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eastern side of the Circular-road, and to 
be continued to the Salt-Water Lake ; 
for the purpose of draining the eastern 
-part of the town, the level of which is 
somewhat lower than the Western. ‘The 
effect of this useful undertaking will be the 
increase of the value of the landed pro- 
perty, and the consequent building of 
villas, and the formation of pleasure- 
gtounds in the country, between Calcut- 
ta and the Salt-Water Lake. This will 
necessarily induce horticultural improve- 
tents, so that in a few years, the aspect 
of the country, its salubrity and enjoy- 
ments, will be essentially improved. 
The following particulars are given 
respecting the present state of Malacca. 
The fort walls at that place, were built 
by a colony from China, at least three 
centuries before the Portuyuese obtained 
possession of the place in 1512. They 
are by no means so strong as has been 
generally supposed,but they serve to strike 
terror into the Malays, who have asuper- 
stitions veneration for them. Prepara- 
tions are now making to blow up the 
works; mines are excavated along the 
side facing the sea, some of whjcli are 
charged. ‘Two were exploded with great 
skill and precision, on the 16th of Octo- 
ber, 1807. The wall was completely 
overturned on both sides, with a very 
trifling explosion, and without injuring a 
building or a tree. The country round 
Malacca to the distance of eight’or ten 
miles from the fort, is a pleasant and 
most productive spot. The rising grounds 
are barren and rocky, and the acclivities 
have been used by the Chinese, for pla- 
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ces of sepulture. Redoubts are alse 
raised on the Bocca China, and St. Jo-: 
nas. On the sides of the hills are innu- 
merable trees of a variety of species, 
including the sepharce and the areca, 
or betel-nut tree; other fences of the 
fields are: bamboo, rattan, acacia, &c. 
Since the English took possession of the 
place in 1793, the vallies produce rice 
and sugar canes, in great abundance, 
the cultivation of which, under a settled 
and permanent government, might be 
much extended. The revenues bring to 
the company 80,000 dollars a year for’ 
Jand-rents, taxes, and customs, The lat- 
ter are farmed, and there is a consider- 
able trade with the buggesses from 
Borneo, in the season between the mon- 
soons, They also trade with Sumatra, 
Rhio, and many of the rivers of the Pen- 
insula, both to the east and west, and 
have frequent communications with Java; 
whence they import teak-wood, pepper, 
and other productions. They procure 
spars fit for masts from Stack and Ar- 
roes, but these growing in a low, marshy 
country, are of inferior quality. In the 
river which runs close by the walls of 
the fort, small vessels of 120 tons’ have 
beer built. hey have good timber in- 
cluding what they procure from Samarang 
and Java, and skilful carpenters. Uns 
der the lee of the island nearest to the 
fort, there is a kind of harbour, where 
in the south west monsoon, ‘they can 
carry and secure vessels drawing 16 feet. 
The cultivators, sugar-makers, distillers, 
and farmers of the customs are Chinese. 
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