[154]. The eldest son of the Rev. Francis Charles Johnson, Vicar of White Lackington, Somersetshire, by Emma, the Rajah's second sister.
[155]. Yellow ground, with black and red cross, as shown in illustration—the arms of the Brookes. The Government flag is distinguished by a crown in the centre; the Rajah's flag is a burgee, or swallow-tailed flag.
[156]. Keppel, Voyage to the Indian Archipelago.
[157]. Private Letters.
[158]. Of his fifteen sons, Abangs Apong, Chek, Tek, and Bunsu all served the Government afterwards; they were distinguished more for bravery than for rectitude, but they were faithful and useful servants. Another son was killed during the operations up the Saribas subsequent to the action of Beting Maru. The Laksamana lived for years after these events, and was about ninety when he died.
[159]. Keppel, op. cit.
[160]. The plains on both banks of the river evidence a former cultivation on an extensive scale.
[161]. St. John, Life of Sir James Brooke.
[162]. An army in Malay and Dayak.
[163]. Afterwards Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar, K. C. B. He died in 1908, aged ninety-three.