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Bounty Logbook Jul 7, 1789

Remarks at Coupang. Tuesday 7^th. July 1789.

Fair W^r. and Moderate ESE Winds. Employed about the Vessel.

M^r. Wanjon whose utmost Study and Endeavors are to render my situation at Coupang agreeable requested of me to spend the day with him at Owar. M^r Nelson accompanied us and found many curious Plants but defered collecting as he expects a week longer would be vastly advantageous.

The slaves were principally employed preparing the Cocoa nutts for making Oil. Four nutts will make near a pint. The process is by scraping the old nuts down and putting it into a Vessel over a Slow Fire untill the Oil is produced. It is then fit for any of the uses to which sweet Oil is applied.

We saw the Rattah or Otaheite chesnutt here but no Fruit on the Trees. The Malay name for it is Gaigh. Saw many of those curious Trees which throw out Roots from the branches and Striking down into the Ground become large Trunks of themselves and surrounding the Parent Tree and sometimes connecting with it form large Congeries of Trunks curious to behold. These Trees grow to a considerable height, but M^r. Wanjon told us that in the Island Samow they exceed all imagination. The Branches spreading many hundred yards in Circumference.

A very destructive Ant is here which destroys Trees and Dwellings in a very short time if not observed. It is very little bigger than the common black ant its head is yellow and body light coloured. A small kind of Paroquet are innumerable here and fine Wood Pigeons. Wild Ducks are also plenty.

M^rs. Wanjon favored us with her Company and a Dinner was prepared with all the dainties of Timor among which were very fine Carp.

Rob^t. Tinkler the Masters Brother in Law having behaved Saucy & impertinent to the Boatswain, received some little chastisement for it, upon which it appears the Master interfered and order'd him to stick his Knife into the Boatswain. As soon as I became acquainted with this matter, I as publickly reprimanded the Master, making him responsible & equally criminal with Tinkler in case any such violence is committed.

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