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went down. ? Passa Pamping
Pass after Mr Birch set for me, and I went to the Residency, you were up in 1 hear you las 4 pan-hing Passer Sala. The two worst villages Salas ya the Hilir, you have not known me long
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dont trust me, but if even vod sant to go and do anything there, let me go Bad What, do you think ny of these Perak people have pluck enough I said No but c etli, they might get mad or furious," he said and man, if I die what does it meter, why do you take this care for me?" 1 (peed - I have had your money and cites voor rice that is why Afterwards I told
eter to take care of his in astet
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some days before thus conversation with Mr Birch, Sultan Abdullah in whose suite I sat Pasir Panjang, said to me 1 am going down to the Residency to see Mr. Birch if he says
nything that is not right we must fight." I said - Very well," and we went an, but I was surprised to see that Sultan Abdullah took only three small boats with
fight, En, unt at all as he intend to
when we reached the Residency I refused to on shore, he came and presse ! me saying, I did not trust him, but I would not go and ar he had been on shore we returned
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Another day just before the Governor cam to Perak, I was at Batarabit, where I had gone to see the Sultan, waiting for him I sat his audience hall where there were sented a number of men, amongst them I remember the Datu Sagor. I abused them for their cowardice saying no other Ma'ays would boast so much and da so little as they did, I spoke generally not particularizing anything to see what they would say.
The Tob Sagor replied to me, Ah Tunku it is all different now, we are divided, but formerly we were all one together, and a paper was written and it was determined that we should go to the Residency, and I was to cut down the Flagstaff whilst the others -amoked,' but nothing came of it, I had not time to ask why nothing was done as the Saitan came in
Mr. Swettenham asks · Why after seeing the Maharaja Lela, did you not tell Mr. Birch all you had heard ?" Syed Masher I knew Mr. Birch very little, I was wrong, but I know you well, and yet I never could make up my mind to tell you before this, I did not know what you might think of it."
Written at Syed Masher's dictation, then retranslated into Malay and read to him by me, after which he affixed his chop in my presence.
January 22, 1976.
True statement of Tunku Syed Masher
Witness my chop.
(Signed) FRANK A SWETTENHAM.
Chop of Tunku Syed Masher
present stations
I shall, however, be anxious to withdraw detachments from the more
distant points, especially Kinta, which is to isolated and difficult of access to be con- veniently held, retaining troops at Qualla Kangsa and Bundha Barak, on the Perak River, and increasing the force hitherto stationed at Malacca.
If two regiments are to be permanently stationed in the Straits, head-quarters of one would be Singapore, giving detactimers to Malacca; head-quarters of the other at Penang, giving detachments to Qualla Kangsa and on the Perak River, as above- mentioned.
I shall have the honour of writing farther on this subject as soon as I am in possession of the instructions received by, or the views entertained by, the Colonial Govern-
ment.
I think it will be desirable on many accounts that the 1 10th regiment should proceed Gibraltar, as originally ordered, on the return of the Himalaya," and that the Ard Buffs and 1st Goorkhas should be allowed to remain in the Straits, until it has been
finitely settled of what amount the permanent force in the Straits is to consist. This is of course a matter dependent on the future relations of the Straits Settlements with the Malay States, but my own opinion is that if those that have existed before the present disturbances are to be maintained, a permanently increased force at least two Infantry battalions and two batteries Royal Artillery, will be required between Singapore and Penang.
I have, &c.
The Adjutant-General,
Horse Guards.
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(Signed)
FRANCIS COLBORNE, Major-General
No. 15.
Commanding China and Straits.
ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
Admiralty, March 15, 1876. WITH reference to previous correspondence, I am commanded by my Lords Com- missioners of the Admiralty to transmit for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, an extract from a General Letter, of the 27th January last, from Vice- Admiral Ryder, Commander-in-Chief in China, relative to the proceedings of the Naval Brigade landed from H.M.S. Philomel" at Qualla Kangsa in the Malay
Peninsula.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
I am, &c.
(Signed) ROBERT HALL.
SIR,
No. 14.
WAR OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE
War Office, March 14, 1876.
I AM directed by the Secretary of State for War to transmit to you for the infor- mation of the Earl of Carnarvon, a copy of a letter from the Major-General Commanding the troops in the Straits Settlements relative to the military arrangements in that command.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office
I am, &c.
(Signed i
J. C. W. VIVIAN.
EXTRACT OF CHIna General Letter, of January 27, 1876.
A NAVAL Brigade from the Philomel" is still on shore at Qualla Kangsa, and I learn from Commander Garforth that the Malays have twice attacked working parties of the oldiers, wounding a man on each occasion, and have also fired into the camp, but were soon silenced by the rockets and guns of the Naval Brigade and Royal Artillery. No casualties resulted to the Naval Brigade from these attacks.
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STR.
Head Quarters, Penang, January 15, 1876.
I HAVE the honour to report, for the information of H.R.H. the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, that I returned here from Kinta (on Kinta River) on the 8th in- stant, in order to communicate with his Excellency, Sir William Jervois, Governor (who is here), as to the intentions of Government with regard to the affairs of the Malay States, and the consequent disposal of the troops.
I have not as yet been informed that any definite plan of action has been decided on, and I shall, therefore, for the present retain the troops in military occupation at their
No. 16.
TELEGRAM from the GOVERNOR of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS to the
EARL OF CARNARVON.
Singapore, March 16, 1876. THE Datu Sagor, the Chief present when Birch was murdered, has been captured.
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