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lays state that the former commimicates with 

 tsoongei Hhya, a river which empties itself into the 

 sea between Taiijong Agn», and Tanjong Sal a mat 

 io Salangore, its mouth being nbout two nule» in 

 a westerly direction from that of the Lingj^y river* 



This communicatum was tinknown to the British 

 during the late Nunniiig war, and the Malays af- 

 firm, with great shew of reason, that, whilKl the 

 boatsof f l. M's. Ship Magicienoe were blockading 

 tlie mooih of the Lin^gy river, arms ammuniti- 

 on and provisions passed without interruption 

 up the Soongei Rhya into the Linggy river by 

 means of tlie Diiraka» and were thus coDveyed 

 into the interior with as little difficulty as if no 

 blockade had existed. 



Between the mouth of Soongei Duraka and 

 Simpang h another small stream, named Aver 

 I tarn, or Black water, which disembogues itself 

 about half a mile below Sinipring, where thelaug 

 de Pertuan Besar occasionally resides, and, in 

 conjunction with the Tuan Moodah, levies the 

 impost of three Spanish dollars pec bahar on all 

 the tin which passes down from the mines of 

 Soongei Oojong. 



Sintpaiig was founded about sixty years ago, 

 and was at one time a flourishing settlement. It 

 was established by the father of the present Ra- 

 jah, but destroyed by the Butch, who sent two 

 small brigs against it about the period that ihey 

 erected the vedoubt at the mouth of ihe river. 

 It reverted to its original state of jungle, from 

 which it was partidlly rescued by the British 

 in January IB33 for the purpose of the confer- 

 ence already detailed, and the clearing has been 



