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where it was buried at the foot of St. Paul’s Hill, behind the 
artillery store. The Achinese chief, Posaijan, assured the Governor 
that he recognised the body as that of Radja Hadji whom he had 
known during his long residence in Riouw. 
June 25.—In the morning at 2 o’clock we were awakened by a loud 
report, and afterwards learnt with great sorrow that the Company’s 
armed ship Dolphijn, which was lying in the roads, had blown up 
with all her crew on board, and only one body was found—yvyiz., that 
of the piper Rijk Adelaar. A Chinaman and four Javanese escaped, 
but they could give no account of how the disaster happened for 
they were asleep, and were awakened by the shock. So of this dread- 
ful occurrence nothing farther is known than what is told im the 
journal of the nearest ship, the Hinloopen, which puts the list of killed 
at a total of two hundred and three persons. 
Juty 13.—There sailed for Selangoer the ships Utrecht, Goes, the 
Princess Louisa and Wassenaar, besides the barks Constantia and 
Gertruida Susanna, the pantjalangs Rustenberg and CGeduld, the 
salwet Concordia, the sloop Volle Maan,* and the lighters Haas 
and Vos,+ with some armed native boats belonging to the old 
King of Siak, Radja Mohamad Ah. 
There also departed for Selangoer, distributed among these ships, 
one heutenant, one ensign, one corporal, one drummer and twelve 
European soldiers, together with two hundred and forty Malay 
soldiers under command of their officers, thirty-one in all. 
JuLy 22.—There were sent besides to Riouw, the men-of-war the 
Hof ter Linden and Diamant, with a further reinforcement of two 
ensigns, four non-commissioned officers,and eighteen Malay soldiers. 
Ave. 1. {—Arrived from Selangoer the Company’s pantjalang 
Geduld mit a letter from the Hon’ble Admiral van Braam to the 
Hon’ble Heer Pieter Gerardus de Bruijn, Governor and Director of 
this town and fortress, communicating thenews of the defeat of Radja 
Brahima, King of Selang oer, and ie: followers, and of the conquest 
of that kingdom on the 2nd instant by the victorious arms of the 
Company’s fleet under the skilful and prudent direction of the 
said Heer van Braam; which joyful event was made known to 
the community by a salute of 21 guns from the castle walls. 
Ava. 21.—A communication was received from Selangoer by the 
bark Constantia, from the newly proclaimed king of that country, 
a Full Moon. + Hare and Fox. 
} This date is evidently wrong, as the victory of the 2nd is announced. 
