9) BRITISH BORNEO. 
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retired from his position as Governor in favour of the English- 
man. 
The agreement to so transfer the Government was not 
signed without the application of a little pressure, for we find 
the following account of it in Mr. BROOKE’s Journal, edited 
by Captain RODNEY MUNDY, R. N., in two volumes, and 
published by JOHN MURRAY in 1848: :—‘ October ist, 1841. 
‘Events of great importance have occurred during the last 
‘month. Iwill shortly narrate them. The advent of the 
“ Royalist and Swift and a second visit from the Diana 
“on her return from Brunei with the shipwrecked crew of the 
‘Sultana, strengthened my position, as it gave evidence 
“that the Singapore authorities were on the alert, and other- 
wise did good to my cause by creating an impression amongst 
‘the natives of my power and influence with the Governor of 
‘the Straits Settlements. Now, then, was my time for push- 
‘ing measures to extremity against my subtle enemy the 
‘arch-intriguer MAKOTA.”’ This Chief was a Malay hos- 
tile to English interest. ‘‘I had previously made _ several 
‘strong remonstrances, and urged for an answer to a 
‘letter | had addressed to MUDA HAssIM, in which I had 
‘recapitulated in detail the whole particulars of our agree- 
‘“ment, concluding by a positive demand either to allow 
“me to retrace my steps by repayment of the sums which 
‘he had induced me to expend, or to confer upon me the grant 
‘of the Government of the country according to his repeated 
‘promises; and I ended by stating that if he would not do 
‘either one or the other | must find means to right myself. 
“Thus did I, for the first time since my arrival in the land, 
“present anything in the shape of a menace before the Raja, 
‘‘my former remonstrances only going so far as to threaten to 
‘‘take away my own person and vessels from the river.” Mr. 
BROOKE'S demand for an investigation into MAKOTA’S con- 
duct was politely shelved and Mr. BROOKE deemed ‘‘the 
‘moment for action had now arrived. My conscience told me 
‘that [ was bound no longer to submit to such injustice, and 
‘‘T was resolved to test the strength of our respective parties. 
‘‘ Repairing on board the yacht, I mustered my people, explain- 
