On the last night of the year the palace of the Kings of Cambodia is purged of devils.
On returning to Cambodia with this letter to its king, the envoy found that country conquered by the Siamese.
I shall remain here probably two months, and then return to Singapore to prepare for a voyage to Cambodia or somewhere else, so do not be alarmed if you do not hear from me regularly.
I shall go there next, as the missionary does not go to Cambodia for some months.
