174 ' PHLEGETHON ' IN THE HIGH STREET. [1844. 



latter began to look about him for support at this crisis, 



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but without success. This delayed the arrival of the 

 boats for taking out the Rajah's family, and as further 

 delay was dangerous, not only to the party embarked, but 

 also to the health of the crew of the steamer, I caused her 

 to weigh with the flood and move up the river. We found 

 the river much narrowed, by stones, since our previous 

 visit, and in order to pass through the very narrow 

 passage left open between the battery at Cherimon 

 and Areng, we had to graze the battery of the former 

 within one hundred yards, but we did not notice 

 any symptoms of resistance, and shortly after 8 o'clock, 

 P.M , the 'Phlegethon' was securely moored in the 

 main street of the city of Brunai ! within pistol shot 

 of the house of the Rajah, and within musket shot of 

 that of the Sultan. We met the state barges very 

 gorgeously decorated, a little above Cherimon, and as 

 they came alongside shortly after anchoring, before 

 midnight we were freed from the Rajah's family. 



On the day following, I embarked the Rajah in our 

 barge, attended by the armed boats of the ' Phlegethon ', 

 and landed him in state at the Sultan's Palace, where he 

 was duly presented, and favourably received ; Pangeran 

 Usop not venturing to approach with the privileged circle, 

 and evidently quite au desespoir at the Rajah's influence 

 over his nephew. 



In my address to the Sultan, expressive of the pleasure 

 1 felt at re-visiting Borneo, and of returning to him the 

 Rajah Muda Hassim, I did not fail to remark upon the 

 Treaty which he had executed only the last year, and to 

 express my great surprise that any foolish reports, or 



