250 RAJA DONAN. 



Lela Tembaga, Panglima LENGGANG Laut, Panglima Ang- 

 KUP BESI, Panglima Amping BERANTAH, and Panglima Ma- 

 CHANG Ber-GOLING — and told them to go off to the Bunga 

 Rampei and make enquiries. They accordingly let down a 

 boat of twelve koyans burthen, manned by eighty rowers, 

 and pulled off to Raja Donan's vessel. When they ap- 

 proached, they saw a very handsome boy sitting on the fore- 

 castle. They hailed him and asked him the name of the mas- 

 ter of the vessel, whence she came, where she was going, 

 what cargo she carried, how many persons were on board, the 

 names of the mate, steersman, and the nationality of the 

 crew ; also how long she had been anchored there, what ar- 

 mament she carried, and did the person addressed know the 

 customary dues taken in these w T aters ? All this was said in 

 the name of Raja Petukal. 



Raja DONAN answered them much as he had answered the 

 emissary of RAJA CHAMAR LAUT, saying that he constituted 

 the whole of the crew of the ship, that his arms were all his 

 cargo, and that the custom he followed was to sail when he 

 had a fair wind, and to anchor in a calm. 



A demand for tribute was met just as the former one had 

 been. 



Then the Panglimas went back to the Raja and reported 

 the result of their mission. He flew into a fury, and refused 

 to listen to their excuses and advice. Accordingly, ^s in the 

 previous case, an attack began ; the fleet for seven days and 

 nights kept up a continuous fire of cannon and musketry on 

 the Bunga Rampei. After this Raja Petukal ordered firing 

 to cease in order that they might see what had become of 

 their enemy. But the smoke was so dense that it took three 

 days to clear away, and when at last it cleared, there was the 

 Bunga Rampei floating unharmed and looking better than she 

 had done before. Raja PETUKAL swore at his people for their 

 failure, and said that he would show them the way to do it. 

 He loaded his own matchlock and used a magic spell to ascer- 

 tain whether he would be successful or not. The result was 

 unfavourable, but nevertheless, levelling his weapon, he fired, 

 and his bullet struck the side of the Bunga Rampei doing some 

 damage, which was, however, quickly repaired by Raja DONAN 

 and Che Ambong. 



