New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-10

fire s-s'e' r0se most irf-es X Cs.; o. count .1enca
/ srd sencer eele 6frre she has readily acllr-d ths
Engish srRuage and speais With rsm.r', bie h1ncv
a. may he uaei.ed. TIE adventures # Cat G. 5son
sHorg this primitive people Of the most 1te-estipg
nature.
Prom thence our adventurous navigator proceeded on
bis wsy eas'ssfe, touching a. the solitary Island o s.
Pauls Lbosn 10 hinese bound yess=ls and 4. rrrd
II the Cscos lslads. he Hands # Engano Nsva. Bal
Crocstou a. vel ~ 81 ihe Iupben group and va jus
other islsrds 10 lie java Sea.
During al those oevi,tons, hoveve- he vas steadily
proPresg toward The port for viii had so OF Bi,
an unforseen oet4rt in took place fr,n which re
suited s bis subseqnen' ortanes In passing ush
re straits q Bancs Re forced by severe Of
wesher, to cher TIE Roads of Mint on The II,n1
Of Banca This Island i, cesbrl'sd for IT. lucrative tin
mines, the working ~ which y-d TO tls DI5 Gov "a.
mort net revenue of 100000 glliers .bJu. s7000Js
and afford emp yuent 70 1900 Chinese.
Or sting anchor captain Gibson did not purpose re-
naming longer than the folio Eirg morning he 10
81 ded 10 proceed TO SDgapors bat the R4dent, Mr.
schsap aud several e he ofcers hsvog become inter
esred in him a. eipg the IT American who had visited
q 81 poIf, and gentleman who travelling for pleasure
ard inform alton prevailed upon - stay win them FOR
few day and partake of their hos otaie and ad
ciousl duceuent for his stay. his attention csl -
the fact hi the North Monsoon then prevailed and
10 beat up the teeth Of it would occupy him least
onh osrtiC ry he had cargo and little bal
ely worked Capt Gibson. in consequence OF the hosp
tales extended 10 him. and which he recpr)c4ted
board tle Flint remained at This port - days From
thence he eded 10 the FsI Of Plembang in the in
terror Of Sunsra This diversion induced by &C.
quaiItance which he had formed with several officers pro
ceeorg transport ship to join the garrison + Paleu
bang Previous 10 bis departure lie reluested the s
furnish him with Malay servant, whose services
would bee useful 10 lin the Malay country.
Notwithstanding the apparent frienonsss Of the I'e
dent be proved the enemy the Captdn could haze
with. Agree able to rqu-st he readily furnished the
required ant, who proved 10 be most WHY, and de
ceptve fellow and, aersard appeared, he OF
the spies Of the Resident l. appears that from free
dom Of speech Captain Gibson may have used this Resi-
dent in sgned that he American Spy who had pro
baby come there learn what he could of the country
and return home TO America and sd invading expe
oiton to attack and take possession of the leland With
cut the knowledge Of the Captain he sent letter to the
Re.idtnt of Palenbang by the Malay servant, and in
tits he denounced the Captain as an intriguing
American who would require strict itching
Unaware Of this treachery Captain Gibson reached the
Fort of Iaembapg whore he received with the
apparent emprcssement lie dined and fted by the
Resident and officers and lie fully recprocaed their at
entons board his vessel Here his vessel lay for
nearly month while he making several excursions
into the interior of the Island In these visits he made
the acquaintance Of the Prince SEYD OsMIS bin IlAssN
BARKABA also the PASJERANG, SHERIFF ALI Chief De.
FEANG SAPEDIs AID the TUNUNGGCNG NORA WANGsA
lie also had opportunity Of meeting with the celebrated
TIANG ALAN Chefain of the Passumah people who have
hitherto, successfully resisted the Dutch An interesting
Circumstance connected with TASG ALAN it may not be
amss TO speak Of here The Princess S1HDEEtH young
LADY Of remarkable beauty the grand daughter Of the
| King Of Paemhang had excited the curiosity and
inerest of the gallant Captain and be expressed a
desire TO obtain interview She being made acquainted
with his desire sigfed her readiness to grant him
i flok MA on board az ha
Royal Proa in the river The interview was had
on the river becaue her people have superstition that
on the land q stranger has the power OF bewlchng hem
Will, they imagine that running water such necroman
,c influences sreavtrted Her reception o. the Captain
was most acous and his ardor in her cause together
! with numerous other interviews winch be had with her
and with native chef and adventures in the interior
although done with the entire cognzsnce of the Dutch
and oftentimes when accompanied by q Dutch oecsr
had excited their utmost jealousy ard decided them to
make an toIt to get rid If the American Captain who
Was apparently winning the hearts Of the natives OF al
ranks An opportunity for the qualification OF Their Jea
ousy soon presented itself aud they quickly seized upon
Ms be had become interested 10 TINS people ne re
solved TO proceed 10 the capital Of Jambee and wrote
friendly letter TO the Prince of that country stating his in
tptior Of assisting him 1t should be here rema ked that
Captain Gibson had engaged good Malay scholar as his
secretary: the name OF this nvidua ksgoes Lanaug
and be proved be another spy pay OF the Dutch Huhor
This letter 10 TIE NUllah WAS Ntiteh ~ i'o
different from that in which Captain Gibson dictated H.
who % vet was not sufficiently scluan MED With the Malay
lnsuape Dor with the Arabic characters IN which II was
written TO be enabled Judge Of is correctness And a.
rroof of his unconsc Of any hostile design agans'
Dutch he went on the sveniug that the letter was
dictated accompanied by four Dutch ohcers 10 gre" io"'t
iven nv native Chief in his honor he ct tb' eas one
mates was 10 proceed with the et'ern comp any win
. opaes these euioes were procured 10y his Secretary
rd instead cf ther being faithful men were actually Two
90 Tho nvate police of the Resident DE Bsauw AZ the
,; ~ procurire iie spy guide, information had also
bp OWEN that letter 10 be sent to the SATAN o.
l.nbee the reasonable language 81 when "S tnenSN
I'D NV the Dutch func'inary himself and AT the sane
mo he had sent nlne hours before Capt "O'on mss
or drared with the letter two proas win ~ men u
the coming OF the victim uucons iouSy entering tue
, nat had been laid for bin The mate hid h'Fdy pro
edd more than eight niles when he fell ino 'nef a."
b.sb a,dyas brought back prisoner
The arrest # Capt Gibson Immensely easu5 anu "''
.,oded with acts that were ennenty in'uiuns % 'he
Ame,icsn flag; he had Just returned on ho'ra Ms ,se
I'm tho aa,t given him by ths Prince O'm'n o'lA'
I'm ia Iieut. Commander Nicholson oil Tue gun VI :
,me on board with twelve marines ana c''eu
t &; b,r,al manner and in bad Eosish- h'ui co" u
.tb.t Gag you dam Yankee tHsHrrec''04'f' - -
cent Gibson replied that he was accustomed y cou
4an6 Jieutenalts to t0i tina; aag' ana c'Hll nO NINA
.f reversing lis custom by hauling II down hlu'en Is
! aceois,Iv 81 ,bs command Of a Lieut. gaHt
Aner much ipsolant language or the pN' u ,n7 .0"
=. ,d os Ia ,f,sed - show legal warrant the s'ter
ttI;,a. n bs,J and having eight men yet tNthial 10