The daily crescent., 1850-01-17

Ha5ah Brooke.
By the late arrivals from Europe we learn tha
there Is great excitement in England. "a conse
quence Of what are called the wholesale murder
Of Sir James Brooke, Rajah Of Sarawak, and Gov
ernor of the British Colony in Borneo Fou
times, says the London News "has the coun
try Of the Sarrebas and Sakarran tribes of Borne,
been laid waste by fire and sword at the instgatioI
Of Rajah Brooke. No specific act of piracy haaye
been proved or alleged against them. Twice have
the war vessels Of Great Britain been made parties
to the devasting excursions Of the native tribes, ac
complies in the plunder and dead hunting de-
scribed by Capt Keppel. Many gentlemen OF in
uence and Of the highest respectabiliy have taken
up this matter in earnest with the intention Of
bringing it before Parliament"
This is unexpected news to Us, and ought to be
taken with some grains Of hesitation. 1t is diff
cult to conceive of wanton or unnecessary cruelty
practised by such man as this Rajah Brooke has
shown himself to be in all his associations with the
natives of Borneo. If it shall prove true that he
has played these high pranks of wholesale conquest
and murder, it will be another. example Of the in.
fluence of unrestricted power in corrupting the
most gentle natures, and perverting the most be.
- J"N iooAe' 40 he 10 eaileu' Is
man "iose history Is remarkable ior tne deolcation
o. NE ana fortune to an object OF pure benevoence
~ WIN Oe paihui 70 near u tle career, commenced
with so much self-denying courage in the cause oil
humanity, should be sullied towards its close by
the enormities here charged upon him. He is an
Englishman Of fortune, now about .forty-fve years
Of age, who was in his youth in the employment oil
m .he H.as' inu.a company anu serNeo IN tne Eng
ish army IN Anuia' ~ was "hie on voyage ior
ms heatn' tnat ne conceived the IDEA OF attempting
with his own means to form settlement on the
island OF borneo, with view OF introducing civili-
zatlon and Christianity among the islands OF the
ureat East India Archipelago, inhabited by the
Malay races, which have been considered to be
the most pertidious, blood-thirsiy and untracta-
bic OF the native tribes. Mr. Brooke was occupied
NUMBER Oh years IN making preparations, and at
great expense started on an expedition Tor the
esiapnsnment ot ms colony about twelve years
ago Inc SKILL courage auc modefatlon, with
whch ne managed ms intercourse with the ma
tVes--his success IN ootalning tnef commence
IN sohehlhg tneir lerociy oy Kihaness ana scruPu-
ious sooo iai'n--ana ms courage IN Ineeung ana
Expressing lnen hos1ie movements gained lof MN
q "'ue e-spreau halne ioi 'ne Puresl phlahtnfophy,
ulfec'eo ny marvellous clearness oil intellect and
suehe'n o' nlno' men we last hearu oi MIN De-
'0ie' ne hao a'iac'eesine: support Oh ms own Gov
efnnen' 70 ms success IN acquiring territory and
innuence, ana WIN 'nelf customary sagaolty, they
aoopteo MN anc MS Colony ana extended their nag
over nm II Is IN tnis character tnat ms rumored
eApeu,uohs against 'he pirates nave Deen con-
auo'e', anu we mus. aoo tnat ms nature must
nave cnahgea saaiy II ne mas conhl''eo any act oil
"an,0n oiueiy OF oi violence 'hat coulo nave Deen
"'gstsu TVS r A.