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The Peelas islands comprehend Peelas, with several low woody 
islands adjacent to it, Balluk-balluk. The Great and Little 
Sangboy, or Hare’s-Ears, Teyng-a, Kaluhlub, and Daman, with 
the Sallee ulakit, and Peelas Bocks. All the islands are woody 
and without fixed inhabitants, being in general, destitute of water. 
Peelas is a pretty large island, of good height, and appears to 
have a good harbour on the south side, but the island is described 
to be destitute of water. It yields great plenty of cowries. 
The north end of Balluk-balluk is a pretty high round hill, with 
low land on the south, the island is without w T ater. 
The Sangboys are two pretty high woody islands, and are said 
tc have fresh water. 
j Dasaan is low and very woody, some of the trees are large 
timber, and ebony is to be found here, as well as in all the neigh¬ 
bouring islands. It produces great plenty of cowries, and. some 
keema. 
Kaluhlub is larger than Dasaan, but otherwise much alike. 
The Salleeidakkit are five rocks. The largest, at some distance 
from the others, is a heap of marble rocks, with a few shrubs and 
tufts of grass, shooting out of the cliffs. It is the habitation of 
multitudes of sea-fowl, whose eggs are in great abundance.f 
Sect. 3. Taweetawee, 56 Islands. 
The Taweetawee islands are very numerous, and may be dis¬ 
tinguished into two classes. Taweetawee and Sibuto, some (parti¬ 
cularly Taweetawee itself) of considerable extent $ some of them 
high, many low, and not a few mere rocks. 
Their number, names, and situation, are not well enough de¬ 
scribed to permit a minute detail, those mentioned to me, are : 
Taweetawee, Seemaloak, Cu-adbassang Tattaan , Seepyuk, Ihi- 
kutlapees, Bangao , Nusapapabag , Tangu, Manuhnanka , Simonov , 
Sangyseeapo, La, Samamput, Dulangdulang, Lupa Euan, Tee- 
beckteebeck, B abagsowlta , Beelattan, Basseebullee, Panampangan , 
Banarran , Mantabuan, Latoan, Selmbum, Bow-wan , Kalampa- 
pa,ban Kalaeetan, Ubeean, Tabuan , Beentoeolan , Keenapussan , 
Magpeos, Tagao , Duran , Tankolaluan , Tandu Batto, Balleeungan, 
Tato, Batotapak, Nankaan , Guleemaan , Powmaban, Kangtee- 
pyan , Tambagaan, Sighoye Kakataan, Parang an, Tapaan, Mag- 
lumha Manineolat, Babawan, and Bubuan. 
The circumstances reported to me of these islands, are to follow: 
In the interior part of Taweetawee, there is a lake named Lanan 
Tung-ang, with an island in the middle, which in one place ap¬ 
proaches so near the main, that the roots of a large tree there, 
hangs over the island, and affords a passage to fugitive slaves, v T ho 
have fixed themselves on the island. The lake is full of crocodiles. 
* This is a mistake, for Maloza rnay be reckoned one. 
t There are many other islands in the vicinity of Pilas and Basilan, besides 
those named ; but I have not thought it expedient, to atter the M.S, by the addi¬ 
tion of those, of which I had no knowledge at that time. 
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