Geographical and geological descriptionâIts junglesâNatural historyâRaces of men in SarawakâCensusâAreaâClimate
Early Chinese and Hindu-Javanese influence, and settlementsâRise of the MalaysâTheir sultanates in BorneoâEuropean intercourse with Northern Borneo from 1521-1803âDecline of BruniâEarliest records of SarawakâEnglish and Dutch in the Malayan Archipelago and Southern Borneo from 1595âTrade monopolies an impulse to piracyâHow the Sea-Dayaks became piratesâCession of Bruni territory to SuluâTransferred to the East India CompanyâEvents in Bruni that led to Rajah Muda Hasim becoming RegentâHis transfer to SarawakâOppression and depopulation of the Land-DayaksâCondition of North-West Borneo in 1839âList of the Sultans of Bruni
Early life of James BrookeâFirst visit to SarawakâCondition of the countryâDutch trading regulationsâBrooke offered the Raj-shipâHe suppresses the insurrectionâThe intrigues of Pangiran Makota, and the shuffling of the Rajah MudaâA crisis: Brooke invested as RajahâMakota dismissedâSarawak and other provincesâThe SheripsâCondition of the countryâThe DatusâLaws promulgatedâRedress of wrongsâMeasures taken to check the Sekrang and Saribas piratesâSherip Sahap receives a lessonâBrooke visits BruniâBruni and its courtâCession of Sarawak to Brooke confirmedâInstallation at KuchingâMakota's discomfiture, and banishmentâReforms introducedâSuppression of piracy and head-huntingâCaptain the Honourable H. Keppel induced to co-operate
A general account of the piratesâCruise of the DidoâBrushes with the piratesâExpedition against the SaribasâThe Rajah visits BruniâSir Edward Belcher's missionâThe Rajah joins a naval expedition against Sumatran piratesâIs woundedâDido returns to SarawakâThe Batang Lupar expeditionâSarawak offered to the British crownâThe Rajah's difficult positionâReturn of Rajah Muda Hasim to BruniâThe Rajah appointed H.M.