The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-07

Mplnccas. He succeeded shortly after
his arrival, N converting the king Of this
island 70 bis faith, and q large number Of
natives; also the daughter Of the king.
called Nehchile. But after while, whom
be began TO find fault with some Of the
kings indnIgences. and restrain him some.
what and exhort him to q stricter moral
eonduct, the kings faith was not sufficient
70 sustain him and resolved 10 have no
thing moro 10 do with Xavier. nor his
4 religion: but to have him driven out Of the
Island, and also he would compel oil his
people TO abandon his Christian religion
he had espOnsed. But notwithstanding
the position Of Che king and bis efforts to
Eexpel Xavier; the kings daughter, Nea-
lchile, succeeded IN causing the good mans
life to be preserved for sometime on the
island. And notwithstanding the violent
Efforts Of the king, be did not succeed II
compelling all bis people to fOrsake the
principles OF Christianity and / will say
n this connection, that there are 10 he
found in different parts Of these islands.
tas ! met with myself on tile island 81
Banca, numbers Of natives who have some
faint notion Of some Of the principles 81
Christianity; and they are the descend
ants Of those who received tile FIRST know.
ledge Of them from. this man Francis
i Aavier. ! mentioned on a previous oc.
casion, that l was not aware that any
missionaries protesting TO teach u know.
ledge Of the life and doctrines of Christ
had ever visited these islands. would
now say, no one 10 modern times: none
but this man, who became SO celebrated
for his apostolic labors. 3
The efforts Of the Portuguese. fiji their
tirst intercourse with these islanders. were
of . beneicent character. Afterwards
an evil class Of men, corrupt and tyran.
meal governors, and also false, ltwd. and
Eayaricious teachers In the shape Of Domi-l
nican and franciscan monks. presided
over the Malays Of Malacca aud vicinity.
This corrupt spirit caused d manifest de-
cline of tho powerful and important
dominion which The Portuguese had
established IN these islands; and they
readily fell before power that ut the
time had more courage md virtue than
4 Before dismissing what relates to the
4 Portuguese intercourse with the Iudian
Tor Malay Islands. will mention an i'm
terestlug occurrence that took place during
my stay IN these seas. II have spoken Of
the greatness Of the designs Of the Portu-
lguese prince Henry, OF the yalOr. and
wonderful achievements Of the command
ers. who came shortly afterwards Is the
Archipelago. and Of tho missionary Iabors
OF q great apostolic man in one Of the
Islands, and i might have said great
deal about the immense wealth aud tIo. |
minicns which the Portuguese acquired,
not only on these islands, but still more
SO on the Asiatic continent. All Of this
dominion, and all Of this Importance and
enriching trade, they lost through subse-l
quent corruption and weakness They
lost possession after possession, and the
last one they abandoned was ID small /
establishment upon a little island called /
Iimor, to the eastward Of the island Of /
Java, due north Of Australia. They
abandoned this poor little settlement, the I
last remaining yestige Of their once rich
possessions in all those sens, in the year /
1852, whilst / was ii the island of Java.
IN the prison or Welteyreden. Whilst Il
was there. there arrived al the mort 81
Batavia. q Portuguese Yesselo war called |
the Mondego, commanded by the Marquis
de N0brega; and he had on board the
petty governor Of the settlement Of Timor.
and Q lew Portuguese troops. The home
government had not sent them any INV.
for several years: and FEELING themseivsss
abandoned by their moor 1overr,nent
they considered il was 6est tS iii IN. y, /
the Dutch In the neiOl .l,orhood and ~
leave this island: and Tins TIE Ia + ren,n,n,
Of Portuguese domiuion IS tboss ss.s, Sxss /,
now on board this mal,-of-war ar ' SO.
/ felt very. tesirons ID speak win ,b;s
Portuguese Commander. md conld Nj y, i h,.,
be strongly and sadly aiTected wS S / /: