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by an expedition from Malacca of 12 ships, with the sloops and Pen- 

 jajaps* of Eang de per Tuan Kechil, and Dyeng Tumu, altogether, great 

 and small, about 4(i. The troops land at Tanjong Sri and the attack 

 commences. Raja Haji runs amok, and is wounded. Putri of Mandura 

 is killed. The assault is very severe, and at last Dyeng Camboja and 

 the Lingie people are forced to flee into the interior to Rumbowe, with 

 whose chiefs, Raja Alum, the Panghulu and Ampat Jukii, the former 

 forms an alliance, in wliich it is sworn by the solemn oath, called the 

 " Sumpah-selia Berkaoha darah,'"\ to go down and attack Malacca. 

 About fifteeudays after their defeat, iheBugis of Liagie and Salangore 

 and the people of /?<<m6oif'e march upon Malacca, attack and burn the 

 suburb of Tranqueira, erect two stockades at Klay-bong, one for the 

 Eangde per Tuan Muda, the other f)r the Rajaof Rumbowe. Pringgity 

 Bukit China (the hill on which is situated the cemetery of the Chinese 

 of Malacca, and crowned by a redoubt) Samdbu and Tetok Katdpang, to 

 the south of the city, fall successively. Raja Syed from Salangore and 

 Raja Alum from Battu Bliara (in Sumatra) now join the Muda's forces. 

 The latter erects another stockade at KLayhong. At this crisis succours 

 arrive for the Du ch garrison from Batavia ; they make a sally on the 

 stockades ; but, says the Malay historian, " The powder of the Great 

 God assisted his slavts, and they were not worsted, nor suffered much 

 loss. Of shoes and hats two or three loads remained on the field." A 

 council of war is held and Pringgit again attacked and taken. The 

 Hollanders now request a truce, which is granted. The war had 

 lasted nearly nine months. The chiefs return to Rumbowe. Dyeng 

 Camboja goes from Rumbowe to Padas, where he finds Raja Haji, now 

 recovered from his wounds. The sultans of Johore and Salangore, 

 and many other chiefs repair to Malacca, where they have an inter- 

 view with the Dutch governor. Dyeng Camboja, the Muda, with Raja 

 Haji, sails to Salangore, returns to Padas, and thence proceeds with the 

 sultan of Salangore to Malacca, where he has an interview with the 

 *' Governador" outside the Tranqueira gate, and concludes a treaty be- 

 tween the Bugis and Dutch Company — returns to Padas, which be» 

 comes the head quarters of the Bugis after their expulsion from Rio and 

 Lingie— Sultan Suliman is reconciled to the Bugis and Malay princes, 

 and sends the sultan of Salangore and Raja Haji for Dyeng Camboja 

 from Padas to Rio, but shortly after dies at Rio. Dyeng Camboja takes 

 up his residence at Rio. War at Tannah Merah in Singapore. Sultan 



* A Penjajap in a sort of decked vessel. t An oath taken orer a mixture of blood.. 



