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in which llie men oJ Johor were defeated, and obliged to retreat 

 in confusion. 



"On the result of the action being mad', 1 known to the Rr. ja of 

 Johor, he assembled his Nobles and Officers of State, and advised 

 with them as to the conduct that should be pursued, fearful that 

 the men of Johor, who were worsted in the first engagement, might 

 not have the power or courage to stand in a second. It was their 

 unanimous opinion, that the Prince should be invited to proceed 

 up the lliver on friendly terms, and the Prince was accordingly 

 invited. 



"The Prince lost no time in proceeding with his suite up the 

 River, where ihey landed from the Royal Prabu, and lie was receiv- 

 ed u& a Raja high in rank-. The Raja of Johor then enquired of him 

 the business that had brought him there, and what were his wishes, 

 to which the Prince replied, that he was enamoured of his daughter, 

 and came to solicit her in marriage. The Raja, having consulted 

 with his Nobles and Officers of State, agreed to the marriage ; and 

 a place was allotted for the residence of the Prince and his fol- 

 lowers. In a short time the Prince was married to the daughter of 

 the Raja, and they lived together in the district that had been 

 allotted to them ; and their happiness increased every day. How 

 long did this last? 



"The Prince soon became delighted with his Princess, and so 

 pleased with the attentions of the Raja of Johor, and the com- 

 pound or district allotted to him, which now bore the name of Kam- 

 pong Menanglcalan, that he thought not of returning to the 

 territories of his Royal father, but remained in Johor with his fol- 

 lowers ; many of whom married with the women of Johor, so that 

 their numbers increased daily. 



"The Raja of Johor having afterwards conferred on the Prince 

 the title of Yang Diperfuan KechiJ, and, in consequence, given him 

 considerable power and authority in Johor, the Prince exercised it 

 with great severity. The increasing consequence of the Prince, ad- 

 ded to his severity, alarmed the Raja Muda's friends and ad- 

 herents, who were very numerous, and they consulted as to the 

 measures that should be taken. The Nobles were so enraged that 

 the power of Government was almost entirely taken out of the 

 hands of the mcu of Johor, and that a stranger should assume au - 



