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to inspire the men wiUi greater courage in figlu- 

 in^ against the Sianiese, and then proceed, 

 " The men ofSiam however arrived, and engaged 

 'Mn fight with the men of Malacca. The war 

 *' continued for a long time and great numbers of 

 ** Siamese perished, but Malacca was not reduc- 

 ** ed. At last, the whole Siamese army retreat- 

 " ed &c. • Thus we find the people of Coiong 

 mainly instrumental in repelling an attack made 

 by Siam on Malacca, which is an erident proof 

 that they were by no means tributary to that 

 state. 



We will now direct our attention to another of 

 these states, viz. Tringano on the eastern side of 

 the Peninsula. This country had long been me- 

 naced by the Siamese, and, with a view of avert- 

 ing his impending fate, the Sulthaun offered 

 the British a settlement there, as that naiion 

 was then in queat of an eligible situation fi)r a 

 depM, not having, at the period I speak of, esta- 

 blished themselves at Pulo Pioang. " About 

 '* the same time he %vrites to the Supreme Go- 

 " vernment, 'According to the advice communis 

 ** cated to m through Captain Glass, we gave fair 

 " words a3id liberal presents to Siain, but Siam 

 " is not contented. He demands ourself, or our 

 "son, to go and do homage at the foot of his 

 ** throne, and, if we do not comply with his de- 

 " mands, he threatens to destroy our country ; 

 ** there is no example or precedent from the ear- 

 ** liest period of any prince of this country doing 

 " homage in any other manner than by letter/ 'V 



The Supreme Government, ho%vever, declined 



