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About BIX months ago, we ptoduced 

 a tranalatiori of a pamphlet^ written in 

 Freocli by Father Burift of the Ca- 

 thulie Mii^sion m Malacca, ivIiicH gafe 

 a very interesting at^count of tha 

 abongkial tribei of the Malayan Pea- 

 SnBuJa^ and n^hich we hop& proved 

 interesting to our readers. It will be 

 reinenvbered by those who read the 

 translation^ th^it n previous narrative 

 wa^ referred to, aii li^vin^ been writtea 

 by FAtber Borie on the Kame f^ubject^ 

 As it ia much to be desired th^t ihe 

 very fdJest iuformiitioTi ehould be ob- 

 tained on all mat tern relating to the 

 present cotniition and andent legends 

 ot tliese people, we h«ve procured this 

 ori^innl narrative. It appc<ir8 In the 

 PM'KL'Univers of the 9th, and lOtli 

 August JES3» in the form of a letter 

 addressed by Father Borie to the head 

 of the Catholic Mission. We proceed 

 to a trans'atiun of tL 



JRiveTcnd -Sir,— Being desiroua (o 

 crrrfspurid to the high and kind in- 

 lerpsl which, in your eoricltnde, yon 

 hfHT to our deitr mfssloni of the far- 

 iheHt Eui^i, cspeeiaKy Co that af Ihe 

 wild tribes of the Malayan PeninRub^ 

 I wHI trace out fc^r you, an briefly aa 

 possible, nn e^quisse of the ori^n, 

 hubitH and tradiiiou^ of the^e notnade 

 tribes, whleh have, up to the prewnt 

 day, remained unknuwn to Chrijitiai] 

 and acietitlfic Europe. The task, or 



