ison of Balambangan in 1775.

_Sudahs_, defences to wound the feet of attacking enemies.

_Sumpitan_, or _Simpote_, a tube seven or eight feet in length,
through which the Borneons blow small sharp-pointed arrows.

_Tanjong_, a point of land.

_Turaj_, or _Tarajahs_, natives of Celebes.

_Tatows_, wild tribes in the interior of Borneo.

_Tiran_, natives on the north of Borneo, reported (on doubtful
authority) to be pirates and cannibals.

_Tuan_, sir, an exclamation of assent to an approved speaker, instead
of "hear, hear," or "yes."

_Tuan Besar_, sir, great, great chief, higher applause and deference.

_Tumangong_, a local Malay officer.

_Tumbilans_, a beautiful group of about 150 small islands between
Borneo and Singapore.

_Tuppa_, a Dyak god.

_Wakil_, a deputy.

_Zedong_, like the Tiran, which see.

No. III.

_Proposed Exploring Expedition to the Asiatic Archipelago, by_ James
Brooke, Esq. 1838.

The voyage I made to China opened an entirely new scene, and showed
me what I had never seen before, savage life and savage nature. I
inquired, and I read, and I became more and more assured that there
was a large field of discovery and adventure open to any man daring
enough to enter upon it. Just take a map and trace a line over the
Indian Archipelago, with its thousand unknown islands and tribes. Cast
your eye over the vast island of New Guinea, where the foot of European
has scarcely, if ever, trod. Look at the northern coast of Australia,
with its mysterious Gulf of Carpentaria; a survey of which, it is
supposed, would solve the great geographical question respecting the
rivers of the mimic continent. Place your finger on Japan, with its
exclusive and civilized people; it lies an unknown lump on our earth,
and an undefined line on our charts! Think of the northern coast of
China, willing, as is reported, to open an intercourse and trade
with Europeans, spite of their arbitrary government. Stretch your
pencil over the Pacific Ocean, which Cook himself declares a field
of discovery for ages to come! Proceed to the coast of South America,
from the region of gold-dust to the region of furs--the land ravaged
by the cruel Spaniard and the no less cruel Bucaneer--the scene of
the adventures of Drake and the descriptions of Dampier. The places
I have enumerated are mere names, with no specific ideas attached to
them: lands and seas where the boldest navigators gained a reputation,
and where hun