jungles, a dense vegetation suiTouuded us on 

 jeroy sy®* except the small patbway which led 



and entwining plants, made our walk during the 

 lieat of iioon-diiy , in tliese situations, delightfully 

 cool and refreshing. The Suhm lUan^ or wild 

 bresid-fifuit trees, were very nunaerous iik ifce 



tion, without a hrauch except at the summit, gave 

 them much the character of those of Australia, 

 but unlike them, in not having their foliage 

 dull and arid. Many birds were shot^ of the 



tiful small black falcon, not more "^an four or 

 five inches hi length, and some other small birds; 

 but the feathered tribe were far from numerous : 

 l^e swallow (not difierbg fmta JBiirofie&n 

 species) vms ^hwS^t ^bout ihe ^etdement of 

 Singapore ; but 1 did not obsem mj in the in- 

 terior of tlie i>lan<l. 



About einlit A. M. we arrived at the extensi\ e 

 Gandjir and pepper plantations, garden, orangery, 



md m9it MsAtaAm of ^ CUmt^^ wl^ i^ifomed 

 m tbat he had been ten. ^ea)r^ ix|»oii1^ jslamd. 

 We breakfasted at this place, a servant having 



been previously sent on with provisions ; but we 

 always found tlieChinese planters eager to provide 

 m with any provisions they h«^d< supplied 



