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doligtt "wliicli the rotuni of Su" James Brooke afTonled 

 tlicBG simple people, could ivondcr at his prefernng tho 

 country, wliore sucii a recDption awaited hin^, to colder, 

 if more cinli^ed, England 



With the first of the flood tide our Ilajah embarked in 

 the Marauders barge ; and, quitting tlie ship utidcr a 

 salute and manned yarfls, attended by his picturesque 

 fleet, he proceeded up the river. 



After Sir James's dqjarture we stood out to sea again, 

 in search of our small tender, tho J^oMf/ Bachc'lot\ Off 

 Taiijong Data we hoisted out our boom boats, and sending 

 them to the north and souths we stood ourselves towards 

 St. Pierre's, 



At a distance St. Pierre's has the appearance of two 

 ishinds ; but, on approaching, wo found the parts 

 connected by a white coj\il-bank, whidi appeared as if it 

 wonld Jiave been dry at low water. We stood within a 

 cable's length on the south and ea&fc, as well as on the 

 south-wGSt sides, without finding any bottom with tho 

 band-loads. We afterwards met the tender off the 

 enti-ancc of the Sarawak river ; but, darkness coming on, 

 we brought up half-way between it and Tanjong Poe, 



It took us three days to get up to the Quop, owiog to 

 the freshets we experienced There was no flood tide, 

 and not sufficient wind to render the ship governable 

 under canvass ; for certainly the Mimndar was the largest 

 ship ever seen, or likely to be seen, in this river, 



I took up my old quarters in the Kajah's house, and 



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