1835.] Ascent of the rivzr Min. 553 



Kaatas has, on various occasions, evinced an inimical disposition to 

 the English government. 



The following are copies of the inscriptions on the seals of the 

 present Panghuhi and Raja adhi Raja of Sungie Ujong, and of the 

 Dattu Muda of Lingie. 



Seal of Kaatas. Of the Rdja adhi Raja. Of the Panghdlu. 



From the dates and inscriptions on these seals, it would appear that 

 the two first were originally granted, or more probably, renewed to 

 their possessors, by Sultan Muhammed Jalil of Johor, in 1211 A. H. 



The last is of still more modern date (1239), and merely bears the 

 date, name, and assumed title (Inchi Bander) of Kaatas. 



III. — Journal of an attempted Ascent of the river Min, to visit the Tea 

 Plantations of the Fuh-kin Province of China. By G. J. Gordon, 

 Esq. Secretary Tea Committee. 



May 6th. — Anchored in the evening in the Min river, a short way 

 below a narrow passage, guarded on each side by a fort, and hence 

 named by Europeans, the Bogue, as resembling the entrance to the 

 inner river of Canton. We immediately hoisted out our boat, and 

 prepared every thing for setting out, as soon as the return of the 

 flood, which we expected would be about midnight, would enable us to 

 do so. We determined on trying the western branch of the Min, as 

 laid down in Du Halde's Map of the province of Fuh-kfn. We 

 took with us one copy of a petition, for permission to import rice, on 

 the same footing of exemption from charges as is granted at Canton, 

 and grounded upon the unusual drought of the regular season for 

 planting rice. Another duplicate we left with Captain McKay of the 

 " Governor Findlay," to be presented by him to any Mandarin who 

 might come on board to urge the departure of the vessel from the 

 river. As the subject of the petition would require reference to 

 Pekin, we calculated, that sufficient time would thus be gained to 

 enable us to accomplish our object. The copy in our own possession 

 would be resorted to only in case of our being intercepted. The 

 delay in its delivery might be attributed to the altered appearance of 



