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 XX A PERSONAL INCIDENT Haud multum abfuit quin interfi- ceretur

HORACE

From CAPTAIN SPEEDy, Queen's Commissioner, Larul, to H.E. SIR. WILLIAN JERVOIS Governor of the Straits.

[Extract:]       LaRUT, November 9th, 1875. "IN the second report, that of 7th instant, Sergeant Din states that he was told by one Kulup Riau that Mr. Swettenham had been murdered by the Raja Leta at Pasir Salak on the 5th instant. I regret to state that I have every reason to believe that the report is but too true. My inspector, Dim Mahomed, reached Kuala Kangsar (where I sent him with a party of men immediately on hearing ot Mr. Birch’s death, to warn and guard Mr. Swetten- Ham) at 2 P.M. on Ath instant, but, on his arrival,