1840.] the Report of the Coal Committee. 58.9 



occasional kidnapping incursions into the Burmese territories ; it is 

 well known that in those days Mergui and Tenasserim were the 

 only places inhabited, having forts for the protection of the inhabitants. 

 If Choomphon was moved to the Southward, would not the distance 

 vvhich is for such purpose already great, be somewhat beyond bounds? 

 Taking every thing into consideration, I should be inclined to leave 

 the Siamese coast alone, and rather than removing Choomphon at a 

 venture, and continuing without wholly rectifying an error, merely 

 add the notes to the maps as I have done. I hope the day is not 

 distant when we shall have these points satisfactorily adjusted. 



Extracts from Mr. Harris's Journal, taken from Mr. Moors's work on the Indian 



Archipelago. 



"Dec. 18th 1825.— Leave Ligor— crossed the Tha-Wang (1) river, and halted for the 

 day at the village of Nam Jin. Mr. Leal made the latitude of Ligor by observation 

 8- 17'16»N. 



" 19^. — Remained all day at Nam Jin. 



" 20th. — Started from Nam Jin at about 9 a.m. At 10 crossed a small stream, Nam 

 Khoa, from which the road was very bad, until \ past 2 p. m. when we arrived 

 at Ban Hooa Thap-han, close to the sea-side. 



" 2\st. — Started at about 10 a.m. and after passing over very bad roads covered with 

 water, arrived with a few of the party only, at 8 at night, at Ban Cloi, a village 

 on the right bank of a river of the same name. 



" 22nd. — The Rajah not being up, we took a boat and went down to the mouth of the 

 Cloi (2) river in about an hour. Mouth of the river in latitude 8c 42' N. 



"23rd.— Detained all day at Ban Cloi. 



" Mth.— Started from Ban Cloi at ± past 7 a.m. At 10 crossed a small stream named 

 Khlong Punsoo. At | past 10 another, Khlong Klien. At § past 12, another, Khlong 

 Nam Hooa, near which we passed through paddy fields. At \ past J we crossed 

 the Khlong Tha-phoon ; at 3 Khlong Thanok, near the foot of a high hill ; and 

 at 6 p. m. we arrived at a place Ban Krang, (3) where we halted for the night. Our 

 halting place was situated at the foot of a hill, on a beautiful plain, through which 

 a fine clear stream, Khlong Krang, flowed. 



" 2hth.~ We crossed the Khlong Krang, at \ past 7 a.m. At 11, Khlong Soch Hoon. 

 At \ past 2 came in sight of an extensive range of mountains on the left side 

 of the road ; and at 6 p. m. arrived at our halting place near the village of Hooa- 

 nat. 



"2§th. — Left Hooa-nat at 8 a.m. and after crossing three or four streams, and 



1 1 suppose this is Crawfurd's Ta-yang. 



2 This must be Horsburgh's Clay. 



3 This is about where HorsburgU and Valentyn place Along. 



