came to in the harbour of Rougun in eleven fathoms water, with muddy bottom.
They were enabled to procure at Roti the requisite number of horses by the evening of the 11th of January.

The people of this island appeared to be excessively ignorant, knew but little of the nature and value of money, and were much astonished when they were shown a watch.

Their favourite mode of disposing of their property was by barter; the articles they prized most were muskets and coarse gunpowder, but they preferred having the gunpowder in a claret bottle, as if this was considered by them to be some definite measure which bore a certain value.

They were not very particular about the quality of the muskets provided their outward form and appearance were tolerably good.

I have since ascertained that the natives of the little-frequented islands of the Archipelago invariably prefer an old musket to a new one, as they conceive a totally new one may be unsafe, from having been made merely for the purpose of sale; whilst one which has seen service has been indisputably manufactured for use.