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♦ It coiisisits of a low, but strong, earthea 

 wall, rudely reveled with rough dark red stones, 

 apparently the iron stone of Malacca. There are 

 three small barbette batteries commaoding the 

 entrance of the river. The area enclosed is 

 about 4,800 squate yards, the redoubt being 

 about BO yards by 60. The sea faces are both 

 higher and stronger than those of the land. 



The circumjacent jungle, to the extent of about 

 six hundred yards by three hundred, has been 

 cleared by the emigrants, who, confiding in the 

 impartiality and protection of the British Govern* 

 ment, have already commenced small plantati- 

 ons of kkidi, pawn, sugar caue, and pine -apple, 



A few of that singular tribe of Icthyophagf, 

 the Rayats, have deserted I heir ancient fishing 

 haunts between Tanjong Serai, and Soongei Bar- 

 ro in order to settle here, which would indicate 

 a disposition ou their parts to adopt a more ci- 

 vilized mode of existence than they have hither- 

 to pursued. 



Tliere are some fine amannaj and durian, trees 

 sprinkled over the eminenceon which the redoubt 

 stands, and to these Syed Sabban, or the lang de 

 Pertuan Besar of Rumbow, lays elaim on the 

 ground, or pretext, that they were platitedby one 

 of his ancestors. A very recent settlement has 

 been formed between Tanjong Serai and Teloh- 

 puan, on the same bank of the river as the qml- 

 lo, and distant from it about tweU^e minutes row, 

 a belt of fiwampy forest, principally of neebong 

 trees, intervening between the two. From its 

 proximity to Telohpuan it thence derives its name, 



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