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His son and nephew had been sent to Singa- 

 pore at Mr. Brooke's expense, and at their own re- 

 quest, during the short interval of quietness, which 

 occurred after the peace above mentioned; they 

 had received from Mr. Church, and other gentlemen 

 of Singapore, much attention and many presents, and 

 were about returning to Sarawak in the schooner, 

 when their relation broke the peace by attacking our 

 allies. They were very much afraid that we should 

 revenge ourselves upon them, but, as may be sup- 

 posed, they were sent back to Sakarran, with all their 

 valuables, unharmed. Though the effect of this 

 generosity, and of the general conduct of the govern- 

 ment of Sarawak to these people has not yet been 

 visible, it is doubtless working, and must soon appear; 

 and, though such a savage as Bulan can, perhaps, 

 never be affected, there is a strong party favourable to 

 the English rising in their tribes. 



Besides the two principal chiefs above named, they 

 have one called Lingie, who is designated the 

 trading chief, and who appears to have the regulation 

 of the commerce of the river. This man has given 

 several proofs, at the risk of his life, of his anxiety to 

 prevent war between his river and the settlement of 

 Sarawak : on one occasion he came, pulling night and 

 day, in a small boat, at Casing's request, to inform 

 Mr. Brooke that a fleet of eighteen boats was going to 

 descend the upper part of the river on a cruise : by 

 his information they were all captured. The com- 



