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TERNATE 157
THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
At ten o’clock they got up, said good-bye to the Resident, and went seaward in the
rumbai. They rowed out to the warship, where two sailors came down to hold the stairway.
As they were going up, a sentry stood ready and presented arms, and four soldiers with a
sergeant and drummer stood in line and shouldered rifles, but the drum was not beaten.
When they went up, Captain Jayasis and a Lieutenant were waiting for them. 30
They greeted each other on deck, and the Lieutenant went below to inform the Lieutenant-
Colonel [p. 222] of their arrival, after which he came up and called them and they followed
him down below to his cabin.
A Sergeant stood with sword in hand near the door of the cabin as a mark of honor,
and they entered, greeting in the customary manner. Then the Imam-Secretary conveyed
the greetings and respects of the Sultan to the Lieutenant-Colonel, and, with regard to
what had happened on and around the mountain of Ternate, the Resident on behalf of the
Government and the Sultan with the nobles and bobatos and the people, all together,
resigned themselves to God’s will. When the Lieutenant-Colonel had arrived with his ship
unexpectedly, the Sultan was very pleased and had asked for help; the Lieutenant-Colonel
and his crew and the warship had stayed for six days. For that the Sultan tendered his
best thanks to the Lieutenant-Colonel, his crew, and the Dutch Government, saying that
he, the Sultan, would never forget their kindness.
The Lieutenant-Colonel answered that he was very grateful to the Sultan. The
Lieutenant-Colonel and the Commander and all the officers, dressed in uniforms, sat
talking and drinks were served. When they had finished, the Lieutenant-Colonel and the
Commander took the delegation around the ship. Going down from the deck, the delegation
found that the ship had two floors, and there were two rows with fifty-two cannons⎯those
weighing thirty pounds were down below and those weighing twenty pounds were on deck.
There were also fifty koyans of gunpowder. Then they returned to their seats.
The Lieutenant-Colonel said that he sent his greetings and respects to the Sultan,
and thanked the Sultan for bringing a delegation to the ship, and thanked him also for the
provisions. For all this he expressed his gratitude to the Sultan, whose beneficence, he
said, would not be forgotten. Then they got up and said goodbye to the Lieutenant-Colonel,
the Commander, and all the officers. The Lieutenant-Colonel went up on deck with them
as they left the ship at twelve o’clock.
30 [p. 221, n. 1] They appear to have been unfamiliar with the correct titles of the naval officers. I
have not been able to find out who Mr. Jayasis was⎯perhaps Janssen.
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