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five minutes before 10 o’clock a. m. today, very heavy earth shocks 
were felt here within the redoubt. The weather was, as' it has been 
for some days, clear and dry, the sea very calm.” The Officer of 
health there says, that the shocks were from the S. E. to the N. W. 
It thus appears probable that the igneous focus (brand punt) was 
under one of the volcanoes of the Island of Bally. 
JOURNEY OF DR. SCHWANER FROM COTI TO PONTIANAK 
IN BORNEO. 
Most important tidings have been received from the member of the 
Natural History Commission, Dr. C. Schwaner, who for a considera¬ 
ble time has been journeying on the Island of Borneo, concerning his 
experiences amongst of the inhabitants of Kahayan river, and his 
endeavours to trace out the source of the Mclawy river. The first 
named stream falls into the sea on the south coast of Borneo, between 
Sampit and the Island Bekompay. The Melawy, in particular, is 
very important, because it stretches from the west coast into the 
heart of Borneo, and so little has been known of it until now that 
we even remained uncertain how far it was navigable. On the 25th. 
Dr. Schwaner left Banjarmassing with the purpose of making a se¬ 
cond attempt to reach Pontianak by a path overland, of which the 
knowledge must be considered as altogether necessary, above all for 
the designs which Government cherishes respecting Borneo, To 
attain this end his plan was to row up the great Dyak or Kahayan 
river, in order to seek then from its northern extremity a path to 
Kattingan, and from thence to the springs of the Melawy river. In 
the first part of this purpose he was disappointed, while the journey 
along the banks of this river gave him an opportunity of making 
himself acquainted with one of the most populous and richest coun¬ 
tries which he has yet found in his numerous jouruies on Borneo. 
The size and depth of the Kahayan river render it possible for 
the population to reach the sources of its treasures, which principally 
consist in extensive and rich gold mines, which are found Gong both 
sides of the river. The Ngadju (the true name of the inhabitants 
of the Kahayan river) stand already on a higher step of civilization 
