The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-08

little did we think, Whsn you were
brought on board the Serpent, that
| your fellowship would turn out of such
value to u.s.
There was now some discussion as to
/ the proposed meeting of chiefs, and
half an hour after a dozen small ca
noes started with Invitations to the
various chiefs to meet the captain at
/ Hassan's campong, with assurances
that he was ready to overlook their
/ share in the attack on the ship and be
/ on friendly terms with them, and that
/ the safety of each who attended was
! guaranteed. whether he was willing to
be on good terms with the English or
not. Four davs later the meeting tool
place in the newly erected hall. Ten or
! u of the chiefs attended: others, who
/ had taken leading part as Sehis al
/ lies. did not venture to come them
! selves. but sent messengers with as
surances of their desire to be on
| friendly terms. A good deal of cere-
monial was observed. The marines
and bluejackets were drawn up in line
before the hall, which was decorated
with green boughs; a. union jack waved
from a pole in front.
The chiefs were introduced by Has
san to the captain. The former then
addressed them, rehearsing the service
that the English had done to them by
utSlIOyluS llle lJONCL VI lllc ~ ant w llO
had long been scourge TO his neigh
bors. and who intended, without doubt,
to become master of the whole dis
trict. As a proof of the good will of
the English toward the Malays, he re-
lated how the two English officers had
leaped into the water to save his child,
and how kindly he himself had been
treated. Then the captain addressed
them through the interpreter He told
haf ha no MI mt n
the river by the governor in accord
ance with an invitation from Sehi, of
whose conduct he was ignorant, to
undertake the prOtectorate of his dis
trict; and that, on learning his true
character, he at once reported to the
governor that the rajah was not
proper person to receive protection, as
harass his neighborS, but was the
owner of a number of piratical craft.
that often descended the river and
plundered the coast
England" he went on, has no de-
sire whatever to take under her pro-
lection any who do not earnestly de-
sire it, and who are willing, in return,
TO promote trade, and keep peace with
their neighbors; nor can she make
separate arrangements with minor
chiefs. 1t was only because she under
stood that Sehi ruled over a consider
able extent of territory, and was all
powerful in this part, that his request
was listened to.
81 shall shortly return down the
river" he said, land have no thought
or intention of interfering in any way
with matters here. wish to leave on
good terms with you all, and to explain
to you that it is TO your interest to do
all in your power to further trade both
by sending down your products to the
coast and by throwing no hindrance in
the way of the products of the High
lands coming down the river charging,
al the utmost, very small toll upon
each boat thai passes UP and down. IT
is the interest of all OF you. of the peo-
pie of the hills, and of ourselves that
trade should increase. Now that Sehi
is dead and his people altogether dis
persed, and all his piratical craft de-