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The Founders of Penang and Adelaide A S H O R T S K E T C H OF THE L IV E S O F FRANCIS AND WILLIAM LIGHT THE FOUNDERS OF PENANG AND ADELAIDE WITH E! TRA CTS FR OM TH EIR 3'OURNALS A . FRA NCIS STEUA RT ADVOCATE“ J J J J J J LO N D O N N LOW M A R T N C O N S A M P S O , S O M P A Y LIMITED t Dunstan! aunt S . fl an LANE FLEET STREET , , 1 90 1 LONDON PRINTED D! WILLIAM GLOV ES AND SONS, LIM ITED , STAN FORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. P R E F A C E THE two sketch lives of the founders of Penan g an d A a av n wr n m awan del ide h e bee itte to eet t . There existed n o accessible outlin e of the life of Captain Francis Light ; and the accoun ts of Colon el William Light in the Dictionary of ” National Biography an d the Australian bio ra s are unaa ur a is w g phie void bly c t iled. It ith that reason these lives have been the subject of stu r as for w r iffi my dy. The mate i l them e e d u of ass and w n all is ar and c lt cce , ( he told) me g e rf has v n u asur impe ect . Still, it gi e me m ch ple e ut r in a r su to p them togethe , the hope th t the e lt maus f its s n as an aun of two y j ti y exi te ce, cco t r u rs Empi e B ilde . I have n ow especially to acknowledge my n n ss Mr A S nn r i debted e to . M . ki e , PREFACE for his n otes and his Memoir of Captain ran s Mr w n r F ci Light ; to . Ed i Hodde , the s r an of S u Aus raaM r R hi to i o th t li ; . V. B . ed ir n ckbum Mr s n S Co . to e , Joh , J L ’ Halloran C M ss u ann ss M r. O , . G Mi J li Fi i , r n r R an f as aw ad M . S raan o J me C . H ke , ol d t ch A a an d A raBlomfield of Al del ide, to dmi l ex f r r k n ss s an ha in an r ao a . d i , thei i d i t ce I ve ad n ff r an s r av s d itio to o e my th k to my el ti e , s u r an M rs u s S h . Mrs . H go Light, Mi M . t e l d, Mr r as n an d s . r n for W. L . M o , Geo ge De i g, their great kin dness in putting documents at dis saas w as n sman M r my po l, ell to my ki , . ran s of rafor his aua n s F ci Light Pe k, v l ble ote . A. FR NC S STE ART A I U . REAT KIN TREET 79, G G S , NBU R H EDI G , a I 1 m . j , 190 C O N T E N T S FOUND R OF P N NG THE E E A . A T I CH P ER . — — PAC ! Origin of F rancis Light Early life His settle — men t in the Eas t at Salang Proposals for the establishment of aBritish settlement in Malaya Negotiations with the Rajaof — Keddah Settlement of Penang A T II CH P ER . — Account of the court of Keddah The negotiations — ’ — Captain Light s Joumal Commencemen t — of the settlemen t of Penang Chris tening of — the island Rapid increase of the inhabitants — ’ Roman tic story of Captain Light s marriage A T I CH P ER II . — Captain Light wishes to renounce trade War — with Keddah The British attack Prye — Malay force destroyed Treaty with Keddah - Progress of the settlemen t D eath of — — Colonel Light His last will Conclusion CON TENTS FOUND OF D L THE ER A E AIDE. T IV CHAP ER . r ace — Birth and early life of William Light H e enters — the navy and then the army Gallant deed s in — — the Penin sulaBattle of Vic Bigorre Army — career Travels and firs t book With the Spanish Constitutionalist forces in 1 823 R CHAPTE V. — — Miss Mary Bennet Marriage A beautiful wife Travels in Italy and the eas t of Europe i ws o f om ii—GenoaSardiniaan V e P pe , , d — Egypt Service in the Egyptian navy under — Mehemet Ali Captain Hindmarsh CHAPTER VI. — Foundation of South AustraliaLight made first — Surveyor-General Voyage to South Australia — Kangaroo Island Preliminary explora — tions The Aborigines I CHAPTER V I. ’ Examination of Port Lincoln and Spencer s Gulf — Bo th found unsatis factory Resolution to fix — o n Adelaide as the chief town Arrival of — Governor Hindmarsh Inauguration ceremony — ’ The Governor s disapproval of the site CONTENTS A R CH PTE VIII . vac: — — surveys Report home Dinner to Colonel — — Light His survey difi culties Explorations — En d of 1 837 Resignation of Colonel Light His refusal to resume Government survey work A T I! CH P ER . ’ — - Governor Hindmarsh s departure Non payment — — of survey Captain Sturt Governor Gawler i h Finniss and Com an — ln of L g t, , p y Il ess — — Colonel Light Burn ing of his Journal Death — and funeral o f Colonel Light Monuments — and memorials Conclusion Iu nnx LIST O F ILLUSTRATIONS THE FOUNDATION OF PRINCE or WALES LAN PTA RAN CIS I HT R A IS D . CA IN F L G E D ING HE R CLAM TI N A U T I I 1 86 T P O A O , UG S , 7 ARAH IGHT L T AUGHT R o r APTAIN S L , E DES D E C RANCIS I HT PE OF N RAL AM F L G , WI GE E J ES WELSH Toface 34 I T TH E N R OF COLONEL W LLIAM LIGH , FOU DE A H A TRALIA To ace 2 DELAIDE, SOUT US f 4 T H E FOUNDER OF PENANG CHAPTER I. — — Origin of Francis Light Early life His settlemen t in — the East at Salang PrOposals for the establishmen t — o f aBritish se ttlement in MalayaNegotiations with af K d — l m o e an the Raj o e dah Sett e en t f P n g. FRANCIS LIGHT is aname which is unfamiliar s n s ears and is an n fr to mo t E gli h , it w ti g om s of our raad nar es The mo t biog phic l ictio i . ” r n ra énéra n t s F e ch Biog phie G le, i deed, devo e ” as rt c u n o t s nav aur an as ho ol m t hi ig te gl i , yet the real record of his life ought not to be allowed to be forgotten altogether by his own compa triots as i i w n and his , it s ch efly o i g to him to success r Sir Saf r affl s a r s o , t m o d R e , th t B iti h supremacy is paramount in the Malay Penin sula- a to d y. THE FOU NDER OF PENANG ran s waat 3 13 11 InaII was F ci Light s 36 5 . He az ce er. 1 0 at an b pti ed De mb i s, 74 , D lli ghoo, o r ar was ar s n m the , M y Light, e ide t . the sources of his early history are e xr s ur n u r ans S w t emely ob c e, e o gh em i to ho that he was adopted and educated by his rela n a us of n wh a tio , Willi m Neg , Melto ( o died ged t un 2 I as w a n r six y, J e , 77 ome h t ecce t ic 1 n n an n f f r f ge tlemaof cie t amily . The athe o a us n ran s us 2 of Willi m Neg , Colo el F ci Neg , the uar s was A n r an as r f Foot G d , ve e d M te o the Buckhoun ds to Kin g George I as well as Commissioner for the Office Of Master of the rs and r of ar an for sw Ho e, membe P li me t Ip ich, who had acquired the large estates of Dallinghoo and n his marr aw za Melto by i ge ith Eli beth , r n r s of a ur Es au ad s . d ghte hei e Willi m Ch chill, q , M n r n r . P a o f r . Woodb idge, , p te t p i te to the n ki g. un aft r his a n n us Yo g Light, e doptio i to the Neg fa was u aan w s n s of an mily, ed c ted lo g ith the o m y ' Suflolk squires at the old Grammar School of Vidahe D v M Bri seum t ay SS tish Mu .
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