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MEMOIR OP 
and almost every oilier island of note in these seas ; 
— my intended account of the establishment of Sin- 
gapore ; — the history of my own administration ; — 
eastern grammars, dictionaries, and vocabularies ; — 
and last, not least, a grand map of Sumatra, on which 
I had been employed since my arrival here, and on 
which, for the last she months, I had bestowed al- 
most my whole undivided attention. This, however, 
was not all ; — all my collections in natural history, 
all my splendid collection of drawings, upwards of 
2000 in number, with all the valuable papers and 
notes of my friends Arnold and Jack ; and, to con- 
clude, I will merely notice, that there was scarce an 
unknown animal, bird, beast or fish, or an interest- 
ing plant, which we had not on board ; a living ta- 
pir* a new species of tiger, splendid pheasants, &c. 
domesticated for the voyage ; we were, in short, in 
this respect, a perfect Jvoah’s Ark* 
« All — all has perished ; but, thank God, our 
lives have been spared, and we do not repine.— — — ■" 
After this heavy dispensation we might suppose 
a person desponding, it was not so with Sir Stam- 
ford ; and in no event of his life did lie exhibit so 
much energy. He had seen the labours of twenty 
years, his collection of drawings, manuscripts of his 
own, and of his companions, who had fallen victims 
to their researches, the greater part of his private 
property, the presents of his friends, and testimonials 
of his services, all swept away, reduced to ashes in 
a few hours. But truly thankful for the preserva- 
