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NARRATIVE
OF THE
Circumnavigation of the Globe
BY THE AUSTRIAN FRIGATE
NOVARA,
(COMMODORE B. VON WULLERSTORF-URBAIR,)
Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government,
Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government,
IN THE YEARS 1857, 1858, & 1859,
UNDER THE IMMEDIATE AUSPICES OF HIS I. AND R. HIGHNESSTHE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND MAXIMILIAN,COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE AUSTRIAN NAVY.
BY
DR. KARL SCHERZER,
MEMBER OF THE EXPEDITION, AUTHOR OF "TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AMERICA," ETC.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
SAUNDERS, OTLEY, AND CO.,
66, BROOK STREET, HANOVER SQUARE.
1862.
SAUNDERS, OTLEY, AND CO.,
66, BROOK STREET, HANOVER SQUARE.
1862.
[THE RIGHT OF TRANSLATION IS RESERVED.]
JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.
CONTENTS.
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| CHAPTER X. | |
| THE NICOBAR ISLANDS. | |
| Historical details respecting this Archipelago.—Arrival atKar-Nicobar.—Communication with the Aborigines.—Village ofSáoui and "Captain John."—Meet with two white men.—Journey tothe south side of the Island.—Village of Komios.—ForestScenery.—Batte-Malve.—Tillangschong.—Arrival and stay atNangkauri Harbour.—Village of Itoe.—Peak Mongkata onKamorta.—Villages of Enuang and Malacca.—Tripjet, the firstsettlement of the Moravian Brothers.—Ulàla Cove.—Voyagethrough the Archipelago.—The Island of Treis.—PuloMiù.—Pandanus Forest.—St. George's Channel.—Island ofKondul.—Departure for the northern coast of GreatNicobar.—Mangrove Swamp.—Malay traders.—Remarks upon thenatives of Great Nicobar.—Disaster to a boat dispatched to makeGeodetical observations.—Visit to the Southern Bay of GreatNicobar.—General results obtained during the stay of theExpedition in this Archipelago.—Nautical, Climatic, andGeognostic observations.—Vegetation.—AnimalLife.—Ethnography.—Prospects of this group of Islands in theway of settlement and cultivation.—Voyage to the Straits ofMalacca.—Arrival at Singapore. | 1 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| SINGAPORE. | |
| Position of the Island.—Its previous history.—Sir StamfordRaffles' propositions to make it a port of the BritishGovernment free to all sea-faring nations.—The Island becomespart of the Crown property of England.—Extraordinarydevelopment under the auspices of a Free Trade policy.—Our stayshortened in consequence of the severity of thecholera.—Description of the city.—Tigers.—Gambir.—The Betelplantations.—Inhabitants.—Chinese and Europeanlabour.—Climate.—Diamond merchants.—Preparation of PearlSago.—Opium farms.—Opiummanufacture.—Opium-smokers.—Intellectualactivity.—Journalism.—Logan's "Journal of the IndianArchipelago."—Schoolfor Malay children.—Judicialprocedure.—Visit to the penal settlemen ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |