The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-03-16

RAJAH BRooKE.-"Death bath this also," says
Bacon, ''thai il openeth the gate to good fame and
exinguisbeth envy-EItinct'ts G1ndbtYr tde'n-" Be-
fore be died. however, Sir James BroOke's good
fame had been establishes and the cavilliUgs which
his exploits once excited had ceased. SOoih to say,
his contemporaries had almost forgotten him in his
DevOnshire retirement. The condition of BOrneo ~
in these days OF telegrams and consequent feversh
desire for novelty deeds that have passed into his
tory within living memory without producing ef-
feeJs which constantly obtrude themselves upon
ones notice. are apt TO excite but anguid interest.
Ii may be that "Rajah " Brooke will hereafter be-
come very prominent figure in Oriental records,
however; aud whatever may be the success of the
institutions which be founded in Malaysia bis name
must always rank high the roll Of gallant adven-
urers who had philanthropic motive Tor their dar
ing.
just quarter of a century ago the RAjah com
menced his dashing crusade against the Eastern pi
rates-the most formidable obstacles to civilization
in insular Asia. The inyaded yOung Indian officer,
deprived Of his cOmmissisn after his health re-
stored, by accident, sought another field of ad-
venture. He got his crew of little more than TWEEN
y well in hand, during cruises in the Mediterranean
and elsewhere and then set IN his Yacht to civ
izsf Barneo. So thoroughly English in his masgaise
homie well as his maBliness was the modern Ra-
leigh thai his heart used TO come into his mouth
when he began TO read prayers before bis tiny ships
company. He beeau1e, however, Raiah OF Sarawak
and hsving made the acquaintance Of Captain KEEP
pei during a visit to China, persuaded that easily
persuadabe officer to give the Borneo piEIfes taste
of the DidO's powder and shot The pirate hunt
meneed as soon as the Dido dropped anchOr ih the
Sambas river. Rsjah Brooke went with the track
ing boats. After 4 smart engagement against heavy
odds, they utterly routed feet Of piratical prshus
The Dido's boats and the Rajah's craft, the Jolly
BIehsioT to say nothing OF intermediate exploits,
Afterwards started 10 harry the praIs nests the
mangFove-fringed sarebus river, Captain Keppel
aud Rsjah Vying with one another as TO who should
be foremost in the fight On one occasion, the cap
tain's gig, squeezed through a barrier OF matted
trees suddenly found itself in front ofree beching
forts. The current was fast carrying the boat to-
wards them the pirates rushed, yelling, down to
the shore to seize their prize but at last the boats
head was got round, and pulled against the bali
pitied stream; and whilst the Rsjah seered If mp
on the Thames, Captain Keppel and his coxswain
popped away al the pirates as eooly as if they had
been partridges In ten DAYS in spite Of barbados
and forts few score Of wbite men had swept fusl-
dreds upon hundreds of Malays from the river--had
made il solitude which was comparatively peace
Town after town had been taken and bnfned.
The dwellers on the banks were cowed through
supersfifousi awe. II nothing else could safe
them, they had thought that their rivers bore
would be their protection; but that, too, the
white man had hTAFed uBscafhed. What was
the good Of lighting against the Tuam Besar
(grest man, the Malay chiefs asked The En-
giish Rajah had charmed down the bore, and
made his followers inTninerable When the English
mea returned to SaTavak. the whole town turned
out to greet them iB boat procession faunfing
with gaudy flags, and almost sraeked their :yuspa-
nnms with tomtoms, songs; - ling, p@ans. and
ever firing musketsi Rajat siis Hsssiiu received
Rsjah James Brooke and HE 1-se-deFil colleague
in state, and gszed upon them with silently admir-
ing awe-mnch as an old Greek chief might have
welcomed the Dioscuri 10 his tent The Dido be-
ing under sailing orders for China. the brethren in
arms could not at once gratfy their wish OF inhet-
ing similar punishment on the sakarran pirafes
Rajnh Brooke alsO for time had to leave Borneo,
managing in the interval to get severely wounded in
an expedition aGainsb the Acheen pirates which he
had joined as volunteer When be returned to
borneO be learned that the insolence Of the Sakzr
rams had become 50 great thai they had even ven
tured to threaten to sack Sarawak BE therefore
summoned the Dfde once more 10 his aid. She and
the Indian wzrsteameT Pslegsfhon eventually aided