Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes, Down to the Occupation of Labuan, Vol. 1 of 2

Excerpt from Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes, Down to the Occupation of Labuan, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Journals of James Brooke, Esq., Rajah of Sarawak, and Governor of Labuan, Together With a Narrative of the Operations of H. M. S. Iris

During the sixteen months in which I was in command of Her Majesty's squadron in the Straits of Singapore and on the coast of Borneo, I became acquainted with Mv. Brooke, and it was my good fortune to be much associated with him in the several operations carried on in that quarter, and to visit the greater part of the territory comprising the kingdom of Borneo Proper, by which I had ample opportunities of acquiring an intimate know ledge of the habits, and manners of the natives, and of the enlightened policy and progressive measures of Mr. Brooke, since his arrival in that country.

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