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ïiornco or B'rni, now tornied bj us Eorneo 

 Proper, baving been the first port visited by 

 Ëuropeiins, may have given rise lo the name of 

 Bonieo being erroneously appiied to the whole 

 Isiaiid, which by the native inhabitanls, and uni- 

 versaDy by the Ëastern States, is tenned Pnla 

 K'lemantan. lts PrinceS deduce their on'gin 

 from the Sultans of Johor, but such is the 

 wretched state to which their country bas fallen. 

 that they posscss little more than norainal au- 

 thority, except en the immediate Spot of their 

 residciice. 



Sucadar.a^though the most conspicwous inlatter 

 times, is now reduced to little more than a name. 

 To the rise of Sambas, Pontiana, and other 

 petty states on its numerouS rïvers, originating 

 in grants and usurpatlons of various portions 

 of the Empire, the destruction of the seat of 

 Government bv the Dntch, and the 2;eneral im- 

 becility and want of enterprize on the part of the 

 reigning Princcs, may be attributed the state into 

 which the present possesBor of the title bas lat- 

 terly fallen. He resides entirely at Matan, an 

 inconsiderable pluce far up an adjacent river. 

 ThisPrince still possesses the largc diamond which 

 bas been for eight gencrations in bis family, but 

 retains little other valuable appendage or con- 

 sideration to support either bis rank or authority. 



