\m A JOURNEY IN JOHORE, 



ihc Sayong river, wliicli I have before men- 

 tion etL 



During niy stay in that ]>1ace, I was in- 

 Ibrmed lliat tlic fjreat Paiififliuiii Balin, wljo 

 rules over all the Jakuns wlio inliabit ihis 

 part of the Johore territory, was living 

 about two hours from there; as the Ma- 

 lays who had brought me up refused to 

 go further, 1 sent for him. The next raoru- 

 tng, he arrived with six other Jakuns : he 

 promised to give roe men to conduct me 

 by land to the extremity of the Banut river. 

 1 therefore started witli him in a small 

 boat, in order to repair to his house. When 

 1 left the Malays to entrust myself amongst 

 the Jakuns, 1 felt quite easy i I was much 

 satisfied to find myself again amongst 

 people whom I already knew to be per- 

 fectly honest and most inoffensive. I had 

 scarcely departed when a heavy rain be- 

 gan to fall, and it continued uotii the even- 

 ing; we proceeded howevei' up I he river 



