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... of the warriors Armour Weapons · Signs of piracy The prahus Their decorations Other vessels Their use Moorings Navigation 22222223 121 ib . ib . ib . A. D. Retreats · Constitution of the pirate fleets Divisions CONTENTS . ix.
... of the warriors Armour Weapons · Signs of piracy The prahus Their decorations Other vessels Their use Moorings Navigation 22222223 121 ib . ib . ib . A. D. Retreats · Constitution of the pirate fleets Divisions CONTENTS . ix.
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... prahus The Kakap prahus Paduakan prahus Ordinary Malay boats ib . ib . · 183 · ib . 184 ib . CHAPTER IX . History of efforts to suppress piracy 1705. Dutch attempts Maritime regulations 1708. Examples of piracy Negotiation with Indian ...
... prahus The Kakap prahus Paduakan prahus Ordinary Malay boats ib . ib . · 183 · ib . 184 ib . CHAPTER IX . History of efforts to suppress piracy 1705. Dutch attempts Maritime regulations 1708. Examples of piracy Negotiation with Indian ...
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... prahus rudely built , rudely armed , and still more rudely manned ; but of more than ninety British ships , furnished forth with all the resources of civilised war . This magnificent arma- ment was ready in June , when a difficulty ...
... prahus rudely built , rudely armed , and still more rudely manned ; but of more than ninety British ships , furnished forth with all the resources of civilised war . This magnificent arma- ment was ready in June , when a difficulty ...
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... prahus having such mer- chandise on board , lost them , and frequently paid a fine , four times the value of their freight.2 Regulations also were enacted , prohibiting the importation from Singa- pore of any cotton or woollens of ...
... prahus having such mer- chandise on board , lost them , and frequently paid a fine , four times the value of their freight.2 Regulations also were enacted , prohibiting the importation from Singa- pore of any cotton or woollens of ...
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... prahus , as the Tatars to wander with their flocks and tents . As it is impos- sible to crib the Bedouin in a village , so is it to restrain the coast - people from fishing , trade , piracy , or some other wandering and uncertain ...
... prahus , as the Tatars to wander with their flocks and tents . As it is impos- sible to crib the Bedouin in a village , so is it to restrain the coast - people from fishing , trade , piracy , or some other wandering and uncertain ...
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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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