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and took an important part in the change of the government. 
When Louis Bonaparte became King of Holland, in eighteen 
hundred and six, at the age of forty-four, he was appointed Gov- 
ernor-general of Batavia, as before stated. He was recalled by- 
Bonaparte in eighteen hundred and eleven, and afterward pub- 
lished a history of his colonial administration in two volumes, 
quarto, which we believe has never been translated into English. 
The next subject which naturally presents itself for our con- 
sideration is the manner in which the Island of Java has been 
divided. 
The two natural and grand divisions of Java are the eastern 
and western, which are nearly two equal portions of the island ; 
separated by the river Losari on the north side, and the river 
Chitandui on the south, in long. 108° 52' east, about two hun- 
dred and forty miles from Java Head, in the Strait of Sunda. 
That part of the island which lies east of the Losari is called 
Java by the natives, who designate the western division by the 
name of Sunda. Such was the division when the whole island 
comprised only two distinct kingdoms, each governed by a power- 
ful and independent sovereign ; and between the descendants of 
those two nations there is still a marked and striking distinction. 
Those provinces which are now under the immediate authority 
and administration of the European government, are the western, 
the northern, a few inland districts, and the Island of Madura, on 
its northeast coast ; the rest of Java, comprising the southeastern 
provinces, is still subject to the native princes. 
Those portions of the island which are under European au- 
thority, are divided into sixteen residences, or separate adminis- 
trations, including the seat of the colonial government. 
1st. Bantam, comprising three thousand four hundred and 
twenty-eight square miles, and containing two hundred and thirty- 
one thousand six hundred and four inhabitants, This division 
comprises the northwestern section of the island, being washed 
on three sides by the sea and the Strait of Sunda, including 
several dependant islands scattered along its shores, with bays and 
harbours. The town has been deserted by the European estab- 
lishment, which has removed about seven miles inland, to a more 
elevated and healthy station, called Sirang, or Ceram. 
2d, Batavia and its environs, including Buitenzorg, comprising 
