they come. From having done duty in the with
them .for tlirbe year& and a half, and having* during th a t period
lived id- habits of ihtimsLcydwilh theirnatitie I had ap
opportunity of minutely observing the character ;^ : t h # Malayf
as: soldiers;; , Frorntth^ar natealrintrepidiAy'and baphflfssfetfhey
are i welh calculated to'hecomte^ryi nsrfnl. and sefyieeahl©. fropsps
if properly officered and • commanded'.:) I t require however -much
managements much attenstionutd their temper^. Sh|lli in iregufett
ing theitr economy, firmness in maintaining.discipline,' apd a t
the same tune: great caution in, punishing.taisbehaviour,.tomake
our- service ede^p indfer^full ^tpnfe the advantage, that ; might? be
derived from-them., To. theirnativeothccrs; who were .that
time ichiefly: from among their ..own . princes-and: great! -m^Ui^-fb^y
alwaj«>hpaad th e . most, implicit obedifence,;. and; ;se@m§d-Utp hold
theta in the highest/veneration. On being punished • b y . seritchce
of a conaft-taartial they never murmur* and dhobi dariingtpadsjidn
nfj<r©¥bn'ge*. seems to be entirely laid aside);• p Thfi;: t>i/bf
this behaviour with, thqir usual furious resentments on the
trivial bcoaisions, .struck ;ame so.jforciblyj th a t I was, jndireedtttp
enquite: the/cause Of;so*rifiiof their ?ofiicfirs. I wftSisItHfthahrit
Was anerdinanceof their religion, a n d a ru le among theh. customs
which %is never infringed upon, to pay imphdIUobediepoe |tp
all-ttefe offiders>uEmhpeantfei well as Malay, and to execute
•military t orders; with the .strictest, punctuality )i and .were
also enjoined never ! to ,murmur at anyr (eond0Pbloif jAb§hi.fnp^-
or: hesitdte to, ^ieeute orders, a& dofigr. as.- they-)l!acqly<edi ^ y
iand> continued i n ,fliesisefiviee ;«£. guy,powers,j InadditiidaifPsfeh,
th e y are . always, fried; fori, anydoffepqes :by ia ieQftrtvfPom^fCd
wholly , of their own, natiye. sh e e rs , who a r# aequamifeed/ whh
their language and customs., and thus.afford.a sequrjty.of-every
justice being, rendered to the accused,* The patience with which
the. Malays submit t p j ^ e senteBce. ° f tth e ir .Couri-martial, and
their refraining from fevenge vfhm they - are assured, th a t justice
,js infepded themv J s another striking argupient in support o f
what I have already athanccd. that mild and^ k n e rous treatment
will in the. end have the,eff^cf ,o£! subduing, their natural ferocity