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Iii December, 1873, Timku Dia Udin, having just previously 

 reported the above case to this Government, begged that an Officer 

 might be sent to him to assist him in governing Selangor. 



On the 11th January, 1874, an attack was also made on our 

 lighthouse at Cape E/achado by Malays believed to have come from 

 Langat. 



Beturnecl from Perak, Sir Andrew Clarke, having obtained the 

 co-operation of Yice-Admiral Sir Charles Shadwell, then at 

 Penang with a portion of H. M.'s China Meet, proceeded at once to 

 Langat, where he interviewed the Sultan and his sons, and induced 

 His Highness to appoint a Court of Native authorities to sit in trial 

 on the pirates, Tunku Dia Udin being nominated President of 

 ill is Court by the Sultan. 



Three of H. M.'s Vessels were left at the Jugra river with two 

 Government Commissioners to watch the trial. 



After a careful examination, the prisoners were found guilty 

 and all but one were executed. The ships-of-war then shewed 

 themselves along the coast, and for the time everything seemed 

 quiet again. 



It was in July, however, that Sir Andrew Clarke, calling at 

 Klang on his way from Penang to Singapore, was informed by Tunku 

 Dia Udin of another piracy, at a place called Kwala Labu on the 

 Langat river, about twenty-five miles above the town of Langat. ' 



It was stated that this river-piracy (in which a boat was plun- 

 dered and two Bugis men lost their lives) had been designed and 

 executed under the orders of Eaja Mahmud, and the Bandar of 

 Sungei Ujong*s eldest son ; and it was added that Baja Mahdi was 

 then at Langat, planning another expedition against Klang and 

 Selangor, and that he had three large boats there ready to convey 

 his men and arms. 



Sir Andrew Clarke went at once to Langat, taking Tunku Dia 

 Udin with him, and at an interview with the Sultan of Selangor, 

 His Highness expressed his desire to put a slop to such disgraceful 



