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A. H*f- WheD, however, Sir Stamford 

 Raffies founded the British Settle- 

 meat of StDgapore, as tkat Island belojiged to 

 the empire of Johore, it became a matter of 

 paramount importance that there should be noth- 

 ing to invalidate the right of Abdul Rachman, 

 (who had ceded that i$!and) to the throne, which 

 was as yet far from settled as he had not been 

 jL, B. im. Heg. able to obtain possession of the 

 ma, regalia SuUhaun Mahomed Shah 



had left these with Tuankoo Pootri on his last 

 visit to Pulo Pinigad. Tuankoo Abdul Rach- 

 man nmde several attempts to obtain them but 

 in vain; ** Who," enquired this spirited old lady, 

 elected Abdul Rachman as sovereign of Johore? 

 " Was it my brother Rajah Japhar, or by what 

 '* law of succession has it happened ? It is ow- 

 " ing to l\n$ act of injuBtice that the ancient em- 

 •* pire of Johore 18 fast falling to decay."* 

 A> mu Heg. Tuankoo Abdul Rachman, find- 

 ing ^11 his efforts unavailing, and 

 that his authority over his subjects was little more 

 than nominal for want of the regalia, proceeded 

 to Tringano, with the intention of abdicating* 

 He there married Tuankoo Suanheet, (the sister 

 ofSulthaun Houssain ofTringano) who died in 

 child -bed of her first son. Sir Stamford Raffles 

 »ent over Major Farquhar to endeavour to per- 

 suade Tuankoo Pootri to give up the regalia, but 

 »he was inflexible by all the arts of diplomacy. 

 Tuankoo Houssain, however, agreed to come 

 over to Singapore, which he as well as the Ta- 



• TuJttkOiJ Feolfi I*, or wn* not long «^ re*>diiig in Malneci. >'ie u 

 ft fio« hiUlUgeiit old l«4y, ukI ber cotrntenaiice lighb viih grui tni' 



