62 Account of Rumbdwe, one of the [Feb. 



The boundary marks with Srimindnti are the mountains of Ldpat, 

 Cdjang, and Gdnong tdjoh ; with Sungie Ujong, Bukit Augim, part of 

 the right branch of the Lingie river, and Parentian tingih ; with Naning* ; 

 with Johdle, the hill of Bukit Pdbel ; and with Salangore, the Lingie 

 river. 



Rumbdwe contains two divisions, viz. Rumbdwe Ulti and Rumbdwe 

 Ilir ; each under its four Sukus, who are all subject to the control of 

 one Panghulu. 



The Lingie river forms the channel of communication, by water, 

 of Rumbdwe with the straits of Malacca, into which it falls about eight 

 miles to the eastward of Cape Rachddo. This river is about 450 yards 

 broad, and takes a north-by-easterly course into the interior, to the 

 distance of about six miles, when it divides into two branches. The one 

 to the left, called Battang Pennar, goes up to Lingie, and the Sungie 

 Ujong tin mines, taking a N. W. by N. course ; and the one to the 

 right, called Battang Pendgie, takes a N. E. by E. course, to Bander, 

 in Rumbdwe. It has its rise among the mountains of this state. The 

 three principal posts of Rumbdwe are situated on the banks of Battang 

 Pendgie ; viz. Sempong, six miles from the mouth at the point of the 

 river's bifurcation; Padds, on the right bank, five or six miles further 

 up ; and Bander, about eight miles beyond Padds. 



The river, up to Sempong, is navigable for vessels of 125 tons, 

 ranging from 3^ to 7 fathoms, high- water, and vessels of nine tons may 

 pass up, without much difficulty, to Padds ; and to Lingie, on the other 

 branch. 



In entering the mouth of the river care must be taken to avoid the 

 eastern bank, in consequence of hidden rocks, which run off to sea. 

 The channel near the western bank is deep and safe. 



Regarding Padds, the following remarks are extracted from some 

 notes taken during a trip up the river in 1833. Two or three miles 

 in advance of Ramoan China Kechil, on the right bank of the river, 

 on the summit of a small hill commanding it, is Rtija Ali's (the Iang 

 depertuan Besdr) stockaded house. The place is named Padds, from a 

 small stream that flows into the river about a quarter of a mile nearer 

 Sempong. The river, several hundred yards above and below Padds, 

 had been partially blocked up by large trees felled completely across. 

 In one place we passed through a formidable chevaux de frise of point- 

 ed stakes, bound together, and running from bank to bank. 



On this part of the river the stockade bears most : it is most 

 judiciously placed to annoy an enemy passing up with so many 

 obstacles in his course. We contrived to get over them with consi- 

 * See paper on Naning, vol. IV. 297. 



