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eel all day, and with the darkness of the night, the men of Jolior 

 ilea in every direction. 



"The Eaja proceeded to Tringganu, and the Raja Muda with 



his family took shelter in a neighbouring wood. 



" Intimation of the place of the Eaja Muda's retreat being 

 conveyed to the Prince, he immediately proceeded thither, and 

 completely surrounded him. The Eaja Muda finding himself in 

 this extremely awkward position, and no hope of escape left, put 

 his family to death one by one, in order that they might not 

 fall into the hands of the enemy ; after which he went forth from 

 the interior of the wood and endeavoured to rush through the Me- 

 nangkabaus who surrounded it, but in vain ; being repulsed in every 

 direction he threw down his sword, and was in a few moments 

 slain. The Prince having thus revenged himself on the Eaja 

 Muda, and finding that the Eaja of Johor had fled to Tringganu, 

 pursued him thither. On the Prince's arrival at Tringganu he de- 

 manded of the Eaja, that the Eaja of Johor should be given up to 

 him, and the Eaja of Tringganu complied with his request ; and 

 the Eaja of Johor being delivered up was immediately put to death 

 by the enraged Menangkabaus. 



" The Prince then recovered his wife from the Eaja of Tringga- 

 nu with whom she had been left by her father ; and having remain- 

 ed a few days at Tringganu, he returned with his followers to Jo- 

 hor. At Johor he remained till such time as the Prahus could be 

 repaired and victualled for the voyage, and then embarked with 

 the Menangkabaus for the kingdom of his father. 



" Several, however, of the Menangkabaus remained in the coun- 

 try of Johor, in consequence of their being united in marriage to 

 the Johor women. The country of Johor, which was previously well 

 cultivated, was soon overgrown with wood ; but the compound in 

 which the men of Menangkabau resided, still bears the name of 

 ''Kampong Menangkabau ;" and many people are still to be found 

 scattered over the country who call themselves Menangkabaus, as 

 it was for many years that the Prince resided in that country, and 

 those connected with him and his followers had become very nu- 

 merous." 



