A JOURNEY IH JOHORE. 113 



the river. I visited the place , but 1 could 

 not find any remains of tliem. 



The town of Joliore has undergone tlie 

 same fate as the empire; it has fallen en- 

 tirely. It consists of about twenty-five or 

 thirty Maky houses built on wooden poles 

 and covered witli ataps and chucho leaves; 

 about the center of the village I remarked 

 a mosque built with planks , but it appeal"* 

 ed to be in a miserable state, calling for 

 repairs; the place is now of no importance. 



Johore is the residence of a Panghulu 

 who is appointed both by tlie Sultan of 

 Johore and by tlie Tumungong of Singa- 

 pore. The present Panghulu, who is call- 

 ed Java, after having examined tlie cre- 

 dentials 1 had from the Sultan, received 

 me very kindly. The men 1 had engaged 

 at Singiipore, refusing to go furtlier, re- 

 turned back with their boat. 1 passed the 

 night Ml tlie liouse of a China man who 

 kept a shop. 



