262 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



through the jungle round the Lazarus-house.* They had once 

 before, some time since, attacked the same place, but had then been 

 vigorously repulsed by the 15 Malay defenders of the house : 

 who were well armed with muskets and a blunderbuss. On the 

 occasion of this second attack, they placed combustibles at the 

 doors and windows, and the smoke and fire produced by this stra- 

 tagem compelled the Malays to surrender after a short resistance, 

 when they were brought as prisoners to Klewang. 



But two of them escaped on the way thither, and brought the 

 news here that the enemy with their whole force were at G-evesteyn 

 and intended to come to this place. 



Lieutenant Poppall was ordered at once to operate against 

 them with 80 European soldiers, together with the Bugis garrison- 

 ed here, and 200 natives and Chinese. 



They marched in the greatest silence to G-evestejm, where the 

 enemy were supposed to be stationed, but on their arrival at that 

 place, the enemy had fled already (as was their custom) leaving 

 marks of their visit behind, everything in the neighbourhood hav- 

 ing been burnt down, destroyed and ruined. 



Our troops before returning crossed to the Lazarus-house, hop- 

 ing to meet the enemy there ; but on their arrival found the latter 

 had left this place too and gone to Klewang. So our troops were 

 obliged to return without having effected their object. 



Tuesday, 2nd November. 



This morning our Captain Stefanus Elias van Stek, leaving 

 the place by Tranquera gate, took the road to the Lazarus-house 

 accompanied by our master-carpenter and eighty European sol- 

 diers, together with our Bugis and some natives. 



According to the instructions of the Hon'ble the Governor, lie 

 was to select a. suitable place in that neighbourhood for the con- 

 struction of a bentang to contain a small garrison with some 



* This was at a place called "Lindong-an," where boats used to lie for shel- 

 ter: it is now called "Lmibongaiv' and is about two miles from the Stadt-house 

 along the road to Tanjong Kling, and used also to be known as " Baker's 

 Plain, " The Hospital was supported by a fund. 



