142 PANGERAN MADAOUT. [1846. 



portant, and is situated in the northern, and eastern 

 angle of the great bay. Upon our arrival here, several 

 canoes came down to visit us at one of our stations, close 

 to the mouth of the river. As this occurred at sunset, 

 and they exhibited a profusion of shields, bright mus- 

 kets, &c., and their crews apparently ready for the fray, 

 I declined their acquaintance for the night, communi- 

 cating only with the leading canoe, and informing the 

 chief that I should visit him in the morning. 



On the day following the boat division entered the river, 

 when the spokesman, or master of the ceremonies of their 

 party, exhibited some alarm at our intention of ascending 

 the river. Suspecting this to proceed from fear of our guns 

 I offered to go in my gig, or even in his canoe. This was 

 objected to, as frightening the people. After a long delay 

 it was announced that the Sultan was coming, and shortly 

 after arrived, in state, one of the half-brothers of the Rajah 

 Muda Hassim, Pangeran Madaout, as he termed himself. 

 From him, the intelligence of the murders mentioned by 

 the Sultan of Tampassook, was confirmed, with the as- 

 sertion that the same parties sought his life at Kabatuan, 

 but that his party was too strong. His little son, Tajudin, 

 a lad about eight years old, was with him, and instantly 

 recognized me as one of his Sarawak friends, holding up 

 the kris of Budduruddin, the handle of which had been 

 carved from a walrus tooth which I had presented to 

 him. All the party appeared to participate in the de- 

 pression which appeared to weigh heavily upon their 

 Chief, on the loss of his relatives under such distressing 

 circumstances. 



The canoes which came down upon this occasion 



