trade, and proved no benefit to any party, while
the native's have not borrowed one useful improvement
from their masters, but continue to this day
the same ferocious semibarbarialrs which we found
them when we first interposed in their politics,
more than a century and a half ago.
The particulars of the story of Celebes, from the
establishment of the ascendancy Of Boni and the
Dtftch, are detailed at sufficient length1 in the chronological
table; and it’would be unprofitable to insist
upon them at a greater one in this place. The most
considerable of the rebellions* alluded to are those
of BontolangJcasa and of Scmgkilang. That of the
first desolated the country five years, and it required
the utmost exertions of the Dutch authorities
at Batavia to prevent the enterprising and gallant
chief from subduing the whole island, and' expelling
the Europeans. The rebellion of Sang/along
w*as still more ruinous, for it lasted during the
almost incredible period of sixteen years, yet such
was the obscurity of the adventurer, that his birth,
parentage, or country, could never be ascertained. *
* The materials of this short sketch-of the history o f’fe'e-
lebes were obtained by the author, when sit Macassar, in
1814. They consist of the manuscfiptmernoir of a Governor
Blok, written in 1759, a judicious performance ; and of several
native writings, both in the Bugis and Macassar language,
of which translations were made into the‘Malay for
the author’s‘use. The originals are in his possession.
CHAPTER VIII.
PORTUGUESE HISTORY OF THE ARCHIPELAGO*
General remarks on the intercourse of European nations with
Xh.e Indian Islanders— First appearance of the Portuguese
upder §equeira.—Albuquerque conquers Malacca.—^-.ffealth
pbtainef py the fonquerors.—Military character of the
Ifalays at the time of the conquest.— Recount of the Policy
pursued by Albuquerque for. re-establishing Malacca.
— Conduct of the neighbouring Princes— Character of
the Policy pursued by the Portuguese in the Indian-
Archipelago during their possession o f Malacca.— Albuquerque
sends I) Abreu to the Moluccas.— Serran, one of
his oncers, is sh ipwrecked, and hospitably entertained by
the Inhabitants.-—De Britto, with a squadron of nine ships,
makes a permanent establishment in the Mqtuccqs, and is
the fr s t Governor.— He forthwith enters upon the scene of
.iniquity and crime which characterized the whole duration
,$f fjie Portuguese yoke.—The Administration of Antonio
.in a p e r i o d o f s ix ty y e a r s .—
C ir c u m s ta n c e s to whtyh so a g g r a v a te d a d e g r e e of triisru le ought to b e a s c r ib e d .
T he object of the four following chapters is to furnish
a brief sketeh of the history of European nations
in the Indian Archipelago, in the course of
which, the principal aim is to illustrate the efforts