6 



Writings of the Bible, loses HhpIC in 

 the ni^bt uf tiuie. 



Here, nalhitig; no Muniiment, no 

 History, iiu AmPientTradUion to guide 

 the enquirer in his search tVr llie cra- 

 dle Lhcse peiiple. Tlie only gu des* of 

 any value which l emalii to indiuntft 

 the origin of lUls Nutictn* whicb was 

 perhaps atone tiniD a ^^reiit people, is 

 the comparison of tlieir dmiects with 

 those of other Ravages peopfe, the eic- 

 animalion ol tboir beliefs, and tha 

 study of their lua^ner^i. 



It is an uniirers^l f^ct that the wan- 

 dering tribes of the PeniMsola consider 

 iheniseWcsi the first inhabitrtDts of the 

 r^outitry, and regard ihi^ Malays as on- 

 ly strangers and 'invaders. 1 remem- 

 ber to h'Ave beard sev**ral savag'ps re- 

 late, quite seriously, thsit they were all 

 descended from ttvo^vbire npesj — from 

 two ''Ounka puteh." The iwu oiinka 

 puteli, having refn'cd their yuiin^ oneis, 

 t^ent tliem into the plains, and theru 

 they perfected so well.tlif^y and their de- 

 seen fi^ntSjtKat til ey betatiie men; ih«se 

 others, on tbe cautrary, wlui returned 

 ta thft niOiintttinsi still remained ape^, 

 M. Deniaillet, coti&uI for France and 

 E^ypt; sayH that tueri have deseended 

 from fislieii; h \t asiorkiiihing tlieu^ that 

 my wira;jes should say they are descen- 

 *!ed from two white apes— tn'a Ounka 

 Put eh, the most be autifut^pcde^ known 

 and thai which a pp r oauh ea nno^t close- 

 ly lo the huioNn rai^e ? I liavc however 



