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already seen* that in 1786 Sulthaun Ibrahim of 

 Salangore expelled the Dutch from his territory, 

 and this same chief, during' the time that Mr. 

 Adrian Kgek waK Governor of Malacca, or a few 

 years previous to that settlement parsing finally 

 into the hands of the English, advanced his claims 

 to the country as far east as Soongei Barro, In 

 order to repel these pretensions, the Dutch ap- 

 pear to have repaired the redoubt. 



About a mile and a half up the river the Im- 

 gow trees for a considerable distance are much 

 more stunted in their grosvtb, owing to the soil 

 being less adapted for them ; as, hig^her up, they 

 ai'e again in full In Kuriauce. The Malays term this 

 spot JBagow Rmdiih, or Diminutive Bagoiv trees. 



Further on» and nearly midway to Simpang, 

 on ibe same, or left, bank of the river, ris^es Bu- 

 kit Bruang, an eminence previously describedi 

 and only remarkable as having formerly been, 

 according to the account of the people of Hum- 

 bow, the boundary between Riinibow, and the 

 possession of the Company. 



Beyond this is Ran tow Panjang, or Long 

 Reach, from which a fine view of the Rufubow 

 mountains is obtainable. 



About the centre of the Rantow Panjang, the 

 river Doraka, t (so called from its course being 

 from nearly an opposite direction iothatofttie 

 ^ir*^g:y)> empties itself into that stream, debouch* 

 ing at the right bank. It is about ten yards wide 

 at the mouth, nearly opposite to which, on the 

 other side, another stream of I he same name 

 pours its water into the Linggy river. The Ma- 



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