THERE is a country in the land of Macasar named Baluluc, and
the name of the raja Kraing Majoco. It was a country of great extent, and all
the cities of the land of Macasar were dependant on it. He married the
daughters of Kraing Detendrang Jayenak, who were seven in number. The youngest
of these was extremely beautiful; but only the eldest bore a son, who was named
Samaloco. When Samaloco grew up, he was extremely brave and fierce, and held no
person in respect in all the land of Macasar.
On a day Samaloco paid a visit to his mother, where he saw
his mother's youngest sister, of whom he became deeply enamoured, and wished
for his father's wife. When his father learned this proceeding, he asked him
"how he came to affect the younger Queen, was she not his mother's sister,
nay even his own stepmother? If you wish to marry a handsome damsel, go a pirating
against the Malay continent, or Ujung Tana Besar, and seek for a lady like the younger
Queen."
Samaloco prepared two hundred select prahus, and determined
to conquer the whole country. First he proceeded to the land of Java, where he
ravaged and destroyed numerous districts, as they had not courage to drive him
out. He then passed to the land of Siam, where in like manner he committed
numerous ravages; nor could the inhabitants drive him out. After this, he
proceeded to the Malay peninsula, or Ujung Tana Besar, and what ravages did he
make among the districts belonging to Malaca!
It was then represented to Sultan Mansur that a great many
of his districts had been ravaged by Samaloco. The Sultan quickly summoned the Laksamana,
and ordered him to keep a sharp look out at sea. The Laksamana set out, and as
soon as he met the adverse fleet, he engaged them, and attacked the repeatedly;
arrows flew like thick falling rain; and the sound of guns was like the day of
judgment.
The Malaca men had but little loss ; but how many vessels of
Samaloco's fleet were sunk! Amid this the prahu of Samaloco encountered that of
the Laksamana, and Samaloco grappled the vessel of the Laksamana; on which the
Laksamana ordered the ropes to be cut loose. There was then a great destruction
of the Malaca-men by the blow-darts; for the Malaca-men were not acquainted
with the method of curing poisoned wounds ; but when Samaloco's prahu was at
the point of sinking, he effected his retreat, and retired to Pasei.
The Pasei raja dispatched the Orangcaya Canayen to guard the
seas against him ; who sailed away, and quickly fell in with the host of
Samaloco, at the bay of Perlei, and engaged him. The sound of the guns was like
thunder. In the midst of the battle, the prahu of Samaloco encountered with
that of Canayen, and Samaloco threw his grappling irons, and Orangcaya Canayen
permitted it, saying, "if we close now, perhaps we shall be able to leap
on board, and run amok, with my curve-handled sword; but as soon as Samaloco
saw this, he quickly caused them to cut the ropes of his grappling anchor, and the prahus separated.
Samaloco said, "in faith Orangcaya Canayen is a braver
man than the Laksamana;" and he immediately retreated and left him passing through the Malaca sea, when the
Laksamana pursued him and cut off all his vessels that had fallen distant from
the main fleet, while Samaloco was unable to assist them. He passed on to
Ungaran (near Padang) where he took a stone and threw it in the mouth of the
bay, saying, "when this stone floats on the water, then will I again go a
pirateering against Ujung Tuna Besar, the great peninsula.
The place where he
threw the stone into the sea, is still called Tanjung Batu, Stone-point, and
there the stone remains to this day. Then Samaloco returned to Macasar, and the
Laksamana returned to Malaca, and informed Sultan Mansur, who rewarded him and
his men with honorary dresses.
