o'clock struck a terror io to every bosom, 

 jQconceivable rapidity, the report flew thitugh 

 the town that, whiUt the troops were going up 

 to Taboo by land, the Panghooloo had cunningrly 

 descended the stream with the view of taking 

 I\Ialacca by a coup de main ; this ridiculous paoic, 

 which did not Rul>8ide for some boun. was as 

 universally diffused, amonjjst the population, as 

 it was unfounded. Whibt, however, the in- 

 habitants of Malncca were suffering from ima- 

 ginary terroifs, the party in advance was engag- 

 ed in a slight brush witli the enemy. It had 

 arrived at Soongei Pattye about i p. m. on the 

 Saturday, and Captain Wyllie having posted a 

 chain of Bentries round the Government bunga- 

 low, the remainder of the day was spent there^ 

 the officers amu&ing themselves by forming con- 

 jectures as to whether any resistance would be 

 offered on the morrow when crossing the frontier 

 of Nanning, from which they were distant nbout 

 half a mile. Mr- Lewis deispatched a messen- 

 ger hence to the Panghooloo with a flag of truce, 

 and a letter, in which he strongly pointed out to 

 him the hopelessness of attempting to oppose the 

 force which would cross the boundary on the 

 morrow, and advising him to submit at once- 

 This messenger was stopped at Kalama by the 

 Panglimah Dattoo. who was, entrusted with the 

 defence of the Nanning boundary, and threaten- 

 ed with death, if he attempted to proceed. The 

 man was» however, firm to his purpose, and was 

 finally permitted to accompliBb his mission. 



At i past G on Sunday morning the 7th instant, 

 although the supplies had not as yet reached 



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