Reize door der weinig bekenden Zuidelyken Molukschen Archipel ... = Voyage through the Southern, or little known part of the Archipelago of the Moluccas, &c. / by D.H. Kolff ; communicated by G.W. Earl

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ll. —Reize door der weinig hekenden Zuidelyken Molukschen  

Archipel, door Lieut. D. H. Kolff, Jun. Amsterdam. 1828.  

Voyage through the Southern or little known part of the Archipe-  

lago of the Moluccas, .Communicated by G. W. Earl, Esq.,  

M.R.A.S.  

[The little information we possess of tins chain of islands, extending  

from the eastern point of Timor 500 miles towards New Guinea, only  

slightly mentioned by Valentyn nearly two centuries ago, and character-  

ized by Horshurg “ as very imperfectly known,” and the importance  

they derive from their position within one day’s sail of the northern  

coast of Australia, induces us to offer an analysis of work very  

little known, we believe, in this country, and the author of which has  

actually visited all the islands he describes. —En.]  

The following voyage, which was performed in the Dutch colo-  

nial brig Dourga, was undertaken by the Netherlands Government  

for the purpose of obtaining information respecting the natural  

productions and commerce of the islands lying between imor  

and the south-west coast of New Guinea, and of the condition of  

their inhabitants. The Dutch East India Company formerly had  

small settlements and spice-plantations on many of these islands;  

but towards the close of the last century they had been aban-  

doned, and since then scarcely any intercourse had existed between  

their inhabitants and the Dutch,  

May 26, 1825, the Dourga left Amboyna, and on the 2nd  

June arrived at the Portuguese settlement of Dilli, on the north-  

west coast of Timor. Although this is their chief settlement in  

the Eastern Seas, it is nothing more than miserable slave-sta-  

tion. The garrison is small and ill paid, and the government  

officers obtain the greater portion of their income by monopolizing  

the trade. Sandal-wood, bees’ wax, cattle, and sheep, can be  

obtained here; but the chief export consists of slaves, who have  

been kidnapped in the interior. large ship from Macao was  

in the roads, but not single native trader. The soil is fertile,  

but agriculture is totally neglected.  

June 6, the brig left Dilli and stood over to the south coast  

of Wetta. Kissa, Lettee, Moa, Damma, Lakor, and Luan, the  

principal islands of the group, and lying north and north-east of  

Timor, were subsequently visited. These islands are hilly, well  

wooded, and possess fertile soil. At the north-east extremities  

of Moa and Damma are two high peaked mountains, and at the  

foot of that on the latter island some hot-springs were found. The  

natives are tall and well made. Their complexion is light-brown,  

and their features bear much resemblance to those of Europeans,  

their foreheads being high, and their noses pointed. Polygamy  

is unknown. The clothing of those who cannot obtain European  

or Indian cotton cloth (the value oi which is great, owing to the  

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