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the life, of his grandfather, Hajah Assil, and. ia 

 consequeDce of the detection of his ambitious 

 schemes, incurred the hostility of his aunt, the 

 wife of Rajah Laboo. In consequence of this 

 premature discovery, he retired to Nipah, 



Hajah I tarn was succeeded in the office of 

 lang de Peauan Besar by Lengan Lawoot, who 

 died m 1824. 



It will now be necessary to retrace our steps a 

 littie in order to shew the manner in which this 

 crafty Chief, Rajah Atli, obtained the sovereignty 

 of Kumbo\r. 



One of the sons of Rajah Assil, by name Ra- 

 jah Hadgl, having become violently enamoured 

 with the daughter of a celebrated Hadgi, a rela- 

 tive ofKamah, the present Panghooluo Uunibow, 

 demanded her in marriage. On her father s re- 

 fusing his consent, be forcibly carried her off to 

 the litatm, one of the places of residence of his 

 father, Rajah AssiL Ramah complained to the 

 latter of the outrage, but ineffectually, as that 

 chieftain either would not, or could not, afford 

 him redress* 



Scruples appear to prevail m uk interior as to 

 the propriety of resorting to an appeal lo arms, 

 except in cases where the contending Chiefs are 

 of equal rank, and head their respective parlies; 

 Rgjah Alii was tliereibre requested by the ag- 

 grieved parties to lead them against his grandfa- 

 ther, Kajah Assil ; an office v^hich he readily as- 

 sumed, never having laid aside his ambitious as* 

 pirings to the power of that relative. Directly 

 that he assumed command, he entered into nego- 

 ciations with Rajah Assii, pointing out to him, in 

 the strongest teims that he could devise the ne- 



