THE

ASIATIC JOURNAL
AND

MONTHLY REGISTER

BRITISH AND FOREIGN INDIA, CHINA,

4
AND

AUSTRALASIA.

VOL. XXI1.-NEW SERIES.

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JANUARY-APRIL, 1857.

LONDON :
WM. H. A L L E N A N D CO.,
LEADENHALL STREET.
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1837.
lative to the objects of their mission, the
only d v e chidof importance with whom
the cammineionern p i t themrelvea in com-
munication. waa the Raja11 Bandahm of
Pahang. There does not appear much
aom of congntuhtion to result from the
oonfemnce with the Dutch a~ithoritieaat
Whio, as respects the prospects d any
concerted plans d co-opemtion with the
British government for the extirpation d
p i w y throughout the neighbouring s e ~ .
Not only was a pretext found for refusing
the mlicited aid of a couple of gun-boato,
lying in harbour unemployed ; hut, so far
from joining in a desire to call the Rajd~
of LitMn to account, or at leaat to obtain
some explamtion pr t o his supposcd con-
nection with pirrtes, and Bome guarantee
or m u m c e for the future, the commis-
nionva were informed tlmt the Dutch go-
vernment had already coneluJed a treaty
with that chief, d which no p u t i e u b
were communicated, and that he m s in
neeipt of a pension from them of 10,000
per mnnm I The A d d will again
h v e this in a few dep, proceeding up
tbe Strrits d M d . a a , ud viniting the
more important native states situate along
the west coast d the peninsula, and will
then pass over t o the opposite arrst of
Sumatn, and p m e d in the lame man-
ner alongthst line of cmet. The Rebigs
meantime, remains hem, to crui~eamong
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the neighbouring places.-IM, h
Zy 28.
QwuM-The ex-king of Quedah sue-
ceeded his father (from whom the English
obtained a grant d Penang aod Pro-
vince Welledey) in 1901, and the arbitrsrg
exactions of the Siamese a p p u r to have
commenced with his reign, and to have
been the subject of complaint and remon-
strance, on his part, to the British until
1881, when Quedoh WIU finally invaded
by a large force of Siameee, without m y
previous declaration of war. TO thew
barbarians, taking and destroying are
synonymous tenns. Tbe most fearful 18.
ragen were committed; the king, with
much difficulty, escaped to P e n q , where
he obtained protection horn Govenunent,
and was maintained in a style not unbe-
coming his rank. The Siamese, however,
demanded his person, but were refused.
This was in the year of Mr. Crawfurd'r
embassy t o Siam, who failed in aecuriug
any terms for the King. In 1% the
Burman war broke out,and it led CO a p t .
Burney'a e m b y to Biam, two articles
of whose treaty with the Siamcre not
only for ever cut off all hopes of hb
obminingour s ~ i s t l n c to
e reetore him,bnt
us on the side of his enemier the
Biameite. I t t m a b Quedah as a Siamese
province, andstipulates tllot the British
will not permit the former goummr of
Qued.h,nor m y of his followers, toattack,
disturb, a in m y wine injure the Qurbh
territory, nor any other territory mbject
to Slam ; and makea it incumbent on the
English to prohibit the ex-king h.om re-
mainir~gin Pennng, Prye, Pemk, Men-
gore. or m y Burmeee temto ; with a
provision that, if the J3ngli% do not
oblige him to live in some other comb);
the Siamese may continue to levy an ex-
port duty upon paddy and rice in Quedab.
I n 1831 oeeunrd the unsuccesdul at-
tempt of Tuankoo Koodin, the king of
Quedah's nephew, to expel the Siamese.
I n the same year, the ex-king was re-
quired by the Penang government t o
remove to Yalacca, in compliance with
the provisions of the article of the treaty,
upon the folfilment of which the Siamese
now insisted. Since that time, he has
resided at Malace, in the enjoyment d
a pension of 10,000 drs. per aonum,
(whicl~had been long previowly stipuh-
ted for), until he embvked for Delhi.
This last step, though it pheer him at
Inrge, MWS the Company 10,000 dm rn
yesr. We believe that a difference d
opinion has prevailed as to whether Que-
dnh was a province of 1Ei.m. or not. Mr.
Cmwfurd thought it uas. If this
nion be correct, o w origind tide to
nang was d a very questionable m r t ;
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and, if true, the attempt of the king t o
mgnin hi kingdom appears hopelm. u
the stipulations of Capt. Burney's trebt~
render it incumbenton our Government to
preventany such.-Sing. F.P., M q 19.
BITLIOL A11D PPINDITOU.
Absuarc Statement of tbe Revenue and
Expenditure at Malaccr, for the 08lei.l
Year, from 16 May 1835 to SO& April
18%.
Rmintr.
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Rdm Fumr ............................fYiam
hR.
Tanlh on Produaoil.n& .............. 10.10V
Qvlt Rant for lLl3b. .......................
Jydi, .................................. la 9
ma
Feu.nd Finee ..................
M h d h e o u ............................ %
..5 .R T
r
n
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D i h ~ a .
Civil lpLabIthmmt, Palslau, ud Cootie-
JIIgenclencl~i ::::::::::::::::::::
70.lrn
.........................m a 6
Rnenue
Medial
Ydne
ditto.
dlw ..........................
dim..........................
s!
ditto. ......................... !S
K Y Lud & ..................
cmriep.................................. 2%
pat-offla............................... m
compslvalimfor ..................1LmI
The SSngqmm F m Arrr, in t o m m -
ing upon th statement from rbicb rb.
sforegoing i~ extractd, o&uenes:" Tkrs