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wonderful ; this great philanthropist has in a compara- 

 tively short period entirely overcome the antipathy felt 

 by the Malay to the residence of an European and a 

 Christian amongst them ; by representing the sovereign 

 ruler and proprietor of the Sarawak district, he has, 

 moreover, advanced to an elevation, unparalled in the 

 history of any remote aboriginal tribe. The Malay has 

 yielded up his tyrannical sway over the Dyak ; and his 

 systematic pursuit of piracy, the terror of their tribes, 

 has been successfully arrested. With the example and 

 influence of Mr. Brooke, the Malay, Dyak, and English 

 have combined their forces, and, under the command 

 of one of our spirited captains, have entered the strong- 

 holds of their lawless neighbours, and dealt a blow from 

 which piracy will never recover ; the particulars of which 

 have already been forcibly narrated by my friend Capt. 

 Keppel. 



The next question which naturally suggests itself is, 

 what is to be the end of the splendid advantage resulting 

 from the energy of our countryman? Are the unfor- 

 tunate Dyaks, and no less unfortunate Malay rulers to 

 be left to the savage vengeance of the neighbouring 

 pirates, by the withdrawal of British protection, upon the 

 bare plea that the occupation of Borneo is against the 

 spirit of our Treaties with Foreign Powers ? Let us refer 

 to our Treaty with Holland, and I think it will be clear 

 to any unprejudiced mind that it contains no article 

 inimical to our taking possession of any part of Borneo, 

 even by force : 



