white elephant the Susunan, a noble object, being
degraded by assigning to it the female sex. Prin-
goloyo, in his reply, pursued the same style of simile,
and observed, that “ he was aware there was
a buffalo calf to the north of the range of Kandang,
accompanied by a little fugitive ragged animal of a
goat, of both of whom he would soon render a good
account.” By thé buffalo calf was of course meant
the false Susunan ; and by the goat, Martopuro
himself, who was a person of diminutive stature,
that, contrary to the usual practice of the Javanese,
wore a beard. BuJjulo, or goaty but particularly
the latter, is in the mouths of the Javanese equivalent
to “ ass in oars,” They seldom, indeed, go
farther, for gross invective and scurrility are no vice
of their manners. The vicinity of the dagger is an
insurmountable barrier to the habitual use of them.
I shall pause for a moment, to make a few observations
on the conduct of the Chinese in the
course of this warfare. They showed themselves
to be a people much beyond the Javanese in civilization,
as evinced in their superior enterprise, skill,
and energy of character. What we should be less apt
to reckon upon is their courage ; but in this quality,
too, they much exceeded the Javanese. When
the two nations acted together, we find the Chinese,
and the Javanese themselves tell the story, not only
planning and directing every operation, but taking
$he most active part in their execution, leading and
showing an example of intrepidity in every situation
of danger or difficulty. From the ambition
and enterprise shown by them on this occ^ion,
there is little doubt, but, in the absence of Europeans,
they would have made themselves masters of
the island, and, supported by the swarms of emigrants
from China, have established a permanent
supremacy -in it. Their abuse of the right of
conquest, and their violation of the laws of war,
were, however, still more flagrant than those of any
of the belligerent parties. They almost constantly
put their prisoners to death in cold blood| and to
burn and ravage the country were certain attendants
upon their march. After a rapid series of advantages,
for example, they entered Cartasura. The
prince had but just time to escape, and was forced
to abandon almost the whole of his family. The
Chinese, on this occasion, forcibly seized the females
and violated them, not excepting the queen-mother,
and the wives of the Susunan. In the wantonness
of their brutality, they even made the unfortunate
princesses dance naked before them!
In the year 1675 of the Javanese era, (A. D,
17411,) Pakubimono, the second of the name, was
succeeded by his son the tliird of the name. The
rebellion of Mangkubumi, already alluded to, which
commenced in the former reign, ended in this by a
schism in the native power, by whieh two equal sovereignties
were established in the central districts