THE COMMANBER-IN-CIUEF. 



Amongst his mat ructions is the folio witjg : — 



*' You win ompioy the fo7'ce under your orders to the 

 utmost in cusckjkg piraoy, as well in Uie Malmjait Sea as 

 on the coast of Cliina : but you wili nnicli rather endeavour 

 to check piracy among the li^lauds of the Archipelago by 

 a good understcinding, and by enforcing the observance of 

 treaties with the native cMefji, tlian by encouraguig bostQo 

 ojjerations, and expeditions of a coercive character/' 



The particvdar officer on wliom was imposed the duty 

 of obedience to tli^sc instructions in tlie spring and 

 summer of 184D, was Su' Francis Collier. 



These iustructiom would involve the ftdhmng duty, as 

 connected with the subject we are disciissing. 



In the event of Sir James Brooke failing to secure for 

 British commerce " support and protection fram piracy," 

 by diplomatic and peaceable influences with the Bornean 

 chiefs, then — it being still his duty to secure it—he must 

 do it by force ; and for that force he is to look to the 

 naval Commander-in-chief in the Indian Sea^. 



On such, an apphcation being made to that officer, it 

 became hu duty, according to hu instructional fij^t to 

 satisfy himself that every proper effort had been made to 

 effect the desii'ed end ; and then, from the moment of hia 

 feehug so satisfied, to employ the fm^ce under his 

 command to the utmost in check ikg piracy." 



K either Bir Francis Colherj nor any other commander- 

 in-chief readmg his instructions, and vigilant to perform 

 lus duty, was likely to be long ignorant of the piratical 



