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meftBS dilatoTy in improTb^ it. That very even- 

 ing, as many of the people of Unggin, as could 

 be assembled together, were apprized of his elec- 

 tion by the zealous Rajah Moodah, who rebelled 

 in the aaticipation of unlimited sway under hit 

 imbecile master. This ceremony having been 

 undergoae, the remains of the deceased Snlthaun, 

 Mahomed Shah, were committed to the dust with 

 all the pomp becoming his rank. On the third 

 day subsequent to the funeral, the new Sulthaun 

 ascended the throne of Uii? fore fathers with all the 

 solemnities usually observed on such a. t>, mo, Hef. 

 occasions, and received the homage 

 of his subjects, the fealty of the Malayan nations 

 generally going with the stream. 



Let us now return to the lawful sovereign, Toan- 

 koo Houssain. usually known under the desigiia* 

 tion of Tuankoo Long, who, having reached Pa- 

 hang in pursuance of his father s commands, had 

 landed but a few days, when the rumour reached 

 him of his father s death. As it was merely a 

 floating report, it did not delay his marriage, which 

 took place within about two months of his arri- 

 val He subsequently received an official, but 

 pithy, account of thedeath of Sulthaun Mahomed 

 Shah, from Rajah Japhar. who, craftily antedate 

 ing his letter, confined himself entirely to that event 

 making no mention of the subsequent important 

 occurrences, and attributing the Sulthaun s death 

 to the fatigues undergone in his trip to Bulaog. 



The Malays, w^ho have been termed a maritime 

 nation, are undeserving oi that appellation in an 

 extended sense, as they never attempt to beat 

 against a monsoon for a distant port, and aUvayi 



