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A similar custom prevails among the natives of Eastern Patagonia. By the morning of September 24th the rough charts were completed, and tracings, with other despatches, being deposited with the Resident, to be forwarded to England, we sailed from Coepang.
The French Expedition Buonaparte's lavish outfitting Baudin in the Geographe Coast casualties Sterile and barren appearance Privations of the crew Sails for Timor Hamelin in the NATURALISTE Explores North-Western coast Swan River Isle of Rottnest Joins her consort at Coepang Sails for Van Dieman's Land Examination of the South-East coast of Australia Flinders' prior visit ignored French names substituted Discontent among crew Baudin's unpopularity Bad food Port Jackson Captain King's Voyages Adventures in the MERMAID An extensive commission Allan Cunningham, botanist Search at Seal Islands for memorial of Flinders' visit Seed sowing Jeopardy to voyage Giant anthills An aboriginal Stoic Cape Arnhem and west coast exploration Macquarie Strait Audacity of natives Botanical results satisfactory Malay Fleet Raffles Bay Port Essington Attack by natives Cape Van Dieman Malay Teachings Timor and its Rajah Return to Port Second Voyage MERMAID and LADY NELSON East Coast Cleveland Bay Cocoa-nuts and pumice stones Endeavour River Thieving natives Geological formation of adjacent country Remarkable coincidences Across Gulf of Carpentaria Inland excursion Cambridge Gulf Ophthalmia amongst crew MERMAID returns to port.
During the first watch we beat up the bay, and at midnight anchored; the barking of dogs, the crowing of cocks, and the tolling of bells assuring us that we were once again in the vicinity of civilization. In the morning we found ourselves off the town of Coepang, when we shifted our berth farther in; the flagstaff of Fort Concordia bearing south a quarter of a mile.
They were occupied in looking after some weirs, from the size and number of which it would appear that they chiefly live on fish. The inhabitants of Pulo Douw are a small wandering tribe from Savu, chiefly jewellers, as the Resident at Coepang informed me. It is a strange place for them to take up their abode in; perhaps they do not like the idea of living under a Rajah.
The extent of the hurricane must have been very limited: at Coepang a strong gale from the south-west was experienced, and also between Java and Timor on the 26th, but the wind did not change. Even 18 miles north, at Vashon Head, the change of wind must have been greater though equal in force.
Thinking himself fortunate in escaping any heavy weather, he sailed for Coepang, and from there to Port Jackson.
Gronovius entertained views more liberal than Dutchmen generally do. He had, as he told me, written to the Governor-General at Batavia, requesting that Coepang might be made a free port, and emigration allowed. He most kindly offered us horses and guides for riding or shooting. The observations for latitude, longitude, etc. were made in Fort Concordia,* near the flagstaff.
Yet the subjection in which this small force keeps the natives, is beyond belief. A sergeant is the commandant at Rottee, and such power has he over the inhabitants, that he can at any time raise a thousand armed men in the course of a few hours. Many of the largest ponies used at Coepang, are brought from Rottee.
It may be as well to mention that, looking from Coepang, the valley of Pritie is situated immediately under Timor Peak, the highest over the northern shore of Babao Bay. A small hut, on a projecting shingle point, close to the westward, marks the landing place, where several canoes are generally to be seen hauled up.
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