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pieces of about eighteen inches long, which are first bored 

 small, and then welded together upon a straight iron rod. The 

 whole barrel is then worked with borers of gradually in- 

 creasing size, and in three days the boring is finished. The 

 whole matter was explained in such a straightforward manner 

 that I have no doubt the process described to me was that actu- 

 ally used; although, when examining one of the handsome, well- 

 finished, and serviceable guns, it was very hard to realize the 

 fact that they had been made from first to last with tools hardly 

 sufficient for an English blacksmith to make a horseshoe. 



The day after we returned from our excursion, the Rajah 

 came to Ampanam to a feast given by Gusti Gadioca, who re- 

 sides there; and soon after his arrival we went to have an 

 audience. We found him in a large court-yard, sitting on a 

 mat under a shady tree ; and all his followers, to the numbei' 

 of three or four hundred, squatting on the ground in a large 

 circle round him. He wore a sarong, or Malay petticoat, and 

 a green jacket. He was a man about thirty-five years of age, 

 and of a pleasing countenance, with some appearance of intel- 

 lect combined with indecision. We bowed, and took our seats 

 on the ground near some chiefs we were acquainted with, for 

 while the Rajah sits no one can stand or sit higher. He first 

 inquired who I was, and what I was doing in Lombock, and 

 then requested to see some of my birds. I accordingly sent 

 for one of my boxes of bird-skins and one of insects, which 

 he examined carefully, and seemed much surprised that they 

 could be so well preserved. We then had a little conversation 

 about Europe and the Russian war, in which all natives take 

 an interest. Having heard much of a country-seat of the Ra- 

 jah's called Gunong Sari, I took the opportunity to ask per- 

 mission to visit it and shoot a few birds there, which he imme- 

 diately granted. I then thanked him, and we took our leave. 



An hour after his son came to visit Mr. Carter, accompanied 

 by about a hundred followers, who all sat on the ground v/hile 

 he came into the open shed where Manuel was skinning birds. 

 After some time he went into the house, had a bed arranged 

 to sleep a little, then drank some wine, and after an hour or 

 two had dinner brought him from the gusti's house, which he 

 ate with eight of the principal priests and princes. He pro- 

 nounced a blessing over the rice and commenced eating first, 



