The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-17 00:00:00

THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.

BORNEO,

ATTACK ON THE SULOO PIRATE-1.-LOSS OF
LIEN.
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The expedition, consisting of her Majesty's ship
lleopatni. the steam-frigate Semiramis, and the war-
ste oner Pluto—the later two vessels belonging to
the Fast India Company—returned to Singapore
after an unsuccessful endeavour to meet with and
punish the Suloo pirates on the east coast of Borneo,
who were concerned in cutting off the schooner
Dolphin. and the murder of Mr. Burns and his com-
panions. Much discussion has of late taken place on
the subject of piracy in the Archipelago, and who
are and who are not pirates ; but of the character of
the men against whom the expedition under Captain
Massie. of her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, was sent,
there is not the least doubt entertained. The head-
quarters of the Suloo, Linen and Illanun, piratical
prabus, which scour the Indian Archipelago, has
frequently been pointed out from tho days of Dal-
rymple to the present, but it was not until the re-
cent outrage on Mr. Burns that the English authori-
ties adopted a single step to punish the pirates in
their strongholds, and on the present occasion they
have been completely nusucceedid. The following
particulars will show what manner of people these
maraudersare. Havingeoaledboth steamers- atLaboan,
the a sped it ioo sailed far Maluda, the Cleortra a short
time in advance. Mr. St. John, acting oainanseionsr,and
Captain Brooke, better known as the Rejah Mode of
Sarawak, were on board the Cleopatra. Captain
Massie's boats proceeded up the Minuets' river to
the house of a chief who was known to be in league
with a party of Lanun pirates, but nothing was done,
the object being merely a demonstration. At Maluda
information was received of the murder of Mr. Wind-
ham, tit Suloo, by, the chief minister of the Sultan,
but on inquiry at Singapore the report turned out to
be untrue, Mr. Windham being at Mainla at the
time. Atter much difficulty the Cleopatra was taken
through the Malawalli passage, and at length reached
Ttingku, the principal- fiend quarters of the Sabo
pirates. The steamer's boats tried river after river
before reaching the one they
.were in search of.
Having anchored below the river, an expedition
was formed of sixteen boats in two divisions, the
light boats being under the direction of Captain
Burbank of the Pluto, and the heavy boat' under
Captain Stephens of the Semiramis. Captain Mamie,
accompanied by the acting commissioner, proceeded
in the Cleopatra's gig. White flap were hoisted in
most of the boats, and after two hours' pulling they
reached the chiefs house, and on the tap et the
room they placed a white flag is token
of a pea -aul visits and to hence el• in-
habitants to eppneek_ eft en however slipared,
they having Bed Wm the bens magi the
plaie. Whilst they were maillOadei ma the step
next to be taken, they were Mihaly alibi with a
shower of belle, et attest that., issuing hem the
jungle, killing ewe et ear Mee and two
oaten. Having this shown a beetib
Captain Massie immediately directed premed= ee
be made for acting en the evasive. A smart firs
"unturned from the usesisno• firing in the dim'
tioa whence the MAOwee ebaaetad,bet without
my sleet. n• bob suariftisilli tieWiwi*
Oa the 17th the led& preenisi li die pines
de view of inflicting a seesaw gniiilming
epee
dthe the al teen The senll pots ass yew
plai as me Me et the river, mee the soden le
the ohm The desicedes wen reached, bet the*
pee had be. serve/ Ismaili" parties went in
Si diesstioss, bet me atm yes visible. Some of
the parade, hemenr, advanced stealthily
the Neel, the stockad,
sad g fired, and i July d them fireesd
in the boat; wsualieg Mee ssA me mortally.
Yet sot a sod mu ebeir,able. Miaow mat
was seen to ism Ikea the jangle, tbe place wee ha.
asediately invested, but the doing, advsatneens
Lams managed to escape.
.1110111 allsalal
warfare very discouraging, OMNI WWI gives to o ,er
stray all the buildings, made of bamboo sad ailliat
and soon replaced, together with lama /maths ar
rice, which being accomplished the Mills retuned
with the loss of several men killed and wesuid,
without the satisfaction of knowing they bid is.
wounded a single Lanun. From the atheism dank
prelim it is believed the pirates were absent on a
piratical expedition, bat It is equally probe*, that
their prahus and themselves were ormeseled sc=
sf the numerous and to US unknown rivers a
ing in that quarter.

COLONIAL.