Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 1, 2025
"It clean slipped my mind, in the excitement." "Barang's sunk?" echoed Barry and Vandersee together. And queerly enough, Vandersee evinced the greater alarm. "Sure. She was scuttled by some water rats, and her lines cut. I just managed to get her down river and across the channel, so as to block up the Padang; then she settled in the mud."
You are worrying about the personal welfare of two ladies, I know." Gordon's face darkened, and his lip was drawn between his teeth. The big Hollander regarded him very softly and went on: "Both are now on board the Padang " Gordon choked down a curse, and apologized, and Vandersee ignored the interruption "Aboard the Padang, both safe and well, and in no danger whatever.
I might ask how it happens that you are so free of the Padang, but I won't. Live and learn wait and see! Good night, Mrs. Goring." "Good night, Captain," she cried back at him, and so utterly relieved was her tone that the skipper dropped down upon Little, swearing like a half-smothered coal heaver with hot irritation. "What's biting you now?" grinned Little.
They drew the punt under the wharf well astern of the schooner, wondering, with all those men on board, why the Padang kept so careless a watch. Barry climbed up a pile and walked swiftly in the direction of the stockade, to intercept Natalie, and soon he saw a white figure hurrying towards him.
George, was now formed into an independent presidency, and was furnished with a charter for erecting a mayor's court, but which has never been enforced. In 1781 a detachment of military from thence embarked upon five East India ships and took possession of Padang and all other Dutch factories in consequence of the war with that nation.
Next in size to the Perak is the Kinta, which falls into the Perak, besides which there are the Bernam and Batang Padang rivers, both navigable for vessels of light draught. Along the shores of these streams most of the Malay kampongs are built.
I have seen boat-loads of these poor creatures landed at Padang, consisting of old men, women, boys, girls, and mere infants, looking wretched enough, and marched off to the police-office to be registered and sold. This is a black spot in the Dutch administration of affairs in Sumatra.
And the two burly Hollanders came on board the Padang in quiet mood, mounted to the poop and met their friends with a subdued, almost sorrowful smile. Mrs. Goring and Gordon could not restrain their anxiety, however, and Vandersee answered their looks of inquiry. "It is finished," he said very seriously. "Not by my hand, but by the inevitable hand of Justice.
"To the captain of the Choising I had said, when I hailed him, 'I do not know what will happen to the ship. The war situation may make it necessary for me to strand it. He did not want to undertake the responsibility. I proposed that we work together, and I would take the responsibility. Then we traveled together for three weeks, from Padang to Hodeida.
About the year 1613 however he claimed no farther than Padang, and his actual possessions reached only to Barus.* The following instances occur of mention made by writers at different periods of the kingdom of Menangkabau. "Sumatra, a most large and beautiful island; Pedir, the principal city on the northern side, where are also Pacem and Achem. Campar is opposite to Malacca.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking