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Pedir coast-Treaty with the Acheenese-Anarchy-Syed Hussain's claims-Trade in the Areka-nut-Visit to the Village of Gingham-Negociation for the restoration of a Penang brig-An amulet-Visit of the Rajahs to the Queen-Gingham-Trade of the coast.
It is stated, that during the life of the former rajah, Pedir was not a tributary district to the territory of Acheen, but commanded the whole line of coast to the eastward, and from that circumstance the Betel-nut coast, which extends to the eastward, and not to the westward of Pedir, received the name of the Pedir coast: the old rajah was also very expeditious in loading ships, and took the goods in barter from the traffickers at the fixed price, unless they were rated extravagantly high.