Buton

2 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Buton, which their keepers wrote as “island of Bouton”, “Bouton”, “Bouton and Weywonga”, “Bouton and Weywong”, “Wangiwangi and Bouton”.

Visits

1. Active, 1852–56: August 7, 1853, off, 1 day.
2. Active, 1852–56: August 11, 1853, off, 1 day.
3. Active, 1852–56: December 7, 1853, off, 3 days.
4. Brewster, 1863–65: December 26, 1864, off, 1 day.

What the logs record there

1. 1853 · Active: Steward demoted for theft and troublemaking.
2. 1864 · Brewster: Spotted a Malay prau.
3. 1853 · Active: Steward turned into forecastle for offenses.

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