an island lying off the western coast of Sumatra, 40 miles in length by 10 in average breadth, and entirely covered with wood. It is almost immediately under the equinoctial line. Its exports are cocoa-nuts, oil, and sea-slugs.

BATTEU, a French word in common use among sportsmen to denote the practice of beating the bushes in order to start the game, or to drive it within circumscribed limits.