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" 6th.— Started at \ past 9 ; at \ past 2 passed a large stony hill, and at \ past 4, 

 arrived at our halting place, near Ban-Tharena. 



« 7th. — Started at 8 a.m. crossing a small stream, Khlong Tharena, and at 11 

 arrived at the sea beach. We passed the mouths of two streams, Khlong Kauthoree 

 and Khlong Punke Doowat; at 4 halted on the sea-shore. 



"8th. — Pursued our journey for an hour along the sea-shore; we then turned 

 inland ; and at 5 passed through a village ; at 6 saw a high hill. At 7 arrived at our 

 halting place on the right bank of a large river, Khlong Lang Sewun, on the other 

 side of which is the large village of Lang Sewun. (9) 



" 9th.— Halted. 



" Wth.— At \ past 7 crossed over in a boat ; at £ past 1, crossed a small stream named 

 Khlong Thakho, and arrived at our halting place, near a village on the other side, 

 called Thakho. 



" 11th. — Started at \ past 7, and at 2 halted on the right bank of a stream, Khlong 

 Suwi, near a large village named Suwi. 



" 12^.— Crossed the Khlong Suwi at \ past 9, and at 1 p. m. halted on the right 

 bank of a stream, Khlong Wisai, near a small village named Wisai. 



" 13th. — At \ past 8 crossed the Khlong Wisai; halted at 6 p.m. on the right 

 bank of the Chhoomphon river, near and below the town of that name. (10) 



14th. — Halted. River extremely winding. Mr. Leal made the latitude of 

 Chhoomphon 10- 55' N. 



lbth. — At \ past 7 crossed the Chhoomphon river, and halted at \ past 5 at Bangsoon. 



16th. — Started at 7, and halted at \ past 3 at the head of a small stream called 

 Pathiu, near the mouth of which is a small village of the same name. 



" 17*A.— Halted. 



"18^. — Dropped down in a boat to the village of Pathiu. Mr. Leal made the 

 latitude of Pathiu 11- 10' N. 



" 27^. — (Here they were detained until 27th, when,) we left Pathiu at 12 o'clock, 

 and after rowing for three hours, we anchored close to the shore ; at 9 p.m. there being 

 a fine breeze, Mr. Leal who took charge of navigating the boat, insisted upon pro- 

 ceeding, and we then set sail. 



" 28th. — Continued under sail all day in sight of land, which appeared low. 



" 29^. — Came in sight of the high mountains called Samroi yot, (12) " three 

 hundred peaks," at the foot of which, at a small village of the same name, we anchored 

 at 4 p. m. to take in water; (13) at 7 p. m. continued our course along the shore 

 where it is steep. 



9 Horsburgh has a place named Penomxin about this place ; whether a former town or another 

 name for Lang-Sewun, cannot be said. Crawfurd has this town lower down, though he retains the 

 Islands of Carmom and Saucori as given by Horsburgh. 



10 At Chhoomphon the Siamese forces destined to attack the Burmese at Mergui always assem- 

 bled, and the Governor was entrusted with the duty of watching the Burmese on the coast of 

 Tenasserim, and since the conquest of Tavoy and Mergui by the Burmese, it has become a purely 

 military post. This and the want of population caused by the ravages of war, account for the 

 cessation of that valuable trade, which formerly passed between Mergui and the Gulf of Siam. 



11 Horsburgh has a place called Bardia here. 



12 Sam, three; roi, hundred; yot, peaks. This is Koemfer's Jamajata, and the mountains of 

 Pensels of Portugese charts. 



13 Near Samroi yot is a Siamese village called Kosi or Cin, which has been variously written 

 Cin, Kieoi Cen. Loubere writes it Cuil, and Kcemfer, Kin. 



