Political and Statistical Account of the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Political and Statistical Account of the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca, Vol. 1 of 2The original matter embraces the result of ob servations, made during a residence of three years in the Straits, and a constant intercourse, with the Native Chiefs on the Malayan Peninsula, put together at various periods, as leisure permitted. This, and other causes beyond the writer's control, compel him to throw himself upon the reader's indulgence for any want of connexion, or for any repetitions that may appear. Some of the papers on the Native States have already been published in the pages of the journals of the Asiatic Societies of Bengal and Madras, but have since undergone revision.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.