Secret Societies--Extensive Intercourse--Smuggling--The Gold Company fined--Punishment of three of its Members--Arrogance of the Kunsi--A Police Case--Real Causes of the Insurrection--An Emissary from the Tien Ti Secret Society--Reported Encouragement given by the Sultan of Sambas--Sambas Nobles speak Chinese--Their Nurses--The Nobles conspiring--An Emissary arrives in Brunei--Proposal--Knowledge of the intended Insurrection--Proposed Attack on the Consulate--The Tumanggong’s Threat--The Emissary before the Court--Letter from the Tien Ti Hué--Rumours of intended Insurrection--Preparations and Inquiries--Commencement of the Revolt--Useless Warnings--Surprise of the Government House--Danger of the Rajah--Cowardice of the Chinese--Escape--Swims the River--Death of Mr. Nicholets--Attacks on the other Houses--On the Stockade--Gallant Conduct of Mr. Crymble and the Malay Fortmen--Warm Reception of the Rebels--Death of a Madman--A Brave Corporal--Escape of Mr. Crymble--His last Blow--Fortmen again behave well--Confusion in the Town--Peaceful Assurances--Attempt to organize a Defence--Panic-stricken--Departure--Conduct of the People--Next Morning--Killed and Wounded--The Chinese in Power--The Court House--A Check to Joy--Oath of Fidelity--Courage shown by Abang Fatah--A Blow struck--Second Descent of the Chinese--A Boat Action--Gallant Attack--Deaths--Anecdote--The Second Retreat--The Town in Flames--The Steamer--The Capital recovered--Pursuit of the Chinese--They retire to the Interior--Attacks of the Land Dayaks--Foray of the Chinese--Their Fort taken by the Datu Bandhar--Pursuit--Disorderly Retreat--Critical Position--Brave Girls--Pass the Frontier--The Men of the Kunsi--A Quarrel--Stripped of Plunder--Results of the Insurrection--Forces at the Disposal of the Sarawak Government--Conduct of the People--Disastrous to the Chinese--New System--Arrival of armed Chinese from Sambas--Dutch and English Assistance--Revisit Sarawak--Change--Conduct of the Rajah--Its Effect on the People--Secret Society at Labuan--Dangers from the Secret Societies and their Defenders--Curious Incident--Thoughtful Care of the Rajah. I shall endeavour to tell the story of the Chinese insurrection which suddenly broke out in Sarawak in the year 1857, as it appears to me to be fraught with instruction to us, and if carefully studied, may be of infinite service to those who have to govern colonies where the Chinese form a considerable portion of the population.