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The troops under his command consist of cavalry 

 and infantry ; the former are described as being 

 a fine body of troops ; they are dressed in the 

 Moorish costume, and armed with lances, sabres, 

 carbines, and pistols. His army consisted of five 

 thousand men. 



Santot is not of noble family, although by his 

 talents he has elevated himself to the rank of a 

 prince of Java. He now holds the station and 

 receives the pay of a colonel in the Dutch service. 

 I saw some of his infantry, who were fine looking 

 soldiers, attired in green turbans, blue uniform 

 jacket and trowsers, and handkerchiefs round 

 their waists. 



The exactions of the Dutch government upon 

 the natives have increased rather than diminished, 

 in spite of all the lessons they have received ; and 

 the present system, if left unaltered, will eventually 

 cause the loss of Java, if not the whole of their set- 

 tlements in the eastern islands. At the present 

 time much discontent prevails at Macassar and 

 other places, which, together with the attempts 

 at aggrandizement in Sumatra, where a severer 

 opposition is experienced than could ever have 

 been expected, throws enough upon their hands 

 in this part of the world ; and when the news 

 arrived, of the late rupture in Holland, it was 

 fully expected by the Javanese that the Eng- 



