[Sidenote: Aug. 19.] Last day of the races: better sport because fairer weights; good fun. [Sidenote: Aug. 21.] Great preparations for the instalment of James Brooke. Pity the Governor is not here to perform the ceremony. [Sidenote: Aug. 22.] [Sidenote: Aug. 25.] Installation of Brooke with the order of K.C.B.: great business; Napier, Her Majesty’s Representative, performing ceremony. Ball in evening at Assembly Rooms. [Sidenote: Aug. 28.] Captain Young and officers of _Auckland_ gave a ball on board their steaming frigate to the “Mæanders.” Very well done. [Sidenote: Aug. 29.] Brooke returned from short visit to the country; sailed with him for Labuan. Left dingey in Read’s garden for Admiral’s flag. Taylor of Artillery with me. [Sidenote: At Sea. Aug. 30.] Again on the way to Sarawak. My friend Brooke under different circumstances than when he went in _Dido_, 1843. [Sidenote: Aug. 31.] Rounded Tanjong Datu: entered within the limits of Brooke’s territory. [Illustration: _All Sail set._] [Sidenote: Sarawak, Sept. 2.] Being off the Santabong entrance sent second gig to Sarawak, with letters from Rajah Brooke. Sunset, anchored in the Marotobas entrance off Tanjong Po: some 12 miles from Kuching. [Sidenote: Sept. 4.] The whole Sarawak population appeared to be afloat; all their largest and finest boats had been put in requisition, and came with tom-toms beating, streamers and colours flying to greet their Rajah. The first boat alongside contained the Bornean Princes: survivors of the Brunei Massacre, relatives of poor Muda Hassim and the gallant Budrudeen. Among them I recognised Pangeran Oman Alli, with a desperate wound in the face and a frightful gash across the breast. While preparing for my guests in proper form, their Highnesses found their way into my cabin, thereby evading all ceremony--where I will leave them a few minutes while I insert here a short extract from Rajah Brooke’s letter, dated on board _Phlegethon_, August 27, 1846. “Here I am with a few of the unhappy survivors of Muda Hassim’s family. “I cannot pretend to detail all that has occurred, even in a long letter, for events now, as when you were with me, progress far faster than the decisions of ministers. “You will have heard of the brutal massacre of Muda Hassim, the noble Budrudeen and the other brothers, except two. “They were taken by surprise, their houses fired, and during the fire attacked by about fifty men. “Budrudeen, with two men, fought until wounded in the wrist and cut over the head; he then blew himself and family up. “Muda Hassim escaped with several of his brothers to the opposite side of the river, having lost his guns, powder, and property, and then shot himself.”