Talk:Second Sumatran expedition

Issues
The writer of this article appears to assume that the island of Sumatra was a part of the Malay world (then from this it would involve english colonial issues) in the early 19th century - I always thought that by that time it was in fact under Dutch influence at that stage - then it is commented that the attacks on shipping were by malays? I suspect some circumspect re-writing is needed to make this article credible - perhaps someone on the SEA milhist work group might bring something of balance to the otherwise biased and possibly incorrect assumptions in the article SatuSuro 09:56, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Ethnographiclly challenged link
Malay as linked in Malay Peninsula/Malay in the lead paragraph reads as if the editor/linker of that is somewhat short or restricted of the knowledge required to understand why and how the americans might have rather broadly brushed a description of local sumatran seafarers - - the described pirates being linked to the other side of the strait suggests a problem or two of dealing with the descriptions - more accurately an encylopediac entry on this issue might be more accurate if it actually questioned the american reports - specially if they are going to ascribe a whole peninsula to a few sumatran seafarers. SatuSuro 12:41, 11 September 2010 (UTC)