In The End Of September, The Pangran Mandelicko Fell To Robbing The
Junks, And Seized One From Johor Laden With Rice, And Having A Number Of
Men And Women On Board, All Of Whom He Carried Off As Prisoners, And
Converted The Rice To His Own Use.
This was a ready way to keep all
other junks from the place, and to starve the inhabitants, as the land
is not able to feed a quarter of its people.
The king and protector sent
to command him to deliver up the people and goods, but he refused, and
fortified his house, being supported by all the other pangrans of the
royal blood, who were all, like him, traitors to the king, so that the
king's officers durst not meddle with him. The protector, sabander, and
admiral, sent to us to take heed to ourselves, as the rebels grew
stronger every day. I borrowed some small pieces of cannon of the
Chinese merchants, who were our friends, causing our men to make
chain-shot, lang-ridge, and bar-shot, and fortified our quarters the
best way I could with bushes and chains. So much were the inhabitants in
fear of the rebels, that all trade was at an end. Every day some spies
of the rebels used to come into our yard, very inquisitive about what we
were doing, so that we looked nightly to be attacked, and made every
preparation to give them a warm reception.
About the 20th October, the King of Jackatra came to Bantam with 1500
fighting men, besides stragglers, and was to be followed by 1000 more.
He challenged the rebels and pangrans to fight him, having a great
quarrel against them all, as they had endeavoured to have him deposed
from his kingdom.
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