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T he materials of the following work were
collected by the writer, during a residence
of nine years in the countries of which it
professes to give an account. In the year
1808, he was nominated to the Medical
Staff of Prince of Wales’ Island, and,
during a stay of three years at that station,
acquired such a knowledge of the
language and manners of the native tribes,
as induced his distinguished patron, the
late Earl o f M into, to employ him on the
public service, in the expedition which
conquered Java in 1811. During a residence
in that island of nearly six years,
he had the honour to fill some of the
principal civil and political offices of the
local government, and thus enjoyed opportunities
of acquiring information regarding
the country and its inhabitants,