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who were in the water. Tunku Alang took the rest of the plunder. I was arrested in Malacca, and came here in a Langat boat. There were two other boats came. Ist and 2nd and 3rd prisoners were in the first boat. I was in the second boat. We came to buy betel and cocoanuts. All the people in my boat were ordered to go by Tunku Alang to He said we should be killed if we did go to the Malay Tongkang. I was ordered.
not go.
(The mark of Daga.)
A. R. ORD, Magistrate of Police.
Sworn and taken before me,
(Signed)
Sergeant-Major Mahomed sworn, states:~On the 12th December at 6 P.M. I received orders to arrest pirates. Prosecutor accompanied me to the river and, pointed out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prisoners in a boat in the river. When I was going to arrest 1st prisoner he tried to stab me with the spear produced. I found the two guns, three spears, and one sword, and two krisses, and one knife, produced, in the boat with prisoners. I found
(The Signature of Sergeant-Major Mahomed.)
120 dollars also.
Sworn and taken before me,
(Signed)
A. R. ORD, Magistrate of Police.
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Inspector Warne sworn, states:-On the 15th December, 1873, prosecutor came to my house and informed me that there was a Langat boat coming in to Malacca. I took him with me and boarded her near the pier. Prosecutor pointed out prisoners 5, 6, 8, and 9 as the murderers of his friends at Langat. I arrested them, searched their boat, and found on board one swivel gun, loaded (produced); four muskets, two loaded (produced); one blunderbuss; one six-barrel revolver, loaded; a case for it, with ammu- nition, &c.; also a quantity of ammunition, and a keg containing gunpowder, five krisses, one large gong, two panangs, and one knife, and one axe, all produced; one sarong produced, and identified by prosecutor as belonging to one of his friends; 50 dollars and a quantity of clothing also in boxes. Prosecutor recognized the anchor produced, which was taken up by my orders, as Duraman's. At 6 P.M. the same day 7th prisoner was brought to the station, and prosecutor recognized him as one of the murderers at Langat. 5th prisoner gave me his name when I arrested him. I desired a police constable to watch at a house in Kooboo (where 5th prisoner told me he had gone), and to ask the name of any one coming out, and if it was Eusope to arrest him.
Sworn and taken before me,
(Signed)
(Signed)
A. R. ORD, Magistrate of Police.
Prisoners, having been duly cautioned, reserve their defence. Committed for trial at the next criminal sessions.
WM. WARNE.
(Signed) A. R. ORD, Magistrate of Police.
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Inclosure 12 in No. 78.
Statement of Hussain bin Rasib, one of the crew of a Scochie belonging to Malacca, which was attacked by Pirates while going from Malacca to Klang.
WE left Malacca on the 23rd instant. leave the Langat River, and following our course.
On the 25th, morning, we saw a wangkang turned back to meet us.
She oversailed us, and in the evening We had anchored. When near I hailed her, as she appeared coming upon us. They fired upon us, and ran into our boat- board, and another beside myself remained under the stern.
All our men jumped over-
The pirates came on board and took fowls, ducks, cocoanut oil, and small things; two guns, two spears, one lela (small gun), one box belonging to the owner, Hajee Mat Sat, five tin trays, and anything they could find.
They left the Scochie at about 10 at night. The pirates were dressed as Chinese, but spoke Malay well.
During this time I had gone overboard, but remained under the stern, and the other
man also.
The pirates returned to their wangkang, leaving the scochie at anchor. I did not know the wangkang before, but I could recognize her again.
Sir,
Made before me, (Signed)
E. E, ISEMONGER, J.P.
Inclosure 13 in No. 78.
(Mark of Bin Hussain.)
Lieutenant-Governor's Office, Malacca, January 17, 1874.
I HAVE the honour to inclose a copy of a letter from the Keeper at Cape Rachado, informing me that he had been attacked on the night of the 11th instant. I immediately sent Mr. Bayliss (Head of the Marine Department) in a boat, with a police guard, to inquire into the matter. His report is attached herewith.
The boat from which the attack was made having gone into the Lingey River, I sent Mr. Bayliss with a stronger guard to endeavour to stop her; but this morning I have received a report that she had left before his arrival there. This boat is said to belong to Rajah Mahmood of Langat.
I have received further information (copy attached) of three large boats being fitted out at Lookoot for piratical purposes, and, under these circumstances, I have sent a corporal and four police constables to form a guard at the lighthouse, pending further instructions from his Excellency.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
E. W. SHAW, Lieutenant-Governor.
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements.
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Sir.
Inclosure 11 in No. 78.
Lieutenant-Governor's Office, Malacca, January 6, 1874.
I HAVE the honour to report, for the information of his Excellency the Governor, that another case of piracy has occurred near this, and that the pirates are said to have come out of the Langat River.
I inclose the statement of one of the crew of the boat attacked.
Another boat witnessed the attack, and was also chased by the pirates four miles past our boundary river,
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,
Straits Settlements.
I am, &c.
(Signed) E. W. SHAW, Lieutenant-Governor.
Sir,
Inclosure 14 in No. 78.
Cape Rachado, January 11, 1874. I BEG to inform your Honour that, being on watch this night from 6 P.M. to 12, midnight, at 8:30 P.. I heard the Lascar, named Omar bin Latip, who sleeps in the house outside the lighthouse formerly occupied by the convicts, shouting to the Tindal Fernandes "robbers, quick, muskets, they stabbing me.'
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I went down immediately, took a carbine, followed only by Tindal Fernandes, Lascar Fabrino, the other Lascars (Malays) were afraid.
On coming towards the house, I saw one man coming out; I fired, but the jungle being close to the house he is supposed to have escaped through the jungle, as when firing we heard a rush as somebody moving in the jungle, but it being very dark we werb afraid
go in pursuit.
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Tindal Fernandes states when coming out the door of the lighthouse he saw two men running down the bill; the Lascar is stabbed in the arm by a kriss, has some bruises on his body. He states that there were four men; says he will recognize those men again as he hit one of the men in the mouth with an iron; says they are Malays from Langat ;
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