings 

 erected upon it, with ro^ws of trees before them, 

 in the usual Dutch style : but silence reigned ; 

 there iscas no liogtl^i mk& €te cmixbiiaii6ea 

 et 1^0 mpGjf^^vme^ the hmoto Ibeliigs irisihl^. 

 We anchored in Batavia Eoads on the 21st ; and 

 the scene before iis was a low wooded coast, lofty 

 mountains in the distance ; a few tiled houses, 

 or natire hat&i fcatta^ed amoag die trees ; and 

 an extensive jetiy, wMi^ k<(m^aiig on e&eh side 

 of tlie river : the town l^eillg built on a swamp, 

 and plantetl with trees, was entirely concealed 

 from the shipping in the roadstead.* 



• Some ships, seekinci fVeli^lits, aiiclior outsitlt! the ruad?, 

 by which it seems the port charges are saved ; and then aii- 



^tmh ih6 m^isim^ ti ^ejt xxmi^ then h « ^idfiot 

 indttcement &r them to remain at ihk poii. 



