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koyans of rice in kajangs, some bags of cummin seed, etc., as stated 
in the manifest. The master of the first-mentioned cutter reported 
that the Company’s vessels suffered little or nothing in yesterday’s 
fight, and had lost none of their crews, and of the seven of the 
enemy’s vessels, which they had chased yesterday evening, two 
which were stranded were disabled, and the balo which he had 
brought was taken after a fight, the crew having been forced to 
jump overboard; but that the four others had escaped through the 
darkness of the might. 
Fes. 8.-—In the afternoon, under command of Lieut. Stecher, En- 
sions Maurer, Duvergé and Lintner, and ex- Ensign of the Burghers* 
Kiliaan, and three Malay Captains, were sent on board for an 
expedition against the Selangoer Bugis by the vessels lying off 
Tandjong Kline—viz.,the Dolphin, the cutters Patriot and Onderne- 
mer, the hooker Handelaar, the pantjalangs Philippine and Rusten- 
berg, besides the galwet Concordia, with thirty-one European and 
184 Malay soldiers from the garrison here, fully armed, besides a 
large number of volunteers, Heer EH. Hoijnck van Papendrecht also 
went on board the ship Dolphijn, he being appointed Receiver 
and License Master} of the expedition. 
At nightfall several of the ships destined for this expedition left 
the river for the roads with several other vessels, mounted with one 
6 lb. gun, four of 3 lb., and one of 1 1b.; some rantakas of native 
manufacture, and one howitzer of 4inches. Besides skilful men 
for rowivg and other ordinary work, there were also placed on board 
the ships, one extra gunner, one bombardier, three gunners, 
and twenty-seven musketeers. 
Further, in the garden of the late Soeratter Malek Faizullah, 
outside Tranquéra, were posted 200 Nanningers and Achinese 
from up-country, to be transported next day to Tandjong Kling if 
the landing there was decided on. 
Frs. 9.—In the morning at 4 o’clock the Dolphijn and the rest 
of the vessels destined for the expedition against the Selangoer 
* Semi-military rank. 
+ In 1593 licenten signified the money paid for permits to sell goods, 
purchased in the Prince’s territory,in the territory of the enemy. It became 
a sort of tax, levied as a kind of export duty. 
The licentmeesters were charged with collecting these monies. The 
Kast India Company paid considerable amounts annually for licenten 
(licences); later in 1677 an agreement was entered into between the 
Company and the Admiralties, by virtue whereof the Company paid a fixed 
sum annually. 
