| Show 7 THE THE INDIA I 1 br VY ulder i flailing flailing ALONG ane THE MAIR MALABA matr R COAST ISLAND OF JAVA borneo borieo ARIVAL IN cilina LETTER NO 3 iuan ijan 9 issi 1854 we gave the parting hand hind to prest riest ri adrey and tb the brethren brel brei hren in bombay and find look patsa on uhe the ship cress capt belt bell for java at his ibis june luro intel I 1 cannot di justice to my owr feelings wiehl without 0 k expressing my unfeigned gratitude to brot brother lier iier and sister lidl iiii lavie iante leg les for their theli un unceasing cAsing kind kindness nest to tous toua s during our out so jouita babl bombay ay om from roia bombay bomby we sailed south east eist yi long along tile tu e malabar Blala liar wieoa a eo nibe the we pa passed fea sea thian the ancient cint town of 0 goar it being ive ide be first firt town settled fettled by the in india on the lotfi passed parsed the town iown tew lew n of Cali call calicut cuty culy and on tho the gin gln passed tle tie tiie tile town of cochin where several natives came cinie 0 on i n board who bo supplied us with fruits of various kinds reb rieb feb am S we 1 e crossed the line the heat of the tho chesun sun was almost aima t suffocating on ohi the we spoke the olp burlington ia of liverpool capt gamble who left k 11 pombay the day before we w e iid ild lid did lie he came on board our ship and ana C counseled ed with capt bell on the propriety of vyking taking the northeast north east eart passage bassage arpin java jiva round borneo lankin by doing so they would beat several captains ip anto ohina china hi na who left bombay before us calculating to take tike the eastern route 1 ibey they I hey bey finally concluded to take the north passage ge although a shipham ship had not ten taken that ruta route for 30 years on the we sighted the island of guenna the pisek the island of berila denia blissa alid and entered the straits strait of sunday on the in in the morning when six natives froni from sumatra came on board with some gome very ery nice shells cocoanuts cocoa nuts and inon keys lies in to sell fell in a the evening we arnved arrived at batavia where we found there were no vessels sailing to singapore with the exception of two malay juncks and it was wag not considered saoe site nor for a white man to trust tibt his lifs lif u with ith that people the laws wiro were such that we could not stop there as no stranger is perOt permitted ted teb to tafry tarry in the city unless unies he has haa means to take tike lodgings at some lican licensed sed public house ald aid and the tha landlord has to examine the fize size of his purse responsible for the sustenance of all be has hai taken liken liu lit in ami anti to ee them conducted from the island ahn behig the condition of affairs and capt bell having lilg proofed prop bei sei Bed to tet let et us go on with him to china it seem el at th atthe only and best chance was for us to accept the offer ciar and try and nd make our w ay fram there march I 1 we lenn lefi batavia and sailed into th the iava javi seas on the ath we neared the coat coast of borneo passed tile the island af p button and in the evening entered the straits of macasier Mac asiar asfar oth gih sailed nied between the bush land mand and the th coast of borneo Borne othe the tide was wad w as so strong with the wind light we came camet f ear par running acore on the iland island baj to anchor until the hie hib tie tide changed fth we sailed be twe awen n borneo and 1 on tile night of the oth we encountered enc cantered a very severe storm which carried earned away the dibbon jib hom bom bon and split near half the sails falls on the hip ship on the lot loth it we were sailing I 1 close along the hore shore of borneo found va i very stis stiff tide tnie and the w wind ind being light we had to 0 come to anchor we a verb vere seven days da s beating trying to round bennee oon eon conison ahn point on the coast of borneo borreo we would beat all ail day flay tacking ship between thirty and forty limes times and petting getting g within 3 or 4 mi miles es of the point rind and it thea then would wool become a calin calm and blant we would to where we were in inalie the morning on the fifth d ty capt gamble m who ho was in compan v wih with ui ns rou rounded tided the point and went nent out ut of sight right on oil ine lae evening pening agthe of the se seventh verith our vur call cmil got pot discouraged and ind thought he couii could not tot no round the point with will ba As crant craft the tide tlde was wag so strong and lie he supposed sup tup posed capt cart gamble gamme llad had one pore gore ore and I 1 lent left ent eft hlin him be bee swans he would strike across the fea pea and inake lake the castera easten route arwe As we left the land and rom tehina the point in in be the open sea we could see tb the ship sino burlington in he pis dis bince distance the captain of f which 11 soon boon srm sex mabl mail ah he be saw us 0 beering hn that direction mi trusted what was up and steered after us and the next morning informed capt cagl reche neche neli bell ie had heen been waiting for him tim t im about 12 the wind fell and it became a calm and continued sn an until the ther next day doy at noon when ahe they ascertained they had bad dr aftel 49 40 from front where they vl er aben they tiley left the tle coa con coat coit t and rind tiles became satisfied that thu child co iid lid not stem etem tle the U e vda ude I 1 da and cross croes the sea wita witti the light wind winds which ahey would naturally natii rally get at that time rime of the year an and the he only chance would be to go hack tack in in order to hake tike the eastern route capt crit gamble gambie anally persuaded ae C cap lill bell beil to in go back and try and ro round ind the point thinking tha 86 tide would bibid we struck the coast ilg iia 46 miles below left it and commenced lobean to lo teat heat beat again and continued for three V dais days nol no round loynd tha the point oraey e y disco vf red as they sup Eup supposed posed a small email lay or jady between tl the poin point if which ext extended into the sea some three mies and llie the m and tind concluded oneade concu ded jed d to tun hin their ships in there and tay tay liy W morning when they would geithe breeze and could round the poi t taa tas as they would pot pol have far to tp bet beat about 10 lo p pm ina part pant leil discovered that the ship ship n was as drifting g acore about the same am e 1 tinie time capt gamble camble mlle mile above us clr d a cannon and made a 1 bhue bue light ligat which vasa sig signal nalto tu us thethis pias near going asti asli oje ond and in great dan er or 1 I will here iten iton tion tiou aliat ilat liat they had bad a list of signals apte wrote out and each obe one one had a copy capt apt dell cell gave ini immediate mediate orders abr nor for wis his the three small smail small smail boats boits to be let jet down dowil and man manned mantled tied made mado 6 fast to the ship with a atine aline uhe une to row ahead of the V vessel i asel and try to tow low her heroff off but we 6 found we could not make vion tion lon ion aport her as ebe khe imd ind got to near the shore swells wells of the sea had full control of her at this time capt Gaut gamble tIll shot a rocket which was a ar that he was out of danger capt bell saw that our taur ship arp was nearing the shore shote deiy very fast and finding the water too deep diel for anchorage he gave gave orde orders TS fora for ti canil canal cannon kioh ta beaded and a blue light tobe to be madoll made as no a signal to capt gamble that we were i ero ere in great danger in a few minutes more wore the stera stell of our vessel commenced to thump thu trip on n the rock bound coast capt bell then gave orders for tw cann n to be fored fired twili two rockets lo 10 be shot and a blue light liast to 10 be made for a signal asignar to capt gamble gimble ivere want wanti 1 ci immediate help who instanter in finter sent cent to our nur help his dirst blite blate with twIt bouts bouis virell mari marl manned ped med they hitched on with our boats and hed wed tr ed to tow her off but all to no purpose the capt capi then gave gave udera to throw overboard keime kelmo some come oatha cargo to lighten the stern of the veisel vessel essel esrel as be lie way waa afraid the rudder mould get unshipped while we tie were n ere erb throwing throw ng over cargo she swung round broadside on the shore where bin she lay perfectly at the mercy of the wap waa dashing her against the roceil rock As she the struck truck very vei heavy in ne the centre the capt saw sa w something must be e done or she elie would break in J U two h he therefore sent cent to the burlington and ind gota kedge ysmall a small anchor madeam roade roide it fast to a halset baw ban ser a lare lr iare e rope took it out from us th tha the ships di distance tance and let 41 it dow down n in in fathoms water waier madil made the other end fast olit to the capstan and commenced 6 to leave belve and thereby threw her hir bow bjur off so that she did not strike BO so hard in the centre sie she she lay in that position tion tiou until day light when the tide commenced to ebb and the stern swung off the night was wag as barki markiand and not a albreath oywind of wind otherwise she would have gone to pieces in a very few minutes at day light it was still still a h caim calm when then the two mates the th doctor the carpenter elder dewy and myself went on shore we ve found the land densely timbered plenty of cocoa nut nuts sope some bome few berries and large larse numbers of plu piu ikei keys s who showed off their gymnastics antics among the trees we also saw droves otwald of wild hogs hoga while we wi afre wire re traveling tn in the woods we v came to a wet marshy place and could discover marks bf the feet of the i ion lion and the tiger havin having g iq w weapons of war with us we vye concluded to be beate beite it in speedy retreat about I 1 pm p ro a good breeze sprung up tip we made sale and steered foi for the point and rounded it at rpm 4 p m alue wine we to round loenn point we vie crossed the tae ane equator twice in each 24 hours once when we beat up in the thedac day time and once when we wo drifted drilled back in jho rhe the nigh night tithe the ibe beat pt pi the sun was almost unendurable 1 1 A few day after he 1 e rul run kupon upon a goral joral coral reef causing a portion more of her x to be thrown into nito the sea to lighten her so that she could be ile got off I 1 will here mention that there wai wal was scarcely a day any during the passage along the co of borneo but what whit we saw reefs or shoal consequently had hid to keep a boat ahead sound sounding ng we sailed nearly three thousand thou sani sana und ind mile milea a in an open boat steering rowing or throw throwing i ig tiie the lead ani and the sun hot ent em ugh to bake onela crne tine brain brains on the evening of the we ne went ashore on nor bor neo ceo with our capt and six fix seamen accompanied ac compan compin ed by capt gamble and eight of his men we saw some natives but they would not come to us on our return to the vessel we found a 6 fine le lt lit of turtles but cheit shei ghei sheris shells were were so hard liard that ne me broke our spears an and d did lidi not get many I 1 V S 4 march chy while we were 0 ere ahead ahad soun sounding ding a shark shirk about arout 23 20 ft long came cime up to the boat and made a lounge at the man lean who was wag throwing the he lead he be saw it in time thus to throw himself down in in the boat w when lien llen it struck one of the oars with great viole violence i nce and nearly capsized the boat beat on the the captains thought they had got out of the reef as they were la in an open sea and neither deither reel reef nor island insight they therefore concluded to give the men rest and not send fiend any bolts boats ahead in thee the evening capt gamble tun ran his ship on to a reef when hen under good headway hs adwa alwa on seeing the reef he immediately let po go his final small anchor thinking it t might drag along and not bring up the ship so sudden fiut buethe the cable broke and arid hence to liidi iii it the anchor lost lie ile then let go one of his hia irge large bower anchors which stopp d her bercut jut ju t in time as she vi ou d touch occasionally when she the rocked our captain did not see the reef until the ship tour touched hed bed but bat she rhe was w as under such headway that thit she went vi ent over it a although though she bumped several times tithes very hard april and 2nd ai we lay becalmed becal becil med beti berneen veen seen borneo and several small islands when a number of small boats boils made I 1 heir lier appearance in various directions aud and coi linued to indrea e until they numbered over one hundred they were gathering in towards cs ug and from their ints we believed they intended giving ui us battle and butir ship inthey could cahl capt bev leh I 1 became uluth ninth alarmed ai capt gamble with wilh his ship was several beveral miltis al nead ead ile he then gas gai gave gaie e orders for the he aanons to loaded with shot and all ali the fire arms on board hoard to be b put in readiness rete linesa niso ulso that the til cook should fill till his boilers with hot water and grease we had hid even thin ready and waiting their approach m hen a little win wind d sprung up and increased to a stiff breeze when we soon lett leit them and sailed close 4 1 alon aion alongside g side of the island of gall galt gainni anil in ih the evea eren ingi came tj to ancho rnear the tho he thereof thora thore cir crr of borneo e saw large fores fires forel firel on rn the shore and ild tid heard th the nativa 6 bol j lo 10 lowing w liing yelling jelling and makin making g a ae tremendous en kon bou dou fu fuss s 1 on the at ath in ae uie ule anter after pari parl df lle ile lie the day there wai wal was wag na with neil neli dell and 16 6 seamen beamen se amento thea burlington 10 fit up libran excursion we ft started arteg arteO binl bing by capt capi gamble auda ai all ali well lwell armed shortly arter after re reaching arbing the I 1 I 1 shore we saw some gome natives native s but ili til they ey seemed afraid and run from us we walked d along mong the ibe shore tbt for several miles and collit collected tej ted seln some very verj ver fine specimens of if coral and shells I 1 i oi op the W of april we lay becalmed bp calmed between the 1 islands tuscany we went ashore vita capt bell on 0 the latter island though tho ugh it had ad a fine appearance it w was waa u uninhabited wall well tini ertil but ut very little game came we wo shyr hundreds of turtles but hey they were wrab very wild the tiie captain struck his 12 feet long spear si ear into info one kine of them bilt but it darted oft off with spear and nd all while we were in the sea bea reanear nedi neki the entrance of the straits of Ba bangley we had s sailed vierl vieri for 2 da 9 without kebin seeing teeing g yi B reef or finding tn anchorage cli cil orage the ch captain vere t ere ero in id hopes we had gob got through with reefs and did not biendl a mat wat ahead to bounds sounds I 1 I 1 louthe ou the tho night odthe of the I 1 ut ith of april aa as pleos pleasant ant a moonlight night as we ouid wash to see in a tropical clime 1 11 we lle were viere I 1 sailing with a firm breeze at the rate ofa of 7 knots an hour the captain captan was on bis his lounge on the poop pooh il the officers and slid ourselves were listening to the sweet trains of the violin as played by the ibe third mate the sailors on tile the forecastle for castle were singing songs and ali all was mirth an and glee thinking hunting we had got through It with pull it aig g oars and heavins the lead all on a sudden the iship ran into I 1 ree fand as 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