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652,200. Her exports for the same periods were, 

 for 1830^31, 8»27I,223; for 1831-32.6, 94 542; 

 decrease, 1,329,681; for 1832-33,7,087,028; in- 

 crease on the preceding^ year, 145,486. 



Having thus touched upon the most interesting 

 topics relative to Singapore, [ proceeed to th^ no- 

 tice of Malacca, the next Britiijh settlement in 

 the Straits. 



Malacca, as approached from seaward, has, or 

 rather had, a very striking appearance, Araund the 

 foot of St. Pauls hill Rtood the old fort, which was 

 blown up by the En§:lish in 1807, when they were 

 anticipating, * the restoration of the settlement to 

 the Dulcu ; in ord^r to render its recapture more 

 easy, should such neccissity subsequent,]) arise : 

 this being now removed, the houses, which are 

 nearly exclusively ocicnpied by the officers of the 

 force, are distinctly visible, and, by their modern 

 appearance, afi'ord a pleasing contrast to the fine 

 old ruin of the church, dedicated by Albuquerqne 

 to the " Visitation of our Lady," which crowns the 

 sum rait, whilst a noble and magniftecnt grove of 

 Ansanna trees edged the brow, leading from the 

 Church to the Government, orSiadt, house. This- 

 was partially cut down in 183f, because it 

 interfered with the view of the flag staff from 

 the goverDment house, and in 1833 the remaining 

 trees fell a sacrifice in like manner lor the accom* 

 modatioD of another individual. 



There is an ancient Malay manuscnpt rela- 



■ It hnA bceitrtnted liy alatft writer Uiat t'ie fort was destroyed " in the 

 hope that the inhaWtunte, tluis leJl without miUiaiy jiiott'crion 

 In tl)ls lawless country, wti^uhJ rnii^niD' tu I'Umti^, which our <:»iititiy!iit!n 

 iCfT* i»rf*iieo«fiiig- (atJ/n^/^i^ Univalr^' of \lii1atca/* Vtw. aufj riariH. of 

 Rev, D. Tynrmiin, At 0, Benm-t, Ivni- Val.2. p. 271. It i* uci'iUi ^* *ay 

 tbat hotl) Uic as^iuuptiotiit uiul chronuhi^y arc iiii;orri'ct. 'Ihe t'Xj>'-iir>e uC 

 dehiroyias the lurt amcmntvd (o 200,00u rup^eai, ttol to a,WO(J,on(> dollar* 

 u sXAUd by il»e suae genUeuiait* 



