chief Town of Maludu--Sherif Husin’s Account of the Surprise of the _Dolphin_--The Re-capture of the Vessel by Sherif Yasin--Arrival at Benggaya--_Dolphin_ delivered up--Visit the Village of Sherif Yasin--His Appearance--His Account of the Re-capture--His Position--Smoking over Powder--Delivery of the Cargo--Return to the Ship--Argus Pheasants--Meet with Baju Boats--Pearl Fishers--Retaliation--Fishing for Pearls--Mr. Edwardes’s Pearl--Story of the Datu, and his great good Fortune--The Mermaid Pearl--Present State of Piracy on the North-West Coast--Cruise of the Balignini in 1861--Ransom of Inchi Ngah--Names of present Haunts of the Balignini--A Mangrove Swamp--Present System of Balignini--Escape of a Native--The Lanuns--A Dayak’s Experience--A Slave Mart--Spanish Attack on Sugh--Severe Fight--Bravery of the Sulus--Capture of the Town--The Sulu Government retire to the Hills, and refuse to submit--A Teak Forest burnt--No Teak in Borneo--Elephants extinct in Sulu. Started from Labuan in the steamer _Nemesis_; and passing over our old ground soon found ourselves in the Sulu seas. It is difficult navigation, but we passed safely among the shoals, steering south of Cagayan Sulu, and between the islands of Ubian and Peñgaturan, where there is a deep channel. The latter is a long and low island, of great extent, with a few small villages, palm groves, and near it we observed many fishermen’s canoes. The sea is studded with shoals and little islands, and I counted eleven at one time from the deck. It was misty weather when the island first appeared; but as we approached Sugh the weather cleared, and by the time we had anchored it was tolerably fine. Since our last visit many houses have been built, and the town is gradually assuming its ancient appearance. A quarter of an hour after our arrival Mr. Wyndham, whom we had met on our previous visit, came on board, and brought us the little news he possessed, that Sulu was perfectly tranquil, and that the Dutch, with two small vessels, were gradually extending their claims along the east coasts of Borneo, that the Governor of Manilla had protested against the Dutch interference in Sulu, and that the pirates of Balignini were utterly rooted out of their old haunts on the islands of Tonquil and Balignini. But it was a mistake to imagine that the Spaniards had killed or taken prisoners the whole number, for very many escaped and retired to Sulu. Mr. Wyndham was startled on hearing of the expected arrival of an European enemy, and uttered many exclamations as to the injustice and barbarity of attacking an inoffensive people, and asked many questions as to the profit of making this aggression, though he was scarcely surprised, as he had known they had long desired the eastern coast of Borneo, and that they are endeavouring to obtain a show of right for its seizure, as by them our ancient claim is no longer remembered.