There are also a number of Chinese merchants, many of them natives of the place, a few Arabs, and a number of half-breeds between all these races and native women.

Besides these there are some Papuan slaves, and a few natives of other islands settled here, making up a motley and very puzzling population, till inquiry and observation have shown the distinct origin of its component parts.
Soon after my first arrival in Ternate I went to the island of Gilolo, accompanied by two sons of Mr.Duivenboden, and by a young Chinaman, a brother of my landlord, who lent us the boat and crew.

These latter were all slaves, mostly Papuans, and at starting I saw something of the relation of master and slave in this part of the world.

The crew had been ordered to be ready at three in the morning, instead of which none appeared till five, we having all been kept waiting in the dark and cold for two hours.

When at length they came they were scolded by their master, but only in a bantering manner, and laughed and joked with him in reply.