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plants which I gathered, there were feveral fine 



fpeclcs of uvaria^ hcliclcreSy and haubinia. 



The inhabitants were employed in c\cd,v\r\^^ 

 near the foot of the mountains, an excellent 

 fpot of ground covered with trees, the fmallell 

 of which they cnt down with the hatchet, and 

 they contented themfelves with peeling o'^^ the 

 bark from the lar;_;eft near the root in order to 

 kill them. 



In the afternoon the thunder roarinp- at a 

 diftance announced to us a lliower of rain, which 

 foon came down with violence, as is gejierally 

 the cafe at this fe-ifon of the year; accordingly 

 we were forced ro reg.iin our dwelling. The 

 Tornogon, before he returned to Banguil, re- 

 peated ro the inhabitants orders to provide 

 for our wants, as well as oar perfonal fafety. 



Tiie following days we vihicd the mountains 

 of Panangounan, advancing to the territories of 

 the Emperor of Solo, into fome large forefls of 

 teak- wood, under the fliade of which the pancra- 

 li:,-ii ainhciiic^if^: v.as grovving in abundance. Our 

 guides often cx];rcircd io us their fear of meet- 

 ing with rir;cr.s teil!r;(r us that they were very 

 common in ihc tiuckeis bordering upon the 

 rivulets^ where tr-cy kr[:t themfelves concealed 

 in order to fiirpriic the quadrupeds wlien they 

 cane t o cj .i e ' c li ; li c i r ; h i ri 1 . 1 1 o u c \' e r , w e fa w 

 none of thefc w.ild beafl;s. 



The 



