American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-07-11
SKETCHES OF INDIA.
No. ".

The Indian Islands These consis, Of Ccyono
ISumara, Java, Borneo. Celebes, the Moluecas, and
1.-THE Philippines.
In the voyage to India round the Cape Of Good
Hope, after passing the Island of Madagascar, and
the Maurlties lying eastward of H. no land is seen
until lhe Maldves and CeyIon are approached.
The Maldives project into the Indian Ocean, to the
Equator, being the extreme point oil fine triangle,
formed by the Arabian on one side, and The Bay
loi Bengal on the other. This triangle is the PENN
|sula OF Hindostan Ceylon lies at The western en-
trance into the Bay OF Bengal, being shaped like
,ong ham and the Maldyes and Laccadiycs run in
Ia chain the south and west off the Malabar coast.
THEY are all supposed to have originally formed
part OF the main land.
The Laccsdyes derive their name from Laksha
|dicipa g lack, 100000 slels J they belong to
Bibby Princess of Cananore and are about rs
miles from the coast oil NIalabar between the 10th
land 12th degrees CT north Latitude These islands
were visited by Vasco dc Cana in 1899. They
|are numerous, but barren and unproductive except
Ioi cocoa nut trees The largest contains only six
lsouafe miles. The Inhabitants Mopias, Mo-
hammedans, the descendants OF Arabian settlers ON
the Their houses are built with the STEMS
land covered with the leaves Of the cocoa nut tees
land their beds and utensils almost entirely made
3of the ame materials with parts oil which they make
fishing sails for their boats and cups tor drink
ling Indeed the cocoa nut is converted into no less
han 500 uses by the natives OF India, furnishing
them with cordage, timber for building, arracks
vine gar, oil, sugar milk, food, paint, independently
of domestic utensils The inhabitants of these is
lands barter nuts egory, or coarse sugar made
from the Juice OF that valuable tree, oil made from,
he nu ropes from the husk, and boats from the
3urk coral found upon the banks. cochin, anjsngo,
sc for provisions and other nrcessa les Of life.
Malaga dWipa, or the Isles Of Madive ron from
The eighth degree of mort latitude the line. They
are very numerous, separated from each other by
narrow, dangerous channels, and many OF Them are
mere barren rocks. There are II clusters OF these
islands, inhabited by M,hammedans; but they still
preserve the castles and customs of India island
being occupied by weasers, another by matmakerss
Ia third by poters and through all the trades and
professions Of The East Their boats also are made
of the trunk OF the cocoa palm. They carry on
brisk trade with the neghboring coasts in manuGac
sures Of gold silver ron and tut tie SHE'LL salt FISH,
i and all the produce of the cocoa nut tree. They
are bold and enierprising; and willis the N E.
monsoons last launch their trail vessels into the
great ocean, sail into the eastern with cargoes
of sha kt' FMS which the Chinese hold delicious
iner rdent 10 soups carry died bonet;o to Acheen,
and trade with Cal uta, bringing, an averages
ere handise the amount OF go 900 pounds ser-
Nn. aod taking III return cotton, sugar. broad cloth,
4 cutlery, silk stuAs, sc. The government OF each
Risand is separate, and Of the mild patrarcha form
No wars have occurred amongst them, for ages, anc