Mss Eur F33

1, pp. 1˗6: Thos S.Raffles to the. . . Governor in Council,

Prince of Wales Island. Batavia, 18th February 1814. On

piracy˗˗ “Nothing can tend so effectually to the suppression

of Piracy ... the establishment or British Agents ... at

the leading Ports ....” [True copy.]

2, pp. 7˗40: A. de Nys to Thomas Saunders. . .. London,

6th April 1813. On the pearl deposited with the East India

Company as security for £2,000. Also other documents on

the same subject. [True copy.]

3, pp. 39˗134: Pieces relative to Japan.[A short summary of the facts related in the following papers is

given in Lady Raffles’ Memoir, pp. 229˗233. See also Boulger's

Life, pp. 177˗181.]

(a) pp. 41˗45: (Raffles) to William Wardenaar. [n.d.]

Instructions on the mission to Japan. “You will without

loss of time proceed on the Commission with which you are

charged, respecting which I rely so implicitly on your

information & judgment that I deem it unnecessary to give

you any detailed instructions .... “ [Copy.]

(b) pp. 49˗54: (Raffles) to Daniel Ainslee. May 1812.

“As I have after much consideration selected you to proceed

to Japan ostensibly as Surgeon to the Factory there but in

reality for the purpose of effecting the Political Object of

transferring to the British Government the Trade heretofore

extensively enjoyed by the Dutch ....” [Copy.]

(c) pp. 57˗60: Thos S. Raffles to ... Lord Minto. Sama-

rang, 12th July 1812. “The refusal of Mr Martin to furnish

me with, any portion of the spices, and no accounts having

been received from Bengal ... the Adventure to Japan .. .

must unavoidably be delayed until the ensuing Season ....”

(d) pp. 61˗72: D. Ainslee, Commissioner to the Secretary

to Government. Ship Charlotte, Batavia Roads, 20th December

1813. “I have the honor to report my return from Japan,

whither I proceeded from Batavia on the 24th June last in

commission with Mr Wardenaar ....” He speaks of his

colleague “having reserved almost exclusively to himself

. . . the Commercial Concerns of the Voyage.” The report

is not very illuminating, and much more information is given

in Mr Wardenaar’s report, which follows. [True copy.]

(e), pp. 73˗116 : Journal of the proceedings of the under-

signed Commissioner on an Expedition to Japan in the year

1813, for the purpose of continuing the trade between

Java and that Empire. Signed Wm. Wardenaar, dated

20th December 1813. They arrived at their destination on

25th July. The Dutch Commercial Resident (Mr. Doeff)

refused to acknowledge the authority of the Commissioners,

but they arranged to trade. Much is made of the Japanese

hatred of the English- “attributed to the proceedings of

the English frigate the Phaeton, who touched at Japan

[In October 1808.] and menaced Government to burn all Japanese vessels and

Chinese Junks, if no provisions were given to them.” So

they pretended to be the usual Dutch traders, sold the

cargoes and reloaded with copper, &c. Details of the trans-

actions are given. [The financial details of this voyage are printed in Raffles’

History of Java, Vol. II, appendix, p. xxxii.]

They set sail for Batavia on 25th

November and arrived there on 20th December. [Translation.]

(f), pp. 117˗133: Thos S. Raffles to ... Earl Minto.

Buitenzorg, 13th February 1814. The result of the Japan

mission. Printed, in part, in Lady Raffles’ Memoir,

pp. 231˗233, and Boulger’s Life, pp. 179˗181.

4, pp. 135˗146: Memorandum respecting Siac [n.d.]. The

Siak river; the timber trade; the rulers and government;

“Tunku Pangeran” friendly to the English; possible

advantages of a settlement.

5, pp. 147˗182: A Code of the established Malay Laws in

force in the Country of Bencoolen collected by Henry Robert

Lewis, Esquire, Magistrate, in concert with the several Native

Chiefs. . .. [Translation.]

6, pp. 183˗226: Constitution of the Court & Administration

of Justice at Fort Marlbro.’ See A Code of Laws as estab-

lished at the Pangeran’s Court at Fort Marlborough. Collected

by H. R. Lewis. London, 1821.

7, pp. 227˗229: Orders of the Honble the Lieutenant

Governor, Fort Marlbro. 21st October 1823. The prevention

of slavery.

8 (a), pp. 231˗246: W. ˗˗˗˗˗˗˗ to the Honble Sir T. S.

Raffles. 15 June 1818. This contains serious accusations

against Mr. H. R. Lewis. [Copy.]

(b), pp. 247˗265: Report from the Committee appointed to

examine the Bencoolen Records relative to Mr Lewis defalca-

tion in the Fort Marlbro’ Treasury. The Committee reports

that certain of the original documents required cannot be

found.

9, pp. 267˗278: Copy of a mutilated document containing

Laws and Regulations in force at Manna.

10, pp. 279˗328: Sumatran Vocabulary. Dr Jack.

(a) pp. 279˗301: English, Sarawai, Lampung, Rijang.

(b) pp. 303˗315: Begins, “It will be observed from this

copious vocabulary that there is a great similarity between

the Batak and Malay languages ....” See 240, p. 303.

(c) pp. 319˗328: English, Mantawai, Niyas, Bugis,

Sarawai, Lampung, Rijang, Batak.

11, pp. 329˗370: (? Sir T. S. Raffles) to ... Secretary to

Government. Calcutta, 20th December 1819. Endorsed

“Report on the formation of an Establishment at Singapore.”

This, however, is rather misleading. The letter begins, “In

conformity with the desire expressed by the Most Noble the

Governor General in Council, I have the honour to submit

the following Report on the Commercial advantages and

resources which may be expected to be derived from the

Establishment of a Factory at Singapore.”[Singapore was occupied

on 29th January 1819.] The main heads

of this report are: General view of the Trade, Nature of the

Trade, Extent of the Field, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, Java

and the Moluccas, Ava, Siam, Camboja; Cochin-China;

Population. Advantages of Singapore (the opium trade, &c.);

Prospective advantages; Failure of Bencoolen and Penang;

General observations.

12, pp. 373˗384; Sketch of the Eboes collected from some

slaves of that nation in Jamaica by A. Reddie in 1796.