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^c contemplate in a political point of view the 

 advantag-s which must resuit from bringing 

 ibrth and directing in a proper course the latent 

 «nergies and resources of so large a portion of 

 the habitable globe, it must be a plea^ing re- 

 flecfion to the Philanthrophist that so many of 

 our fellovv creatures are thus gradually retrieved 

 from ignorance, barbarism and self destru<ïtion. 



Mueh valuable and interesting informatioa 

 has already beea collected bj Mr. Alexander 

 Hare, the present Resident, a gentleman whosa 

 desire after useful knowledge and whose zealou$ 

 «xerti )ns ia the cause he has undertaken^ are 

 perhaps unri valled^ and frora the progress which 

 l\e has already made in developing the general 

 oature of the country and character of its in^ 

 habitants, the happi^st results may be contem*- 

 plated. He has already made several incur- 

 sionSj and proj'jcts at an early period penetrat- 

 ing far into the interior of the country. Ui)dex* 

 liis enlightened administratioa the country sub- 

 jected to Banjer Masin has been already re- 

 duced to order and regulationj and it is reasonable 

 to expectthat the short^s of all Borneo may ia 

 time be approached without danger^ aud the po^ 

 pulation of the interior open to safe and geuer*| 

 communication. 



