the whole of the territories subject to Malgicca, and 

 Rajah M^rah had been appointed to sncceed 

 him. But the Meuangkabows, or descendants 

 of the liillowers of a young prince, who had in the 

 past ages come over fiom Sumatra and wooed 

 and won the yuulliful princ^^ss of* Johore, vvere 

 displeased at such an innovation, conceiving the 

 banishment of Merah Tuan Leila Maharajah 

 to be a severer punishment than his alledged of- 

 fences merited; they consequently refused to 

 obey the orders of Rajah Merah on the ptea 

 that he was unacquainted with their peculiar cus- 

 toms. 



These various causes induced the Council to 

 pass a resokilion to the effect that it was requi- 

 site that either that body, or some qualified in- 

 dividual deputed in its stead, should proceed to 

 Nanning wiih the view of persuading the Me- 

 A.D, ifiia. 14. nangkabows to adopt that agricul- 

 Htg.igas.w. tural and peaceful mode of life to 

 which the fertility of the soil naturally invited 

 them» a^ well as to survey the country and admi- 

 nister justice. It is somewhat amusing to observe 

 with whatease this resolution was carried, there not 

 being one di&sentient vote, whilst the second and 

 more important portion of it, viz. as to who should 

 carry the same into effect was warmly debated. 

 The Council, for its part, would willingly have 

 nndertaken the task, but ti happened, by some 

 curious and unexplained coincidence, that there 

 was such a press of public business at Malacca 

 at this juncture that not one of those who had 

 voted for the visit could be spared. A second 

 resolution was accordingly passed, by virtue of 



• Vide Sir S. Races' pajicti pubikbed b| hb widsir. 



