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ugly wooden fence, quite close, and about ten feet 

 hij?h.'' It is fsingular that Fahan<if. with all its 

 naniral resourees, should have remained so stati- 

 onary that the de^^CTiptions, given of it by these 

 two travelers, at such an inten ening distance, 

 should m closeU^ tally. 



There is one mmjiii, or moi^qtie. at Pahaog, 

 the duties of which are eomlucted by an Arab 

 priest, who apfmared to Mr. M. to be possessed 

 of very great influence over the population. 

 There being but one nttisjul, would lead u^; to 

 susptct thai tfie population of Pahang b very li- 

 mited ; as ihe Mussulmans, generally speaking, 

 have more places of worship ilian those of any 

 other faith* 



The tin mine* are situated at some distance in 

 the interior, and wrought, as they are throughout 

 the Peninsula, by Chinese ad%'enturers. Such^ 

 however, is the jealousy entertained by Hie Band- 

 harra of Pahan^, to the uUerior object of 

 Europeans, that, I believe, they have hitherto 

 been unvi¥iited by any of that q\^s^. 



At the height of the springs there is two fa- 

 thorns water over the bar, but during the neap- 

 tides there is stcarcely one. I'he vessels, that 

 proceed to Pahang for the purpose of procuriug 

 its gold-dust, tin, &c. anchor ouuside, whiht the 

 Chinese junks cross the bar at one spring tide, 

 and, having taken in thf ir cargo at the Chinese 

 store houj^es, wait until the setting in of the next 

 sipriugs enable them to recross the bank. 



In addition to gold-dust, tin, kayoo kvomoorjee, 

 and ebony. Nieuhoff * informs us that Pahang 

 produces pepper* eagle and kaianbak woods, 



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