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found necesssary to send troops to drive back and punish those concerned in the disturbances; and whereas there is no established authority to maintain order in the States referred to and these States are consequently a prey to the evil disposed, and the peace of Sungie Ujong and of the British Settlement of Malacca is thereby en- dangered; and whereas the well disposed inhabitants of these States are desirous of a settled rule under the protection of the British Government, whereby order may be restored, the resources of the country developed and trade encouraged; it is hereby declared that the said States are, from this date, taken under the protection of the British Government.
Be it therefore known to all men that we [in the name of the Secretary of State, or of the Governor] do hereby recognize Tunku Ahmat Tunggal, Chief of Quails Pela, as the Malay Captain for these States, and do undertake to appoint a British Agent to conduct in concert with him [or afford him advice and assistance in- I think the text preferable] the Government of the country.
Now, therefore, we call upon all persons to recognize the said Tunku Ahmat Tunggal as the chief native authority in these States, and as under the protection of the British Government.
day of
Given at Singapore, this
No. 20.
1876.
GOVERNOR SIR W. F. D. JERVOIS, K.C M.G., C.B., to the EARL OF CARNARVON. (Received 19th June 1876.)
(Confidential.)
Government House, Singapore, MY LORD,
WITH reference to previous correspondence, I have the honour to inform your
May 13, 1876. Lordship that Panjang Meroo was one of the three men whose names had been supplied to Brigadier-General Ross, and that he was the only person put to death on the occasion. I have not as yet received from Mr. Maxwell a full explanation of his share in this lamentable occurrence, but I have caused a further communication to be addressed to him, calling for more detailed information, and will submit his reply to your Lordship without loss of time.
I have, &c. (Signed) WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS.
&c.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Carnarvon,
&c.
&c. Colonial Office.
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and the fugitives from Perak, and I am to request you to state to his Lordship that Lord Derby proposes, with his concurrence, to approve the course pursued by Mr. Knox
in the matter.
The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.
MY LORD,
I am, &c.
(Signed)
TENTERDEN.
British Agency, Bangkok, May 3, 1876.
I HAVE the honour to forward to your Lordship copy of despatch received from the Governor of Singapore informing me that Rajah Leila of Perak and others, said to be implicated in the murder of the late Mr. Birch, had fled into Patani, and requesting me to take the necessary steps in order that he may be handed over to the British Government.
I likewise inclose the correspondence I have had with the Siamese Government on the subject, and my reply to Sir William Jervois.
I take this opportunity to state that I told the Siamese Government when first they issued a proclamation to their tributary states directing that the fugitives should not be allowed to take refuge within their territories, that such an order could hardly be obeyed owing to the length of the boundary lines and the extreme improbability of its being efficiently watched. What I expected has taken place, for the fugitives have evidently had no difficulty in entering Siamese territory the moment they considered it advisable to do so.
It was because I foresaw this that I considered it advisable to enter into arrangements with this Government for the handing over of the fugitives when what I expected took place.
I was likewise aware that the Siamese Government were cognisant of the fact that, taking into consideration the locality in which the crimes imputed to these fugitives are said to have been committed, there was something anomalous in their being requested to give them up.
Also, that if the case were reversed, and the people fugitives from the Siamese into British territory, there would be little likelihood of their being handed over to the Siamese Government.
Under these circumstances I considered it best to deal openly with them, and while explaining to them that we did not demand their surrender as a right, still that it would be an advisable and friendly act on their part to give them up.
I have, &c.
(Signed) THOMAS GEORGE Knox.
No. 21.
The Earl of Derby.
&c.
&c.
PUBLIC RECORD
OFFICE
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
The EARL OF CARNARVON to GOVERNOR Sir W. F. D. JERVOIS, K.C.M.G., C.B.
(Telegraphic.)
I SANCTIONED Abdullah to remain as Sultan on the 1st instant.
21st June 1876.
No doubt my decision must be put aside if you are justified by the evidence in arresting him. Unless you are sure of his guilt do not arrest. Who would be the chief authority in Perak supposing Abdullah arrested? Would temporary arrangements be necessary to prevent
disorders?
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No. 22.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
Foreign Office, June 22, 1876.
WITH reference to your letter of the 30th ultimo, I am directed by the Earl of Derby to transmit to you, for the perusal of the Earl of Carnarvon, a despatch from Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General at Bangkok, forwarding correspondence with the Siamese and Straits Settlements Governments, in regard to the arrest of Rajah Leila
• Not printed.
SIB,
Government House, Singapore, April 17, 1876.
I HAVE the honour to inform you that I have received a report from au officer sent by me with a party of Malays to capture the Maharajah Lela, to the effect that he followed that Chief to the borders of Patani, and that the Maharajah has escaped into that State, and is now, without any doubt, near Kendrong, not far from the frontier of Perak.
The officer in charge of the party also reports that he applied to the Patani authorities for the surrender of the Maharajah, but that the petty chiefs would do, nothing in the matter.
I would feel greatly obliged if you would be good enough to move the Siamese Government to cause energetic steps to be at once taken for the capture of this Chief, and for handing him over to the British Government.
As stated in my letter of the Siamese Government to assist in bringing to justice the authors of the recent Perak I am fully sensible of the desire of the outrages, and I trust that I am not pressing too much on their willingness to aid the British Government, by asking them to use every effort in their power to secure the person of the Maharajah Lela, who is mainly responsible for the murder of the late Mr. Birch.
I understand that the Maharajah Lela has been accompanied to Patani by his brother Che Ngah Jabbor, and three or four others implicated in the Perak outrages.
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