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


90 that Il il nov. not one-thiFd VIA. Il
was then. Their nctnaI dominion Il now
continued to the Island Of Java. and 10 tho
small spice Islands But 4 nnsk NOT s6t
actual dominion; Ii 4 rather q trade mo
ncpoly They do not hold Jara,like the
spanish bold Cuba, or the English Ia
maicn, as possessions coloIized ~ iI,e
mother country. I was rotnt Il NV tEsk
noid java like = military position. but
not exactly that, because there vet vi
lsts upon that island the native SOVEREIGN.
n and princes IN al the spIehdOf 81 bast
times Upon TINT island of java wblch
is supposed t0lhe under the dominion df
the Dutch. there are two notable urince1
the one called q Sultan; and ne othar 4
Susnhnnan, which Signifies emperor. This
emperor is able 10 call into lie field AZ
army Of two hundred Thousand WARRIOR.
His capital city isscalled Sufakertas There
are not less than forty thousand menMItf-
IN the walls Of the eInpcr0r's chief fort
ress. The Sultan have spoken 81, rules
over kingdom Of Java, called Yurya-
kertA; and 1t u but little linicri0Fii IA extent
and resources to the ,IaFanese empire az
Surakcrta. The Dutch pay q large trs-
butte, sixty thousand rupees, or $g5. 600.
per month to the emperor aud forty thofi-
sand rupees. or 81 900 per month to the.
sultan, for the monopoly or tradB inic0ffaS.
indigo. rice, md other products Of Java.
Thus the Dutch are merely what Il called
the chief factors, Or exclusive controllers
Of the trade in those articles. aud ATE 10
Egarded by tlle great mascot the JavAnese
people as nothing more than dependents
/ q their sovcreigns. Dutch dominion ID
those seas is not at all felt or recognized
4 ~ any manner by many inde pehdent Chief
tains Of numbers Of great islands ia those
seas; thus 1t il unknown in the great
islands Of Now Guinea and Miudanao.
and . host Of Others ! might mention.
a which are entirely independent Of any Eu-
Il ropean jurisdictions whatever. ~. 4slf.
Il now will say . few words ahOutolhef
Europeans, the English, who had some
intercourse with this people. There isno.
thing very particular ia the history of
their intercourse with the Malays. like.
that Of the Portuguese and Dutch. They
testablishcd . Few settlements in S0mAtfA
for the purpose Of taking part III The pep
.tper tFaae; but they were more nnxiona
about acquiring dominion on the nelghbor-
ling continent 81 Asia. The relations on
THE EngIish with the islanders were zen.
emily marked with Justice, am0deratiOn
and wisdom; and they have left better.
! name in these seas than any other, Euro
pean people Among most Of the natives
Of the Indian islands Is manifested. /, strong
disposition 70 learn and speak the English.
language. and pass a. Enelishlmen; and
those who live at the British settlement of
singapore. are proud to DO called British
soIjects The English, at one time, did
acquire . somewhat extended dominion III
these seas for the short period DC Eve years.
~ the time Of the great NAPOLEON. when
be incorporated Holland into the French
empire. and at the same time sought To al.
mex Java and other pOssessi0ns claimed 81
the Dutch. England determined to oppose
this, andseut o feet aud army. which sue
ceeded in taking possession Or all the Dutch
forts and POSSESSIONS Ia the Indian seas
During the i've years tint the English
held possession, more knowledge was com.
nlunicated 70 the civilized world CONCERN.
Ing these islands and the races inhabiting
them, especially BY one enlightened man,
Thomas Stamford Rafilsy, than had been
communicated during centuries Of time
previous by the Dutch, Portuguese, and
alL other Europeans put together. Bnt
the English were induced, when Napoleon
was conquered, aud when there was d
general paeifeation Of the powers or Eu.
rope in 1915 TO restore 10 the Dutch the
possessions which they held, 10 considers
tiO,lof the cession Of the Cape Of Good \
Hope and the island Of Ceylon The
British Government also made q treaty
with the Dutch, that they would never
have any Intercourse with these islands,
md never permit any Of their people To- +
orIn any settlements upon them; and TINT
8 the reason why the English, who are
low fully aware Of the great riches Of T.
liese islands. have been prevented by tina
realty from attempting any enterprise
Imoug them. This Is all that / hare
ime 10 mention this evening with regard
o European Intercourse with these pto-
lie, and their dominion 10 these isla0ds