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Letter from Christopher Smith to Matthew Flinders (FLI01) Page 8


and Poola {Aij} are fertile to a degree, and
also that of Amboyna. Earth quakes, Hurri-
-canes, and the dangerous Navigation of
these seas have been also exaggerated.
These reports must have been circulated
with a view to deter other Nations from
approaching these Islands.
      In April 98 I resolved to
quit the Moluccas. particularly, as there
was a good opportunity of taking a large
collection of plants under my own
care; on the 12 I sailed from Amboyna
on board the Triton, under {convoy} of
the Bombay Frigate, we touch at
Bathu-cade a Portuagese [sic] Settlement
on the Island of Timor, this is a
better place to get refreshment than
Cou-


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Flinders, Matthew
Auchmuty, (Colonel) Sir Samuel
Abercromby, (General) Sir Robert
Shore, Sir John
Rainier, (Admiral) Peter
Mornington, Richard Wellesley (Lord Mornington)
Banks, Sir Joseph
Campbell, Robert
Smith, Christopher
Paterson, Lieutenant Colonel William
Wiles, James

Places
Calcutta
Spice Islands
Amboyna
Cape of Good Hope
Timor
Bass Strait
East India House
Coupang
Madras

Vessels
Reliance
Hobart

Words and phrases
Nutmeg and cloves
Breadfruit

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