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officers, fired on her, and were immediately put into the 

 mainguard for having done so without the Governor's 

 order. 



A quartermaster, coming from Passe-Betaal by Grandpass, 

 assured Captain Legrevisse that the English had all 

 crossed the river, and were in the garden of President 

 Gceffening, and were going to push on that very evening to 

 Mutwal. 



At three on the morning of the 12th, M. Raymond, late 

 Lieutenant-Colonel of the Luxemburg regiment, came of 

 his own accord from Colombo with two companies of 

 Malays to join M. Legrevisse. The latter profited by this 

 reinforcement to make a sortie. When he reached the entrance 

 to the wood he took a by-path, but scarcely had he advanced 

 a few steps, when he heard ver daw ("who goes there") ! 

 And although he replied ami ("friend"), he received a 

 volley on advancing, which killed two men of his company 

 and several Malays : there were besides several wounded, 

 amongst them M. Raymond himself, who had the bone of 

 his right thigh broken. He replied smartly, and the fire 

 ceased. He immediately sent out to reconnoitre, but without 

 success. 



Meanwhile, a part of his company and the Malays went to 

 Mutwal along the seashore : soon afterwards he heard them 

 engaged with the enemy, who were there in force. He imme- 

 diately proceeded there with the rest of his troops ; but the 

 enemy had already taken post there, and fired grape shot 

 from their field-pieces into the wood. Captain Mittemann 

 having refused to support him, and not being able other- 

 wise to turn the English position by the right of the road, 

 as they occupied the communications to Grandpass with 

 superior forces, — this brave officer was forced to retire on 

 Courteboom, where Captain Mittemann was already. The 

 position of the latter was bad ; the sea being in his rear 

 and the wood on his left flank, He directed M. Legrevisse 

 to withdraw, being himself ordered to remain alone in that 

 position. 



