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House, where the Governor himself received him, the road 
was lined by a double row of soldiers who presented arms as 
he passed. 
May 16.—In the evening, at about 9.50 o’clock, the enemy first 
attacked St. John’s Hilland the outer batteries in the Bandailhera, 
and soon after the stockade at the foct of Boekit Tjma and our 
fortification on this hill, stretching towards Boenga Raja and 
Pangkalanrama; the fierceness of their attack made every one 
believe that they meant to venture on a general storm, for in spite 
of the shot and grape poured on them from our side they 
still held their ground and kept up a continual fire with their 
blunderbusses and rantakas till about eleven o’clock, when they 
again withdrew. In the quarter held by the Selangoerese and 
their party an attack was made on our batteries outside the 
Tranquéra, gate but with no better success; for our men there also 
made a good resistance, and after firme on either side had lasted 
till about twelve o’clock, the enemy had to retreat to their 
defences. : 
May 18.—At tén o’clock at night, the enemy again attacked 
St. John’s Hill, and the outer batteries in the Bandailhera, besides 
those at Boekit Tjina, and as it was noticed from the hill that a 
strong force was marching towards Boenga Raja, the alarm was 
sounded in the town, and everyone was under arms till about 
twelve o’clock, but nothing more was heard of the enemy. 
May 23.—At nine o’clock at night the enemy renewed the 
frequent but unsuccessful attack on our batteries in the 
Bandailhera and at the foot of Boekit Tjina, and firmg on both 
sides lasted till about ten o’clock, when they suddenly and hastily 
withdrew, and from the lamentation which was heard from St. 
John’s Hill it was supposed that they had suffered some extra- 
ordinary loss. 
May 29.—In the morning at sunrise six ships and six smaller 
vessels were observed from St. Paul’s Hill, one of which was far 
ahead. This vessel came to anchor in the roads at eight o’clock, 
and about nine the Commanding Lieutenant landed and reported to 
the Hon’ble Heer Pieter Gerardus de Bruijn, Governor and Director 
of this town and fortress, that the name of his vessel was the 
cutter Batavier, that it belonged to the fleet now in sight, 
which was under command of the Hon’ble Heer Jacob Pieter van 
Braam, Admiral-in-Chief of the East India squadron, which, con- 
sisted of the warships Utrecht, Goes, Wassenaar, Monikkendam, and 
