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CAPTURE OF HAS Vi:SSEL. 



tended fKiying it with inm balls; war was thvvo- 

 forc (Icelared against this r.ehellions rajfili, and 

 the barque was Cdptured by the folio wiug strata- 

 gem: th«emmand^«tf}iisAi^#isi^ 

 gnib fdl in i^ ilm to^^ne^t m» tssixred! ^er 



coiinnanih r that all diffi'vciices liad been adjnsted 

 hetweL'ii the two rajahs, anil rcfjnestrd him to 

 come on board. The captain of the barque un- 

 suspectingly accepted tlie invitation, taking pre- 

 sents with ii^* Oit Mti^'^g iipot^ ^ of 

 the grab, himself, crew, -SSld p£t6i^t»W@Pe de- 

 tained, and a boat, witli a numher of men well 

 armed, sent on board the barque ; aud having- 

 secured the guns, hauled down the Trumong 

 ra|ttVs eoitoni^s, and lioiiited litosfi 6{'lm Aeieei^ 

 ese majesty, the vessels ^ill. sail, in compsaiy^ for 



Aclieen in a few chtys. 



A Madras native, who spoke a little Euglisli, 

 atiwtsed us with his version of the affair* I be- 

 longs and Barqtie Mtmf , to ihe rajah t»f Tm- 

 n^Hig:. Aeheen rajah and my rajah maivo war; 

 Trnmong rajah plenty dollars, and go Iniy ships 

 at Pulo Peuang, to figlit rajali Aelieen. Aeheen 

 rajah veiy poor, one day buy ship, in a month 

 want sellj lisijaiise rery jsotir— Aehe^a jigiak -m 

 good, no [>ay Laseai's— Trumong rsgalij UaykilJg, 

 l)ay well, jilenty dollars. My Ijarque got seven 

 guns aud twelve Lascai men. The grab send u 



