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revenues, and destroyed the Dyaks by whom he gained 

 his subsistence as chief. 



The patingi was, during all the troubles of Sara- 

 wak, the friend of the Dyaks, and assisted them by 

 every means in his power, and for this the Dyaks 

 have a grateful remembrance of him, never mentioning 

 him but with respect. He is now a firm friend and 

 active supporter of Mr. Brooke's government ; and, 

 being a person of good ability, is of great service in 

 carrying out his views, and during Mr. Brooke's 

 absence is of the greatest assistance to Mr. Crook- 

 shank, the gentleman in charge of the settlement, 

 from his knowledge of the customs and usages of the 

 people. 



The second chief is the Dattu Bandar, a young man 

 of mild, pleasing, and elegant manners, the son of that 

 brave chief, the Dattu Patingi Ali, who, together with 

 Mr. Stuart of Sarawak, perished with an advanced 

 party of the expedition up the Sakarran river. At 

 present the young Bandar does not interfere much 

 with the affairs of the state : though he regularly 

 attends the court, he always defers his opinion to 

 the more experienced patingi. The Bandar is very 

 anxious to learn English, and provided the mission- 

 aries do not at first interfere with his religious belief, 

 of which he is a strict observer and zealous advocate, 

 they will find this young chief of great service to them. 



The chief third in rank in the Sarawak river is 

 the Dattu Tumungong, a hale old man, and finely 

 and strongly made, but heretofore of very bad cha- 



