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dance of camphir; it also yields clove-bark, and has plenty of 
lissang j it is very full of shoals, and the coast on both sides ex¬ 
tremely foul. The islands to the southward are named Eillebillean , 
Great and Little Tagypil , and Cuya Cuyahan; on the north are 
Leonan and Kalangaan. There is a creek from Paitan, leading 
into a large bay, between it, and Malludu bay, of which are many 
islands, but the bay, as w r ell as the islands, extremely encumbered 
with shoals, the largest of the islands is MaUawalle , which is high, 
and forms an agreeable prospect; the others are Pidalla, Kukubun , 
Tigahu, Sipindung, Tibakkan, Tihmgan , Mandidara , Taranka 
Paranka, Marantabuan, and Inowsal: between these and Ean- 
guey, there are also many shoals, leaving however a navigable 
passage, and indeed, as these are detached banks, with deep water 
and good soundings between them, was this place minutely ex¬ 
amined, there is no doubt many other passages might be found. 
Of the east coast of Panguey , there are many islands, but little 
considerable, except for the plenty of turtle. 
Cagayan-Sulu is a cluster of islands, not visible from Pangey; 
the chief only, of these islands, is constantly inhabited; there is a 
very good bay, on the west side, and there are soundings, between 
many shoals, to Pangey. 
Malludo is, in many respects, one of the most valuable districts 
on Borneo. Few places equal it, in the abundance of provisions, 
nor is it destitute of valuable articles of commerce. 
There are many rivers, of fresh water, which fall into the bay of 
Malludu , which is reported to have good soundings to the very 
bottom. On the east side there is a large shoal, which, by report, 
forms a line harbour at Pankoha, where is a very good landing 
place, and very line culit-lawang, or clove-bark, is produced here. 
The opposite, or west side, is remarkable for the Pearl Banks, 
which are. chiefly, found near Songy Pasar . 
The whole district of Malludu abounds with rattans, of which 10 
or 20 feet long, two or three ship’s-load might be had: It also 
abounds in grain, and inland is very populous. The country, to 
the eastward, of Kiney Ballu as far as Sandakan , is low and plain, 
with a few hillocks, but no high land, except a ridge to the south¬ 
ward of Pankoha , which seems to run nearly east and west 
towards Paitan , leaving a gap of low land. At the bottom of 
Malludu bay, between this ridge, and that which runs from the 
Tampassuk mountains towards Sampanmangio; through which, 
from B anguey and Malludu bays, the high mountain of Kiney 
Ballu is seen to great advantage, rising abruptly on the west to a 
stupendous height, and falling down on the east with a gentle 
declivity towards the low land of Sandakan. This country cannot 
fail of being one of the most fruitful in the world, if well cultivated 
and inhabited by a civilized people; were this the case, there 
would be an easily land carriage, of 40 or 50 miles, to the lake of 
Kiney Ballu, which is represented to exceed in magnitude the lake 
