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prepared for resistance. At this 

 period, you had not communicated 

 to me any final determination with 

 respect to the sultan of Djojocar- 

 ta, and I was therefore withheld 

 by sentiments of honour, from 

 dispersing these people by force of 

 arms, which I had afterwards rea- 

 son to regret. Mr. Crawford, the 

 resident, who accompanied me on 

 the excursion, endeavoured, by 

 every possible means in his power, 

 to induce them to return. His 

 solicitations and threats were 

 equally unavailing, and we were 

 at length so insulted by stones from 

 the houses, aiid one of our dra- 

 goons was so severely wounded by 

 a spear in the side, that we were 

 compelled to act upon the defen- 

 sive, and in a short time they were 

 dispersed. In this affair, I regret to 

 say, that one Serjeant and four dra- 

 goons were wounded, the Serjeant 

 and one of the privates danger- 

 ously ; and in another part of the 

 town, a Serjeant's patrole of 25 

 dragoons, was fiercely attacked by 

 a considerable number of the Sul- 

 tan's troops, whom they cut their 

 I way through, with the loss of one 

 I man killed, and one wounded. I 

 I shall now return to the afternoon 

 of the 18th, where every thing was 

 prepared for offensive operations, 

 as well as our scanty supply of 

 ammunition would admit. I am 

 always an advocate for promptness 

 and decision, and I was aware that 

 i any measure of a contrary nature, 

 would not only weaken the confi- 

 dence of our troops, but increase 

 the insolence of the enemy. I 

 therefore directed major Butler to 

 open a fire from our fort, which 

 was immediately returned by the 

 Sultan, but with inconsiderable 

 efect. Captain Teesdale, of the 

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royal navy, was wounded, and a 

 magazine in the battery having 

 accidentally blown up, 1 lost the 

 services of two active officers, 

 captain Young, and lieut. Hunter, 

 who were severely burnt by the 

 explosion. Light parties were de- 

 tached to scour the villages on the 

 right and left, and a body of the 

 Sultan's troops kept major Dalton, 

 and a part of his battalion, on the 

 alert during the night ; they were 

 attacked four successive times with 

 great spirit, but they repulsed the 

 enemy with steadiness and good 

 conduct. At about three o'clock in 

 the afternoon, I became exceed- 

 ingly anxious for the arrival of 

 lieut.-col. Mac Leod, and his 

 party. I had received no report 

 whatever of his progress, and I 

 was apprehensive that he had en- 

 countered some difficulty upon the 

 road, which might retard the ser- 

 vice. I therefore detached lieut. 

 Hale, with twenty-five dragoons, 

 to obtain some information respect- 

 ing him, and I afterwards sup- 

 ported him with a further rein- 

 forcement of 40 men, under the 

 command of lieut. Keir, of the 

 same regiment. The first detach- 

 ment under lieut. Hale was re- 

 peatedly attacked by large bodies 

 of the Sultan's infantry, in situa- 

 tions where cavalry were unable to 

 act. The promptitude and cele- 

 rity of this officer's advance excited 

 my warmest approbation ; he was 

 severely wounded himself, and lost 

 five of his dragoons in the conflict; 

 but notwithstanding his perilous 

 and hampered situation, he exe- 

 cuted his important trust by join- 

 ing lit'ut.-col. Mac Leod. On 

 the following forenoon, the whole 

 of his party arrived, consisting o£ 

 a detachment of the roval artillery, 

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