GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF BANKA. 381 
vers. Several miles to the tvest of T&njong Punie, the river of Be¬ 
ta discharges itself into the sea in a direction nearly south of the 
village of the same name above mentioned. Following the coast in 
a western direction to point T&njong Kalian, we meet in succession 
the mouths of numerous rivers and rivulets, as Sungie (or river) 
Pendjalin-belo, Sungie Bunt a, Sungie Rang am > Sungie Pdit, Sun¬ 
gie Gemuru, Sungie Nebun , Sungie Bam, Sungie Teluk-Robey d, 
Sungie Minto-tawdr , Sungie Mint o-Azin t Ayer-Bugis and Ayer - 
Bdtu-rakkit , at the foot of the hill near the establishment at Fort- 
nugent; besides several inconsiderable rivulets. 
Between the points Tanjong-KaMn in the south, and Tknjong 
Ayer-M&s in the north, the rivulets of Tembelu, Mendshelang, Ne¬ 
bun, Reang, Andshel, Beat, Mendul and Sungkly, flow, nearly in a 
western direction from the foot and environs of the Mamunbing hill; 
after which, proceeding along the coast, Sungei Rambdt, Sungie Men- 
teba and Sungie Palangas discharge themselves successively into the 
Bay of Jebus. Of these rivers, the last is the most important ; it 
rises from a hill east of Mdnumbing and passes the mines, which, 
after if, are named Palangas. 
The river of Kdmpdk, which discharges itself into the Bay of Je¬ 
bus near a village of this name, is one of the most considerable of 
this part of the island : it has different denominations in its course. 
Two of its principal branches arise from the hills to the east of Ma- 
numbing, the first of these, proceeding up ttfe river, is called Sungie 
Katuly the next Sungie Pisdng. The principal stream is now call¬ 
ed Sungie Jebos, and soon sends off a smaller^ branch, taking a 
northern course, on which the stockade of Jebus is built. Higher 
up the river receives the name of Sungie- Butun, probably from the 
district where it rises. About one mile above its discharge into the 
bay, the mouth of the river is divided by several islands, the princi¬ 
pal of which are Pulo Selat and Pulo Besar. 
The Bay of Jebus , sometimes called the Bay of Sungie-feulu, is 
comprised between point Tanjong-Genting in the north, and the 
points Tanjong Ayer-Mas and T6njong-Bunud in the south. Its form 
is simple and regular; the depth of the water gradually diminishes 
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