not much that I desire, Rajah. The tumangong is willing to
grant to us a trading station, on the island of Singapore and,
possibly, we may acquire from him the whole island; but we are
aware that he is not the rightful lord of the island, and it may be
that, in time, you may recover possession of all Johore. Thus,
then, I come to you to ask you if you are willing to consent to
this privilege being granted to us; which assuredly will benefit
your kingdom by providing a market, close to you, at which you can
barter your produce for goods that you require, with us or with
native traders from the east. At present, we are not in a position
to plant this trading station in Singapore, being engaged in
serious wars in India; and it may be a considerable time before
things have so settled down that we can do so. I have, therefore,
only to ask your assent to our arrangement with the tumangong,
whenever it can be carried out; and we shall certainly be willing
to recognize your authority, by a gift of money."

"I willingly consent," the rajah said; "it is, indeed, but a small
thing. So long as I live, I shall be ready to enter into any treaty
with you; and doubtless my successor, whoever he may be, knowing
what you have done for us and our state, will also agree."

[It was not, indeed, until the year 1819 that the British took
possession of the island, paying sixty thousand dollars to the
tumangong. Shortly after they had settled there the young prince,
who had escaped from Johore, came down there. He was awarded a
pension and, at the death of the rajah, was placed on the throne by
the British, to the general satisfaction of the inhabitants.]

The next day, a number of men came in from villages scattered among
the hills, who had not heard of the approach of the enemy until too
late to enter the town, and take part in its defence. By this time,
scouts had penetrated far into the forest, and brought back news
that, although there were many dead there, there were no signs of
the enemy. The work, therefore, of rebuilding the town was
commenced; every available man of the garrison, and those who had
come in, being engaged in cutting wood and bringing it in.

In the course of the next day or two several chiefs, whose attitude
had before been threatening, came or sent members of their families
to congratulate the rajah upon the defeat that he had inflicted
upon his enemies, and to assure him of their loyalty to his rule.

Harry had