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appel^l^iice of the liuli-iiaked Malays did not 

 tend In amj degm ^ disifimie realty of the 

 ^ompai^isoti, hnt ^h&s tended to cdnfim it. A 



kind of iiiilf(*tj called Sulvue, (Pouflscftnti ifftiicKnt^ 

 Brown.jM as ;iI^;o cultivated in >ni:dl pati'lu -iiv the 

 Malays, and several magnificent trees of the JJom- 

 box penfandrium, or silk cottoa-tree, rose in. tower- 



the dwelling's. Onlv a very snndl portion of tHa 

 island \\d> cleared, the remainder forming' an 

 almost inipcnetral)le jnngle, a refuge only for 

 monkeys and wild hogs. We fonnd it very dif- 

 ficult to penda^te tk^ luxuriattt and entangled 

 branches o£ the pine-apple plants as we walked 

 &om one i>art of the island to another to join 

 the boat, at a veiy sliort distance. 



Having- rejoined our boat, we passed through 



the b^atttifiiTly pi<stoes?|ii6 stmt, commonly 

 namedthe Nsiw Harbotiis one side of whi<!h i$ 



fornn'd by Pulo Paii jong, or Long Isl'iiad. The 

 land about this harbour possesses nuiny sites 

 eminently calculated for beautiful European re- 

 and plantationa, yvlimb Oii^couhl gaze 

 with ddlghtt m fms^sM retirement, upon the 

 tranquil scenes of nature, enjoying the refresh- 

 ing SCSI l)r(Mv.es, and )je, at the same tinu', only 

 a short distance from the hustle of a eomniereial 

 town. Tliis pkcti would not be advisable as a 

 resort for ^hippingv the present roadstead bt^ing 



