edan ruler of the island,
Almanzor, at once came on board to welcome them, assuring them of his
affection for his brother the King of Spain, and inviting them to
establish a factory on shore.

Here the spices they sought for were given in exchange for red cloth,
drinking-glasses, knives, and axes. The houses, like those of Borneo,
were built on piles, and fenced round with cane hedges. Provisions of
all sorts were brought off to the ships, and water, which, though it
rushed out of the mountains very hot, became perfectly cool when exposed
to the air.

The Rajah of the neighbouring island of Bachian sent a present to the
King of Spain,--a couple of birds about the size of turtle-doves, with
small heads, long bills, and two long feathers at their sides, their
bodies being of a tawny colour. The Moors told them that the birds
never fly, but are blown by the wind from heaven. They were, indeed,
the first specimens they had seen of the now well-known birds of
Paradise, of which there are numerous species. The population generally
were heathens, the Moors having gained an ascendancy in the islands only
forty years before.

When about to sail, the _Trinidad_ was found so leaky that she was left
behind, and the _Vittoria_ proceeded alone on her voyage, with a crew of
forty-seven Europeans, thirteen Indians, and some pilots from the
Moluccas.

In her progress her captain did not scruple to rob any Portuguese or
native traders he met with, taking whatever he wanted. They touched at
various islands, where they obtained sandal-wood, ginger, and different
sorts of fruit.

Passing to the north of Java, they ran through the channel between that
island and Sumatra, taking care to avoid the Straits of Malacca, on the
north shore of which the Portuguese had a settlement. They now steered
directly for the Cape of Good Hope. As they approached Madagascar, in
consequence of the want of provisions, a mutiny broke out, some of the
men wishing to put into Mozambique to repair the ship and obtain food;
but as it was known that the Portuguese were there also, who would
perhaps make them prisoners and take possession of their ship, the
captain, supported by most of the officers, refused to listen to their
complaints, and steered a course so as to round the Cape. By this time
twenty-one men of those who had left Tidore had died. They passed the
Cape of Good Hope on the 6th of May, 1522. They were now suffering
greatly both from s