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Malacca, several specimens of considerable va- 

 lue have been received. Now that Sincapore 

 has been ceded to us, we may expect that ma- 

 ny new shells, and various other subjects of 

 natural history, yet unknown to us, will ar- 

 rive in this country from the Burmese em- 

 pire. 



To the northward of Sumatra, are the Ni- 

 cobar islands, which give name to the fine 

 Cone, (Conus Nicobaricus) : the Moravians 

 had a settlement there, by whom some valu- 

 able shells were sent to Europe, which ulti- 

 mately fell into my hands. In the Andamans 

 a British factory was once established ; the 

 beauty of the shells attracted the attention 

 of the settlers, who sent home some fine speci- 

 mens. During the war, these islands were 

 abandoned, and the shells from thence are con- 

 sequently become rare and much in request; 



