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but was driven back by the garrison, who lost 

 eight of their n amber. The Dutch, however, 

 being alarmed, embarked the next morning for 

 Malacca, having abnnduned all ibeir military 

 stores, kc. and Lhe Salangor Uajah again obtained^ 

 and still retain?, possession. The Dutch, never- 

 theless s^ubsequfntly compelled him toenier into a 

 treaty whereby the monopoly of his tin was se* 

 cured to them. 



CoIong,a dependency of Malacca^aod which was 

 at one time one of its most flijurishing settlements, 

 was wrested from that .state by Salangor. It was 

 an early colony from Singbapura, and m inde- 

 f>endent and warlike settlement. In fact, we 

 find in the Malayan Annals* that Colong was 

 not only able to defend itself, but affijrd powerful 

 assistance to its tributandary state f when that 

 was threatened by the restless Siamese. The 

 circumstances are thus abridged from the An- 

 nals by Mr, Anderson. " About the year 1340, 

 " it is reported that the King of Siam, who 

 ** in ancient times was named Salien Nani, hear- 

 " ing that Malacca was a great country, and did 

 '* not own his allegiance, sent to demand a letter 

 " of submission but the King of Malacca refused. 

 ** The Siamese prepared to attack Malacca, and 

 had reached as far as Pahang, when all the in- 

 habitants from Mouar assembled at Malacca, 

 ** and Tuan Perak brought up the people of Co- 

 " long with all the women and children." J The 

 Annals state that the reason for his so doing was 



• Vide leydeuV M»]ayiin AtibsIs, page HI to 124, 

 t 1 have bpre coined • word, bot I t^e bq rea*nn why e wQtd no nc- 

 ccMiiry fthauld mi &a<\ tdmiunna In the ILnglisb laugiHge, though it 

 not in Joluifion. 



I Aodet^oa'i Coiuldenitiotu relative to tht Mttiyan FeiiiiiscilK p. H* 



