THE PENINSULA OF INDIA BEYOND THE GANGES, 

 CALLED THE FARTHER PENINSULA. 



SITUATION AND EXTENT. 

 Miles, Degrees. Sq. Miles. 



Length 2000 > between 5 ] and 30 North latitude. > 7 _ 



Breadth 1000 5 Decvveen ^92 and 109 East longitude. 5 741 > 500 



Boundaries. ...This peninsula is bounded by Tibet and China on the 

 north; by China and the Chinese sea on the east; by the same sea 

 and the straits of Malacca on the south ; and by the bay of Bengal 

 and Hindoostan on the west. It contains the following provinces and 

 countries. 



Chief Towns. Length. Breadth. 



Miles. Miles. 



Assam ........ Ghergong .... 700 70 



Meckley'') fMunnypour ... 350 170 



Arracan ! „. „ i- • m J Aracan ..... 500 200 



Ava f Birman Em P ire < Ava 1050 600 



Pegu J L Pe g u 30 ° 20 ° 



Martaban Martaban .... 300 120 



Siam* Siam or Yuthia . . 600 220 



Malacca Malacca 560 180 



Laos Lanjan 



Cambodia Cambodia .... 400 150 



Siampa or Chiampa . . . Feneri 



Cochin-China Hua 450 100 



Tonquin . . . . t. . Cachasor Kesho . . 350 220 



Of these countries we shall give an account in the order they are 

 above enumerated. 



The country of Assam, borders on that of the Grand Lama, or Boo- 

 tan, and is divided by the Berhampooter into two parts, nearly equal. 

 It is separated on the west from Dacca, the north-east quarter of 

 Bengal, by a range of hiils, which the Garrows inhabit ; a people ex- 

 hibiting those features of savage life, which are so frequently found 

 in the more mountainous and inaccessible parts of Hindoostan. It is 

 bounded on the south by Ava and Aracan ; and, by an uncertain limit, 

 it connects with China on the east. Dr. Wade thinks 60,000 square 

 miles a very moderate calculation of its superficial extent. The whole 

 country is a valley of great fertility, not only divided by the great stream 

 of the Berhampootei', but every where intersected by numerous rivers. 

 The products are cocoa, pepper, ginger, sugar, and various kinds of 

 fruits, as oranges, citrons, limes, and pine apples. Gold is found in 

 every part of the country by washing the sand of the rivers, and is 



* Part of Siam, as far south as the city of Merghy is also included in the Birman 

 Empire. 



