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de I'Eau, to the effect, that if he would come 

 alone to him, he would make conditions to sur- 

 render himself to the Dutch government ; Lieu- 

 tenant de I'Eau, with some confidence, ventured. 

 On being introduced, Ali Bassa, who was 

 seated on a mat, desired the lieutenant to sit 

 down by him ; and the interview terminated by 

 Santot surrendering to him, on condition that 

 he should not be beheaded. Having entered 

 the Dutch service, he was sent, with the regi- 

 ment of native troops under his command, to 

 the seat of war in the island of Sumatra. The 

 cause of his return to Batavia was a suspicion 

 entertained by the resident at Padang, of his 

 being in secret correspondence with the enemy, 

 and the following stratagem was practised to con- 

 vey him as a prisoner to Batavia. 



Santot was stationed at some distance from 

 Padang, with about eight hundred Javanese 

 troops ; and because he was not attacked by the 

 natives at the time of the massacre, the Dutch 

 at Padang suspected he must have had some 

 knowledge of the preconcerted plan to destroy 

 the European force. The resident, afraid to 

 make any open charge against him, requested 

 he would proceed to Java, at the urgent solicita- 

 tions of the governor-general, to collect a large 

 force, and return to conquer Sumatra. Upon 



