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that when he was fishing in the afternoon he saw those men in a boat with plenty weapons; questioned him about the complement of men always stationed here, and several other questions.
I beg to state that all the fire-arms at Cape Rachado are six old carbines, three of them unserviceable. I beg to say I have reported them unserviceable about sixteen months ago to the Master-Attendant at Singapore, I have shown them to Lieutenant Burn when here inspecting the lighthouse in February 1873. He replied they will not be wanted as the complement of men stationed here is now only six men in lieu of eight. I cannot put any confidence in the Malays as they are afraid. I have no men to depend on but Tindal Fernandes, Lascar Fabrino. It may be likely that those men will return in a larger number. I beg your Honour kindly grant permission for me to be supplied with a couple of Colt's revolvers, ammunition, also some better muskets, a few swords.
The Hon. the Lieutenant-Governor,
Malacca.
(Signed)
I am, &c.
Inclosure 15 in No. 78.
G. LUCAS, Light Keeper.
To the Officer in charge of the Marine Department.
MR. BAYLISS will prepare to start for Cape Rachado this afternoon either by boat, or, if the wind is contrary, by land to Quallah Lingey, and then by boat. I have directed Mr. Hayward to select a corporal and four police constables to go with Mr. Bayliss, if on inquiry it seems necessary to have these men as a guard at Cape Rachado. Mr. Bayliss has my authority to do so, making all necessary arrangements for their lodging. Mr. Hayward will also supply six of the old fusees, if none in store, six rifles for the use of the men at the lighthouse, and, if possible, relieve all Malays employed there by Lascars.
(Signed) E. W. SHAW, Lieutenant-Governor.
Lieutenant-Governor's Office, January 18, 1874.
Returned to the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor with Report attached.
(Signed) W. D. BAYLISS,
In charge of Marine Department.
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getting to them before they were out of sight. On the strength of this I left two of the police constables with him (as he is two men short of his complement), and directed bin to proceed this morning with the flood-tide (3 A.M.) up the river and track the boat, and obtain all the information he could. I did not remain to go myself as I had not received any order about following them, and I did not know whether I was justified in following them into the Malay territory without an order. I told the corporal immediately ou his return to send the two peons in with a report of what they could ascertain. I also left a Lascar from the lighthouse with the corporal, as he could identify the boat. I left Qualla Lingey at 5:30 PM., and arrived at Malacca at 3 .. this morning the 16th.
I arranged with Mr. Lucas that, until further orders were given, if such a thing as another attack was made, he was to fire off two rockets together as a signal to the Qualla Lingey police station; and I left instructions with the corporal in charge that if he saw the rockets he was to take what men and arms he could muster and start to Cape Rachado at once, sending also a report to Malacca that something was wrong at the lighthouse.
I did not think it necessary to leave the peons at Cape Rachado finding that the boat had gone to Lingey, but I left 4 rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition. I left a good first class convict in place of the Malay I brought away (he is a mere boy), who was so frightened and would not come down out of the tower, but as he could identify the boat, I left him with the corporal at Qualla Lingey (to redeem his character if he could) by pointing her out. The day after this attack upon the lighthouse, a Malay man went up and reported to Mr. Lucas that they had seized him and his boat, and robbed him of 18 dollars. A small fishing-boat was picked up quite empty yesterday just off the point.
I also left some rules for the guidance of the light-keeper relative to the leave of the Lascars; at present they always stay sometimes 3, 4, and even 10 days on their leave, and frequently without sanction or even knowledge of any one here, send substitutes and stating that they are sick; consequently the strength of the lighthouse is weakened by having men who are in no way interested in their work placed there for a month or two; this Maharis is a substitute for a man named Dollah.
I have, &c. (Signed)
W. D. BAYLISS,
In charge of the Marine Department.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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Inclosure 16 in No. 78.
Office of Assistant Engineer, Malacca, January 16, 1874.
IN accordance with instructions conveyed in your Minute dated 13th instant, indorsed on the light-keeper's letter (hereto attached), I proceeded to Cape Rachado. The following is a summary of the information I obtained, and my action thereon :-
I left Malacca with Corporal Houssein and four police constables at 4:30P.M. on Tuesday the 13th instant, with a light northerly breeze; at dark it fell calm; from 8 till 12, midnight, we had a westerly breeze and flood-tide against us, with the ebb-tide the wind died away, and it was nearly calm all night; we reached Cape Rachado at 7 A.M. next morning, and found everything quiet. I mustered the Lascars and Tindals employed at the lighthouse, and made inquiries regarding the attack; the principal information was obtained from Lascar Omar bin Latip and Maharis, also from three residents on the coast, Assan, Chie, and Ab Choo (I attach their statements in full). It appears that an armed boat, with a small one in company, had been hanging about the neighbourhood; this boat was seen the next day steering cast in the direction of Qualla Lingey. There is an old inan whose evidence I tried to get, but he was at Sungie Ulinjala when I arrived, and when I sent for him yesterday morning he had gone to Malacca; his son (Chee) states that the old man says they are Langat men; but none of the men I could get hold of knew where they belonged to. Finding nothing more turned up, I left Cape Rachado I learned from the corporal yesterday, at 2 P.M., and arrived at Quallah Lingey at 4 P.M.
in charge of the police station at Quallah Lingey that a boat answering the description of this one, with a small one in tow, entered the Lingey river about 11 o'clock on Monday morning the 12th instant, sailing and rowing as hard as they could. Corporal hailed them, but they returned no answer, and as it was blowing fresh he had no chance of
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Inclosure 17 in No. 78.
From Rajah Dand bin Hussain Sunghie Raya.
I REPORT to Corporal Mat at 'Qualla Lingie that on the 26th Nalkaida, 1873 (13th January) we received a letter from Rajah Bot, Lukut, informing us that there were pirates in Qualla Sepang Cesar, three boats, furnished with arma and implements, said to belong to Rajah Mahmoot, with about 100 men to harrass people living at the sea-side. We have not learnt where these men are going; we request Corporal Mat to give this report with all speed in Malacca in order that the company may go to find these evil people. We are very much afraid that these pirates may come to our place, as we are not sufficiently strong to withstand. We hope company will assist us for this reason, we give early information that these pirates are Rajah Mahmoot's, and it is said they come out of Langat.
If the company desire us to do so we will with pleasure accompany them.
Inclosure 18 in No. 78.
Memoranda.
ARRIVED at Cape Rachado 7:30 P.M.; saw the man who had been stabbed on the night of the 10th instant; found he had received a slight flesh wound in the arm; the light-keeper had dressed it with Friar's balsam, and it is healing all right. He has also some slight scratobes on the left side under the small ribe,
The following are the statements of the men employed at the lighthouse, and also that of the light-keeper :--
Omar bin Latep.—I am a lascar employed at Cape Rachado; I have been there since 25th April, 1873. On Sunday about 2 P.M. I was fishing on the beach on the north east
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