SKETCH OF BORNEO. 25 



Of the JVesteni Coast of Borneo. 



The Western Coast of Borneo like the East- 

 «rn, has for a long time been broken down into 

 a variety of small and feeble states. In earlier 

 times, however, it seenis to have been cbiefly 

 under the inflaence of the two states of Saca- 

 dina and Sarnbas, the most ancient and pov/er- 

 fuU of which was Sacadina. The Dutch began 

 to trade to Sacadina in 1604, abont which pe- 

 riod the place possessed a considerable trade. 

 In the year IG09, they entered into a treaty 

 with Sarnbas, by which they bound themselve^ 

 to support Sambas against Sacadina, and to a- 

 bandon their trade to the latter place ; the SuU 

 tan of Sambas, obliging himself in his turn to 

 grant the Dutch a monopoly of the trade of 

 Sambas to the cxclusion of the Spanisb, Portu- 

 guese, Eiiglish, French, and other nations of 

 Europe. In 1623, the Dutch finally abandoned 

 their factory at Sacadina. 



Sacadina, according to Valentyn, consisted 

 about the beginning of last century of nearly 

 600 houses, being a town similar to Banjar 

 Massing. At that period the Sultan was reek- 

 oned much richer, but less powerful than him 

 of Banjar Massing, and it was thought that he 



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