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lized world, living in a demi-civilized state, 

 peaceably, innocently, and usefully." He 

 sailed on the 8th of February, 1843. 



The Honourable Captain Keppel, on the 

 termination of the war with China, was or- 

 dered by his commander-in-chief, Sir William 

 Parker, to proceed with his ship, the ' Dido,' 

 to the Malacca Straits, to protect the trade 

 and put down piracy. Borneo was included 

 in the station, and the captain, being on 

 duty at Singapore, made the acquaintance 

 of Mr. Brooke, who returned with him in his 

 vessel to Sarawak. At Borneo, the captain 

 found enough to do, and did much towards 

 the suppression of piracy, with the assistance 

 of his friend ; but he was recalled to England 

 in August, 1844. Mr. Brooke in his journal 

 thus speaks of that event, " The departure 

 of the ' Dido' left me sad and lonely, for Cap- 

 tain Keppel had really been my companion 

 and friend ; and he so thoroughly entered into 

 my views for the suppression of piracy, and 

 made them his own, that I may not expect 

 any successor to act with the same vigour and 

 the same decision. Gallant Didos ! I would 



