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the Mjiliometaii creed, tint. |n*efevnMl cocoa- 

 nut water, wliicli tljcy said is our wine 

 and beer f but lew would refuse either wine 

 or spirits in piivatfe, 



I siimiKed lliem vn& ma^ ^yfh^; axncmg 

 otlierf; tliey recognized that of the Pearly Nau- 

 tilus, but said it was rarely procured at this 

 place, but was occasionally seeu off the coast. 

 TJbey jtmrni it se^ shrimp," Udano hiutj 

 (U^gv diiTimp ; Xm% ^ ;) ntn^ 



acqnaiuted wilJl tibwfe ©ran*; Utan, of which f 

 showed tlicni an engraviuji,', hut immediately 

 knew that of the; If t/io bates .^j/)HlfU'ff/l(i, or 



Ungka" ajje, \\ hich, tliey observed, was found 

 in the woods of the intemir ttf 4tois Isted^ but 

 was difficult to capture alive. 



The Taj ah baviii(>' remained for some time on 

 hoard, retiretl with his attcudaiits to the boat, 

 and returned on sliore, under a salute of three 



pms ^m the dtlp, whioh eompHjn^ he abis 

 r^iv^ tm, le^i&iiig m h6axd. Th& i^j^ tst 

 l*edir is related to the king- of Acheen, and the 

 territory is tributary to the Acheeucso ruler. 

 The population of the l^edir district, (which does 

 not extend fer along the coast, hu<j to W«ie dis^ 

 lance inkjidt) is stated to he H^C^DOs Ijiid has 

 several petty rajahs triljutary to itj hut lflifey ap- 

 jicar all ]>etty rajahs along this coast, jjaying 

 hoinage and tribute to the Acheenesc king. 



