IN THE MENANGKABAW STATES. 177 



over into the Company's Lerriloryj where 

 they lioped to find more tranquillity aad 

 assistance, and asked us to take tlieni wiLli 

 us. Two of them besought us to receive thcni 

 as servants for ever, or rather as slaves, as 

 they intended not to receive any pay. I was 

 mucii moved by such a mark of confidence; 

 for I knew well that, by speaking so, they 

 put their lives into our hands; for the men- 

 tion of their design would have uudoubl- 

 edly been tiie cause of some fresh order for 

 killing tfie first authors of this resolution, 

 which would have been called a conspiracy. 

 We gave a little advice to this pooi* people, 

 who by their confidence showed that they 

 already considered us as their fathers; and 

 we postponed the consideration of this a Hair 

 to another day; as we intended shortly to 

 return again. 



As 1 have been, with a view to give notice 

 of this occurrence, led to speak of a Malay 

 feast, 1 will continue to relate the circuai- 



