The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-20

/ nave every opportunity of going ashore,
and that the officers should make ex-
| petitions in search of game into the
! interior. He promised at once to afford
US every facility, and to provide us with
/ guides and beaters."
The next day permission was granted
/ to several of the officers and to 20 sail
ors and a dozen marines to go on shore.
Before starting, the whole ships COM
pany were drawn up, and the captain
1 addressed them upon the absolute ne
, cessity for good behavior.
THE Malays," he said, ARE a fierce
race, very proud and Independent, and
quick to resent the smallest insult.
Each man carries kris, and is ready
| to use it on the slightest provocation.
Every man who goes ashore must re-
member that not only his own life, but
| those of many others, and the success
of the mission on which we have come
hither, may be forfeited by any care
! less act of aggression. Many of you
have served on the coast of Africa, but
/ you must remember that the Malays
are not to be treated in the same free
and-easy manner that may so down
with negroes. You must comport your
/ selves with the same decency and be-
havior that you would were you in the
port of d friendly European power. Any
breach of these orders will be most
severely punished; and I appeal to
every officer and man to use his ut
most efforts to keep on good terms
with these people, and to behave as if
! honor and credit Of the ship depended
upon him personally. Any man who
comes on board in the slightest degree
worse for liquor will not be allowed to
land again, even if we are stationed
here for six months; and if there is
any misbehavior on shore, all leave
Will be stopped
Two days later the captain, with the
second lieutenant and doctor. again
paid a visit to the rajah, and this time
business matters were entered upon.
The chief began by stating that he re-
iCiced at the thought of being under
the protection of the great English
queen. The captain replied that her
majesty was anxious to be on good
terms with all the Malay chiefs; that
those rajahs and sultans who had ac-
cepted her protection had greatly ben
Gifted by so doing, and by listening to
the advice of the officers whom she
sent to reside at their seat of govern
ment; but that, of course. before re-
ceiving. his state under her protection.
it was necessary that her representa-
tive. the governor of the straits set
Elements. should be thoroughly salts
fed that the rajah intended to be
guided by the advice so given.
He said that it was thoroughly neces-
sary this should be Understood. for that
the allegiance offered to the queen
could not be lightly thrown off. If a
chief once owned her as his sovereign.
he could not change his mind after
ward; and should he disobey the advice
and orders of the resident, he would be
liable to be dethroned, and his govern
ment bestowed upon one better fitted
for it. He could not, for instance. be
allowed to engage in hOstilities against
his neighbOrs without the consent Of
the resident. for twas clear that the
English could not assist him in wars in
which they considered that he was in
the wrong. In these matters there
must be benefits on both sides; the
chief would obtain protection against
warii1e neighbors, would benefit by the
presence and advice of q British officer
and by the trade that would spring up.
while, in return for these benefits. he
must acknowledge the queen as his SOW
ereign. and must obey the orders of
her officers just as her native born
subjects would do.