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The Dutch for a considerable period afterwards experienced much 

 annoyance from the daring aggressions of these hardy natives, who 

 advanced in hordes within a musket shot of the fort, and up to the 

 very borders of the entrenchments, plundering and laying waste to the 

 gardens and houses in the vicinity, and destroying the plantations at 

 Bukit China. Government, at last, though not without considerable 

 expence and bloodshed, succeeded in restoring tranquillity. 



In 1651, the Panghulu Sri Raja Merah was publicly thanked for 

 his services in the apprehension of a runaway slave from Malacca, 

 guilty of murder. In 1652, he, with his three sons and two of the 

 principal chiefs of Naning, came down to Malacca, and presented to 

 Government a quantity of pepper as *' an ordinary tribute." On this 

 occasion, he was honored in return by the gift of a Malay sarasah, 

 one piece of red cloth, one of white cloth, and a piece of white 

 bafta. 



Inferior presents were likewise bestowed upon his three sons and 

 the two chiefs. 



In November, 1652, we find the following minute, which goes to 

 disprove the power of inflicting capital punishment, without reference 

 to the Malacca Government, which of later years the ex-Panghulii 

 Dhol Sayad arrogated to himself. 



" Pursuant to our order of the 30th October last, a letter was 

 written in reply by Mr. Emanuel du Moulyn to the chiefs of Nan- 

 ing, conveying our sentiments and surprise at the atrocities which 

 had been of late perpetrated at Naning, and the summary manner 

 with which the offender was put to death by the commands of the 

 chiefs in the case of Rajah Merah's son-in-law, who attempted to 

 destroy his wife and father-in-law. This we must confess is a hor- 

 rid deed, but at all events, the offender should have been delivered in- 

 to our hands, and a regular course of trial in our court be instituted 

 against him. But when we take into consideration the sincere contri- 

 tion expressed at what they have done, we could not but impute it to 

 their ignorance, and it is therefore proper that we should not notice 

 it this time with that severity and censure, which under any other 

 circumstances it would be our bounden duty as lord paramount to 

 exercise." 



" We observe that there is another individual of the name of Inchi 

 Jumat, who has shewn many instances of insubordination, and is 

 fully proved to have run a muck, and attempted the life of his chief at 

 Naning. We have resolved in council, at the suggestion of the chiefs 

 and inhabitants of Naning, and places subordinate thereto, that the 

 said Inchi Jumat be put to death, and sincerely trust, that after the 

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