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Essay, Fe. 189 
several, a wide prospect opens in the north: ah 
extensive portion of the grand central valley 
displays the windings of the river Serayu, beyond 
"which the ranges in the north are observed to 
sise towards the large Mountain of 
Pagal: as 
one proceeds in the descent, the situation of 
the capital of Banyu-mas is — bya 
close torest of Cacoa- nut trees. —I arrived 
ere about 12 o'clock. 
dn the immediate environs of the capitala 
fonsic PI iated to the support 
of the Tomm ive governor of this 
province, while the. greatest part ae the revenue 
of the principal sub-divisions, which are mens 
 tioned. in the next section, are yielded ro the 
Sovereign. The share of the Temmong-gong 
amounts to about one-fift of the whole proceeds 
of the province; besides this each of the divi- 
. sions has a particular native chief, who admi- 
nisters his respective district, but is scoped 
to che Tommong gong. 
The capital of Banyu-mgs is sired: on the 
banks of the river Serayu, being HUAG EI laid 
3 each 
cut and divided by broad roads; 
other at right angles, and bounded by a high 
fence of bambu, beyond which the dwellings of 
the saw are etn without order; each 
ries a rus s plinctpal i remp ore dm dis- 
tinguished by the external gateway, being more- 
conspicuous, and, in some cases, ornamented wich 
rude sculpture. Y could obtain rio satisfactory’ 
formation as to the rum ber of irbabirarts of th 
capil or rather principal yillage ;- na ac 
