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No. 6.

From SHAIK MAHOMED ALLY to J. G. DAVIDSON, Esq.

We have to inform you that we arrived at Qualla Lumpor on the 26th Ramlan, and on that day we received a letter from a detective, whom we ordered to go to Slim, this is the letter we now send to you. On the same evening of that day a certain person came from Uloo Langat named Katib Rajah giving news that he had met last night with Rajah Broman and six followers at Uloo Langat. He said that he came from Sungic Ujong to go to Kadjang to meet Rajab Kabar and Sootan Poasah, and also there's another news about Rajah Mahdie leaving Padang going to Sree Menantee, and he is waiting there collecting his people. We think about Qualla Lumpor you had better send peons with their proper head man to guard and to listen to the elders of the country before anything happens, and to guard against everything. This is what we have to make known.

27 Ramlan 1292.

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about that place. I think Judote has been fibbing to you about his brother, in order to

$ induce you to give him charge of the Perak side of the river. If you can I would ask you to prevent Mandaling people coming from Slim into this Residency. They will probably show you a paper from the Sultan of Salangore inviting them, but I hope you will disregard it, as I firmly believe our Sultan is promoting these disturbances, either ignorantly or wilfully-the latter, I think.

I have, &c. (Signed)

SIA,

No. 9.

J. G. DAVIDSON,

Her Britannic Majesty's Resident,

Salangore.

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No. 7.

From INCHE ALLEE and PоH OON to SHAIK MAHOMED ALLER.

We arrived at Slim on 15 Ramlan. On that day many people asked us where we were going. We replied we came here to look for livelihood. If any one wishes to go plundering we will join them. Rajah Broman said very good. We only yesterday arrived from Klang. He asked us if there was any news from Klang of people We said there were no news. He said don't plundering or any campong being burnt.

you know that Uloo Klang has been burnt and is in ashes; I and six men burnt it, and

30 remained in the jungle. I want to get back to Klang soon. If you like go with me.

you could

You had

Three days after that Rajah Broman went back to Klang with his men. better keep a good look out.

Some people came from Pahang and brought a letter to Rajah Assal. We don't know These people say that 40 of Inche Wandah's men had gone to meet

what is in it. Rajah Mahdie.

About the letter from Rajah Moosah to Rajah Assal, we have not got it because he keeps all the letters from Rajahs in a locked box and it is difficult to get at them.

We ask you to give any news after you receive this letter so that we may look after ourselves; and do anything you order. There is no other news, but we will send any other information as soon as we get it.

18 Ramlan 1292.

Klang, November 1, 1875. A Mandaling man named Rajah Broman, and sometimes called Imam Prang. Rajah Broman, with between 30 and 40 followers, has set fire to and burnt down 12 houses at Uloo Klang, in this Residency. He is said to have gone to Sungei Ujong, but if not there at present he will soon visit it. Should you hear of his whereabouts in your Residency I ask you to be good enough to arrest him and keep him in safe custody till he can be brought here for trial. I have no description of the man, but I understand he is well known in Sunghei Ujong. I am now going to Uloo Langat and Kadjang to try to arrest Rajah Niggah and Sultan Puasa, both Mandaling men, who are promoting dis- turbances in this Residency. It is probable that one or both may escape into your Residency, and if you may find them there I ask you to be good enough to arrest them also.

I fear I am to have a great deal of trouble here. It is said that Rajah Mahdie is collecting men at Sree Manante to attack us in the interior, but of this I am not certain, and I shall have plenty of trouble without it. Should you be able to give me infor-

any mation or assistance in this matter I shall feel obliged. Should Rajah Mahdie turn up any where in your Residency I should ask you to arrest him also; and not to permit any arms or ammunition or any bands of armed men to come into Salangore through your Residency if you can prevent them.

I have, &c. (Signed) J. G. DAVIDSON,

Acting Assistant Resident,

Capt. Murray,

Sungie Ujong.

No. 10.

Her Britannic Majesty's Resident,

Salangore.

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SIR,

No. 8.

Klang, November 1, 1875.

We are on the eve of great disturbances in this Residency-indeed I may say they are already commenced. The enemy seems to be coming in from all sides, and more particularly from Slim. There is sufficient information in my possession to justify the arrest of Syed Massahore and Rajah Assal, both now in Perak, and I request that you will be good enough to do so at once. They are charged with fire raising and promoting disturbances in this Residency. Rajah Broman, the man I formerly wrote to you about, and a band of between 30 and 40 men from Slim, have already burnt down 12 houses at Uloo Klang, and I request you to arrest him also if you can find him in Perak. I urge upon you to arrest Syed Massahore and Rajah Assal at once, as it may be the means of saving many lives and much property.

Do not allow yourself to be influenced on this matter by any fair stories about these men. Partly from what you told me I was very unwilling to believe in Rajah Assal's guilt, but I think that there can be no doubt about it, and you know how powerful and how dangerous a inan be is. Depend upon it if we have much disturbance bere it will extend over to Perak. The story about Rajah Etam having joined Mahdie I am satisfied is untrue. He has been here for some days very much frightened about what you have told him is to be done on the Birnam river. I think he has some claim on Perak for what he has done in Birnam, and should like you not to interfere with him just at the present time. I should like to go down the Birnam river, and there meet you and settle

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LETTER from the RESIDENT of SALangone to Sultan Abdulsamat, dated October 30, 1875.

(After Compliments.)

I HAVE to inform my friend that Sutan Puasa has refused to come and see me as requested in my letter of which I sent my friend a copy. As I explained to my friend I have sufficient information about Rajah Broman and his men, and that they are bad men who wish to ruin my friend's country, and that Sutan Puasa is conspiring with and assisting in doing so I am therefore going to Uloo Langat and Kajang to arrest or drive out Sutan Puasa and other bad people from that place and prevent disturbance in my friend's country. I find that my friend bas assisted to bring in people into my friend's own country to make disturbances by giving a pass to bring in the very men about whom I warned my friend, and at the same time my friend conceded the giving this pass from me. My friend has also lately received and countenanced Rajah Kamza, a man who my

friend very

well knows, is an enemy to the peace of my friend's country, and did not inform me that he was at Langat. My friend also ordered 20 kegs of gunpowder to be delivered out of my friend's own store to this man. My friend's son, Rajah Kabar, was also very friendly with Rajah Kamza, and many letters passed between them, and now Rajah Kahar is at Kajang with the men who have burnt Uloo Klang, and those who assisted them, and he is opposing me in trying to prevent disturbances. People say that it is really true that my friend's son, Rajah Moosab, wrote a letter to Rajah Assal, asking him to make war against Klang, and that Sutan Puasa got the pass from my friend to bring in the Mandaling men in order to shew that Rajah Moosah wrote the

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