m A VISIT TO THE INDIAN AHCHlPELAGO. 



and " the sense gcneni!ly taken of tliat tcmi by English- 

 men 1" Is it a mere quibble upon the fact that "tlie 

 Dyaks in question" Uve, when out of season, up tlie rimrs f 

 And koiv far must they " venture out " — which he is 

 aware they do — ^before they entitle themselves to " the 

 term as understood by Englishmen t " — fbi' tliey have 

 been cauglit hmdreds of miks from their rivers by sea ; 

 *it Slaku, at Sambas, at Pontiana, at Celebes. 



Let uSj however, finally uak some Englisbman how he 

 uuderstaiicls the term : and, by way of a change from 

 Mr. Hume's "concluding" and opining" captaius, 

 suppose we ask Sir Stephen Lushington. 



There are two points laid dowu with equal clearucas by 

 that eminent judge. 



The fii-st is one to which I diiectei by anticipation. 

 Captain Dajii ell's attention. It is — that a pirate, to be a 

 pirato, need not attack any particular yfeiy. 



The second is — that lie may be a real " sea-pirate/' 

 under various circumstances. 



" It weighs less than no tiling with me," observea tliis 

 high authority, to say that they were mcapable of dis- 

 tinguishing the British flag, and that if they had known it 

 they would not have attacked it : becfiuse, if they were 

 prepared ;md ready to commence an attack on aw.y other 

 persmtSj it shows that they were of a piratictd character, 

 * * * It can make no diflorence whctlier they were 

 inliabitants of that or any othoy island. AW h it to be 

 supposed Ihnt iJie name of pirate doeti not atlavh to persons 



