triangulation. The scenery may really be called majestic. The low
and wooded coast about Tanjong Api is backed by a mountain called
Gunong Palo, some 2000 feet in height, which slopes down behind the
point, and terminates in a number of hummocks, showing from a
distance like islands.

"The coast, unknown, and represented to abound in shoals and reefs,
is the harbour for pirates of every description. Here every man's
hand is raised against his brother man; and here sometimes the
climate wars upon the excitable European, and lays many a white
face and gallant heart low on the distant strand.

"_3d._--Beating between Points Api and Datu. The bay, as far as we
have seen, is free from danger; the beach is lined by a feathery
row of beautiful casuarinas, and behind is a tangled jungle,
without fine timber; game is plentiful, from the traces we saw on
the sand; hogs in great numbers; troops of monkeys, and the print
of an animal with cleft hoofs, either a large deer, tapir, or cow.
We saw no game save a tribe of monkeys, one of which, a female, I
shot, and another quite young, which we managed to capture alive.
The captive, though the young of the black monkey, is greyish, with
the exception of the extremities, and a stripe of black down his
back and tail.

"We witnessed, at the same time, an extraordinary and fatal leap
made by one of these monkeys. Alarmed by our approach, he sprang
from the summit of a high tree at the branch of one lower, and at
some distance. He leaped short, and came clattering down sixty or
seventy feet amid the jungle. We were unable to penetrate to the
spot, on account of a deep swamp, to ascertain his fate.

"A river flows into the sea not far from where we landed--the water
is sweet, and of that clear brown colour so common in Ireland. This
coast is evidently the haunt of native _prahns_, whether piratical
or other. Print of men's feet were numerous and fresh, and traces
of huts, fires, and parts of boots, some of them ornamented after
their rude fashion. A long pull of five miles closed the day.

"_Sunday, 4th._--Performed divine service myself! manfully
overcoming that horror which I have to the sound of my own voice
before an audience. In the evening landed again more to the
westward. Shore skirted by rocks; timb