1819 in Singapore

Events from the year 1819 in Singapore.

Events

January

• 19 Jan 1819 : Stamford Raffles left Bencoolen on board the Indiana under the command of Captain James Pearl to establish a new settlement at the south of Malacca.
• 27 Jan 1819 : The Indiana, together with the Discover and the Investigator with William Farquhar surveying the possibility of the Karimun Islands as a new British site. After a discussion, they decided that it was not suitable.
• 28 Jan 1819 : The Indiana and Enterprise anchor at St John Island and met with the locals in that evening.
• 29 Jan 1819 : Raffles and Farquhar landed by one of the rivers in Singapore and meet the Temenggong.
• 30 Jan 1819 : An informal agreement was written between the Temenggong and the British and the Union Jack is raised with a little ceremony.

February

• 1 Feb 1819 : Sultan Hussein (then known as Tungku Long) arrives from Riau.
• 6 Feb 1819 : The Singapore Treaty is signed by Raffles, Sultan Hussein and the Temenggong with commanders from the accompanying seven ships witnessing the event. Farquhar is appointed Resident and Commandant under the authority of Raffles as Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen. The Union Jack is raised and marked the official founding of modern Singapore.

19/1/1819-6/2/1819

References

Infopedia article: Raffles' landing in Singapore