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of the right bank of the river, ancl tiearW faces 

 Tanjung Melippuliari, From Tanjoiig A^as the 

 nhore recedes considerably, anri, at about ihree 

 cjimrtcrs of an htnir s row from Quallo Liiiggy, 

 abuut the centre of the bigh*, the Soongei Uliya, 

 about twenty feet broad at the tuoutii, dis»charge8 

 its waters into the sea. The entrance is nearly 

 concealed from view by the overhanging foliage 

 of the lidgow and vl/»^-^pi-treep, which are very 

 abundant on this coast. 



On the tight bank of the stream ri'^es a hill, 

 called Biikit Soongei Rhya, and on the left is 

 another denominated Bukit Melintang. The Ma- 

 lays state that each of these crowned widi a 

 stone redoubt similar to that of QnalloL Linggy* 

 About half an hour's row up the stream and sit* 

 uated on the left bank, is the village of Soongei 

 Ehya, from which, to its moutli, the course of 

 the river is nearly from north to south. The 

 banks are low and miry, covered with a tangled 

 forest, and deeply indented by elephant tracks, 

 especially fn the places where tbetjc animals had 

 crossed ihe stream. 



The riv^er is much obstrncled by rocks and 

 fallen trees, rendering itdifficuit for even a one 

 coyang boat to pass up it at flood tide, but sam- 

 pans can proceed as higli as Pangkailaog Choom- 

 pjip a village lying about an hour's pull, againi^t 

 the stream, from Pang-k;rUang Maugis. Beyond 

 this latter village there are no houses, except the 

 temporary huts {Bngam) of I lie people employed 

 in procuring wood oil and damvutr from the fo- 

 rest. 



A Lingg}" Malay, wlio made his escape from 



