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BANDA.
(DECEMBER 1857, MAY 1859, APRIL 1861.) THE Dutch mail steamer in which I travelled from Macassar to Banda and Amboyna was a roomy and comfortable vessel, although it would only go six miles an hour in the finest weather.

As there were but three passengers besides myself, we had abundance of room, and I was able to enjoy a voyage more than I had ever done before.

The arrangements are somewhat different from those on board English or Indian steamers.

There are no cabin servants, as every cabin passenger invariably brings his own, and the ship's stewards attend only to the saloon and the eating department.