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departure. The people in Tuan Hadji's prahu had also 

 exhibited symptoms of insubordination, declaring that 

 they must return for food ; and, eventually, started without 

 further permission. I was perfectly satisfied that this was 

 another attempt of the ill-favoured chief to try to retain 

 these two Lascars, for on the fourth day they were sent 

 in, having been near enough in the first instance to have 

 been delivered over with the others. I determined, 

 therefore, that no presents should be given to these chiefs. 



The Sultan now became anxious for my departure, in- 

 deed the flight of Tuan Hadji had rendered him uneasy, 

 fearing, perhaps, the enmity of the Sultan of Gunung 

 Taboor. I offered him tea, sugar, and other articles 

 which I knew he was anxious to obtain, if he would send 

 a canoe with us to the ship ; but his anxiety " that I 

 should carry off the Lascars, lest any of them should 

 escape, and involve him in further trouble," overpowered 

 every other feeling. 



Having executed a treaty with the Sultan, similar to that 

 completed at Gunung Taboor, in which he invites the 

 friendship and alliance of Great Britain, and engages in 

 future to behave with kindnes to her subjects ; and having 

 fully impressed both the chiefs, as well as himself, with the 

 conviction, that Great Britain would severely punish the 

 repetition of any such conduct as that which they had lately 

 exhibited towards the Lascars, and that nothing excused 

 them on the present occasion but their ignorance of our 

 laws, I took my leave of him and my friend the Sagai 

 chief, to each of whom I made various useful presents, 

 and about 3 o'clock, P.M., on the 10th of January, 1845, 

 quitted Bulungan. 



