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cucumbers, for all which we paid fourteen dollars, 

 or about £3. IJs. 



Mr. Hurder told us he had known one instance of 

 an ' amok" (running a muck) at Tanjong Luar, 

 his servant having shot a man a few weeks ago, who 

 was rushing to attack him, after wounding one or two 

 others. He did not speak so highly of the people 

 as they appeared to me to deserve, but as he lives 

 here alone, quite unprotected, was in a constant 

 state of hard bargaining with them, and seemed to 

 treat them rather haughtily and with some haste of 

 temper, they cannot be otherwise than a peaceably 

 disposed and honest race, or his life or property 

 would not be safe. 



On dropping down to Laboajee, we picked up our 

 other boat, the crew of which had been equally well 

 treated, and equally successful with ourselves. The 

 country here was far more fertile and better watered 

 than that around Pejar. The vessel we saw at 

 anchor was an American whaler, completing her 

 water from a stream that ran out over the beach. 

 Her master was very civil to our officers, and allowed 

 them to purchase the provisions that had been 

 collected for himself, as he was going to stay a day 

 or two longer. 



On shore they found the head man of the village 

 remarkably attentive to them, and evidently at- 

 tracted by their gold and silver coin. He spoke a 

 little English, and transacted all their business for 

 them, paying each man in Chinese " cash," for the 

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