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cable animosity of h!!^ aunt, (the wife of Rajah 

 Laboo), he could not but he apprehensive ihat 

 she would take advantage of her husband's supe- 

 rior rank to shake his authority, and, perhaps, 

 eventually oust him from the empire, especially 

 as Rajah Laboo, on his arrival, proceeded at once 

 to Nauning, a contiguous slate, whence he was 

 conducted by tlie Panghooloo to Soougei Oojong 

 (the DattooCalana of which territory, as previous- 

 ly stated, takes precedence of the other three), and 

 thence conveyed to Rumbow, w lie re the only dis- 

 sentient voice at his election was that of tlie indi- 

 vidual most interested in his iiijection — Rajah 



Am. 



At this juncture, the Panghooloo of Sri Me- 

 nanti, (the place at which the Rajah Bcj^ar of 

 Sumatra residcfi), was prevailed upon by Uajah 

 Radin, eldest son of the deceased Lengan Lawoot, 

 to proclaim him as the Inng de Pertoan Besar, 

 but shortly afterwards withdrew his support up- 

 on receiving a remonstrance from the Calana and 

 Rajah Laboo. 



Whilst affairs were in this state, Rajah Laboo 

 seized two Leilas,* and otlier articles to the value 

 of about two hundred Spanish dollars, the pro* 

 petty of Rajah Radin, under the pretext that 

 they were regalia Tlie injured Chief appealed 

 to Rajah Al!i, who willingly espoused liis cause, 

 as it afforded him a specious apology for coming 

 to an open rupture with an individual, whose in- 

 terests were so diametrically opposed to his own. 

 Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity 

 afforded by the absence of Kajah Laboo, the two 

 Chiefs made a sudden irruption into Sri Menanti, 



* Leila, mapedei of iwtvd. 



