SKETCH OF BORNEe>* ^7 



fris fatlicr's cliaracter. He has endeavoured to 

 Uquidate his father's debts, but has found then\ 

 so enormous, Ihat a long period must elapse be~ 

 fore tbis can possibly be efFected. Carefully 

 avoiding all supcrflaous. expense and the con- 

 tracting of new debts^ he has attenipted to esta- 

 blish beller regulations*. He gradually dismiss- 

 ed the Arabs^and religious impostors, who bad 

 prejed on his father*s credulity, and altempted 

 likewise to compel the Bugis traders to pav the 

 usual duties. In this however, he has never 

 been able to succeedj and many of thena have 

 left Pontiana^ in con3ec[uence of his measiires^ 

 neither are the Chinese traders so nuraeroui as 

 ihey formerlj were. 



The present Sultan bas been engaged in no 



hoslilities excepting with SannbaSj which is still 



the inveterate eneray of Pontiana. Shorlly af- 



ter the death of theold Sultan of Pontiana, the 



chief of Sambas attacked Mampawa^ and had 



very nearly taken the fort. Immediately on i:e- 



ceiving intelligence of it, the present Sultan pro- 



ceeded to Marapawa with 2000 men, and deft^at* 



cd the Sambas army, taking their guns^ and a 



number of prisoners^ all of whom^ even the wo- 



ïiien, were put to death at Pontiana, and their 



keads exposed publicly. The union of the La* 



