250 THE DUTCH IN PERAK. 
dom allow them to move. There was, we may presume, periodical 
communication with Malacca, upon which the station was depend- 
ent in # great measure for food, and periodically the members of 
the Perak “factory” would be relieved and return to the safer 
quarters afforded by the stone walls of the Malacea fort. 
Fresh difficulties were not long in arising :-— 
“On the 26th August, 1660, Mr. MAssIs reported to the Governor of Ma- 
lakka that the Achinese had again broken the newly-made treaty in Peirah by 
exporting thence more tin than they should. The King of Peirah and his 
Chiefs had granted passes to convey the same to Acheh without troublmg 
themselves further about it. Thereupon the authorities at Malakka decided 
that MAssis should endeavour to check this amicably and, on experiencing 
nothing but dissimulation, should, as the establishment was on a bad, marshy 
site, ship all the tin and ready money on board the “ Alkmaer” and, in case of 
need, keep it there; also that he should collect all out-standing debts as far as 
practicable and duly report on the situation of affairs in Peirah to the Com- 
missary at Acheh, Mr. Bort, and to Mr. GROENEWEGEN at the same station. 
Meanwhile the authorities at Malakka would write on the subject to their 
Excellencies to ascertain what further instructions they would be pleased to 
give.’—VALENTYN. 
These instructions were carried outin 1661, when the Dutch 
factory on the Perak river was abandoned. ‘The unsettled state of 
affairs at the time is alluded to in an account of a visit to Pulau 
Dinding given by one WovterR Scuoutsn, an old Dutch navigator, 
from whose voyages the following extract is translated :— 
Leave again 
for the North. 
Pass the Cape 
Ressados. 
On the 25th November in the evening signted Malacka for 
the second time, and advanced four miles with the land wind ; 
then anchored, waiting for day-break, weather now lovely. 
Sunshine and a temperate sky with a following breeze, with 
which we set sailand passed the green, rocky Mountains of Cape 
essados, steering now Southwest for some hours and then 
North to fetch above the dangerous reefof Poelo Passelar. 
Coming under the green coast of the kingdom of Pera, we 
sighted the Poelo Sambilan or Nine islands which having passed 
we headed for the island of Dingding and arrived on the 29th 
November inthe Roadstead between that Island and the main- 
land of Pera, close to tae Watering-place. Wefound here theship 
“ Cabo Diaskes” at anchor waiting for tae Merchant ADRIEN 
Lucasz, head of the Company’s Factory in the kingdom of 
Poelo Pas- 
selar & Sam- 
bilan. 
Arrival in 
‘the Road- 
stead of the 
island of Din- 
Pera, which factory, (owing to the breaking-out of enmity and 
disputes between our folk and the Malays of Pera) being at 
present abandoned by the Netherlanders, the trade in Tim is 
stopped fora time andthe yacht “ Alckmacr” is already on her 
way from Malacka to blockade the river of Pera; but all the 
Envoys of the Kingdom of Pera were now on board the Nether- 
lands Ship “ Cabo Diaskes” in order to sail with our folk to 
Malacka for the furtherance of Peace. 
dine. 
Disturban- 
ces between 
the Dutch 
and the Ma- 
lays of the 
Kingdom of 
Pera. 
