CHAPTER IV. 



Op§nin» remarks up'jn. tke states of RumboWt Joftiij Somtgei 

 Otyfongt and Nantnttg^Divintian in the lint of successian 

 qffh': Menanffkaboiif Ruyal Farniiy ^ Traditionally account- 

 for — authoriitf and ojices of (he Puntjhooloos-^Dittoofihe 

 lang de Pnrtuan Besar — jOitto of lauff de Ptrtuan Moio- 

 daK — Hftjah Itam, the lang dt Pcrtuan Besar procure $ the 

 election of fus father-U'law, Rajak A$sil^ lo the Oj^ce of 

 Rajah Sesar of Rumhow^ or fang de Periuan Moodah — 

 Rajah AlHy grandson of the latter^ conKpires against hm* 

 avd^ on ddeclion^ retires to Nipah — Rnjah Alii again in- 

 triguesfor the soaer^igntif of Eumbow^ and is at length 

 successful — Rajah L'ittoo becomes iang de Pertuan Besar, 

 to the great vexation of Rajah Aili^ who seizes a favorable 

 pretext fotr a rupture — Hostditiea commence, and^ QiDiag 

 to an atrocioiii: crime on the part of some of Rajfih taboo* s 

 people, he if. desi^ried bif his adherentSi and compelled to 

 resign— office of Paxghooloo— Rumbow deviates from the 

 custom of the other stales — Her reason for so doing — Office 

 of Dattoo Moodah of Linggg^The Tamoongong of lUoar, 

 Tuankoo Tuan^ chief of Si Gannat^ rebels^Offiee ofRajak 

 de Rtijahy or Rajah Shahhumler of So&ngei Oojong — 77te 

 Panglimahi^ or tinrriors^The Sookoos of Rumhav} Ihi, 



andRumbow Oidoc^and banning— Population of Nanning 



The Dutch tribute — The ex- Pang hooloo of Nanning^ Cere- 

 monies observed at the annml display of the tacred Hadjoo 

 — British Resident abolishes the tax rtpon boats t and fke 

 tribute of buffialoes—Panghooloo of Nanning summoned to 

 Malacca—Refuses to come—Ohscri-ations on the levying 

 of the tenth of the produce^Mr. Church goes to Nanningi 

 as commissioner^ and returns unsuccessful — Remarks upon 

 iht line of policy pursued by the Goverrtmeni towards Nan- 

 ning^the Pang hooho of Xanning seizes a J>usnn—Hom» 

 Gouernment orders him to be reduced to stihmnision— The 

 Panghaoloo successfully intrigues with Rajah Alii of Rum- 

 bow, who enters into alliance with him — The expedition 

 against Nanning starts^Pcscription of the road^ Alarm at 



