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SIR JAMES BROOKE’S EXPEDITION AGATNST THE 
SAREBAS PIRATES. 
On a former occasion I forwarded to you a list of the 
native flotilla, which was ready to put to sea with Sir James 
Brooke in his recent expedition against the pirates of Sa¬ 
rebas. 
The expedition set out on the 25th March, and visited 
every river between Sarawak and Sarebas, in hopes of find¬ 
ing the enemy, but without success. In the course of a few 
days the flotilla was joined by nrahus from various rivers on 
the coast, which I did not formerly reckon, but which were 
as follows, in addition to my former list: 
Samarahan, additional 5 
Sibuyows, do. 4 
Sarawak, do. 7 
Sadung, do. 10 
Linga, do. 12 
Sussnng, do. 5 
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Former list 55 
98 prahus. 
This formidable flotilla was led by four boats of the H. Ch 
feteamex NemesiSf under the orders of Mb Goodwin, and 
whilst the gallant commander Captain Wallage with his 
Steamer guarded the Sarebas rivei*, the expedition entered 
the Kaluka, and at once ascended both the right and left 
hand blanches of Lipat and Sussang. At the former place 
the Malays were found trading with the pirates, and having 
been advised to be cautious in future, became guides to the 
interior of the Rerabas branch of the Sarebas rivei*. 
At the distance of about 60 miles, up the Lipat from the 
sea, a foice of about 2,000 men was landed, and was absent 
for three days, during which time it captured several places, 
and destroyed large stores of rice and salt. This land force 
was so slightly opposed, thah.it was conjectured that the 
men were mostly absent, either to defend the fortified po¬ 
sition of Truh on the Rembas, or preparing to attack some 
other place. The latter conjecture was found to be cprrect. 
