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—the Biiggis Chief, Kajali Mabvva— Dattoo 

 Pangawa— Battoo Shahbandar— Tuaukoo Sanum 



It now only remains to meiition the fate of 

 lochi Oowati Sabaa. the uncle of Tiiaakoo Hous- 

 sain, to w hom I have aheady alluded, and whose 

 treatment by the Dutch affords a strong exam- 

 ple ol the arbitrary manner in which Uiat nation 

 stifles the slightest breath of censure on its mea- 

 sures. 



On the arrival of Captain Elout at Rhioin 1819 

 to take charge of that settlement, and to* pro- 

 claim Abdul Rachman as Sulthaun of Johore, 

 this chief was standing amongst the crowd who 

 were li:^teniug to the Proclamation. When he 

 had heard it read through, lie could not for- 

 bear exclaiming. " Since I find that the lawful 

 '* sovereign is thus for ever thrust from his king- 

 *' dotn, and that chiefly by the interposition of 

 ^'foreigners, 1 too shall quit ray coiintry for ever!'* 



This speech was speedily reported to the Resi- 

 dent and, before the unfortunate man could reach 

 his house, he was seized, and, without a syllable of 

 a question being pat to him, hurried on board a brig 

 for Malacca, where on hi^ arrival, \m was in like 

 manner, uninterrogated, thrown iu to the felons 

 jail. For nearly six years did helangui&h iu hope- 

 less, solitary, captivity; until in 1825, when Ma- 

 lacca was about to be ceded to the British in ex- 

 hange for Bencoolen. the Dutch, ashamed to shew 

 such a damnatory proof of their cruelty and oppres- 

 sion, threw open his prison doors, and the victim ot 



• AUhwigli Abdul Raehnian nru iiot/«ma% loTfrtrtoU with the dignitj 

 by the niitch until the latter alwayn »cknowl«iJgcd bim as Uie Sn* 

 venign Cif JaLi>rt, and u>p|KM«d tht eUima of hh broiber. 



