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signs were entertained against Rurobow. The 

 latter, however, Bent back for answer that he 

 had received certain intelligence from Malacca 

 that the original plan had been changed ; * and 

 that, for fear of exciting suspicion, Rajah Laboo 

 was to remain behind until after the reduction of 

 Nanning, an event, which would leave the En- 

 glish at liberty to turn their arms against 

 Rumbow. The suggej^tion was probable, 

 and the natural consequence resulted that Ra- 

 jah Alii coalesced with Dool Syed, and not only 

 powerfully co-operated with nien» arms, and mo- 

 ney ; but, by throwing hi? influence into the scale, 

 decided many waverers to uphold ihe cause of the 

 Panghooloo; amongst these were Inchi Ahat and 

 Inclii Mahommed.tbe individuals formerly men- 

 tioned as having forcibly pojssessed themselves of 

 the territory at the foot of Mount Ophir. At this 

 juncture too arrived the ex-king of Kedah, who 

 bad been transported hither by government in 

 virtue of the Treaty of Siam, an event which cer- 

 tainly did not tend to strengthen the confidence 

 of the native princes in the British nation. On 

 the arrival of the force at Malini. it learnt the fate 

 of the rice, and instructions were accordingly des- 

 patched to the Kaigue, who commanded the con- 

 voy, to discharge the boats, and bring the supplies 

 on by coolies to Soongei Paltye. The escort was 

 further strengthened by a Havildar s guard, in 

 addition to that under the Naigue. The boats 

 accordingly returned in a body to Malacca on 

 the morning of Sunday the 7th of August ; and, 

 on rounding the last reach of the river at seven 



• Non« of iWepwceeditig* and mmmm w«t« known U ti>» 

 cf the nu Wicaiion of the Narraliv? " They m le r**'^*'*^. 

 S^hbm fcfter peace hid Uk«n pUce l>eiweto hun and ti»* Brituh. 



