The narrative of Captain David Woodard 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 ; containing an interesting account of their sufferings ... ; also an account of the manners and customs of the country ... ; Together with an introduction, and an appendix. Containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks ... holding out a valuable seaman's guide ... / [Ed. by W. Vaughan].

  • Woodard, D. N. (David N.)
Date:
1805
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Credit: The narrative of Captain David Woodard 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 ; containing an interesting account of their sufferings ... ; also an account of the manners and customs of the country ... ; Together with an introduction, and an appendix. Containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks ... holding out a valuable seaman's guide ... / [Ed. by W. Vaughan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    at a short distance from the town. On arriving at the house where the sick men were, I was in- formed that George Williams, the man who was. well, and whom I had left at home, had, with a parcel of logs, killed a hog—an animal to which the natives have an utter aversion. I immedi- ately ran to the place whence the noise proceed- ed; where I, sure enough, found Williams with: his dead hog (which he had killed with a spear made of bamboo), and surrounded by a number ef women and children, who were hooting and laughing at his tugging the hog home through: the bushes. Williams was grown so weary that he could not stand, and the natives would give him. no assistance. I immediately went to him and laid hold of the hog to carry it into the woods, in order to dress it; when all the women: and children: hooted and laughed at me, and in derision called me “ Satan” or * Sytan,” which: signifies ¢ Devil’ in their language. I then took the hog on my shoulders, with an intent to get clear of the mob; but they still ran after me,. and made such a noise that they raised the whole. . town, who followed behind us. at some little di- stance. I then dispatched George Williams for an old knife which had been given me to cut wood. with, and, as he was returning with it, they made several attempts ‘to snatch it from him: but I caught itout of his hand and rubbed ‘it in the.