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ÜKETCH OP BORNEO. 



years at that place, and communicafed latt ly iéi' 

 Mr. R'jfües, together with the result of his en- 

 quires concernin^ the interior of the island of 

 Borneo. The information thus collected has 

 evrry claim to authority, and is the more valua- 

 Ble^ becalise it illustrates in a striking manner 

 tbe origin of the other Malay states, the 2:reater 

 number of which may be fairly considered as 

 counterparts to Pontiana. 



Pontiana was founded in 1770, by Seyyad. 

 Abdul Rehman, the son of Seyyad Hassan, by a 

 woman of inferior rank, and born at Mattan. 

 His father, Seyyad Hassan, was a native of Ara- 

 bia, highly respected among the Malay Rajah» 

 w ho had married at Mattan. He afterwards 

 took up his residence at Mampawa, where he 

 died a few nionths before Pontiana was founded, 

 He had several wives, and Jeft several children, 

 hut none of them distinguished themselves biit 

 Abdnl Rehman The latter possessing great 

 abilities, intrepidity, and a most insinnating ad- 

 dress, soon became an enterprizing and siiccess- 

 ful Merchant, and realized considcrable proper- 

 ty. He married a sister of the Sultan of Ban- 

 jar, and also a sister of the Rajah of Manipawa, 

 hui gencrally resided at Banjar Massing. Pos- 

 sessing a brig or sloop, and several war proas 



