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duet, Iie left. Passir, and wlien he had almost 



reaclied Mampawa, he was informed of his 

 death. Rosolving now to settle at Sango, in 

 the interior of Bonieo, he entered the river of 

 Pontiana or rather Lava, and proceeded up it 

 about twelve miles to the conflux of the river 

 of Landak, with that of Pontiana, anchoring 

 for the night at the point where the rivers join. 

 In the morning, being struck with the sitiiation 

 of the place, which had never been inhabited, 

 he determined to settle it, and proposing the 

 plan to his followers, most of them acceded to 

 it, hut a few objected and left hira, After 

 repeated discharges of his great guns loaded 

 with shot, into a small island near the point, 

 Abdnl Rehman landed, cut down some trees, 

 displayed his colours, and prayed for success to 

 the undertaking, 



Having erected a small house for the night, 

 he slcpt a shore, and naraed the place Pontiana 

 ar rather Pontianak, which is the name the Ma- 

 lais give to a specire of the forests, which ap- 

 pears in the form of a winged feraale ; this was 

 in the jear 1770. He then built a Mosque on 

 the small island, which still remains, having 

 been renewed on the same spot^ and a fort oa 



