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L y o ng , P u lo
P is a n G, &c.
S P I C Y I S L A N D S ,
their upper tufks on fome boughs. Their tuiks, from their
form, ufelefs in fight.
O v e r the upper portion o f the Spicy fea are fcattered feveral
iflands, which extend rather irregularly from the iile o f Celebes
to the coaft of New Guinea. I have now before me M. D'An-
ville’i map, and that o f our countryman captain Forrejl, who with
infinite hazard examined or pail by moft of the iflands o f this
part o f the fea, for the patriotic defign o f procuring the nutmeg
tree for the benefit o f our country. I ihall add his names to
thofe o f the French geographer, as more familiar to us. The
moft wefteriy on the coaft o f Celebes is Bangy; then appears
grouped Xulla, Xulla befjy, and a larger, the Xulla Mangoli of
D’Anville, and two or three lefler iiles. Farther to the eaft, in
Lat. i°4o'fouth, is the long iiland of Ouby, with the little ones
o f Lappa, Mya, Lyong, and Gotnman, near its coafts. To the
eaft is Mixoal, or Myfol, a triangular iile o f fome extent. To
the north-weft is the fmall iile o f Kanari, and north of that
are the very fmall iiles o f Polo Pifang, Bo, and Popo.
Ouby is one o f the larger iiles. The Dutch have a fmall fort
on the weft fide; the inhabitants o f this iiland are fugitive flaves
from Lernate, and other places, who have no. communication
with any people except fome Buggeffes, who come in their prows
to buy the cloves {which Ouby produces) from the runnaways.
The general form o f the mountains of this iiland are given by
Mr. Forrejl in his fifth plate.
Lyong is a fmall iile off the eaft end o f Ouby; to the eaft of
that are to be feen the pretty wooded iiles of Liliola, Tapiola,
and
and Pulo Pifang, in Lat. 1° 30' fouth, moft beautifully covered
with trees *.
S t i l l more to the eaft of Ouby, is the triangular iiland of M i x a o i ;
Mixaol, o f a moderate height, even at top +, and the ihore bold.
On the fouth fide is the iecure harbor of Ef-be, in Lat. 2 ° 1 2 ' E f - be H a r b o r .
fouth, with feveral pidturefque iflands off the entrance, one
in particular, named Crown iiland, topt with wood. Myfol is
well wooded, and water is got there without any difficulty.
The village o f Linty confifts o f about thirteen houfes, built in. V il l a g e of
the water' upon pofts. The iiland is but very thinly inhabited;
the natives reported that the birds of Paradife came there in
flocks from the eaftward, fettled on the trees, and were caught
with bird-lime.
T h e Kanari i f la n d s a r e a l i t t l e t o t h e n o r t h -w e f t o f t h e w e f t e r n K ana»,
e n d o f Myfol; t h e y a l fo a r e o f a m o d e r a t e h e i g h t , a n d t o le r a b ly S ° S'
e v e n J , c o v e r e d w i t h w o o d , a n d t h e t id e s in f o m e p la c e s c l i f t y .
They take their name from the timber being chiefly o f that turpentine
kind called by Rumphius, % Kanari. He defcribes, at p.
151; 154, 155, 156, and tab. 48, 49, many more kinds; they
grow to a great height; fome afford very good mafts, and bear
an eatable oily nut.
O f f t h e n o r t h - e a f t p a r t is a c lu f t e r o f l i t t l e i i l e s , fu c h as t h e
Canijler, th e long, t h e round, a n d t h e turtle. O n t h e f i r f t is a
g r o v e o f t h e p in e t r e e , c a l le d b y t h e Malayes, Arrou; n o n e o f t h e
Kanari i i l e s a r e in h a b i t e d .
Bo and Popo || are two clufters o f little iiles, lying in the clear Bo a n d P o p o .
. f Forreft, tab. 6. f lb. tab. 15. J i b . tab. 15.
§ Vol. ¡i. p . 141.tab.47. J Forreib.tab. 8. i j .
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