84 ^'ote on MaloAjan Manvscn'pls and Books, [Jan. 



The sultan quits Lingga for Pohang find thence takes refuge in Trin- 

 ganu. Applies to the Raja Kechil of Triiiganu raid the sultan of Satan- 

 gore to afford their mediation between him and the Dutch. The latter 

 visits Malacca for this purpose, but the Dutch refuse to listen to him. 



At this period the British assume possession of Malacca and Bio, 

 and give up the latter unconditionally to the sultan of Johore, who, 

 placing it under tlie authority of ihe Tumungong, settles at Livgga* 

 The Muda of Rio, Raja Ali, goes and resides Muar. Jarrings be- 

 tween the Malay and Bugis faction^ occur. The sultfin of Sakingcre, 

 Aviih Raja Jr^ffer of Rio, his younger brother Raja Idris, and other 

 chiefs, attacks Perak. Returns to Salavgor€ and forms an establish- 

 ment at Calang. 



The MS. contains other information concerning the chiefs of Smc, 

 Indragiri, Quedah, Riid Meita?) g cab oive, hut is chiefly valuable in filling 

 up the ///a in the history of the fallen dynasty of the Mahomedan 

 kings of Malacca, from the 17th to the end of the ]8th centuries. It is 

 a copy of a MS. in ihe possession of the Count Von Ranzow, late resi- 

 dent at Rio, which, he informed me, was presented him by a prominent 

 actor in the latter part of this history, Rajah Jaffer, Viceroy of Rio» 

 Part /.— Contains copies and translations of inscriptions engraved on 

 the seals of the princes of the following Malayan Slates, taken from 

 their letters : — 



Job ore 



Quedah 



Salangore , 



Pahang 



Tringanu 



Knlautan 



Rumbowe > Malay Peninsula. 



Snmenanti . . 



Muar j 



Sungie ujong j 



Lingie . , . . , 



Siac I 



Bukil Battu ^ 



ISIenangcabowe, r:nd ^ Sumatra. 



Assahon j 



A* soon as the Dutch again occupied Malacca in they hastened to repossess them- 

 selves of TThat we had give n up in 1T95. and svnt Adrian Kock to Rio to negotiate with 

 the Malays for the transfer of the Island to the Netherlands Government, which was 

 effected on conditions of their paying the Muda annually 4;,000 Java rupees. Captain 

 Elhout was put in charge. 



