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of the Siamese jmi in time to prevent his falling 

 ipto their hands. He hurried off, with his wives 

 and children, and as much treasure as he ctmld 

 collect, mounted upon several elephants, in the 

 direction of the Prye river, which lies wiihin the 

 British possession of Province Wellesley, leaving 

 a larg-e brig and schooner, on board of which 

 there wns considerable treasure: these, of course, 

 fell into the hands of his pursuers. A fugitive 

 and a wanderer ihrotigh nearly trackless and im- 

 pervious jungles, he «^as fur five days exposed to 

 severe fatigue a'ld all the iutlemencies of the 

 rainy season, whdst many of his at lend ants, and 

 several of his dearest and mo<:t venerable chiefs, 

 who bad not the advautaj^e of being moon Led, 

 perish edi victims to the united as$^auUs of fatigue, 

 hunger, and exposure, and many of his treasure 

 elephants separated irrecoverably from the line of 

 march, an accident attributed to the treachery of 

 their drivers. At last, he reached the residence of 

 his brother, Tuankoo Solyman, on the Prye Ri- 

 ver^ where he was furnished with four or five 

 pralius on which he embarked with his family, 

 attendants, and remnant of treasure, and, descend- 

 ing the river, crossed over to Pinang where he so- 

 licited, and readily obtained, the' protection of the 

 British Government. 



It is pleasing to the historian to have it in his 

 power to state that the British Authorities at Pi- 

 nang not only threw the broad shield of their 

 protection o%'er the person of their unfortunate 

 ally, but allowed him a haudsome maintenance 

 for himself and family — It is also gratifying to 

 record that at this juncture, the British Govern- 

 ment did not permit itself to be dictated to and 



