Mss Eur Mack Private 86.I

pp. i-ii: Table of Contents.

1, pp. 1-26: Description of the Bay of Sagara-Annaken [=Sĕgara Anakan] & the adjacent part of the South Coast of Java in 1806 by Major Cornelius. (p. 3) Description of the Bay of Sagarra-Annaken known by the name of Tjalattjap [=Chilachap] Bay; & of that part of the South Coast, stretching Eastward therefrom as far as [circa 110° 15' E. Green.] on the Island of Great Java: & their Situation as found by actual Survey & examination in the year 1806; with Physical Remarks & Observations &c & the Divisions of the Country – also Some Account of the Fabulous Opinions & of the Traditions of the Natives; of their manner of living, & means of subsistence; of the fertility of the Southern Coasts &c &c. examined as far as possible at the time. Copy of 82. 19 supra, q.v. A copy of the Dutch original is in a volume of Mack. Misc.

2, pp. 27-62: Short History of Bantam. Copy. Begins: Hossan Ali din [=Hasanuddin ?] son of Sied Mahomed Noor-u-din[=Sayid Muhammad Nuruddin] Susuhunan of Gunong Jatti [=Gunung Jati] was the first Mahomedan Sovereign of Bantam—The period of his descent on this Coast is not clearly ascertained, but the date usually assigned to that event is the 1402(d) year of what is called the era of Aji Sakah [=Saka] corresponding nearly with the 1474 of our Lord or the 887th of the Higera - At this period the whole of the Western parts of Java appear to have been suhject to the Authority of Prabo-Sedah [=Prabu Sedah] of Pukuan Pajujora [=Pakuan Pajajaran]-the Coast lands were then but thinly inhabited—the principal population occupying the high lands in the interior. Hassin Ali-din landed in Bantam Bay & unlike to other Mahomedan Conquerors does not seem to have' considered the Sword as necessary to the establishment either of his authority or religion—He proceeded direct to Bantam Girung [=Bantĕn Girang] where he " remained for some time neither molesting his neighbours or they molesting him." Ends (p. 61): "In 1739 Pangeran Mahomed [=Muhammad] a son of the murdered Sultan Mohee [=Muhyi]" was proclaimed Sultan of the High lands and Lantiar fixed for his place of residence. This experiment also failed—the whole Country continued in confusion and even the Marshal [=Daendels] himself at the head of 3000 disciplined Soldiers was obliged to retreat after an unsuccessful attack made by him against a temporary stockaded redoubt prepared and occupied by the people at Chibongees [=Chibongis ?] in 1740—the Dutch power on Java gave way to that of the British from which time Bantam has been gradually recovering from the ruin to which it had been reduced by so many years of anarchy and confusion." A note in another hand adds: "Sultan Mahomed died in June 1816 and was succeeded by his son the present Sultan a boy of about 12 y(rs) of age." There is something queer about the dates here, for A. Jav. 1739 is not the year corresponding with A.D. 1810 (as stated in the margin at the beginning of the above-cited passage): A. Jav. 1737 began on 6 February 1810, and Daendels' troubles with Bantam occurred A.D. 1808-11 (A. Jav. 1735-8, not 1737-40). Cf. Collet, L'Ile de Java sous la Domination Française, pp. 303-13.

3, pp. 63-73: Some observations respecting Souracarta [=Surakarta] by Colonel [Alex(r)] Adams. Copy. A graphic description of the town, people, and Court, with a few words on the surrounding country.

4, pp. 75-80: Journal of a Party up the Tungur [=Tengger] Mountains from Passarouwang [=Pasuruan] 26th & 27th October 1812. Copy. Contains brief notices of the topography, vegetation, inhabitants, the Sea of Sand, the volcano of Gunung Bromo (or Brama), and a short note on other volcanoes I of Java and neighbouring islands, with special reference to recent eruptions (up to 13 March 1813). Author not specified; probably Adams. Cf. Encycl. v. N. I., s. vv. Bromo;. Tengger, Tenggereezen and the references there given.

5, (a) pp. 83-4; Some Information, and the Result of an Experiment at Souracarta [=Surakarta] by Dr Horsejield [=Thomas Horsfield] of the Vegitable Poison called the Upas 1811. 1812. Copy. There were two experiments, carried out on fowls. (b) pp. 85-7: Notes respecting the Anchore [=anchar] Tree Baujawangie [=Banyu wangi] 20th Octr 1812 . Copy: Description of the Upas (Antiaris toxicaria Lesch., Urticaceæ) and of the method of getting and preparing the juice. (c) pp. 88-9: Description of the Chetick [=chetek], a plant from which a Poison is extracted, in a letter from Captain Clark, Resident of Banjoewangi [=Banyuwangi], dated 13th November 1812. Copy. A description of Strychnos tieu te Lesch. (Loganiacere). (d) pp. 90-2: Notes of the Method of preparing the Poison from the bark of the root of the Chetick, and from the juice of the Anchore Trees: Banjoewangi [=Banyuwangi] 13th November 1812 communicated by Lieut(t) Joseph McKenzie. 78th Reg(t) Copy. I. Chetick. Includes a short record of an experiment on a dog. 11. Anchore. Includes three records of experiments on dogs. (e) pp. 93-4: Another experiment with the Chetick poison prepared nearly in the same manner, by the same persons 2(d), November [and other subsequent dates]. Copy. Records several experiments on dogs and fowls: Cf. Horsfield, An Essay on the Copas Or Poison Tree of Java in Verhand. v. h. Bat. Gen. d. K. en W. (1814), VII(e) deel, X.

6, pp. 95-101: Journal and Notes made on a Journey, from Sourabaya [=Surabaya] to Banyouwangie [=Banyuwangi] October 1812. Copy. Some topographical observations and an appreciative notice of Banytiwangi.

7, pp. 103-11: Notes made by Colonel Adams on an excursion into the Provinces of Malang and Antang [=Ngantang] in the Month of June 1814. Copy. Besides a general description of the route and places traversed, there are notes on the following antiquities: The temple of Singo-Sarie [=Singasari]; a large granite image, with eight heads round its head, seen in the jungle about quarter of a mile from that temple; ruins of a Hindu temple about half way between Malang and Batoo [=Batu]; a large inscibed stone found by Mackenzie in the same neighbourhood and sent by him to Lord Minto; Hindu ruins and statues near a hot spring called Soomber Vitie [=Sanggariti ?] ; a large inscribed stone at Antang [=Ngantang]. For the literature on the antiquities of this district see Verh. v. h. Bat. Gen. v. K. en W. (1891), Deel XL VI, pp. 287-305.

8, pp.115-21: October 1814. Notes on an excursion to visit several natural Curiosities in the Districts of Werosarie [=Wirosari] and Damak [=Dĕmak] by Colonel Adams. Copy. Mineral springs near Oenarang [=Ungaran] in the district of Samarang [=Sĕmarang], mud volcano, salt works and small lakes (Wirosari). and a naturally burning piece of ground (about eight miles from Demak).

9, pp. 123-9, 131-3, 135-44, 146, 148, 149, 153-8: North and East Tartary. This heading covers a number of extracts translated (apparently) from a Dutch printed work, the page references being given as follows :- (a) 1st vol.; p. 441: The City of Khararan or Rhosnabad. (b) 2nd vol., p. 712: Indian traders in Tartary. (c) p. 71.6: The rivers Camons, Oeka, and Volga. (d) p. 744: Fossils and petrifactions in Munsterland, Mastricht, Tangeren [=Tongres ?], and Bern. (e) p. 752: Revenues of Siberia. (f) p. ,796: Petrified wood from Sumatra. (g) p. 798 : Petrification of human corpses in Chili and in the Mogul country. Ruins found near the city of Angela, supposed to be the city of Leptis. (h) 759-60: Supposed picture-writings on a rock near Virgaturia in Siberia (considered by the writer to represent the Crucifixion). (i) 2nd vol. p.63: Inscriptions and sculptures seen in the country behind Tarkus Boinak and Osmin and near Derbent, considered by the author to be ancient: Persian. Ancient silver coins (or stamped ingots) found at Negapatam. (j) p. 714: Source of the Volga. Venerated tomb of two saints and ruins of Tartar princely habitations, bridges, &c., near Astrakhan. (k) p. 749: Speculations as to the influence of the Egyptian religion in Siberia. Siberian golden idols. Possibility of Chinese influence. A Chinese steel mirror. [Of this there is a good illustration on p. 146, while on p. 148 is a sketch showing the modern Chinese' equivalents of the archaic characters inscribed on the mirror, and p. 149 gives an explanation or translation of them made at Batavia, 22 December 1704]. Ruined cities in Mongolia. Metal finds in cemeteries near Tobol. Ruined cities in Siberia. Fossil trees in Holland. (l) pp. 748, 749: Journey of Governor F. A. Golowin Bojar through Siberia: Find of silver work in a grave near Samarowakoy, including a bowl here described. Winged golden image found in a cemetery near Vergaturia, somewhat resembling the Egyptian idols.

10, p.759: Carefully executed drawings of the ornamental portions of a fine kĕris and its sheath, the handle representing apparently a squatting rakaṣasa.

11, pp. 163-5: Notes on some antiquities and natural objects in Ceylon (neighbourhood of Adam's Peak), with a short account of the legends and superstitions connected therewith. Probably translated from a Dutch work.

12, pp. 167-8: (a) List of precious stones with their equivalent names in " Malabars" and " Singalese." Imperfect. (b) Short note on two mineral specimens, apparently from Ceylon. Both (a) and (b) are translated from Baron F. van Wurmb's paper in Verhand v. h. Bat. Gen. d. K. en W.(1786), 4(e) Deel, pp. 555-7. A fuller and better copy is in 36. 4, q.v. See also Mack. General Collection LXXII. 11. 13, pp. 168-70: Malacca Tin Ore. Another extract translated from the same source as the last, loc. cit., pp. 558-62. For another copy see 36. 4 supra, and also Mack. General Collection LXXII. 11.