As they were sailing to Temasek a storm arose and the boat flooded.
Lord Hasting and Sir Stamford Raffles
The captain pleaded with Sang Nila Utama to throw his crown into the sea that was the only way to stay afloat.
Major willam
While walking around the island with his men, he saw an animal. it had a red body , black head and white chest. it look swift and strong.one of his men, said it looked like a singa or lion.
Sir Stamford Raffles
Sir Stamford Raffles went to India to meet Lord Hasting after writing to him on 16 April 1818.
They then set off to search for a suitable location at the southern end of the Straits of Melaka.