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water ; antl, pulling xtp for two milea and a half the 

 prettiest stream imaginable, about a hundred yards wide, 

 they caine to the picturesque village of Ivimanis. Here 

 the houses, gardens, tropical plants, orchards, and orna- 

 mented ground showed an improved state of civilisation : 

 they found cattle, poultry, and stock of ^'anouss kinds. 

 On their way back they shot an alligator, and a couple of 

 monkeya, with a few bMs. 



The worthy Orang Kaya^ a man of must polished 

 manners (as the higher clasfeS of Malays itlways are), came 

 himself on board, to pay his respects to the Kajah, and to 

 offer his services as pilot ; he brought a present of a calf> 

 and some fruit. Our pui^er failed m obtaining a supply of 

 fi-csh beef, the price of a bullock having reached ten dollars, 

 - — ^morc than double the sum formerly asked for one. 



I had intended to go up in the cool of the next morniuf^, 

 but in that I was dlsappointcdj as in the afternoon the 

 unusual appeai-auce, in these waters, of a boat with a 

 European sail was reported, coming down along shore 

 from the northw<ard ; she reached us just before sunset, 

 and proved to belong to the Minerm schooner, bringing 

 the master and mate of that vessel, which they had left on 

 a coral hank near Balambaiigan. 



Ill the master, Mr, Lonsdale, I recognised an old 

 acquaintance, wKo formerly commanded the Maria^ one 

 of the tratisporte under convoy of tiie Dido^ dui-ing the 

 Chinese war ; he stated tliat^ having nm on the reef, and 

 finding tJiat his vessel co«ld not be got off without being 



