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lived about seven miles off. Mr. Carter kindly lent me 

 a horse, and I was accompanied by a young Dutch gentle- 

 man residing at Ampanam, who offered to be my guide. 

 AVe first passed through the town and suburbs along a 

 straight road bordered by mud walls and a fine avenue of 

 lofty trees; then through rice-fields, irrigated in the same 

 manner as I had seen them at Bileling, and afterwards 

 over sandy pastures near the sea, and occasionally along 

 the beach itself. Mr. S. received us kindly, and offered 

 me a residence at his house should I think the neighbour- 

 hood favourable for my pursuits. After an early break- 

 fast we went out to explore, taking guns and insect-net. 

 We reached some low hills which seemed to offer the 

 most favourable ground, passing over swamps, sandy flats 

 overgrown with coarse sedges, and through pastures and 

 cultivated grounds, finding however very little in the way 

 of either birds or insects. On our way we passed one 

 or two human skeletons, enclosed within a small bamboo 

 fence, with the clothes, pillow, mat, and betel-box of the 

 unfortunate individual, — who had been either murdered or 

 executed. Eeturning to the house, we found a Balinese 

 chief and his followers on a visit. Those of higher rank 

 sat on chairs, the others squatted on the floor. The chief 

 very coolly asked for beer and brandy, and helped himself 

 and his followers, apparently more out of curiosity than 

 anything else as regards the beer, for it seemed very 



