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shoaleft, 4 fathom under the surface. It had a lake 3 fathoms 
deep in the middle, without any entrance through the bank of sand, 
which surrounded it, and was covered with trees : A hard storm 
overwhelmed the island, the trees, which are all dead, being still 
visible under water. , , . 
Tughabas is 5' or 6' to the westward of Tubalubuk , and is simi¬ 
lar to it, having no trees on the southside. 
To the westward are a cluster of islands, about 10* distant. 
Keeneekehan, about the size of Tughabas , covered with trees. 
Bochan, a long low island, as is Laparan , adjacent to it. 
Karaugan , round and somewhat less than Keeneekehan , and to 
the east of them. 
A rock like Tulecm , without souudings at halt a mile distance, 
named Beotobato. 
To the southward of Tughabas, is another cluster of low islands, 
lying in a circle upon a bank, where they collect baat, or sea-slug, 
&c. They are named Bammy, Seen-gaan, and Basaan, 31am- 
manuk , Bamhannan , which has two little islands, named Lahat - 
la.ltat, adjacent to it, Billangaan, and TJwaan. 
Samar Laut contains Manung-ut, Bangao, Seemeessa, Bang- 
eeng-e, Mamanuk , P arul, Tongkeel, 31amud, Bukutoa, Belawn , 
Halulucu , Tapeantana, Lanawan , Bubuan , and Buobolod. 
Manung-ut is a small round Hummock island, and is the west- 
ermost of the Samar Laut islands $ those to the eastward, in 
general, are destitute of water, and are chiefly inhabited by Bajom , 
who collect the produce of the adjacent seas, which chiefly consists 
in pearl-oysters and cowries. They are all low and woody, except 
Mamud , which has a little hill. 
Belawn and Bukutoa, close together, both of good height, the 
former very much# resembling the Great Sangboy , or Hare s-JEar, 
Halulucu, is of a pretty good height, though no hills. 
Tapeantana, Lanawan and Bubuan, are three hills, the middle 
the least; the other two exactly of the same height and appearance. 
Buabolod , which signifies two hills, are two small high rocky 
islands, covered with bushes. 
* Sect. 2. Baseelan. 
Base elan islands , besides the small isles around Baseelan , of 
which we have not the detail, comprehend Baseelan, and P eelas 
isles. 
Baseelan, has a range of mountains in the middle, but towards 
the coast it appears low ; the whole seems very woody, and being, 
but thinly inhabited, its productions are not considerable, or well 
known: It is said there is massaroong there; grain it yields in 
plenty, cowries are abundant, but these are the chief productions I 
have heard of, and the whole island, being destitute of harbours* 
it is of less consequence than its extent and situation would give 
room to imagine: I cannot enter into a minute description ot the 
island, and therefore leave it. 
