Chapter IV: The Pirates

A general account of the pirates—Cruise of the _Dido_— 92-152
Brushes with the pirates—Expedition against the Saribas—
The Rajah visits Bruni—Sir Edward Belcher's mission—The
Rajah joins a naval expedition against Sumatran pirates—Is
wounded—_Dido_ returns to Sarawak—The Batang Lupar
expedition—Sarawak offered to the British crown—The
Rajah's difficult position—Return of Rajah Muda Hasim to
Bruni—The Rajah appointed H.M.'s Agent in Borneo—Visits
Bruni—Intrigues of Pangiran Usup—Sir Thomas Cochrane—
Usup's downfall—The pirate's stronghold in Marudu Bay
destroyed—Death of Usup—Fresh troubles on the coast—Rajah
Muda Hasim and his brothers murdered—Bruni attacked and
captured by Cochrane—Further action against the Lanun
pirates—Submission of the Sultan—His end—Sarawak becomes
an independent state—Labuan ceded to the British—Jealousy
and pretensions of the Dutch—Treaty with Bruni—Defeat of
the Balenini pirates—The Rajah visits England, 1848—
Honours accorded him—Captain James Brooke-Brooke joins the
Rajah—The Sarawak flag—The Rajah establishes Labuan—Visits
Sulu—Depredations by the Saribas and Sekrangs—Action
taken—The Rajah revisits Sulu, and a treaty is concluded—
The battle of Beting Maru—Venomous attacks upon the Rajah
and naval officers—A Royal Commission demanded in
Parliament to investigate the Rajah's conduct negatived—
Diplomatic visit to Siam—Recognition by the United States—
The Rajah returns to England, 1851—Public dinner in his
honour—Commission granted by coalition ministry—The Rajah
returns to Sarawak, 1853—Attack of small-pox—The
Commission sits in Singapore in 1854—Complete breakdown of
charges against the Rajah—Gladstone unconvinced—Mischief
caused by the Commission

CHAPTER V

RENTAP

Commencement of the present Rajah's career in Sarawak in 153-184
1852—Entitled the Tuan Muda—At Lundu—The situation in the
Batang Lupar—Rentap—Death of Lee—The Tuan Muda at Lingga—
Lingga and the people—Fresh concessions of territory—
Expeditions against Dandi and Sungie Lang—The Tuan Muda in
charge of the Batang Lupar and Saribas—Disturbed state of
the country—Kajulau attacked—Saji's escape—First attack on
Sadok, 1857—Expedition against the Saribas—A station
established there—Defeat of Linggir—Second (1858) and
final (1861) attacks on Sadok—End of Rentap

CHAPTER VI

THE CHINESE REBELLION, AND SECRET SOCIETIES

The Chinese in Sarawak—The Secret Society, or Hueh— 185-206
Circumstances that led to the rebellion—Kuching captured
by the rebels—They form a provisional government, and
retire up river—Their return—Malay town burnt—How the
situation was changed—Flight of the Chinese—Pursued and
driven over the border—Their after fate—Action of the
British and Dutch authorities—The rebellion the outcome of
the Commission—Comments by English papers—After the
rebellion—The Hueh dormant, not extinct—Gives trouble in
1869—In open revolt against the Dutch, 1884-85—Severely
punished in Sarawak in 1889, and again in 1906

CHAPTER VII

THE SHERIP MASAHOR

The Datus—The Datu Patinggi Gapur—Sherip Masahor—Gapur's 207-245
misconduct and treachery—His punishment—Muka in a state of
anarchy—Pangiran Matusin kills Pangiran Ersat—S. Masahor's
cold-blooded revenge—The Tuan Muda at Muka—S. Masahor
punished—The Rajah reforms the Bruni Government—Thwarted
by the Sultan—Fort built at Serikei—The Rajah intervenes
at Muka—He goes to England—Makota's death—The Tuan Muda in
charge—Commencement of conspiracies—Kanowit—Troubles at
Muka, and the Tuan Muda's action there—Murder of Steele
and Fox—The conspiracy—Disconnected action—The general
situation—The murderers of Steele and Fox punished—
Ramifications of the plot—Its repression, and the fate of
its promoters—Indifference of the British Government—The
Rajah in England—Paralysis—Failure to obtain protection—
Pecuniary difficulties—The Borneo Company, Limited—Miss
Burdett-Coutts—The first steamer—Public testimonial—
Burrator

CHAPTER VIII

MUKA

The Honourable G. W. Edwardes Governor of Labuan—Supports 246-266
Sherip Masahor, and condemns the Tuan Muda—Muka closed to
Sarawak traders—The Tuan Besar attempts to open friendly
negotiations with the authorities at Muka—A declaration of
war—Muka invested—Governor Edwardes interferes—The Tuan
Besar protests, and withdraws his forces—Evil caused by
Edwardes' action far-reaching—Disapproved of by the
Foreign Office—Transfer of Muka to Sarawak—Banishment of
S. Masahor—Territory to Kedurong Point ceded to Sarawak—S.
Masahor's end—His cruelties—The Tuan Besar becomes Rajah
Muda—The Tuan Muda follows the Rajah to England in 1862

CHAPTER IX

THE LAST OF THE PIRATES

The revival of piracy in 1858—Inaction of the Navy, a fruit 267-278
of the Commission—Destruction of a pirate fleet by the
_Rainbow_ off Bintulu—Cessation of piracy

CHAPTER X

THE KAYAN EXPEDITION

Return of the Rajah to Sarawak—The Rajah Muda retires—The 279-294
recognition of Sarawak as an independent state granted—The
Kayan expedition—Submission of the Kayans—The murder of
Fox and Steele fully avenged—The Rajah bids farewell to
Sarawak

CHAPTER XI

THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE

The opening and closing of the first stage—The Rajah's 295-306
retirement—His general policy—Frowned upon—What England
owes to him—Paralleled with Sir Stamford Raffles—The
Rajah's larger policy—Abandoned—Recognition—Financial
cares—At Burrator—Death, June 11, 1868—Dr. A. R. Wallace's
testimony—The Rajah's opinion of his successor—Principles
of government

CHAPTER XII

THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND STAGE

Charles Brooke proclaimed Rajah—Improvements needed—The 307-325
Datu's testimony—System of governing—The two councils—
Administration in out-stations—Malay courts—Native chiefs—
The Rajah's opinions and policy—Slavery—Relations with the
Dutch—The Rajah's duties—Commercial and industrial
development—Disturbances between 1868 and 1870—The Rajah
leaves for England—His marriage