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ORIENTAL COMMERCE 



[Java. 



Provisions are remarkably cheap here. 



JAPARA is about 25 miles N. E. of Samarang, on the banks of a 

 small river, having a bar, on which are not more than three feet at low 

 water. The fort is on the N. side, upon a small eminence. On the S. side 

 of the river is the Javanese village, where there is a bridge thrown across 

 to the N. side, on which is the house of the Resident, planted with shady 

 trees, and railed round. 



JOANA is about three miles up a river, which is the largest and most 

 navigable along the N. E. coast of Java, being at the mouth, and a great 

 way up 20 feet deep, and about 200 feet broad. The town consists of 

 two rows of houses, built along the river on its W. side. On the opposite 

 side, upon an island formed by the river, stands the Chinese campon. The 

 fort is a redoubt, in which are the rice warehouses, the barracks for the 

 soldiery, and some other buildings. The house of the Resident is without 

 the fort, on the E. side. 



GRISSEE is in latitude about V 1& S., nearly opposite to the S. W« 

 end of the Island of Madura. Here is a small fort, and warehouses within 

 it. A wooden mole runs out opposite the fort, about 600 feet in length. 

 The town is small, and divided between the Javanese and Chinese. The 

 principal street runs along the coast ; it consists of four or five large bouses, 

 built of stone, inhabited by the Resident and other Europeans. The street 

 is wide, and shaded by several rows of tall thick trees opposite the houses. 

 At the end of, and behind the street are the campons of the natives and 

 Chinese ; also the grand square, in which are the residences of the native 

 Chiefs. There is no water fit for drinking here, but what is fetched from 

 two springs about 1 \ mile from the town, or from Sourabaya. 



SOURABAYA is about three leagues from Grissee, the coast between 

 forming a large angle. The town is on the banks of a river, about two 

 miles from the sea, in latitude 7° 15' S., and longitude lit* 4S> E. Ships 

 visiting this place require pilots; but they do not come off unless a signal 

 be made. The anchorage is about a mile to the N. of the river, with the 

 flagstaff of the fort bearing S. 2° E., and Grissee W. 30° N. j\s pirates 

 often lurk among the fishing proas, great caution is necessary in sending a 

 boat to the shore. The fort is on the right bank of the river. On the 

 opposite bank ar j the principal Malay and Chinese campons, to which there 

 is a communication by two large wooden bridges. There are two moles 

 erected at the mouth of the river, with batteries to defend them. The 

 banks are full of villages, inhabited by Malays and Chinese. The large 

 house at Zidayo is the Sultan^, and its roof is visible among the trees as 

 soon aj the latter are seen. 



