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different parties in the pending disputes between 

 the British Government and the Panghoolao of 

 arming. 



After the termination of that contest, Syed 

 Sabbari, probably calculating upon the support 

 of Government on account ofhis * serrices during- 

 the war, issue<l the following Proclamation in 

 January J 833. 



" General Order by the lang de Perhiaii Beser, 

 and lang de i^ertunn Moudah, with the concur- 

 rence of Batton Sellah Maharaj ih— lo brang 

 Kayoo Kattas, (that is, to the Chief of Un.^gy. 



That we make known to yon that, upon all tin 

 which is exported by the river Lin^j^^y, we per- 

 emptorily impose a duty of three dollars per 

 Bahar, because we have referred the cafe to 

 Malacca, to the Governor of Pinang, and the 

 Rosident Councillor of Malacca— therefore this 

 order is issued to the Chief of Lin^gy that all, 

 who bring down tin, (from Semoojoug), must t^o 

 to Simpj^ng to pay the duty." 

 " Written 23d January 1833— Ilcgira !248/* 

 This Prodamation whiA, whilst it stated the 

 fact of the reference, thus craftily insinuated that 

 the British Government sanctioned the duty, 

 was met by a counter one from Mr. Ibbctson, 

 worded as follows; 



" The Honorable R. Ibbet^on Esq. Governor 

 of Prince of Wales . s Island, Singapnre, and MaU 

 lacca, hereby notiiies and makes known that, with 

 respect to the territory of Simpang in the inte- 



• AUIjough Syed Sobban was next to iiseltw a« a JYirnd In ihe second 

 expeilition, d^nr Ij^uijlit experience id the fint ^ht'^cd thai he 

 formidable 4^ iin tueniif in tii* juug)e— Hia cspouhil of Hii- British inter* 

 eiti hud tbU ot-gati*© good ihnt he wtA no longer acting apiijut oj. 



