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Prince still, preserves those remains of territory and power 
which have been left him by successive invaders. Ilis do- 
minions are now much reduced in size ; for besides the 
whole of the sea-coasts which were of any value, the Dutch, 
in their various attacks during the last century, have contrived 
to get into their power every tract from which they could 
derive either emolument or security. Those provinces which 
still remain to him are Nourecalava and Ilotcourly towards 
the north and north-west ; while Matuly, comprehending 
the districts of Bin tana, Velas, and Panoa, with a few 
others, occupies those parts more to the eastward. To the 
south-east lies Ouvah, a province of some note, and giv- 
ing the king one of his titles. The western parts are 
chiefly included in the provinces of Cotemal and Ilotter- 
acorley. These different provinces are subdivided into corles 
or districts, and entirely belong to the. native prince. It 
is needless to recount the names of those divisions which 
stretch towards the sea-coast, and are now chiefly in our 
possession. 
In the highest and most centrical part of the native 
king's dominions lie the corles or counties of Oudanour and 
Tatanour, in which are situated the two principal cities. 
These counties take the pre-eminence of all the rest, and 
are both better cultivated, and more populous than any of 
the other districts, and are distinguished by the general 
name of Conde Udda ; conde or cande in the native lan- 
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