28 A VISIT TO THE INDUK ARCHIPELAGO, 



would bo sure to obtain abim dance, especially from tlic 

 extciiBivo and inci'casing trade now carried on by their 

 Eeighbours of Samvak. But 



*• Mm propuacft, md God ilifipos^.*" 



Tlic people of the Linga^ with whom young Ahmed lived, 

 wore at enmity with the Sarebas, 



One day, as Ahmed was returning down the river from 

 a visit to his friend Mullak, he was waylaid hy the very 

 men with whom he was about to form an alliance ; they 

 endeavoured to murder him and the whole of his crew, 

 and they so nearly succeeded, that out of eighteen one 

 man only escaped to tell the talo. This was pretty wcU 

 for " inoffmmvc tmd^rsJ^ 



The Rajah's return, — so unexpected by these worthieSj 

 — and his decisive moasiu'cs, at once overawed the 

 instigators of these proceedings ; and the appcai-anco of 

 the M<Bander's boats for a time checked the equipment 

 of Uie Sarebas war-prahus, 



September 13th, We were joined by the Auckland 

 steamer, which called in the river o\\ its way to Labuan. 

 With the Lieutenant-Governor came Sir James's nephew, 

 Captain Brooke Johnson Brooke^ hcir-appai'ent to the 

 Eajaljsliip. lie will not forget the first night he passed 

 on the river^ in my gig, between the Quop and the town. 



Anxious to avoid the heat of the sun, we did not leave 

 tlie Mceande}- mitil late in the evening, starting at about 

 ten o^clock. One of those fearful storms peeuhar to 

 Borneo came on : the raui fell in such torrents that the 



