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wuterSj suiali wooded islands stud tlio ocean, and 

 mote distant, laud indistinctly appears^ tlm 

 fivcTf or ereek, i& ftniinat^ % DUn^ei^a native 

 boats of all clg^SSeSi inissiug and ivpassing, en- 

 gaged in various occupations, or lying tranqnilly 

 at rest, like the sea-bird upon the waters, after 

 its toil is over, 



lu the toais^i^ thi& <6oSimetei^ ptmfisrity of 

 the settlement is indicated by the larg^i ntimbet 

 of ships of all rla>ses, that there rejwse at 

 anchor upon the bosom of the green waters, 

 conveying merchandize to supply the wants 

 of nations far distaiit. Fha^ ttf vwskm £uto^ 

 pean and eastern nations float in tke b^eze. 

 The pecnliar Cochin Chinese, Siamese, and 

 Chinese jnnks, as well as tbe Bugis. and otber 

 prows, eliisU'rcd together, animate the waters 

 b} tlieir preaeace^ showiag to wliat a StAte 

 of eommercial prosperity this juvenile settle- 

 ment has ah-eady att:nne<l. Long may it re- 

 main, still increasing, nor liave its briglit hopes 

 crushed by party spirit or misgovernment, and 

 may itwB 4ay ciaxie ft^ M% of cji^llmtioii to 

 &m ^ei* iiiiiileiise &tiMt iPiIdefti^, In- 

 habited hy savage tribes, known to us onlv ;i> 

 the Malayan peninsula : sncli a day will dtntlit- 

 less appear -civilization, commerce, and reli- 

 patk) Mttd m Itaitdj^ will tif ijBiB^e^ amongst 



