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The power of the maritime tribes of My sol, and some 
of the larger islands adjacent to the west coast of New 
Gnineflj must have been considerable during the last 
century, as the ravages committed by their flotillas, 
which appear to have resembled that of the Outanatas 
seen by Mr. Modera, are a repeated subject of complaint 
in the writings of the time. The anecdote given by 
Captain Forrest, which is CTCtracted below, relates to one 
of the latest and most formidable of the expeditions in 
which a number of Papuan tribes had combined in fitting 
out a fleet of sufficient force to operate at a distance from 
home. These entei-prises, which had for their object 
both trade and plunder, were the terror of the fishermen 
of the Moluccas, aa the latter were generally kidnapped 
when caught in convenient situations. This will explain 
the anxiety of the Dutch authorities of the Moluccas to 
suppress these expeditious by cveiy means in their power j 
and although the measures adopted in the case mentioned 
by Captain Forrest can scarcely be approved off, still 
every allowance must be made for the irritation caused by 
the constant complaints of those whose near relatives had 
been carried off by the marauders, for such they must 
undoubtedly be considered. 
*■ About ten in the forenoon we were ready to sail 
(from Mysol), This morning Tuan Hadjee (the Tidore 
chief, who accompanied Captain Forrest as guide and 
interpreter) was visited by the consort of the Rajah of 
Salwatty, whose husband had lately been circumvented 
by the Dutch, and sent to the Cape of Good Hope. I 
also paid my respects to the lady, and made her a pre- 
sent. She was well-looking, and had three female 
