MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



MALACCA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 



[The following short paper is a translation from the old Dutch 

 records in the Government Offices at Malacca, by the Government 

 translator, which I have revised a little, and to which I have added 

 a few explanatory notes, for some of which I am indebted to Mr. 

 J. E. Westerhout. 



D. F. A. H.] 



Extract from the Diary of Malacca in the year 1756. 



In the Fortress of Malacca, Anno 1756. 

 November, Monday, 1st. 



Having some days ago received news here, that Raja Said of 

 Selangor, a relation of Daing Kamb6ja, had joined the enemy at 

 Klewang * with all his forces, there was no longer any doubt but 

 that we should hear of them before long. 



Our suspicions were confirmed too soon. 



The enemy, wishing to shew their heroic valour to their new 

 allies, the pirates of Raja Said lately arrived from Selangor, march- 

 ed to Gevesteyn, f the country seat of the Hon'ble Thomas Schip- 

 pers, Attorney- General of the Netherlands Indies, taking the road 



* This is the place now called Klebang. It was originally called "Klewang-" 

 owing to the murder of a Malay with an Achinese weapon of that name; so the 

 story goes. But probably the original name was really " Klebang, " the name 

 of a tree, and was changed by some Kling or other mispronunciation to "Kle- 

 wang " and this story told to account for it. It is about three miles from the 

 Stadt-house. 



f This was at Bachang, near the junction of the Malim and Batu Beren- 

 dam roads, about two miles from the Stadt-house. 



