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It would be useless to describe the further movements of the ex¬ 
pedition in detail, and it will suffice to say that the town of Paku 
was taken without resistance after a skirmish or two, and after some 
hard labour for two or three days in removing the obstructions 
thrown across the narrow and shallow river. On the 7th of Au¬ 
gust the Expedition returned from the neighbourhood of Paku and 
rendezvoused around the Nemesis. A letter was however left at 
Paku addressed to the pirates pointing out their crime, and the 
punishment which had followed it, and offering terms on the basis 
of the abandonment of piracy. 
The original object of the expedition was now resumed, and the 
steamer and boats moved to Rejang, and advanced up the river 
eighty miles to the mouth of the Kanawit inhabited by the piratical 
tribes—a successful excursion was made up this river—several long 
houses were destroyed, some piratical Bangkongs taken, and some 
prisoners made. The same terms were verbally offered to these 
people as had before been offered to the Sarebas, and three of their 
chiefs came in, and promised as far as they themselves were con¬ 
cerned to discontinue their piratical excursions, but they would not 
answer for the other chiefs, amongst whom “Buah Riah” of Ensabi 
is the most powerful and influential. 
On the fourth day the boats having once more rejoined, the 
Steamer proceeded about ten miles up the Rejang to Poe inhabited 
by the Kanawit Dyaks, a tatooed race. These people, piratical 
themselves, and the guides of the Sarebas and Sakarran on their 
expeditions, were fined, and two slaves, captured by the Sakarrans 
resident up the Poe creek and sold to them, were set at liberty. 
The effect of these intermediate depots of trade between the Malays 
and the pirates is that the captives and plunder taken during their 
piratical excursions are exchanged for salt, iron and other goods. 
Such depots are the receptacles of plundered property and must 
always be destroyed, in order that The pirates may not derive the 
profits from piracy which they have heretofore done. The receiver 
of piratical plunder must be regarded in the same light as the pirate 
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At Poe, this most successful expedition may be said to have 
ended, and it is only necessary to add that the Rejang is pro¬ 
bably the finest and deepest river in Borneo, and when piracy 
shall be suppressed will become a place of note and a great pro¬ 
ducing country. The river Kanawit can send out some 60 or 
70 piratical prahus, Poe 8 and Katibas 50 to 60 making with 
Sarebas and Sakarran (previous to the recent defeat of the former) 
upwards of 300 prahus engaged in piracy, either in the fleets or 
detached parties. The present expedition has dealt a heavy blow to 
this infamous system, and the best results may be expected from it, 
and the public and H.M’s Government are greatly indebted to Cap¬ 
tain Farquhar for his conduct on an arduous and tedious service.. 
All alike deserve thanks and applause, from the gallant Commander 
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