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Report on a Route across 
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Perambulator, if we stood still for any time we found them lodge in 
our necks. The amount of blood these creatures take from one, be¬ 
fore becoming aware of it, is really exhausting, and it is therefore 
desirable to warn others. 
31. The night was fine, the rain was reserved till day light for 
our special benefit: crossed a tolerably sized (80 feet) river just 
beyond Apay, and another at the 20th mile, a tributary of the 
Tsoompeon. We came to the end of the Hills at the 22nd mile, and 
entered upon a fine open country, with patches of jungle and garden 
and paddy lands, capable of any amount of cultivation. 
At the 22nd mile, the Hills stretched away to the southward, and 
seemed to run east, parallel with our course, about a mile and a half 
to the northward, and, as we fancied, along the left bank of the 
Tsoompeon river. 
At the 23rd and 25th miles, crossed another river of 120 feet in 
breadth, the margin of which was much cultivated, and we con. 
tinued along (about half a mile from) -the left bank of this river, 
which seems to be the Pah-Klong joining the Tsoompeon near its 
mouth, to the 29th mile, after which, at a distance of thirty miles from. 
Krau, we re-crossed the Tsoompeon where it is about 200 feet broad, 
and arrived at the residence of the chief civil authority of this 
district, who received us most kindly at about noon of the 
3rd April. 
12. Tsoompeon is a large place of some four or five hundred 
houses, with a water communication of twenty miles with the gulf of 
Siam. We thought of continuing our journey down the stream the 
same day, but the heavy rain that fell was even more persuasive 
than the kind and polite old Governor who, as soon as we had made 
up our minds to remain till next morning, placed every thing 
that weary travellers could require at our disposal, and ordered 
boats to be in readiness for us at 2 a. m. (4tli April) when the 
ebb made. There is a rise and fall of tide here of about 6 feet. 
33. Started at 2 a. m. of the 4th April, and proceeded down a 
very winding stream to the mouth of the river opening in to the 
gulf of Siam, where we arrived at 5^ a. m. or in about 3| hours 
having the tide with us. Here we landed and found a fine villa, 
in some disrepair; this was said to be the King’s residence when 
he came to this part of his dominions. His steamers were said 
