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riorofStiongy Liuggy, Rajah Alli, the Rajah Bc- 

 sar of Ruiijbow, ai>d the Rajah Moodah. with 

 their people, have given inlimatbn to htm, the 

 Governor, ol' their iiiteution of levying a doty on 

 tin there. The Governor, in consequence, makes 

 known to all whom it ri»ay concern that these 

 matters do not pertain to him, nor is it in his 

 power to interfere ; becaivse that place is not 

 within the jurisdiction ol the Honorable Compa- 

 ny. They, ihe Chiefs, are in error to suppose 

 that he, the Governor, has any authority at Sim- 

 pang.'* 



'* Written at Singapore, 27th April 

 The Malacca merchants, who had, on the faith 

 of the promises of Inch i Kattas advanced consi- 

 derable suras for the working of the mines, now 

 grew alarmed for their money. ifSyed Sabban 

 were permitted to levy the duty, the price of 

 the tin would be so materially enhanced m to 

 render it impossible to dispose of it atlvantage- 

 onsly in a foreign market. The government was 

 ciamorouiily solicited to compel Syed SabbaI^ to 

 relinquish his claims, a- d, on this public retusal 

 to interfere with a foreign state, most acrimoni- 

 ous attacks upon it were ini^erted in the weekly 

 press of Singapore.* 



It is, however, a matter which admits of no 



• Tht following instance mav s^ctve a» nn e^ainiilc— After the ctmcia- 

 •loD (if tbe Saoijiij?! W[tr,Sjed Sabban rt'inir»led two b^rrcU ril ^uu 

 der fmn Litpviirnment in iirdet lo celebrate liU marii.ipfs uutl tbe re- 

 quejii waA Bccfde<! ti)-Tbe chief 1itlb^c^^f1em^>• nattti tbat uur l^arrel 

 wtts ^ufficiejit ui ttiiil lime nail boeif«d itiat, a'* be Imd mu cotivfniftit 

 plate to stow tbp s|)iiie Imrr^'liH, it m\^ht be kn*t in tim iiia««iiuw at 

 jilalacra uiiUlbc reijiuicd it. 1 bb «ivv 4lJO Hsrtfd :vu<!, ny^ni Syt'U 

 Sal>ban"<\ uimilictitlou fwr il dniini( lite Titrundle biJtwt-« ii bim Brid liicbl 

 K,.^lai, it wa*, uf coun*t, eivcii to Uiai-TiiU simple drcum»ta>ic^ wii» 

 twUlt-cUiv a amc»ii«<ndfni t>i tlie .Siiit?ap«FC Cbronicls liitft a LUmp 

 tixumM Uovtnuiifliit f«r furuishiii^ aiiuiiimitiim to Sjed bftbbuif deaplU 

 ^Uie professed neutrality ofllie Bntisb. 



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