Rajah Brooke

INDEX

A
Abai Bay, 233.
Aberdeen, Lord, 118;
questionable conduct, 119;
issues commission, 130.
Agriculture, the mainstay, 206;
introduction of new cultures, 206;
land awaiting immigrants, 208;
Malay cultivation, 212;
agriculture in Padas, 240.
Albatross, H.M.S., 96.
Alderson, Baron, remarkable speech of, 117.
Alligators, 227;
three species, 227;
anecdote, 227;
dangerous, 227;
heroic conduct, 228;
huge reptile, 228;
destruction of a man-eater, 228;
one measured 26 feet, 229;
causes of exceptional voracity, 130.
Alston, Lieutenant, in East Africa, 251.
Antimony, 209.
Austen, Miss, her novels, 107;
her brother the Admiral, 110.
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Bajaus, customs of, 233;
useful population, 246.
Balestier, Mr, U.S. Envoy, proposes convention, 115.
Balignini pirates, action with, 82.
Ball given by inhabitants of Singapore, 193.
Bandhar, Datu, 126;
fatal mistake, 147;
his house rendezvous of British officers, 154;
summoned by Chinese chiefs, 157;
gloomy meeting, 159;
courageous conduct, 163;
captures Chinese fort, 167.
Balow Dyaks, 63;
their Arab chief deposed, 67.
Batang Lupar, the, 64;
Dyaks under present Rajah, 213.
Bau, Chinese chief town, 147;
assemble forces at, 147;
driven into, 165;
gold quartz crushing at, 210.
Beaufort, Mr, Governor of North Borneo, 249.
Belcher, Sir Edward, 54;
visits Sarawak, 59;
proceeds to Brunei, 60;
joins Keppel, 66.
Bethune, Captain, sent to Borneo, 70;
reports to Government, 73.
Borneo Company, 139;
establishment saved, 165;
agents arrive, 173;
lends Rajah £5000, 181;
presses for repayment, 183;
established over forty years, 208;
erects crushing plant, 210;
successful results, 210;
increasing establishments, 210.
Boudriot, Monsieur, 131;
conclusive testimony, 132.
Brereton, Mr, 88;
a devoted follower; death, 128.
British Government, 54;
slow to act, 68;
care nothing for further East, 69;
decide to occupy Labuan, 82;
strong language concerning, 106;
appoints Brooke Envoy to Siam, 109;
appoints commission, 118;
mean conduct, 119;
cause of Brooke’s misfortunes, 176.
Brooke, Mr, Rajah’s father, 2;
his death, 8.
Brooke, Mrs, Rajah’s mother, 2;
her death, 62.
Brooke, Rajah, his parents, 1;
his ancestors, 2;
birth at Benares, 2;
first arrival in England, 2;
sent to Norwich Grammar School, 2;
first commission, 3;
the Burmese War, 3;
first action, 4;
severely wounded, 5;
returns to England, 5;
resigns Government service, 6;
first voyage to China, 6;
second voyage in brig Findlay, 7;
purchases Royalist, 8;
wrote memoir on Eastern Archipelago, 9 (see Appendix);
his character, 10;
portrait by Grant, 10;
sails for Eastern Archipelago, 11;
his views, 12;
Singapore, 12;
leaves for Borneo, 13;
received by Muda Hassim, 14;
visits Lundu, 16;
Sherif Sahib, 18;
attack by pirate Dyaks, 18;
visits Celebes, 19;
European domination, 19;
Brooke’s own policy, 21;
second visit to Sarawak, 23;
takes part in the civil war, 24;
close of warlike operations, 25;
final engagement, 30;
treats with the rebels, 36;
their surrender, 39;
saves their lives, 40;
views on Borneo, 44;
resolute conduct, 46;
Governor of Sarawak, 48;
establishes courts of justice, 48;
Brooke’s position, 51;
his occupations, 54;
his great sagacity, 61;
wounded, 62;
‘to make Borneo a second Java,’ his policy, 69;
escapes death at Lingire’s hands, 73;
coolness and presence of mind, 73;
establishes Provisional Government in Brunei, 80;
signs English Treaty with Sultan, 82;
returns to England, 83;
received by Queen, 84;
honours, 84;
Commissioner and Governor of Labuan, 85;
anecdote, 85;
a K.C.B., 87;
returns to Sarawak, 87;
the Sarawak flag, 88;
illness, 90;
leaves for Sulu, 91;
reception by Sultan, 92;
second visit, 94;
signs treaty, 94;
leads expedition against pirates, 97;
policy attacked, 103;
anecdote, 107;
appointed Envoy to Siam, 109;
returns to Sarawak, 114;
leaves for England, 115;
no rest there, 116;
great speech, 117;
shameful treatment, 119;
smallpox, 120;
friendly reception by Sultan, 122;
expedition against Rentab, 126;
attends commission, 128;
charm of his society, 136;
mollified by tone of Lord Clarendon’s despatches, 139;
his house surprised by Chinese, 149;
escape, 150;
attempts to organise forces 154;
retires from Kuching 155;
premature return, 160;
retires to Samarahan, 162;
the Sir James Brooke, 164;
end of Chinese insurrection, 170;
loss of perfect library, 174;
his MSS. and journals burnt, 174;
cheerful and contented, 174;
effect on Rajah of Indian Mutiny, 177;
bonds of sympathy slacker, 178;
proceeds to England, 180;
refuses Protectorate, 180;
pension of £70 only income, 181;
British Government to repay outlay, 181;
attends Drawing-Room, 181;
despondent, 182;
first attack of paralysis, 182;
freed from pecuniary embarrassments, 183;
testimonial of £8800, 184;
buys Burrator, 184;
mistrusts British Government, 186;
would nail colours to the mast, 187;
returns to Borneo, 190;
arranges with Sultan, 190;
residence in Muka, 190;
Sago rivers, 191;
takes leave, 193;
independence of Sarawak acknowledged, 195;
his kindly nature, 196;
‘a happy man,’ 197;
second attack of paralysis, 199;
third attack and death, 199;
buried at Burrator, 199;
his memory ever abiding, 199;
his character, 200;
bequeaths Sarawak to his nephew Charles, 200;
his will, 200;
in default of male heirs leaves Sarawak to the Queen, 201;
leaves papers to Mr St John, 201;
Appendix—Settlements to be on mainland, 267;
sound views on colonisation, 267;
foreshadows his own government’s enlightened opinions, 276;
neglect of Eastern Archipelago, 276;
objects of voyage, 277;
Singapore as headquarters, 278;
Marudu Bay, 280;
interior population, 282;
projects, 288.
Brooke, Sir Charles (nephew), foresees Chinese troubles, 146;
popular Governor of Sakarang, 158;
dread of the Chinese, 158;
harasses the enemy, 167;
attacks Rentab’s fort, 173;
mistaken interference in Sultan’s dominions, 180;
his energy and courage, 186;
succeeds his uncle, 200;
his three sons, 202;
an irresponsible ruler, 203;
encourages cultivation, 206;
regrettable action as to Limbang, 216;
judicious administration of justice, 224;
well informed by officers, 224;
a unique government, 231;
satisfactorily administered, 231.
Brooke, Captain, John (nephew), 88;
leads light division of boats, 100;
visits the Menam, 110;
left in charge of Sarawak, 115;
commands expedition against Sungei Lang, 127;
returns to England, 137;
marries, 172;
takes over administration, 188;
proceeds to Muka, 189;
reinforcements, 189;
ordered by acting Consul-General Edwardes to suspend attack, 189;
thanked by Lord John Russell, 189;
installed as Rajah Muda, 192;
declares himself rajah, 194;
deposed, 195;
establishes agricultural settlements, 206.
Brooke, Mrs (niece), 172;
Captain Brooke’s wife, 173.
Brunei, taken by Sir Thomas Cochrane, 50;
great effect on interior tribes, 80;
unpopularity of Brunei Government, 81;
‘Venice of hovels,’ 89;
‘a blot on the map of Borneo,’ 216.
Budrudin, Pangeran, his fine character, 25;
joins expedition, 65;
defeats Pangeran Usop, 72;
murdered in Brunei, 77;
details of his noble death, 78.
Bugis visited by Brooke, 19;
enterprising traders, 265;
supply Eastern Islands, 272.
Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, trustee to Rajah’s will, 201.
Burrator, in Devonshire, purchased by Rajah, 184;
he is enamoured of the place, 184;
life there, 197.
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Cattle, 223.
Cavanagh, Colonel, sent to Sarawak, 194.
Celebes, island of, 286;
the inhabitants, 287.
Charybdis, H.M.S., judicious display of force, 191.
Chaufa Mungkut, 122;
friendly to the English, 113;
puts off Mission, 118.
Chinese attack Belidah Fort, 28;
establish village at Siniawan, 42;
removal to Labuan, 108;
influx of Chinese to Sarawak, 114;
offer prayers for Brooke’s recovery, 120;
conspiracy, 140;
secret societies, 141;
put down in Kuching, 142;
established in the interior, 142;
the Kungsi, 142;
ramifications, 142;
opium smuggling, 143;
Kungsi fined, 143;
intrigues, 144;
encouraged by Sambas, 144;
preparations for hostilities, 146;
surprise Kuching, 148;
clever combinations, 148;
attack Government House, 148;
attack stockades, 152;
burn buildings, 154;
their policy, 154;
aim at supremacy, 157;
their plans detailed, 158;
obedience sworn to them, 159;
recapture Kuching, 160;
driven out again, 164;
cut off in jungle, 164;
main body retire, 165;
establish stockade at Ledah Tanah, 166;
Chinese half breeds, 166;
fly to Bau, 167;
retire towards Sambas, 167;
brave girls, 168;
cross the Sambas frontier, 169;
‘sat down and wept,’ 169;
turn on plotters, 170;
disarmed by Dutch, 170;
deprived of loot, 170;
character of Chinese, 170;
insensate insurrection, 170;
not formidable, 170;
Sambas Chinese defeated, 172;
arrival of agriculturists, 175;
gold washing did not pay, 211;
Borneo not popular, 215;
low class, 215;
Chinese Christian settlement, 244;
only reliable workers, 247;
grow pepper, 248;
false weights and measures, 257;
Chinese in Borneo, 264.
Clarendon, Lord, instructions to Commissioners, 123;
Wise’s forgeries, 129;
cold approval, 137;
appoints new Consul-General, 137;
recognises Sarawak courts, 139;
expresses his good will, 139.
Coal, in Labuan, 68;
in Brunei, 70;
in Sarawak, 139;
successfully worked, 211;
in Sandakan, 244.
Cobden, Mr, 105;
his influence, 118;
attacks Rajah, 129;
unjustifiable language, 130.
Cochrane, Sir Thomas, 70;
attacks Pangeran Usop, 71;
attacks Marudu, 72;
proceeds to Brunei, 79;
fired on, 79;
captures the capital, 80;
destroys pirate communities, 81.
Coffee, increasing cultivation, 207;
in North Borneo, 248.
Colenso, Bishop, defended, 197.
Collier, Admiral, 90.
Commission to inquire, 118;
commissioners from India, 119;
inquiry ‘to be full, fair and complete,’ 119;
instructions to commissioners, 123;
the only two complainants dismissed, 131;
a threatened fiasco, 131;
notable witnesses, 131;
clear testimony, 132;
report favourable on all important points, 133;
findings on each head of inquiry, 134;
evil effects on Rajah’s position, 130.
Cotton in North Borneo, 248.
Council of Sarawak, 137.
Crookshank, Arthur, 75;
left in charge, 83;
tends Brooke in smallpox, 120;
marries, 139;
mans forts, 145;
wounded, 151.
Crookshank, Mrs, 139;
desperately wounded, 151;
Bishop intercedes for her, 157.
Crymble, Mr, 53;
gallant defence of arsenal, 152;
personal prowess, 153.
Cutch, an important export, 256.
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‘Daily News,’ the, 156.
Dakyn, Mr and Mrs, 197.
Darvel Bay, 240.
‘Deeds which made the Empire,’ 251.
Dent, Sir Alfred, 237;
acquires concession of north-west coast, 239;
of north-east coast, 239.
Derby, Lord, cares nothing for Borneo, 182;
unsympathetic treatment of Rajah, 183.
Devereux, Mr, commissioner, 130;
fine character, 137;
findings of commission, 132;
clear results due to him, 133.
Diana, steamer, at Sarawak, 47.
Dido, H.M.S., 55;
proceeds to China, 59;
Voyage of the Dido, 83.
Dipa, Pangeran, closes Muka to Sarawak trade, 178;
fires on Captain Brooke, 189;
ordered to Brunei, 191.
Drummond, Mr, letters to, 116.
Dusuns, 244.
Dutch inimical, 52;
generous conduct of Dutch official, 131;
disarm Chinese, 170;
return loot, 170;
neighbourly kindnesses of their authorities, 172;
Dutch Government exclusive, 262;
jealous of British trade, 263;
extensive possessions, 263;
monopolists, 266;
trading regulations, 275.
Duties, export, 222;
objectionable duties and taxes, 222;
on salt especially, 222;
other duties on exports, 252;
capitation tax, 253.
Dyaks, Land and Sea, 16;
houses, 16;
Sea Dyaks pirates, 17;
visit to Land Dyaks, 107;
intelligent natives, 114;
under direct rule of Government, 123;
attack Chinese, 165;
defend Serambo, 166;
advancing in wealth, Sea Dyaks most energetic, 213;
valuable population, 214.
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Eastern Archipelago Company, 104;
disastrous policy, 105;
charter abrogated, 110;
intrigues in Brunei, 122.
East India Government, 262;
timid policy, 263.
Edwardes, Governor, hostile to Sarawak, 118;
sends for ship of war, 188;
interferes with Sarawak forces, 189;
left in charge of Consulate, 189;
Government disapproves, 190;
relieves him, 190.
Egerton, Commander, sent to Brunei, 76.
Elgin, Lord, 194.
Essington, Port, 271.
Everest, Commander, 96.
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Fairbairn, Mr (Sir Thomas), a judicious friend, 182;
tries to interest Government, 183;
appointed trustee, 201.
Farms, Sarawak, opium, spirit and gambling legitimate, 221;
of pork, fish and pawnbroking objectionable, 221;
pork farm abolished, 221;
in North Borneo, opium and spirit, 251;
objectionable farms, 251.
Farquhar, Commander, 96;
defeats Seribas pirates, 98;
anecdote, 101.
Farquhar, Mr, opinion on value of Eastern Archipelago, 273.
Forrest, Captain, on Marudu Bay, 281.
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Gambier, large exports, 207;
Borneo Company plants, 207.
Gaya Bay, 234;
splendid harbour, 238;
only lately occupied, 243.
Gladstone, Mr, comments, 130.
Gold, 210;
worked by machinery, 210;
alluvial washings not productive, 211;
at Sigama, 244;
on north-east coast, 248.
Grant, Mr Charles, 88;
illness, 128;
returns to England, 137;
Resident of Upper Sarawak, 165;
returns to Borneo, 172;
raises English crew, 186.
Grey, Earl, his advice, 137.
Gumbang village stockaded, 167;
taken and burnt, 169.
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Hakkas, Chinese Christians, 244.
Hay, Mr, 172.
Herbert, Sidney, 116;
supposed influence, 119.
Hindu Religion, 283.
Horsburgh, Rev. ——, tends Rajah in smallpox, 120.
Hose, Mr, resident in Baram, 215;
interesting reports, 225.
Hoste, Captain Sir William, sent to Sarawak, ungenerous instructions to, 172.
Hume, Joseph, M.P., 105;
his motion in the House of Commons, 113;
next motion defeated, 116;
indiscretion, 119;
attacks Rajah, 129;
his integrity not above suspicion, 130.
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Imaum, Datu, appointed, 126;
his energy, 157.
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Jaffer, Sherif of Linga, 35;
his Dyaks, 64;
deposed, 67.
Jones, Mr, killed fighting, 250.
Jungle produce in Sarawak, 209;
in North Borneo, 256.
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Kalias, agricultural district, 240.
Kanowit, 99;
piratical population, 100;
repentant villagers, 102;
fort surprised, 185.
Kayans, 214;
work iron, 214.
Keppel, Captain (now Admiral Sir Harry), 55;
attacks Seribas Dyak pirates, 56;
takes Patusin, 65;
defeats Sakarang pirates, 56;
publishes Voyage of the Dido, 83;
appointed to Meander, 85;
voyage out, 85;
takes Rajah to Sulu, 91.
Kiau, village, 234;
cultivation of tobacco, 248.
Kina Balu, mountain, 233;
journeys to, 233;
second visit, 234;
nepenthes, 235;
first ascent, 235;
magnificent view, 237;
lovely flowers, 237;
geological formation to be studied, 249.
Kuching, capital of Sarawak, 14;
Brooke’s second visit, 23;
town illuminated, 88;
surprised by Chinese, 149;
stockades defended, 152;
morning after capture, 156;
town deserted, 159;
recaptured by Chinese, 160;
Malay town burnt, 163;
rebuilt, 173.
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Labuan, island of, 68;
occupied by England, 82;
description, 89;
unhealthiness, 89;
great sickness, 90;
stagnant, 109;
no advance, 115;
splendid anchorage, 238;
site for naval station, 238;
administered by state of North Borneo, 238;
coaling station, 240;
now healthy, 240.
Ladies, strong objections to, in wild Asiatic country, 179;
never associate with natives, 179;
exceptions, 226.
Lanuns, abandon north-west coast, 246.
Library, Rajah’s perfect, 174.
Lily, H.M.S., sent for Rajah, 128.
Limbang taken by Sarawak, 215;
illegally, 216;
inhabitants rejoice, 217;
Brunei oppressions, 217;
interesting reports, 225.
Lingire, Seribas chief, plans to murder Rajah, 73;
allowed to go unpunished, 75;
kills young Sibuyow chiefs, 99.
London Tavern, great dinner at, 117;
eloquent speech by Rajah, 117.
Low, Mr (now Sir Hugh), anecdote of Rajah Brooke, 85;
Colonial Secretary, 87;
journeys to Kina Balu, 233;
first explorer, 237;
favourable opinion of Dusuns, 244.
Luconia or Luzon, advantages of, 273.
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Macdougall, Rev. ——, made a Bishop, 140;
attends wounded, 156;
saves Mrs Crookshank, 157;
fugitives sent away with Bishop, 162.
Meander, H.M.S., voyage, 85;
to Sulu, 91.
Makota, Pangeran, 14;
visits Brooke, 15;
commands Bornean army, 23;
cowardice, 27;
his intrigues, 45;
invites Seribas Dyaks to foray, 46;
attempt on Brooke’s life, 47;
ordered to leave, 51;
his village destroyed, 66;
Sultan’s favourite minister, 144.
Malays, fatal European policy, 262;
disorganised, 265.
Malayan group, 259.
Malmesbury, Lord, 118;
favours protectorate, 183.
Marudu, pirate haunt, attacked, 72;
agricultural settlement, 243;
establish government there, 269;
its advantages, 270;
could extend, 271.
Matusin, Pangeran, 179;
murders Pangeran Nipa and family, 180;
driven from Muka, 180.
Middleton, Mr, 140;
believes in Chinese conspiracy, 146;
children murdered, 151;
fearful scene, 151.
Milanaus inhabit Sago rivers, 214.
Military forces in Sarawak, native, 231.
Mission Church of England, 88;
head of, named Bishop, 140;
mission house saved, 165;
not prosperous, 217;
missionary spirit dead, 218.
Mission, Roman Catholic, 217;
slightly advancing, 218.
Moksain, Sherif, rebel-envoy, 37;
sent to Sambas, 176;
report on fugitive Chinese, 176.
Muda Hassim, Rajah, 12;
sent to quell rebellion in Sarawak, 14;
offers country to Brooke, 25;
his irresolution, 44;
untrustworthiness, 45;
cedes Sarawak to Brooke, 48;
invited to return to Brunei, 49;
exciting scene, 50;
requests Keppel to attack pirates, 55;
removes to Brunei, 67;
murdered, 77;
details, 78.
Mumein, Pangeran, chosen as Sultan, 121;
lodges Rajah in Palace, 122;
confidence in Rajah, 123;
supposed to intrigue against Sarawak, 184;
receives Musahor, 188;
intrigues with Governor Edwardes, 188.
Musahor, Sherif, 185;
driven out of Sarawak, 185;
appeals to Sultan and Consul-General, 188;
returns to Muka with Edwardes, 189;
Sultan banishes him, 191;
sent to Singapore, 191.
Mutiny, Indian, effect on Rajah of the, 177;
one cause of, 178.
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Napier, Lieutenant-Governor, 87;
suspended, 108;
intrigues in Brunei, 122;
case dismissed, 131;
appears as hostile witness, 133.
Nemesis, steamer, Captain Wallace, action with pirates, 82;
visit to Sulu, 94;
expedition, 96;
crushes Seribas pirates, 98;
in the Rejang, 100;
proceeds to Siam, 110.
Nicoletts, Mr, murdered, 150;
head on a pole, 158.
Nimrod, H.M.S., proceeds to Borneo, 190.
Nipa, Pangeran, 179;
murdered, 180.
North Borneo, 21.
North Borneo, state of, 232;
grand mountains, 233;
splendid country, 234;
fine harbours, 238;
slow progress, 239;
fertile lands, 240;
principal settlement, 240;
capable Chairman and Directors, 249;
armed police, 250;
officers worthy to lead brave men, 250;
ancient Chinese settlements, 253;
Chinese names, 253;
difficulties of raising revenue, 253;
interference with traders, 256;
injudicious regulations, 256;
proposed cession to Sarawak, 258;
another East Indian Company, 258.
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Omar Ali, Sultan of Brunei, 13;
ratifies grant of Sarawak, 49;
offers to cede Labuan, 67;
orders Muda Hassim and Budrudin to be killed, 77;
signs treaty, 82;
puts pirates to death, 83;
cancer, 90;
death, 121.
Opium, smuggling of, 143;
very considerable, 172.
Orang Kaya Tumangong, 16;
defends Sikundis, 31;
death of sons, 99.
Order in Council, absurd character of, 137;
revoked, 138.
Osman, Sherif, attacked, 71;
his death, 71.
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Padas, agricultural district, 240;
telegraphic lines, 240;
mixed population, 246;
terminus of railway, 242.
Paku, country laid waste, 99.
Palmerston, Lord, 115;
defence of Brooke, 116;
cordial reception, 180;
offers Protectorate to Sarawak, 180.
Panics among natives, 218;
in Singapore, 218;
perverse notions of natives, 219;
panic in Sarawak, 219;
in Dutch territories, 220;
extraordinary delusion, 220.
Patah, Abong, reveals Patingi’s conspiracy, 124;
his speech to Sarawak Malays, 159;
bold but injudicious action, 160.
Patingi, Datu, 74;
oppresses Dyaks, 123;
given salary, 124;
conspires against Rajah, 124;
carefully watched, 125;
banished, 125;
appears before commission, 133;
again plots against Government, 185;
again banished, 185.
Patingi Ali, killed by pirates, 66.
Patusin, town of, attacked and taken, 65.
Penang, island of, 109.
Pepper, considerable amount produced, 207;
in Padas and Kalias, 240.
Pirates frequent Sulu Islands, 95;
Dyak oarsmen, 114;
ravage Dutch possessions, 132.
Population, Malays, 212;
Land Dyaks, 212;
Sea Dyaks, 212;
Milanaus, 214;
Kayans and Kineahs, 214;
Punans and Pakatans, 214;
inhabitants forsaking Sultan’s territories, 217;
of North Borneo, 244;
Dusuns, 244;
Borneans not a productive race, 247.
Prinsep, Mr, Commissioner, 130;
incapable, 131.
Punans, 214;
little better than monkeys, 283.
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Raffles, Sir Stamford, 9;
his broad views, 263;
the highest authority, 266.
Railway, trans-Bornean, 238;
starts from Padas, 242;
a great experiment, 242;
a new era, 242;
experimental farm, 243;
good prospects, 243.
Rainbow, steamer, bought for Sarawak, 187;
takes Rajah to Borneo, 190.
Rapid, H.M.S., takes Rajah to Sarawak, 136.
Rejang river, districts granted to Rajah as far as, 122.
Rentab, pirate chief, 126;
his fort stormed, 127;
attacks friendly Dyaks, 173;
defends Sadok, 173.
Revenue of Sarawak, 221;
revenues inelastic, 223;
in State of North Borneo, 251;
revenue and expenditure, 252;
inelastic also in North Borneo, 254.
Rice, small cultivation, 208;
imported, 208.
Ricketts, Mr, first Consul at Sarawak, 196.
Royalist, H.M.S., 96.
Royalist, schooner, 8;
description, 11;
of the R. Y. squadron, 278.
Royalist, Sarawak steamer, 198.
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Sadok, pirate fort, 127.
St John, Mr (Sir Spenser), appointed secretary, 85;
acting Commissioner, 115;
Consul-General, 137;
despatch on Order in Council, 137;
reply, 138;
leaves for Brunei, 139;
rumours of disaster, 146;
visits the Rajah, 173;
congratulations of Malays, 175;
again visits Sarawak, 186;
returns to post in Brunei, 189;
asked to act as mediator, 191;
proceeds to Muka, 191;
an unfortunate memorandum, 195;
shoots man-eating alligator, 229;
ascents of Kina Balu, 233.
Sago production encouraged, 207;
sago factories successful, 211;
increased cultivation, 212;
in Padas, 240.
Sago rivers or districts, 179.
Sahib, Sherif, restores captives, 62;
retires to the Batang Lupar, 63;
his town destroyed, 65.
Sakarang Dyaks, pirates, 18;
their fleet, 63;
their country, 64;
chief town attacked and taken, 66;
three hundred skulls, 100;
Rentab a Sakarang pirate, 126;
expedition against, 126;
their principal fort taken, 127;
condemned as pirates by Commission, 135;
faithful soldiers, 136;
harass Chinese, 167;
sharp traders, 257.
Samarang, H.M.S., capsizes in Sarawak River, 59;
recovered, 59;
proceeds to Brunei, 60.
Sambas, Sultan of, encourages Chinese to rebel, 144.
Samboangan, Spanish settlement, 96.
Sandakan, telegraph to, 240;
the capital, 242;
fine bay, 244;
mixed population, 246.
Sapong, experimental plantation, 243.
Sarawak, 13;
country offered to Brooke, 25;
its government ceded to him, 48;
increase of population, 67;
reception by inhabitants of, 87;
grant renewed, 122;
divided into five districts, 204;
its courts, 205;
its government a mild despotism, 205;
its development must be slow, 205;
wild animals of, 230;
meagre account, 230;
satisfactory state of, 231;
a unique government, 231.
Sarawak Council created by Rajah, 137;
despatch addressed, 190;
a consultative assembly, 204;
composition, 204;
useful, 204;
general council, 204;
its composition, 204.
Sarawak Courts, 223;
no maudlin pity, 223;
might be imitated in England, 224;
death penalty for head hunters, 224;
in cases, heavy fines, 224;
amusing decision, 224.
Sarawak Gazette, 203;
intemperate article, 216;
account of panic, 219;
Singapore jealousy, 226.
Sarawak Malays, rebel against Makota, 14;
hold the interior, 23;
defend Siniawan, 26;
surrender to Brooke, 39;
disperse, 41;
chiefs reinstated, 49;
join Keppel’s force, 56;
attack pirate stronghold, 65;
rejoice at capture of Brunei, 81;
hearty reception of Rajah, 87;
evening visits, 107;
anxious time, 121;
rejoicings, 121;
native expedition against pirates, 126;
gallantly defend stockades, 153;
noble conduct of, 155;
faithful to death, 160;
attack Chinese, 161;
capture barges, 161;
take stockades, 167;
pursue enemy, 167;
drive Chinese over frontier, 169;
devoted population, 171;
fine character of Malays, 171;
rebuild their town, 173;
cheerful views, 175;
bonds of sympathy slacker, 178;
thoroughly faithful, 187;
employed as Government officers, 205;
satisfactory results, 205;
Malay chiefs against unrestricted trade, 257.
Sarawak Service, 225;
salaries, 225;
allowances, 226;
furlough pay, 226;
pensions, 226.
Scott, Mr (Sir John), sent to Labuan, 86;
Governor, 115.
Secret societies, 141.
Seribas Dyak pirates, 18;
Dyak fleet, 46;
attacked by Keppel, 56;
their country, 64;
Lingire, 73;
attempts to murder Rajah, 73;
attack Sadong, 93;
fleet caught at sea, 98;
great defeat, 98;
size of vessels, 98;
proofs of piracy, 99;
testimony of Dutch official, 132;
convincing proofs, 132;
no undue severity, 133;
indiscriminate murderers, 135;
now faithful soldiers, 136;
aid Government, 173;
under present Rajah, 213.
Siam, 109;
Brooke’s mission to, 110;
chief minister, 111;
our interview, 111;
legation, 112;
king hostile, 112;
British subjects, 113;
failure of mission, 113;
proposed second mission, 118.
Sikh police, in Sarawak, 231;
in North Borneo, 251;
splendid behaviour, 251.
Singapore, the settlement of, 263;
native trade, 268.
Sir James Brooke, steamer, the, 140;
saves Sarawak, 163;
government established on board, 165.
Smith, John Abel, M.P., 193;
negotiations, 194;
trustee, 201.
Sphynx, H.M.S., 110;
on shore, 111.
Spring traps, 223;
fatal accidents, 223.
Stanley, Lord, appreciates Sarawak, 182.
Steel, Mr, his escape, 150;
resident in Rejang, 158;
murdered, 185.
Stewart, Mr, killed by pirates, 66.
Sulu, Sultan of, ceded North Borneo to England, 21;
Rajah’s visits, 92-94;
signs treaty, 94.
Sungei Lang, fort, stormed, 127.
T
Tai-pé-Kong, sacred stone, saved by Chinese, 169.
Tampasuk, 233;
customs of Bajaus there, 233.
Tani, friendly chief, executed by mistake, 185.
Telegraph line, 240;
through primeval forests, 241;
use of, 242.
Testimonial raised for Rajah, 184.
Timor, Portuguese island, should be acquired, 273.
Tobacco, cultivated, 243;
fine quality, 247;
native cultivation, 248;
valuable export, 254;
companies, 255;
plantations, 255.
Trade returns, 208;
Sarawak imports and exports, 209;
of North Borneo, 255.
Trusan River, 215.
U
Usop, Pangeran, 70;
opposes Muda Hassim, 70;
attacked by Cochrane, 71;
defeat, 72;
executed, 72.
W
Wallace, Mr Alfred, 234.
Weraff, brig, 120;
visit to Brunei, 121.
Whitehead, Mr John, reports on head hunting, 245.
Wild cattle, 230.
Wise, Mr Henry, Brooke’s agent, 60;
proceeds to Borneo, 70;
great schemes, 75;
projects disallowed, 76;
dinner to Brooke, 84;
his hypocrisy, 84;
attacks Rajah’s policy, 103;
his bad conduct, 129.

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