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• rni^ht be removed from Jqhor, otherwise they, would be soon enslaved 

 t£ by them. 



f The Raja listened rot to their request, and Raja Mu'da became. 

 " more enraged. He again assembled his friends and adherents, and 

 " the number of those who were dissatisfied with the Menangcdbaws 

 " beino- allowed to remain in Johdr became very great. They unani- 

 ' * f mously agreed, to the amount of above eight hundred, to proceed with 

 " lono* Creeses into the enclosure of the Menangcdbaws and put them to 

 " death. This resolution being fixed at mid-day, they were desirous of 

 *' securing" from danger the daughter of the Raja: and accordingly, 

 " previous to the attack, a few men entered the enclosure at sun-set, 

 c< unobserved, and brought the pri icess in safety to Raja Mu'da, 



" The prince, entering the apartment in which he expected to find the 

 " princess, searched in vain for her. Aware of the enmity of Raja 

 ff Mu'da, he instantly assembled ail the Men an gc ah aw men. The Gong 

 " was sounded and all were in arms. 



" Accompanied by all the Menangcdbaw men who were in the en- 



" closure at the time, the prince sallied forth in search of his princess. 



" No sooner were they without the enclosure, than Raja Mu'da, hearing 



< e their approach, advanced against them: a severe battle ensued, which 



fi lasted from before mid-night, until day-light next morning, and in which 



s ' four hundred of the men of Johdr were slain. In the morning the 



■" prince retired within the enclosure of the village, and was closely fol- 



" lowed by the remaining force of Raja Mu'da. These, however, were 



" soon slain to a man hy the Menangcdbazvs, and Raja Mu'da alone 



" escaped with his life, having taken the precaution of retiring to his 



" house unobserved, before day-light. 



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