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] Michel Sirot and Pierre Creno, servants on board the Esperance, followed us in our proscription.

Dauribeau had robbed me of all my collections. When we left Sourabaya, I had intrusted to the care of Lahaie, the gardener, eleven bread-fruit trees, and an equal number of the roots and stems of this valuable plant, kept in clay in perfect preservation, and fit to produce as many young trees. He promised to take the best care of them, and gave me a receipt for the deposit.

The greater part of the crews were thrown into the prisons of the Tomagon of Sourabaya, from whence they were taken out some time after, part to be sent into those of Batavia, and part to remain with Dauribeau.

We left Sourabaya on the 24th of February.

This town is situated in 7° 14′ 28″ south lat. 110° 35′ 43″ east long.

The variation of the magnetic needle was 2° 31′ 14″ west, and the distance 25°.

After a long course of fatigue we at length arrived at Samarang, on the morning of the 11th March.

The Commandant of the place immediately conducted us to Governor Overstraaten. The Governor told us that the first surgeon of the hospital had got a lodging prepared for us, and