CHAPTER XIV.

THE TENIMBER ISLANDS.

Visit to Watidal.--Respect shown to the Dutch Flag.--The English supposed by the Natives to be _Orang-gunung_, or Mountaineers.--The Prosperity of the People inseparable from the Rule of the Dutch over these Countries.--Traces of the Christian Religion having formerly obtained here.--Departure from Larrat to Vordate.--Allurements of the latter Island.--The Inhabitants of the Tenimber Islands.--Their Manners and Customs.--Mode of Warfare.--Striking Proofs of their Attachment to the Dutch Government. 232