52G "ESSAV TOWARDS AN ACCOUNT OF SULU. 
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which require a pilot. There is a considerable trade, in cocoanuts, 
carried on from Tuallee on Celebes, to Harare, which they call 
Parong; according to their accounts, the river is very deep within, 
and the country yields much bird’s nests, and other valuable com¬ 
modities r But, though the Sulus agree in the magnitude of the 
river, they deny that the country is of much consequence with 
respect to its produce. This river is in the bottom of a deep bay, 
the land running from thence to the eastward, terminating in a 
point of Red Land, called on that account, Tanna Mera, of which 
are many islands. The northern part of this point is called 8a- 
banrvung, from whence the land runs as much to the westward to 
a large river named Banmgan , or Bulungan, which is a consider¬ 
able place, formerly under Passir , and, besides the common produce 
of Tirun, yields much gold ; a very rich mine having been lately 
discovered. It also yields earth oil. 
Adjacent to this is Sicatack or Lalawang, it is represented to be 
a line bay, into which the small river of Tolangang falls on the 
southside, and that.of Mantabuling on the north: The productions 
of this place are 100 piculs black bird’s nests, besides a little white, 
and the other Tirun commodities. 
There are many islands, close to this part of the coast, where 
the river of Leeleedong disembogues itself into the sea; one of 
these named Tarakkan , yields 20 or 30 jars of earth oil per annum. 
This river is capable of receiving the largest ships, and is very 
populous,* it is sometimes named Leo, and Leedong, from differ¬ 
ent places situated on it: Inland it produces much rice, which 
they fell, living on sago as in other part of Tirun. 
There is, adjacent to this place, another Red Land, called also 
Tanna Mera. 
Sambacung, which, according to the Sultan’s account, yields 
above 20 piculs of bird’s nests. It is also a large river, though 
less than Leo, but it has some shoals at the entrance, and several 
islands divided by creeks, and covered with neepa trees. The 
outermost of the islands, which terminates in a sharp point, is 
named Pedadda, it forms, on the south, Sibocu Pay, in which the 
river disembogues. 
Sibocu River, f is larger than Sambacung, but is said to have 
some shoals at the entrance j The current is very rapid, so that 
the tide never runs up, the flood only slackening the stream. All 
these rivers are very deep within. Off this river’s mouth are 
situated two pretty large islands, named Samangharru, or Sama- 
kadu, and Seebattick, the last is high, and yields much dammer. 
The Maratua islands are six in number, Maratua, Kakabban, 
Sang-alakee, Seemamak , Palawan, or Parawan, Pulo Panjang, 
and Rabu-rabu. 
* (Bantilan) 10,000 people, 25 piculs bird’s nests, wax, sago, and bury mats, 
t Sibocu has more than 30 towns inland j produces 40 piculs of bird’s nests, 
according to Allimodin, 50 piculs by Bantilan’s account, 100 piculs wax, canes, 
rattans, very fine sago, honey, and bury mats, and 1,000 people. 
