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the murder of the rajahs, and the attack on Borneo 

 in consequence, by Admiral Sir Thos. Cochrane, 

 last year, the sultan has been quiet, and has given 

 repeated assurances of protection to the two sur- 

 viving brothers of Bed-er-ed-din and Mudah Hassim, 

 if they will return from Sarawak to Bruni: in his 

 letters to them he has also stated, that the murder 

 of their relatives took place against his wish, and that 

 it was perpetrated by Pafigeran Hassim and the others 

 of the party friendly to the late Pangeran Usuf and his 

 piratical practices, and of consequence inimical to their 

 relations with the English. The sultan has moreover 

 promised to govern according to the councils of the 

 Pangeran Moulrnein, the brother-in-law of the late 

 Rajah Mudah, and the other nobles recommended 

 to him by Mr. Brooke on the part of the British 

 government. The country is now quiet, and the near 

 vicinity of our new settlement will probably keep it so; 

 but the intriguing and restless nature of the Borneans 

 will probably cause petty disturbances to be of frequent 

 occurrence. 



The flourishing settlement of Sarawak promises 

 soon to eclipse in power and importance the capital 

 of the kingdom to which it is tributary. Through 

 the work of Captain Keppel, the enterprise and cha- 

 racter of Mr. Brooke have been laid before the public ; 

 and the hero of the work is now in London, receiving 

 the rewards and honours which a country proud of his 

 achievements and character are liberal in bestowing 

 on him. The discovery of the antimony ore, the 



