ON THE MALA'YU NATION. M 



C£ some time in the intention of returning to Europe ; all the great men 

 :" on board the vessels feeling ashamed of v»'hat had happened. 



■" The great men in each of the vessels, having afterwards held con- 

 11 sulfations respecting another attack on Maldca, they proceeded against 

 " it a second time, but it did not surrender. The Dutch now sent a let- 

 " ter to Johdr, in terms of friendship, to the Sultan, requesting his assis- 

 " ranee, in the attack of Maldca. With this the Raja of Johdr was pleased, 

 " and an agreement was entered into between the Raja of Johdr and the 

 " Dutch, which was sworn to; so that the Dutch and Malays, became 

 *' as one, as far as concerned the taking of Maldca. An agreement was 

 " made, that the Dutch should attack from the sea and the people of Johdr 

 " from the land. If the country surrendered, the Dutch were to return 

 " the country and the cannon ; and every thing else that might be found 

 " within Maldca, was to be equally divided between the Dutch and the 

 " people of Johdr. 



" When these terms were agreed upon, the men of Johdr and the Dutch 



" sailed for Maldca, and after attacking it for about fifteen days ; from 



" the sea, many were slain, as well Portuguese as Malays and Dutch. The 



" Malays then held a consultation, and began to think that if they fought 



41 against the white men, according to this fashion, Maldca would not 



" fall for ten years. It was therefore agreed upon by all the Malays, 



" that fifty men should enter the fort of Maldca, and run a muck, or 



" Meng-amok. \ 



" The Malays then selected a lucky day, and on the twenty-first day 



" of the month at five o'clock in the morning, the fifty Malays entered 



." the fort and commenced amok, and every Portuguese was either put to 



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