162 ARRIVAL OF THE ' PHLEGETHON '. [1846. 



board. As if the last-mentioned act of treachery was not 

 enough, the Sultan is sworn to have requested one 

 Nakodah Kalab to proceed to Kaluka, and, in the Sultan's 

 name, desire the Pangeran Makota, by treachery or for- 

 cible means to destroy Mr. Brooke. 



"Under the circumstances we have noted above, 

 Mr. Brooke on the 1st of April addressed a communica- 

 tion to the Strait authorities, detailing what had oc- 

 curred, and soliciting, that, as at no time since he had 

 been Her Majesty's agent at Borneo had there been so 

 urgent a necessity of exhibiting to the natives of Borneo 

 the power and influence of the English, the Strait autho- 

 rities would be pleased to send an armed steamer to 

 Sarawak. The request was cordially entertained by 

 Colonel Butterworth C.B., Governor of the Settlements. 

 This information was brought by H.M.S. * Hazard ' just 

 as the steamer was about to leave with the overland mail 

 to Europe; the steamer was detained some hours to 

 communicate to the Bengal Government the position of 

 affairs at Borneo. 



"On the 19th of April the H.C. Steamer, 'Phlege- 

 thon ', which under Captain Ross and her present 

 officers, has rendered several useful services to the state, 

 was despatched from Singapore, and arrived at Sarawak 

 at noon on the 23rd. On the 26th the ' Phlegethon ' 

 dropped down the river, and on the 28th started with 

 Mr. Brooke to the eastward. On the 29th the steamer 

 entered the river Redjang. On the following day arrived 

 at Serikye, where a party from the steamer landed, and 

 for three successive days conversed with the Patinga Ab- 

 dool Raman, the head man of the place. The nature of 



