210 RAJA HAJI. 
Council. By the same ship arrived Captain Christian Frederik 
Winterhein. 
Ocr. 20.—The Company’s ship Mars arrived from Batavia with 
the Hon’ble Naval Captains Hgidius van Braam and J. C. Verheul. 
Noy. 2.—The ship Mars was sent to Riouw to convey provisions 
and stores to the Batavia fleet and to the Company’s ships Patriot 
and Concordia. By her also left Captains Egidius van Braam and 
J.C. Verheul, who had arrived on October 20th. 
Nov. 11.—-A fishing boat sent out to the Ondernemer, which 
since yesterday had been in sight, brought back a letter from 
Lieutenant Hass with the pleasant news that Riouw had been 
taken by the Company. 
Nov. 12.—The Ondernemer came in, with a despatch from 
Admiral van Braam to the Governor Pieter Gerardus de Bruijn, 
communicating the news of a severe battle on the 29th October, 
in which the Netherlandsarms, under the skilful and prudent 
direction of the said Hon’ble Heer van Braam, had been a glorious 
victory; and that in the night of the 30th-3lst, the Bugis with 
Radja Ali at their head had taken flight, and afterwards the 
legitimate successor of the Djohor house, Radja Machmoed, with the 
Chinese and Malays resident in Riouw, had capitulated. This 
joyful event was made generally known by a salute of 21 guns. 
Nov. 15.—The Mars, which had left on the 2nd, returned from 
Riouw. 
Dec. 10.—The Company’s bark Constantia, the. Ondernemer and 
the hehters Haas and Vos arrived from Riouw, bringing a letter 
from the Commandant there, Jacob Christian Vetter, sae 4 one from 
the King of Djohor and Pahang, both directed to the Governor 
and Council, and dated, respectively, November 380th and Ist 
instant. 
Dec. 23.—The Company’s pantjalang Biliton left for Riouw, and 
by her was sent a letter dated yesterday from the Hon’ble Heer 
Pieter Gerardus de Bruijn, Governor and Director of this town and 
fortress, and the Council, to Lieutenant Jacob Christian Vetter, 
Commandant, and to Secretary Abraham Maurits Fabricius, second 
in the Company’s garrison at Riouw, and sent over by this vessel. 
Dec. 28.—The armed ships Diamant and the Hof ter Linden 
were sent to Batavia. 
