The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-25 00:00:00

EXPEDITIONS, TRAVELS, &e.

The Malacca Observer and Chinese Chro-
nicle of the 13th March ult. contains part of a
Journal of Mr. Gray, who proceeded on a mer-
cantile expedition across the country from Ma-
lacca to Pahang, aid back again. His course
lay down the rivers Soorooting, Braugh, and
Pahang ; and as this route is little, if at all,
known to European geograplly, we select the
most prominent entries from the conclusion of
the Journal (the early portion not having reach-
ed us). . .

" The river Soorooting, the lake of Braugh, and
the river Braugh, fall into the river Pahang, which
empties itself into the sea.
" From the Rajah's house, on the banks of the
river Soorooting, to the end of the river Braugh,' I
suppose to be a distance of 200 miles;as I was five
days going doWn to the end of the river Braugh,
and having eight men pulling a small boat, with the
current, in oar favour. On my journey down to
Pahang, I suppose the depth. of water to be above
40 feet in most parts, ri)6t; being able to reach the
bottom with a forty feet pole. • In some parts of the
river Soorooting and river Braugh a brig might go
up, and in other parts nothing but a small boat, on
account of the water being above the fallen trees
so that the boat must be lifted over before it can pro-
ceed-, on aceount.Of the banks of the river. - We re-
mained (luring the' night on the banks q the river
Braugh, near which there is a large village called
Campong Braugh, containing a number of inhabitants
under the control •of the Rajah of Pahang.
" JAN. 14.—Left the banks of the river Braugh,
and arrived at the river Plthang about ten o'clock.
4 * • * •

" From the river Braughto the settlement of Pa-

hang, the river is wide and deep in this season of the
year. I suppose it to be not leis than sixty feet

Jeep.

" In the river of Pahang there are eight or nine
most beautiful islands, covered with cocoa-nut and
betel-nut trees ; but in December and January these
islands are all overflowed, on account of the nume-
rous falls of water from the interior."
After paddling down the Pahang for a day and
a night, Mr. Gray reached the village Pahang on
the morning of the 15th; his journal continues—
" 16th. Met the Rajah of Pahang, by whom I
was well received. I requested Permission to pro-
ceed to the gold mines •to dispose of my goods,
which he refused to grant for the ftilloWing reasons :
—l. It being very troublesome; and not to be per-
' formed in less than forty days' hard pulling. 2. Be-
ing a stranger, and a European, some unforeseen ac-
cidents might occur, and my disposing, of my goods
to the natives in the interior might cause trouble.
" I am informed by the merchants, that they
have discovered a tin mine near the river Lappa, at
the distance of two days' pulling from the settle-
ment of Pahang; it is expected to turn out favourably,
and to be opened in the dry season abdixt• 800
Malays, besides a number of Chinese."
Having transacted his business, sold opium for
gold dust, &c.; Mr. Gray set out on his return on
January 22;. but his course being against the
streams, his progress (with a sail as well as paddles)
was comparatively slow. 'On the 23d he mentions:
" During the night we were alarmed by the
elephants, which were not a gun-shot from,the boats.

" The information which I received concerning
the gold mines is, that from the mouth of the river
Waugh to the village of Jelley, is nearly 12 days'
hard pulling; and from thence to the mines, one
month's pulling. Jelley is the village where the
trade in gold is carried on.
" Fish is very cheap up the river. For ,two
chupaks of rice we got as much as was sufficient for
ten men, from a sort of men termed Orang-Hutan,
or men of the woods."

It is very curious to find humEtn beings eAisting
under a name heretofore only given to animals!
Mr. Gray arrived at Malacca on the 6th of Fe-
brua►y ; and we regret to gather from the obituary
that he died of the jungle'fever on the 2d of the en-
suing month.

On Wednesday, the 12th inst., ill arga? et
Parr, residing in College-lane, near St. Helen's,
was brought before Lord Stanley and John
Clarke, Esq., two. of his Majesty s Justices of
the Peace, charged with having destroyed an in-
fant, to which she had lately given birth. Col.
Williams, of Woolten, for whose general services
that district will ever be indebted, received in,
formation of the affair in an anonymous letter.
With his usual activity and zeal be immediately
which he appreh '
set an investigation on foot, and aililie,
bgereonupnedrs-
for the apprehension of the unnatural mother
were soon elicited. She, fora, long time, per
sisted in asserting her innocence ; but, when the
evidence against her :became too strong for fur-
ther denial, she admitted that she had Itad a
child, and had destroyed it by putting fit 6n the
pfieretriated Thoughatbrtn
itghii.ist
previousuntiiralt
odri
edr
elision,
before the magistrates sound, in the
tplaiertcoofnsthtaebblea,ckoan:ditexsahniininb.a:inoens:
she was
ash-hole, a
after-
wards TroducA in evidence 'before
the Court.
• The- effect on the minds of . all p •
i esent may
.he
more easily conceived than
described.. The >»-
human mother was finally
committed to ,La""
caster, to -take, her trial.---Li verpo.ai Nero ry•