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was immediately granted, and a special measenger was 

 sent witli me to carry the letter. 



My friend Mr, Mesman kindly lent rae a horse, and 

 accompanied me on my visit to the Ilajah, with whom he 

 was great friends. We found liis Majesty seated out of 

 doors, watching the erection of a new house. He was naked 

 from the waist up, wearing only the usual short trousers 

 and sarong. Two chairs were brought out for us, but all 

 the chiefs and other natives were seated on the gix>und. 

 The messenger, sqmtting down at the Eajah's feet, pro- 

 duced the letter, which was sewn up in a covering of 

 yellow silk. It was handed to one of the chief officers, 

 who ripped it open and returned it to the Eajah, who read 

 it, and then showed it to Mr. M., who both speaks and 

 reads the Macassar language fluently, and who explained 

 fully what I rec|uired. Permission was immediately 

 granted me to go where I Idced in the territories of Goa, 

 but tlie liajah desired, that should I wish to stay any time 

 at a place 1 would first give him noticGf in oi'dcr that he 

 might send some one to see that no injury was done me. 

 Some wine was then brought us, and aftenv-ards some 

 detestable coffee and wretched sweetmeats, for it is a fact 

 that I have never tasted good coffee where people grow it 

 themselves. 



Although this waa the height of the dry season, and 

 there was a fine wind all day, it was by no means a 

 healthy time of year. My boy Ali had hardly been a 

 day on shore when he was attacked by fever, which put 

 me to great inconvenience, as at the house where I %vas 

 staying nothing could be obtained but at meal-times. 

 After having cured Ali, and \nth much difficulty got 

 another sei^vant to cook for me, I was no sooner settled 

 at my countiy abode than the latter was attacked with 

 the same disease ; and, having a wife in the town, left me. 

 Hardly was he gone than I fell ill myself^ with strong 

 intermittent fever every other day. In about a week I 

 got over it, by a libei"al use of quinine, when scarcely waa 

 J on my legs tlian Ali again became worse than ever. Hia 

 fever attacked him daily, but early in the morning he was 

 pretty well, and then managed to cook me enough for the 

 day. In a week I cured him, and also succeeded in 



