ac 

 it 



ultitude, and tlien proceeds to 

 from the rust and stains whi«h have 



ring 



cleanse 

 accumu- 



lated on its blade duriug the past vear. t is al- 

 most nnnecMsarv to add that no hands less sa- 

 cred than his own are ^.prmitted to touch it. 

 He then carefully unfolds the badjoo, and extends 

 it solemulv over smoking incense, whilst the peo- 

 ple bow themselves to the earth, and. in that at- 

 litude of adoration, repeatedly excla.m, " Dou- 



lat. Doulat," (Holy. Holy). 



The descendants of the slaves, formerly men- 

 tioned as- having been presented toJowana Leng- 

 ang, are supposed to amount at present to about 

 three hundred persons ofbothsexes and all ages; 

 but .0 far from being considered in the light of 

 staves they appear to hold a somewhat similar 

 rank Jelalivelv to the Panghooloo a* that main- 

 tained by the vassals to the Lord of the soil m 

 the ancient feudal times of Europe -, allowance 

 beinir made for the difference between Asiatic 

 and Occidental customs. They are perfectly free 

 from the authority of the Sookoos. and subject 

 entirely to the control of the Panghooloo, form- 

 in- a sort of body-guard to him, and rendering 

 him military service. They are distinguished 

 by the title of " Orang Tallah," (or people pre- 

 sented), and the head man of the tribe is termed 

 Sookoo Teega Nareh." 



Isi 1807 Major Farquhar. the British Kesi- 

 dent at Malacca, abolii^hed the tax of 45^ cents 

 on each boat coming down the rifer, so that two 

 out of the fourlaxesimposed by the Dutch, were 

 freelv remitted by the British administration. 



In I82S. the Panghooloo of Nanmng, who had 

 (Utterly shown symptoms of turbulence and dis- 



