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12ISCUSSI0N. 



(jiiestioii, whether or not the vessul was ii 

 legal prize t0 the 4<slieenese govmtttciit, was 

 dismissed i]j Ibe ^4^1^ ^Eutjr wMi fii&ii^^^ 

 able forces and eloquence. The XHCodur was 

 aeeused of having* disposed of arms and am- 

 munitiou, uudcr Britis^li colours, to tlic rajali 

 iimcte? ^mixaimg^iig, agaimt tib« tte^ty 

 emmhied h&lmem Ae l^itS*^^ Ai^emem 

 governments, the rajali of Sambalangang heinj; 

 at war with tht* king of Achcen ; and tmo of the 

 articles of tlie treaty states, that any British ves- 

 sel supplying an enemy of the rajah of Acheeii 

 with arms and ammuniti^j, Is llikble to confisca- 

 tion ; and upon this article of the treaty, it was 

 contended that the hrig was a legal capture. 

 The Pungarang* Ibrahim then produced the 

 original treaty, wiitten in tfee Mn^y English 

 languages, duly sigtjied by ^ go5retiiia"-geneJal 

 of India, Sit Stamford Baffles, and Captain 

 Co<>nd)s. 



The Nacothu" stated, in his defenee. that lie 

 having given, and not sold, the arms and aumni- 

 niticm tn qam^mif the brig was not limbics to 

 the COttSeqftteiUiJses of a breach of tlu* treaty. The 

 discussion concluded l>y the nyah <Ieclaring, 

 I hat if the eonnnanders would return in one or 

 two hour.-, tluy should receive his Hiud decision. 

 * I'ungarang is the titlv "riniuctv 



