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the proffered settlement, and the Siamese tiio- 

 Bareh continued tothreaten the Sulthaim with his 

 vengeance. Having no hopes of assistance from 

 the English, the latter naturally turned bis eyes 

 to the Dutch. Accordingly, we find the Sul- 

 thauo» (Sulthann Thaniat), in July 1792 writing 

 to the Dutch Government to request that ihey 

 would send hiai five brass swivels, and a hun- 

 dred coyans (or eic^ht hurriied gantangs) of rice, 

 as he was apprehensive of an attack from the 

 Siamese. In his letter to the Resident of Rhio, 

 we find the foUo^ving paragraph ; ** I acquaint 

 *' my friend of the anxiety I feel on account of 

 " the Siames^e. and if the Company and my friend 

 will not assist me. I shall have no rest, for 

 ** the Siamese are desirous of coming and injuring 

 me— If tiie Company and my friend can pos- 

 ** sibly send Captain Levy Marcus along with 

 " my people to Siam, I can at once ascertain 

 *' what their intentions are." On the same day 

 he wrote a long letter to the Honorable A. Cou- 

 perus. Governor of Malacca, on the same sub- 

 ject, in which we find the following passage; 

 " 1 have received intelligence from Siam tliat 

 '* that nation meditates an invasion of my 

 " country, and the repetition of these ru* 

 " mours each succeeding year adds to my un- 

 " easiness. 1 have omitted no method of con- 

 '* cilmting the Siamese, and sent a Bimga Mas, 

 ** or Golden Flower, with other presents, as a 

 " token that I am their subject,* but mysubmis- 



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