since completed by the Rumbownese, aUhowgh 

 not to the extent ol the orig^ioal sett!en»ent. The 

 only vestige, which Mr. Newbold observed, ol 

 the former settlement was a small tamarind tree, 

 standing behind the niisernhle ahiide of ilie Tuan 

 Besar; and which the old Rajah, Rajah Alii, in- 

 fbimed him had been plan ted hy the hands of 

 hh father the brraher of the late chief of Salan- 

 gote, Sulthaun Ibiiihim. Behind the tree was a 

 small well of whitish, but sweet, water* and a 

 raised hou^e occupied by at) old Malay chief, 

 iijtmed Rajah Korun, a aear relative of the Rajah 

 of Jelaboo. 



A few fruits and vegetables, such as sweet po- 

 tatoes!, piue-apples, pi ntains, and Jacktree?, had 

 been planted by the new settlers amidst the half 

 cleared jungle, indicating an intention of perma- 

 nent colonization. 



The bouse of the Tuan Besar was of a dif- 

 ferent model from that uaiiaily adopted by the 

 Malays, and seems intended mainly for defence 

 — -It is situated on the tongue of the Simpang, 

 and consi-sts of a sort of hall, or log redoubt, 

 covered with aiaps^ and resembling a j^hed, the 

 fiides of which are about three feet thick, and four 

 and a half, or five, feel high . Off either end of, 

 and connected with, ibis lowly dwelling '.vere 

 raised and pnvate apartments appropriated ex- 

 ciuiiively to the females of the family. On the 

 top of the log walls of the hall were planted 

 seveu liwivel'i. two of which were Haniakus*, 

 one of the description called ** Ekoor Looloug/' 

 and the others were Lellahs, the most favorite wall- 

 piece of the Malays, Two others of this last 



* A. Kaatak* gcnersily camei mu ei|bt ounce b^. 



