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kind were reared up against the door- way. . Two 

 sides of the hall were a<lonied wilh a few spears 

 and circular shields, whilst Ihe long trails of the 

 Lellahs were lashed to tlie horizontal beams of 

 the roof. 



lo consequence of the dispute then, pending 

 between ihe fang de Peituan Besar, and Inchi 

 Kattaji, the Linggy chief, the Runibow fleet, 

 if six small prahns can be so named, were lying 

 off Sinipang at the time that Mr. Kewbold visited 

 the post. The largest of ihem was about twenty 

 five toTis burthen, and built after the best Malay- 

 an model with a high stem and stern — She had 

 been pnreliased at Malacca by Syed Sabban, and 

 was gaily painted and decorated. As none of 

 the boats were provided wilh guns, they were 

 probably as much intended for retreat as for any 

 other purpose » 



About a mile and a haH up the Linggy branch 

 of the river, (in which ^pace five small tributa- 

 ries pour in their wateri*}, ^"^i a little retired from 

 its rightbauk, is the first village which is sub- 

 ject to the Dattoo Kalanaof Soongei Oojong. It 

 is called Pangkallang Koompas, and is so com- 

 pletely embowered amid the surrounding jungle 

 that its site is merely indicated by the eminence 

 on which it is known to stand. The next village 

 is Serban, consisting simply of three houses, and 

 lying upon the left bank of a small tributary 

 which here joins the Linggy, 



About a mile further up, and after having 

 passed the mouth of Soongei Besar, the voyager 

 arrives at the " Kubnr/' or tomb, of Dattoo 

 Klanibu. This was a Mahommedan saint of con- 

 siderable odor, who crossed over from Achin to 



