New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-16

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rising TO the west into group OF lofty mountains,
Io,bs5 ,o the summit with forests strip oil SILVER
zach along the shore, divided the pale emerald oil tne
s.o--, bue which betrays foor oil corai-ir 'ne
Jrtor tint of the forests OF cocoa palm, When Ioso
tat;nd Here and there picturesque Malay village
hod in the shade and numbers of small hshng
rsft dotted the surface of the water ACnnese Jus;
nth calls of mating divided into score oil reels ihu
with great black eye on each SIDE Oh he' squ'1 r.
moved slowly past on her way 70 SINGAPORE. s
morning wind, blowing on the iauu' 'a"uot . al
sn;cy olors and limited OF the groves OF nutmee a!'
efoye trees for which Penang is celebrated
Whom the steamer came to anchor, and we were IN,
e,,c5 that seven hours was the limit OF our stay
determined 10 visit the signal-station on tue suu "a
the highest peak of the island about e'ght ulies us
tant and set of at once, IN company WIN o"u ~
oa;ceTs We landed al little wooden Jetty' "heTe
amber of LIGHT carrees, with pony harnesseu 70
Zach were collected in anticipation oil eulPo! eh''
One Of the Messengers who was STATIONED az IVua"s'
engaged two saddle ponies for Va, ana
in advance 10 await az the foot 81 the nlouu1iui
while we proceeded thither IN gaFfee. - ,Se
was admirable and the Malay groom, running az tuc
pony's head propelled HIN forward even TOO Ias' 40.
our liking The purity of the air, the coudess oeSu{
of the day, and the glorious groves oil pain an
bloom-of deep green shades, and gloss! ius'e' n
ooroeous colofing--through which We drove na'o
neysr bsen surpassed in all my experience oil tue
tropcs I thought then, and think so stii' tudt C
nsng is the most beautiful island IN the world lne
dwellings of the English residents are large AIRY 9I
aalows. EMPOWERED in gardens, and surrolnael u
groves of cocoa and areca palm, the nutmeg anu y5ea
fruit trees Tie native town, inhabited oy Onne'c
and Malsys is small and lies close upon the Wae.'
but foI miles around it extends succession Oh oe@u
tifu resd, and rich plantations reaching O" 'no
foot of the hills The Chinese houses, scattered aos
tie road with their great red herOgyphics, AMI the
queer solemnly stupid yellow faces OF their lhu'a.eS
catch the eve of the traveller from the west, anu t
him that he has at last reached the borders OIL the IT
East. ,.,., IN
Altera drive of four miles, We entered litte "e''
where a stream of water, stealing through tue "oooS
fell over the rocks in miniature Cascade o''1'"i
1.-THE MALAY Youths were bathing IN the shallow Poo ~
its foot and their glowing brown bodies glstehcu "a
the SUM- Here We mounted our ponies ana commence
the ascent The path wound backward ana lorWaru
through dense thickets, between banks c0yerei WIN
gigantic fern till it attained rdgy spur OF the mohn
tain which it followed upward 20 the central h'gh'S'
We soon entered the forests, which gradually became
so dense and dark to shut out every ray oi Tue sun
Trees Of thick glossy foliage hinged ther topSd H"u
dred feet above heads. and IN their ShaIe arose
luyuriant underground. Ferns. whose tronds were
frequently from ten 20 fifteen feet in length, bent ther
arciipg pumes above our heads; strange plants oi
new aud graceful form, clustered on either hand, ana
birds OF bright pumage darted in and out Oh the
foliage There was one, hidden in thickcst shades,
whose clear prolonged, bellike note, rangcontnuail
through the foregt-a wild, wizard call, which
oyerfowed all the air and taken up in one spot as
soon as it ceased in another.
We had advanced in this way about two miles when
an opening in the trees disclosed view 10 tho sou
into the heart of valley of more than Arcadlan love-
Illness II mght have been three miles in length by less
than a mile in breadth aud the orchards OF PAM
orange and spice trees which covered Its lap almost
concealed tie dwellings of the planters 1t lay pc
tween hills of bilOwy green, which, uniting az the lI
tber end formed gorge or gateway OF forests through
which shone Il dark blue sphere Of the sea IL was
landscape from the paradise OF dreams bashg IN the
light Of its OWE serene and perfect beauty AS iooheI
down on il from that window of the region OF shade
could have believed that | stood on the Delectabie
Mountains aud that the valleys OF the Lana Oh beuah
al NY teot.
Acain we plunged into the depth of the forest and
after two miles more OF climbing, when meStenen
every hair inf the coats OF our sturdy htte PonieS'
reached the flag staff 2 500 feet above the sea Here
there is Il summer residence of the Governor and nan
a dozen private bungalows Tne pure AIR OF the hlghs'
with the refreshing temperature, which stands at from
TO- 10 10 during the whole year, make TINS a most
delightful place of resort | climbed to the cross
trees Of the agsta in order to get an uninterrupted
view of the wide summer panorama. The l0Wland OF
Penang with its orchards and gardens, lay ut my
feet: across the strait stretched many league OF
forest divided here and there by the cleaning wind
ipps of rivers, and far back in the yapOry distance
arose the mountain spine OF the Malayan Peninsula
To the south and west over scattered lsand-c0nes OF
vardure. curved great hemisphere OF sea- behind
which hidden by the warm MONDAY haze, were the
mountains of Suuatra That part of the peninsula
Wing opposite to Penang Las been acquired by the East
India Company and erected into q province, with the
title of Wellesley further south, Malacea and Slnga-
pore are English dependencies the gap between ARA
can and Tenasserm has been filed up by the recent
annexation of Peeu, and now Of two thousand miles
of coast line between Calcutta and Singapore there Is
not more than two hundred to which the English title
is still wanting The Indian Empire stretches from
Beloochstan to the China Sea- They now talk OF the
natural boundaries of BuImah obylatlng the need ot
further annexation to the Eastward; but when did
their lust Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ever heed any natural
boundary except the sea
On our return to the chip we visited nutmeg plan
tation The trees which are from 20 to 30 feet in
hight are planted in rows at intervals OF about ~ feet
The leaf is dark green and glossy, resembling that oil
the laurel and the fruit, at little distance, might be
taken for a small russetc0Ored apple. When ripe tho
thick husk splits in the center showing scarlet net
work of mace enyelOpng an inner nut, black as ebo
nv. the kernel Of which is the nutmeg of commerce
The Glove tree not in its bearing season. has some
resemblance TO the nutmeg but the leaf is smaller and
the foliage more loose and spreading. AS we drove
through the orchard the air OF noon was heavy
with spice. The rich doors exhaed from the trees
penetrated the frame with sensation OF langud and
volupuous repose. Perfume became an appetite, and
the senses were drugged with overpOwering feeling
of luxury. Had continued to indulge in it, should
ere long have realized the Sybarites complaint OF his
crumped roseleaf
In the Strait of Malacca, the heat was rather OPP
pressiye the thermometer standing ut 81 in the cool
est part of the ship We down within sight Of tire
peninsula and on the afternoon after leaving Penang,
had distant view of the town of Malacca. The next
morning went on deck just in time to the south
ern extremity of the Continent of Asia The PENN
sUla Of Maacca tapered away TO slender point, CON-
petely oyergrOwn with palm and mangrOve trees,
which rose in heavy masses from the waters edge At
the end d single cocoa palm stood little in advance
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