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APPENDIX
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Céîebes.
-f>F In the, first; place*. there was : a.- supernatural beipg of the female sex, who being
H married to T q ju H a su p a , a person sprung from under, the earth, ,had issue a boy
“ and a girl, who were named LacH w aii and C h u li-p u ji.
y( <£ G k u li-p u jiTD &m 'ïeà Easiftaii, ;aa,dVhy’ her. Jiad a son, called L é p ta u , who Bad .two
“ or three ; other names besides, m m . M a ia n -iik a , -, M a la ti-sa p ra n g , . and P u lu D a tu
“ P a m u su .
, <e P a m u im 's place of residence was in the country, of TeAw, afterwards known: by:
££ the name of Boni. At this time P a m u s u and all his children fdyblg/fcthè LcduntryS
££ of the Bugis was left without a raja, and remained so for about s'even generation's ;
“ at the end of Which period a raja springing up among the B u ^ i s , r théinselves,’
££ government was again introduced into the country. .-
3*f‘. On.on.e'occasion there came a_storm_ of thunder and lightning, so violent as to
£* rend;the..earth And .cau^e .it tft. rock like a boat tôssed hy the wayeh-fof-thé sea. jOh
“ the thunder and lightning .abating and-.the earth > ceasing do rbejohger agitated,1
“ there was observed in the middle of,a plain, ijlresse'd in white,: one of human shape,
who was generally supposed to be a supernatural being,T and to whom many people
‘£ went tip in a body, saying to it, £ remain-then here and;fly<not about .from place to
££: fiplace.’ To them the being replied, £ what yop; say is.well ; but;you,canno.t take me
^Jfo r: your raja, as 1 am myself but 'à sl,ave...; If,'howéver^.yo.iÿ are.really deSirous.
(fiÈ o f having a raja, there, is' my master at yonÇo service»’, The. Bomhpeople’their
“ observed to the being, £ how can we make a raja of [him, whom.having neverfseen*
£f, 5 we Cannot tell what he is likcil; Ifj’i answered the. h^ng,n£>yp% do_really-desire
he shall be shewn to you.’. They, said, £ we dp [earnestly .wish it,. and re.qtiest
££.£ thou wilt be so kind as to carry us where we may. s.e.Oi'biSkP^'S'hPiK tijou speakest.’ •
• •f£ When'thëse people o f t o g e t h e r with th e being who 'lèd ^h i^n ; jh ad reached
“ th e open plain c a l l e d t h e r e chuieiPnr'a'violent- storm, accompanied with
a thunder, and lightning, which ren ttan d 1 shook:.the.earth. : T h ere açesë, a t:;th® same
“ time, a thick fog, which totaUytobscûred'evéry.thing,.. *
vh« As soon as the storm was over and thè earth no?longer- continued; do; be rent and
<£ shaken by the thunder : and (lightning, tbe-.Gleafpesswhioh immediately.; succeeded
ct discovered to the view, seated on a stone, four supernatural beings, of whom three
« were separately employed in holding the umbrella, fan', and .siri-box oftlie other,
« who was dressed in yellow. The being dressed iwyellow then;said to him in; white,
« £ what would’stthouiZ. The being in white replied, ‘ I have conducted hither those
££ ‘ people of B o n i whom you now see before you ; ’ and thenjsaid to the Horn’ people',
“ £. behold my master, of whom I spoke to you.’. Those people-then went.up to .-the
££ supernatural being in. yellow and .thus addressed him : \1 W e / s l a v e s of.ypur
a « mightiness, have comë to present ourselves before you} to solicit-, that;ypu, will
t£ ‘ favour and .oblige us, by remaining among us as our raja^iand that you will not
“ < continue to wander about from place to place.’ ;. ,
r , « The being complied with the wishes of the people of; B b n i and settling at M a ta jnm
£< bad issue five children, of whom the first was a son and tbs foiir succeeding,ones
■ ££ daughters,
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w daughters. One o f the daughters was married te n man o f P a l a k a . The son was
<£ married to a B b n i woman: • -
“ After being' forty-yearaiin B o n i y , the supernatural being disappeared, and was
££ succeeded by the son}1 who in point qfj size and height had not his equal i n B o n i ,
^nejthep; could auy.one.be compared tot him for strength or valour,; or for the adula-
“ tion which was paid him. He was the firht who introduced the manufacture of krises,
; ft which- he could mo.dei tmt o f pieces o f iron/, by means o f his fingers alone.”
a ££ Bitara Guru was the eldest son of D ew ala Pitutic by D ew i P a len g ’i, and inba-
fbbited the seventh,he%.v^ia;y.D'ewataPäutu had a brother,' called ö ü r u B is la n g , who
. fer held the rufofbf the region under the earth. D&wata P itu tu had nine ’children in all.
“ (When. Bitazd^Guru was sent down upon, earth by his father, Dermta P itu tu y he was
^ p ro v id e d with thetfollowing articles,, viz. T e la t in g p b b a , Siri a ta k a , T e la r a s a , JV am -
££ p u n g , W a n u i, C h a c h u -b a n a . 1
; ££.-. Fr.&m these, which 'were scattered about/ every thing Jiving and .dead, in the
•$n animal,»vegetable,.- arid mineral- kingdoms, which-are. to*be found in the country of
t £ Lawat) originated; i. preparatory to this, Dewata P itu tu having compounded a medi-
“ icitf^5qf .Which the juice1 of chewed, betel was an ingredient, rubbed Bitara Guru all
f t over with it, which immediately occasiOued-him to sweep» r Dewata then put
“ liis son into a hollow bambu, and having, rolledithis up in, a ;piece of cloth/ and
i£{ caused the gates <of‘the sky jfo Fa-opened-, h e hurling - sent down his son to earth,
“ amidst a tremendous storm of thunder, lightning, wind and rain, which arose on that
occasion. Having reached1 about half way between the earth and sky,,- Bitara Guru
£< (cbe'adfuliy' alarmed at the situation he was in) threw abroad all the articles which
(l had b&n given .to him, agreeably to the' instructions of his sire. . After his arrival
f £ ;qu the earthy Bitara Guru remained for three days and three nights shut up in the
££ bambu-, without food or drink. .By his exertioDs, . however, the bambu at last
£f burst,- whenrgetting out, he wandered through the woods till he .camu to the side
c£ of a river, where he met with a king of the gods- dressed iu yellow. One night
*£ there. arose a violent', storm .of thunder, Eghtning,' wind and rain. On its clearing
“ up there was seen.-a fine: country, with a superb palace and fort, and houses, &c.
&c. of the most beautiful structure. In this beautiful country B i t a r a G u ru sat him-
‘s self - down as sovereign,' with a complete establishment, and gave it the name of
£f L a w a t.”
No account can be procured of any intercourse having subsisted between this island
and Western India or. China, prior to the introduction of Mahometanism. Nö inscriptions
.or other, monuments, f indicating the former prevalence o f the Hindu worship over
Celebes, have as yet been found. . Their not having been found,' however, is no proof
that they; do. not> exist, for the wars that have lately prevai ed have prevented Europeans
from exploring in search of such, objects i-n th a t part of the country where they
are most likely, to present themselves« Th e best informed natives call themselves
descendants of Hindas,. and the names of - their divinities, Batara Guniy Banina,
&c.