The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-17
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, SATURDAY., MARCH II, 1860.

man, set sail on board we'll appointed teet Il
effect the conquest Of this island ShortI,
after landing ON Celebga. bis march M.
check Ted by the approach Of anatiye amy 81 be
tween twenty and thirty thousand wafricts
| He had two thousand wclkanned, steel. clad
disciplined European sol liets; and be felt con
vinred that tile conflict which aptleared inayi
table would be nothing more than 4 fnassacfi
Of the half naked, undisciplincd multitude be
fore him. The generous heart Of GaIvan VA
touched with COmpunction, and he did no.
wish 70 BIZ q party to the massacre Of men
who Ollefcd their dcfeneeless bodies III the as
fenee of their homes He proposed that ~
and the chiettain Of the island should decide
the mattef IN single combat II he was slain,
his troops should retire. proceed 10 their ships
and return home: but II, on the contrary, tic
native prince should fail. the natives 81 Tia
island should pay certain tribute that had
been demanded, and should acknowledge
themselves 10 be subjects aud dependents 81
the king Of Portugal his was agreed upon.
On the following day, The two afLties being
drawn up In view Of each other, about haff 4
mile apart, the Portuguese general RaIlopcl
forth 70 The appointed spot After fenl1ininE
q few moments he saw the Indian prince ap.
preaching with his fetinue When the chief.
tain had approached Within twenty or thirty
feet Of the European, IL would seem that ht,
was danuted By his keen penetrating gIArice.
or fearless look because hc Immediately
wheeled around and fetrented within the lines
Of his army The Portuguese hero supposed
Tint probably this was d little party Of recon-
noissance and that the true conlbatant had not
come forth, In the native camp there was
great confusion This prince had brought his
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ihe W.. women are also eedingly industrious
ana y skllli ~ IN the manufacture Of various
Ahey Iie .ls the SILK worm. and weave
=, NsIy s.rong SIN clotil. the best believe,
s ina. y made ~ the world " has not such
nne anu 9eautllnl coiors as some 81 the Chi
nese aa bt = q much heavier
anu more uuIabie;; II IL Indeed too heavy and
nghly priced by the natives to be profitable.
3l e 81 poftatlon, he Malay women also make
sefy good Inasiins and they are quite skillful
= y, Nyeihs tne eiotht aithough they adopt a
latneI SLOW and tedious process for the ppr-s
pose: Ihey draw their designs or patterns upon
q piece ot white cloth, representing birds,
peests, ana sometimes a landscape, and then
S 10y we portions 81 the cloth that are to be
~, While with melted wax which they do
Lapialy lhey then llnmerse the cloth III the
aye and afterwards boil out the wax. They
eeyeE again other portions OF the remaining
Whl.e suriace with designs IN wax and In this
way sy can produce three or four colors. These
eyes are exceedingly durable. When tho
eio on - IN rags u still preserves the same
brilliant coiorsi especially the scarlet, which
Is y equal 70 the celebrated purple Of ancient
lyLe. ri 81: l.s ;s;: ;ss .z <:>
!. VIII now take up the subject Of the rela.
lions between the sexes In the marriage con-
nectlon and its ceremonial In regard TO respect
toT women the Maiays differ entirely from all
olner Aslatics. The Chinese, Hindoos, Siamese,
OF even che Arabs, have no idea or comptehen-
sion Of the observation of any kind ofconrteons
attention % a woman previous 70 marriage; they
never think Of composing a piece Of verse, or
.oi doing anything Of that kind To- interest 4
young lady. With the Asiatics she is an object
OF purchase, TO work and 10 breed; and can be
s readily disposed OF as amy Of the rest Of their
i've stock w ith the Malay IL isyery different.
With he Warltke spirit Of TIE Seandinayians or
thIans, they possess also their spirit of
ehlyaiTy and gallantrY towards women, They
are capable Of strong affect Tomato emotion; and
the women IN their character are eminently
worthy Of the feeling of love they inspire.
But there are some races Of the Archipelago