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lana of Soongic Oojong, they founded the pre-*!ent 

 colony : it lies about fuur hours pull up the Ving^y 

 river, the junctioo of theRumbo w amiLinggy bran- 

 ches at Simpang* being situated about Uiidway. 



At the time that the colouy was founded, the 

 country presented the smnc appearance of wild 

 impenetrable jungle as the ?iurrouudiog parts do 

 at this day ; the banks of the river from the sea> 

 even beyond Simpang, being clothed with man- 

 grove trees, which thrive luxuriantly in the half 

 submerged soil which borders the river. 



Over this colony, which at present consists of 

 about a hundred houses, Dattoo Calana, the pro- 

 prielor of the country, appointed Inehi Amaii the 

 chief, under the title of Dattoo Moodab. tlad I»e 

 styled him Panghooloo, it would have been ne- 

 cessary to have also nominated Sookoos, a &tL>p 

 which would have too closely interwoven bis in- 

 terests with those of Rumbow. (as the emigrants 

 were connected by marriage with that state), and 

 have terminated either in Linggy becoming trans- 

 ferred to the authority of Ruml>ow, or else, with 

 the assitance of that country, asserting her inde- 

 pendence. He would, moreover, have been 

 obliged to consult with the other Panghooloos, 

 relative to the election of the Sookoos, where- 

 by he ran the risk of having persons selected, who 

 were inimical to his interests. The mouth of the 

 linggy river is estimated at about 25 miles near- 

 ly west of Malacca. 



At Moap, again, which lies about 30 miles 

 feast of Malacca, them is an hertniitary chief, 

 styled Dattoo Tamoon gong, who resides at a vil- 



• *» S^ln^^ao^; Ibe M«1'i>«2<r for j|Uin:l*flii." 

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