The Indian Archipelago: Its History and Present State, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853 - Malay Archipelago |
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... length , however , in spite of an alliance with another powerful chief , the rebels were compelled to disperse , and their young chief , the usurper Kuning , delivering himself up to the council at Samarang , was banished to Ceylon ...
... length , however , in spite of an alliance with another powerful chief , the rebels were compelled to disperse , and their young chief , the usurper Kuning , delivering himself up to the council at Samarang , was banished to Ceylon ...
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... length he was at the head of a large army and encountered the Dutch and their Javan allies at Kadir . A fierce battle ensued . He routed his enemies completely - a signal instance of success against European troops , especially when ...
... length he was at the head of a large army and encountered the Dutch and their Javan allies at Kadir . A fierce battle ensued . He routed his enemies completely - a signal instance of success against European troops , especially when ...
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... length the Dutch , with their dependent ally , the Susunan - who was still , indeed , a child - yielding to fear , endeavoured to check his conquests by concession , and succeeded . They proposed he should rule half the Mataram empire ...
... length the Dutch , with their dependent ally , the Susunan - who was still , indeed , a child - yielding to fear , endeavoured to check his conquests by concession , and succeeded . They proposed he should rule half the Mataram empire ...
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... length yielded , during some years , 600,000 pounds . Pepper These were genuine commercial advantages . The cost - of their establishment on this coast was almost 13007 . annually , and thirty men were counted sufficient to garrison ...
... length yielded , during some years , 600,000 pounds . Pepper These were genuine commercial advantages . The cost - of their establishment on this coast was almost 13007 . annually , and thirty men were counted sufficient to garrison ...
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... length by a low chain of hills , dividing two natural systems . On the one side , the species of animals which abound in the Archipelago are found ; on the other , those of Australia . In the vegetable kingdom a similar phenomenon is re ...
... length by a low chain of hills , dividing two natural systems . On the one side , the species of animals which abound in the Archipelago are found ; on the other , those of Australia . In the vegetable kingdom a similar phenomenon is re ...
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¹ Crawfurd ¹ Temminck Archipelago arms attack Balanini Batavia Belcher Biliton boats Bornean Borneo British Settlements Bruné buccaneers Capellen Captain captured carried ceded Celebes chiefs Chinese civilisation coast of Borneo commerce Dutch Dyaks enemies engaged English European expedition favour flag fleet flotilla force formidable freebooters governor Groot guns haunts History of Java Holland honour Indian Archipelago industry inhabitants island isles Javan Johore Journ Keddah Keppel Kolff Lanuns Linga Magindanao Malay Manilla marauders massacre Memoirs ment Moluccas Moniteur Muda native princes Netherlands Newbold once Palembang peace peninsula Philippines Pinang piracy pirates plunder political Pontianah population port possessions prahus province race rajah Rhio river sail Sakarran Sambas Sarawak savage Serebas ship shores Singapore Sir James Brooke Sir Stamford Raffles Spaniards Straits of Malacca sultan Sulu Sumatra Surakarta Susunan Temminck territories tion trade treaty tribes vessels villages Voyage whole
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