218 EXAMINATION OF LASCARS. [1844. 



strewed the dammcr about, placing sticks on it to burn. The galley 

 was upon the upper deck, near the fore-mast. There were no pirate 

 boats in sight, when the Captain set fire to her. The Captain was 

 known as Captain Milne. No rock passed through her, her main keel 

 was not gone. The three boats which left her were the long-boat, 

 cutter, and gig. The long-boat had two casks of water, two small casks 

 of beer, carpenter's chest, chief-mate's chest, and Lascar's bags. The 

 cutter took one cask of rum, the Chinese copper cash, Captain's things, 

 arms, &c. ; she was swamped ; think that the plug was not in, there 

 was not much sea, although the wind was fresh. 



The crew of the cutter got into the long-boat, and lightened her to 

 make her safe. All night and day at sea, and got to Pulo Derawan 

 the next night. Crew were summoned. The Captain said that he 

 was going back to Samboanga, the Lascars refused to go there, but 

 wished to go to Macassar. The Serang said that he would remain with 

 his people. The Captain shoved on , and said, those who wished to 

 come, might. No one would go. 



After remaining eight days, a prahu came from Pulo Panjang with 

 eight Malay men, who took us, eighteen in number, to Eaboo Kaboo, 

 where the Sultan of Curan, and the Hadji Kuning of Bulungan, were. 

 We were separated, the Sultan of Curan took six, and the Hadji Kuning 

 twelve. Previous to this, or about four days after we had been on the 

 island, four Lascars built a catamaran (or raft), and put to sea ; they 

 are supposed to have perished." 



These statements having been recited to the Sultan, 

 he asserted, in the first place, that the Captain did not give 

 his name Brownrigg, but that he was known by his crew, 

 as well as the people here, as Milne. He informed me 

 that all the Europeans had been taken away from Sam- 

 biliong, the fortified position on the heights, on the oppo- 

 site side of the river, distant three miles, on the 26th of 

 October last, by a Dutch schooner-of-war, and he pro- 

 duced a Dutch document to that effect. He also pro- 

 duced several papers purporting to be Commercial 

 Treaties and Correspondence with the Dutch Authorities 



