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The only losses we suffered in that fight, were five or six 
men killed, and a few men wounded on : both vessels. . The 
King of Djohor, much pleased with this victory, and with our 
assistance, arrived that very night with his fleet of forty 
prahus and four or five fine galleys near our two vessels, when 
he was visited by our Commodore in his own galley, to whom 
that Prince ree showed his gratitude by presenting him 
with a splendid kr 
When the es made some inquiries about pepper, 
the King answered him, that he would be abie to forward some 
to him within a short time, if his river were kept open and free. 
Radja Bonesosn, accompanied by many Malay gentlemen, 
came again on board of the vessel Zteriezee on the ‘LOth Octo- 
ber; we fought the Portuguese that day, and put them again 
ot flight, but the King, though he was present with his prahus, 
left all the work to be done by us, and only looked on. 
He then visited the Commodore accompanied by his two 
brothers (one of whom was the King of Siak ), and offered 
him his thanks; the Commodore then presented him with a 
Japanese sword with a silver hilt and sheath, and Radja 
Bonesor with a fine musket, whereupon tuat Prince took leave 
of him. | 
On the Ist September, 1603, ANprea Furrapo pE Menpoza 
succeeding Frrnanpno ALBuxKirg as Governor of Malakka, as 
Governor-General of the Southern Provinces of India, and 
as Commander-in-Chief of the royal fleet, seut in the boom 
ning of 1604 an Ambassador to the said King of Djohor to 
acquaint him with this change, and to announce to him that 
he wished to live in peace with him, though he had been at 
war with the former Governor of Malakka. 
The King sent the reply, that he too desired to make peace, 
but that he wanted to know first the terms of that peace. 
Don ANnpreEA Furrapo then reguired that the King should 
part with the Dutch (having dealt already too vie oh with 
them), deliver them up to him, and deprive them of their pre 
perty, and he informed him that there should never be peace 
if the King of, Djohor would not accept the said conditions. 
On the &th February t the King gave a flat refusal, and briefly 
said that he would rather see his whole country ruined than 
