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three thousand inhabitants. There are but a 
few patches of rice culture near the place; and 
it is evident, therefore, that the inhabitants 
must be supplied with grain from some other 
quarter, most probably from the culture of the 
Karians, carried on in the interior, and not vi¬ 
sible to us. It was indeed obvious, from their 
position and the number of small' boats near 
them, that the inhabitants of the villages which 
we had hitherto seen were chiefly composed 
of fishermen. 
Kiaungzeip, correctly written Kyaong-saik, 
meaning “ convent, landing-place,” mentioned 
by Syme and Buchanan as being a large place, 
containing not less than two thousand inhabit¬ 
ants, is but a portion of Henzada. The name 
is now obsolete. 
At five in the afternoon we passed the vil¬ 
lage of Sarwa, (Tharawa,) smaller but neater 
than Henzada. It is three miles farther up, 
and on the opposite bank. There was little or 
no culture near it, although the country behind 
was clear of large trees to a considerable extent. 
From five until eight at night we continued 
struggling to no purpose against the strongest 
current which we had yet experienced. We 
then came to an anchor, but in such deep water ? 
and so exposed to the stream and to irregular 
