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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES, &C. 
The Sarawak Fleet. 
(Sarawak , 23 rd March , 1849.,/ 
As some discussion has recently taken place on the size, 
and armament of the Dayak pirate prahus of this coast and their 
complements in men, your readers may be interested in the 
following list of the Sarawak fleet now ready for sea, and the 
average of men to each prahu is somewhat lower than the 
average of the prahus of the Serebas and Sakarran Pirates. 
The largest Sarawak prahu does not exceed ten ton, and] the 
piratical prahus are less in tonnage though of greater size on 
account of the very great overhang of the stem and stern. 
The Sakarran and Serebas fleet fully collected, can put to sea 
with 200 prahus (or as they are here called " Bankongs”) 
and within the last three months they have captured several 
trading boats, devastated two rivers, burnt three villages and 
slaughtered fully four hundred persons,—men, women and 
children. 
There is a report at the present moment that the Serebas 
and Sakarran are out at sea with from 60 to 100 prahus, and 
that they have captured the town of Gadong in the Sadung 
river. 
To save these people, if it be possible, to protect the coasts, 
and to punish the pirates. Sir James Brooke goes out 
to-morrow to cruize, accompained by the boats of the H. C. 
Steamer Nemesis, and it is to be hoped that a blow may be 
given to the Pirates. 
Why does the Navy sleep. Where is Captain Keppel? 
No. 
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(t Rajawali itam” 
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2 
<c Harimau” 
* • • 
45 
3 
ec Ular” .. 
• • • 
30 
33 
4 
“ Nuri”. 
• • • 
35 
33 
5 
<e Pinyu”.. ■, 
• * * 
40 
33 
6 
<c Peniangat” 
• t ■ 
35 
33 
7 
<e Kijang” .. 
* • • 
35 
33 
8 
Buaya” ., 
* • • 
50 
33 
9 
<e Ani-ani”., 
m • % 
20 
33 
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10 
<f Katak” ,. .. . 
f * * * 
25 
33 
11 
ee A yam” . 
• f • 
35 
33 
12 
<s Meuapati” 
• • • 
30 
33 
13 
« Tupei’' 
• • • 
25 
33 
14 
u Alang laut” .. 
• • • 
40 
33 
15 
<c Bujang brani” *. 
• • t 
25 
33 
16 
fC Layang-layang”.. 
9 * • 
20 
33 
17 
fC Pipit 1 '.. 
• ■ * 
20 
33 
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