The narrative of Captain D. W. and four seamen, who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays, in the Island of Celebes; ... Together with an introduction, and an Appendix, containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks, etc

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CaAt. BAVID . ( A/r,/ fff/7n6\ I'ub /<// IJ.'/uix.-n S' I'.inA OvUTch Yar, t.lu,/' i., iSoq.. CAPTAIN WOODARD'S NARRATIVE. THE NARRATIVE CAPTAIN DAVID WOODARD AND FOUR SEAMF.N, WHO LOST THEIR SHIP WHILE IN A BOAT AT SEA, AND SURRENDERED THEMSELVES UP TO THE MALAYS, IN THB ISLAND OF CELEBES; CONTAINING AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT Of their Sufferings from Hunger and various Hardships, and their Escape from the Malays, after a Captivity of Two Years and a Half: -■ ALSO AN ACCOUNT OV THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY, And a Description of the Harbours and Coast, &c. TOGETHER WITH AN INTRODUCTION, And an APPENDIX, containing Narratives of various Escapes from Shipwrecks, under great Hardships and Abstinence ; holding out A VALUABLE SEAMAN's GUIDE, And the Importance of Union, Confidence, and Perseverance, in the Midst of Distress.

" There's a sweet little Cherub sits perch'd up aloft, " To keep watch for the Life of Poor Jack." DlBDIN LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, 72, ST. PAUL's CHURCH- YARD, BY S. HAMILTON, SHOE-LANE, FLEET-STREET. 1804. CONTENTS DEDICATION xi Introduction ,,,, xiii .xlii PART THE FIRST..

Chapter I

Departure in an American Ship from Batavia for Manilla — Straits of Macassar — Scarcity of ErDvisioslst_rWoodard and five SaUors take die Boat and go in quest of a Supply — Refused by a Country Ship — Are separated from their own Vessel — Discover an Island, and land on it — Are in danger of being starved — Come in view of the Celebes Shore — Fall in ■with two Malay Proas — Treachery of Lie Malays — Land and procure Cocoa-nuts — Fatal Mishap — New Disappointments 1

Chapter V

We discover our Boat, but soon lose Sight of her again — Are ordered up into the Town — On inquiring after the old Priest, we learn that he lived in Dungally — More accurate CONTENTS. VI Information respecting him — Head Rajah of Parlow sends for us — We are conveyed to that Place — Difficulties encountered on the Journey — We arrive, and are conducted to the Rajah — Are badly lodged — A Fever-and-Ague — Visit and Relief by a Woman — The head Rajah provides for us another Residence — The old Woman arrives with Boughs of a Tree to perform my Cure — I am ordered to bathe, escorted by a Female — Her Disappointment at my Refusal 24

Chapter VI

My Fever abates — The Rajah sends to Priggia — Arrival of the ' Commandant — I am sent for by him — Result of our Interview — Uncuila — Am permitted to go to Travalla — Observe the Situation of Dungally — I am attacked by a weakening Disorder , 30 .

Chapter VII

I attempt an Escape by Water — Am in imminent Danger, and forced to return — Another attempt by Land — I reach Dungally, where I meet with Tuan Hadjee — The Chief of Travalla sends after me — I write to my Men, whom I left at Parlow — They join me at Dungally 34

Chapter VIII

Tuan Hadjee leaves me in Charge of his Family — Scarcity of Provisions — War between the Rajahs of Parlow and Dungally — Tuan Hadjee returns — An Engagement — Another Scarcity — Tuan Hadjee purposes to sail for Sawyah — The Rajah refuses me Permission to accompany him — Preparations for an Escape — Our Attempt frustrated 38

Chapter IX

We ask Leave to accompany Tuan Hadjee to Sawyah, but die Rajah refuses — We escape out of the Town, seize a Canoe, and put to Sea — An unfortunate Mishap — I go with Tuan Hadjee to an Island in the Bay of Sawyah — He grants it to me, and calls it Steersman's Island — Return widi die Priest i — Go to Dumpalis 42

Chapter X

Tuan Hadjee goes to Tomboo — I decline accompanying him i — We agree with the Captain of a Proa bound for Solo for , :r Passage to that Place — Are taken by him to Tomboo, CONTENTS. VII and delivered to Tuan Hadjee, who is made acquainted with our Duplicity — Affecting Scene — Project formed to steal a Canoe — Disappointment — Arrival of a Pirate's Proa — We borrow the Canoe for the Purpose of fishing, and afterwards steal it 46

Chapter XI

We arrive at a small Island, where we cannot procure any Water — Direct our Course to another Place, where we are successful — We repair our Canoe, and proceed for Macassar — Storm — Imminent Danger — We fall in with a Proa, but escape — Land at Tannamare — Are discovered by the Malays — Escape from them — Land on a Part of the Island of Celebes — Discover three Canoes making towards us — They land — We re-embark — Perceive two Proas — Hail them — Are interrogated concerning our Destination — Are pursued by a Canoe, but escape her— Fall in with some Fishing Canoes — An old Man comes on board us — We receive agreeable Intelligence respecting our Distance from Macassar — We descry a Proa full of Men — Are captured by them — Taken to Pamboon, where we are stripped — They conduct us to the House of the Rajah, who, after an Examination, wishes to detain us 51

Chapter XII

We request the Rajah to send us to Macassar — Are detained for some time — I am attacked by a Cold and a Fever — Carried on board a Proa — We are much comforted by the Hope of reaching Macassar — We leave Pamboon — Arrive at San Bottam — Send to the Rajah of diat Place, who sends his Son to release us — We are conducted to the Rajah, who, on hearing our Story, relieves us — He orders a Proa to be prepared for us — We embark, and arrive at Macassar 5Q

Chapter XIII

Our Joy on arriving at Macassar — A Guard placed over us — The Governor interrogates me — I relate our Story — He relieves us — Mr. Sisos — His Kindness to me — We are carried to the Court-House and examined — Mynheer Alstromer — His Present 62

Chapter XIV

Message from die Governor — Time fixed for our Departure — Preparations for the Voyage — Geherosity of the Governor — He gives me recommendatory Letters — I take Leave of the CONTENTS. Linguist — Affecdng Scene — We embark — Arrive at Batavia — Deliver our Letters to the Shabander — Interview with the Governor 66

Chapter XV

My four Companions are engaged by the Captain of an American Ship — Captain Sands makes me his Chief-Mate — We set sail, and arrive at Calcutta — My History is circulated there — 1 procure the Command of a Country-Ship, and superintend the Repair of her — Unexpected Meeting with Captain Hubbard, who presses me to sail with him to the Mauritius — I accept his Offer, and we arrive there — An Instance of his honourable Conduct — At the Mauritius I succeed Captain Hubbard in the Command of the Ship ... 70

Chapter XVI

I sail to the Isle of Bourbon — Passage round the Cape of Good Hope — Heavy Gales of Wind — Receive much Damage — Put into St. Helena for Repairs — Wait on Captain Ellison, who kindly assists us — We leave St. Helena, and direct our Course for the Island of Ascension — Leave it, and arrive at the Isle of Wight — I write to my Wife, and to my Owners, and set off for London — I deliver my Letters to Mr. Vaughan, who questions me concerning my Voyage — His kind Treatment of me — He advises me to publish my Narrative — Reflexions — I write again to my Wife and to my Owners — Hear of the Deadi of Mr. Russell — I write Letters of Thanks to Captain Ellison, the Governor of Macassar, and Mynheer Alstromer 75 PART THE SECOND.

Chapter I

Description of the Island of Celebes, its Harbours, Rivers, Towns, &c. — Guarantala — Priggia — Cape Dundo — Sawyah — Dumpalis — Tomboo — Parlow Dungally Travalla Tannamare — Cosselaur — Pamboon — Macassar — Tremany and Maloyos Tribes , 85

Appendix

. Robert Scotney's Case , 159 Sufferings of some Deserters 164 Captain Inglefield's Narrative 170 William Boys's Narrative of the Luxembourg Galley 1/4 Lieutenant Bligh's Narrative 178 John Dean's Narrative 187 Escape of Mr. Dominicus, and a Boy called Wild French, 1 89 Escape of Messrs. Carter, Shaw, and Haskett 191 Extract from Kingston Newspapers 201 Lo_s ofthe Lady Hobart Packet 204 Loss ofthe Pandora Frigate 209 Captain Kennedy's Narrative 21 1 Loss of the Three Sisters (Nazby) 216 Case of Four Men picked up at Sea on a Piece of a Wreck 21" CASES OF AESTINENCE AND HARDSHIPS ON SHORE. /. Z. Holwell, Esq.'s Account of the Black Hole at Calcutta, in June 1756 218 Sir William Hamilton's Account ofthe Earthquake at Calabria, in 1788 X CONTENTS. ON THE EFFECTS OF FAMINE. Case of Thomas Travis — seven Days in a Pit 220 Experiment of how long Fowls would live without Food, and how long on Water only 221 Experiment of a Physician • 222 Of Hunger, its Sensations, and Recovery 222 Remarks and Advice 223 Abstinence and Escape of a Dog 224 of a Cat 226 Remarkable Case ofthe Effects of Long Abstinence 227 Dr. Lind's Advice to prevent the want of Provisions at Sea, 231 PLAN OF A SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE MEANS OF PRESERVING SHIPS AND LIVES IN MOMENTS OF DANGER AND ACCIDENTS 233 List of a number of Accidents, Shipwrecks, Escapes, &c. 237 LIST OF PLATES.

Captain Woodard's Profile. 1st. The Island of Celebes. 2d. The Sketch of the Western Part of the Island, visited by Captain D. Woodard. 3d. Engravings of the Proas, Canoes, and Implements of War„ &c, ofthe Malays. DEDICATION. TO BENJAMIN HALLOWELL, Esq. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY. MY DEAR HALLOWELL, AS seamen form the great union between the commerce and the navy of this country, and are liable from the nature of their pro fession to the same common accidents, I with pleasure dedicate the following Narra tive to one whose standing in the navy and whose services command respect, and who has ever proved himself the seaman's true friend. If this little collection should survive the day of its birth, I shall have great satisfac tion in acknowledging that I have derived DEDICATION. much knowledge and information from the friendly intercourse that has subsisted between us for years; and that, though related, we are more closely united by the stronger ties of friendship, and similarity of sentiments. .

That you may in public and in private be useful, happy, and prosperous, is the sincere wish of, Dear Sir, Your affectionate friend, WM. VAUGHAN. .London, August 1, 1804.