<prompt> Ngo-1818, uSir Stamford Raffles waqokwa njengo-Lieutenant Governor wekoloni yaseBrithani eBencoolen. Wayezimisele ukuthi iGreat Britain kufanele ithathe isikhundla seNetherlands njengamandla amakhulu esiqhingini, ngoba umzila wezohwebo phakathi kweChina neBritish India, owaba obaluleke kakhulu ngesikhungo sokuhweba nge-opium neChina, wadlula esiqhingini. AmaDashi abelokhu ephazamisa ukuhweba kwamaBrithani esifundeni ngokuvimbela amaBrithani ukuthi asebenze emachwebeni alawulwa ngamaDashi noma ngokuwafaka intela ephezulu. URaffles wayethemba ukuphonsela inselelo amaDashi ngokusungula itheku elisha ngaseStraits of Malacca, umzila omkhulu wemikhumbi wokuhweba phakathi kweNdiya neChina. Wayedinga itheku lesithathu njengoba itheku laseBrithani lalinamatheku kuphela iBencoolen nePenang.  <response>: eduze neStrait of Malacca 