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cstablialied a monarcliy. Tliey perhaps obtained many of 

 tbeir wives fvoin tbe natives, whicli will ficcoimt for tliu 

 extraordinary language they speak — in some respects closely 

 allied to that of the. natives of Gilolo, while it contains 

 much that points to a Malayan origin. To most of these 

 people the Malay language is quite unintelligible, althoii^di 

 such as are engaged in trade are obliged to acquire it. 

 " Orang Sirani," or Kazarenes, is the name giveiL by Liu; 

 Malays to the Christian de-scendauts of the Portuguese, 

 who tesemble those of AiulDoyna, and, like them, speak 

 only Malay. There are also a number of Chinese mer- 

 chants, many of them natives of the place, a few Arabs, 

 and a number of half-breeds between all these races and 

 native w*omen. Besides these there are some Pupuau 

 slaves, and a few natives of other islands settleil here, 

 making np a motley and very puzzling po])ulation. till 

 inquiry and observation have shown the distinct origin of 

 its component parts. 



Soon after rny fii-st arrival in Ternate I went to the 

 island of Gilolo, accompanied by two sous gf Mr. Duiveii- 

 boderi, and by a young Chinaman, a brother of my land- 

 lord, who lent us the boat and crew. These latter were 

 all slaves, mostly Papuans, and at starting I saw something 

 of the relation of master and slave in this part of the 

 world. The crew had been ordered to be ready at threw 

 in tlie morning, instead of wliich none appealed till five, 

 we having all been kept waiting in the dark and colli 

 for two hours. ^Vlien at length they came they were 

 scolded by their master, but only in a bantering manner, 

 and laughed and joked with him in reply. Then, just as we 

 were starting, one of the strongest men refused to go at all, 

 and his master hatl to beg and persuade him to go, and 

 only succeeded by assuring him that I would give him 

 something; so with this promise, and knowing tliat there 

 would be plenty to eat ami drink and little to do, the black 

 gentleman was induced to favour us with his company and 

 assistance. In three hours' rowing and sailing we reached 

 our destination, Sedjngok\ where there is a house belong- 

 ing to the Sultan of Tidore, who sometimes goes there 

 hunting. It was a dirty ruiuons shed, with no furniture 

 but a few bamboo bedsteads. On taking a walk into the 



