Besides the foregoing, the smiafrm tree if= td 

 met with in abundance, and there are also a few 

 sago palma scattered liere and there: bamhm^ 

 rattam, and c^ywe^, are very plentifu!. Of fruits 

 bearing trees there are the dimaii, the mangm- 

 ieett, the ma/igo, the>c^, the c/imnpatlak,^ the 

 ifmnaia, viarian, pumkmms^ orange iime^ ke 



Some amber, wax, and ivory, are produced, 

 but, being a royal monopoly, are neglected by 

 the inhabitants. Cotton, coffee, pepper, indigo, 

 and sugar are indigenous to the island, and could 

 be raised to almost any extent upon it. 



Although all religions are tolerated, yet both 

 the laws and national religion are Siamese. It 

 will therefore be necessary in this place to give 

 an account of the Siamese manners and customs. 

 It is not my intention to enter upon a description 

 of the government ofSiam, as I have not em^ 

 braced that kingdom in the plan of my work, 

 but I shajl simply content myself with detailing 

 the adniinifitratiQii of justice and the various pun- 

 ishments inflicted. 



One peculiar feature of Siamese justice is that, 

 when there is a cause pending between two par- 

 ties, the one, who loses his suit, whether be be 

 plaintiff or defendant, is subjected to punishment ; 

 this regulation having been adopted with the 

 view of checking litig&tion. No suit ought, pro- 

 perly speaking, to extend beyond three days, al- 

 though instances are not wanting where they 

 have lasted as many years. 



In those cases where the evidence is either in-^ 

 sufficient, or unsatisfactory, recourse is had to 

 several kinds of torture, but the chief ordeals are 



