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^ ,vit.h a ahog. This paildy field «as only 

 ninety yards across, and. to the spot where the 

 Pau^lim.h was. might be about twenty or th,r- 

 tv more ; although, from the road across hav,«g 

 been broken up, and nothing save a narrow tout 

 path left, the disiaace was apparently considera- 

 blv more. 



The t%vo sentries discharged their pieces on 

 the infant, and the Pangbmah whirled a tolera- 

 bly large stone across, which fell harmless with- 

 in a foot of the column. Thirty or fortj' Malays 

 in.mediiitelv issued from the judgle in rear oi the 

 sentries, a^d. although half a doien bayonets 

 miuht have pushed across and effeanally dispers- 

 ed "this -^maU body, it was natural to cone lade 

 tliat the builies teemed with concealed musket- 

 ry The word was accordingly passed for the 

 leading gun, which rattled down the declivity 

 and opened with grape. The Paiiglnnah stood 

 a couple of rounds ; but the third took him m 

 the midst ol' a dmivoUe. and his followers instant- 

 ly dispersed: the jungle having been scoured 

 with two or three more rounds, the head oi the 

 column pushed across and took up the new posi- 

 tion in order to protect the working party which 

 was employed in rendering the road passable lor 

 tlie guns. When this was completed, the gnns 

 and rear guard passed over, and a temporary 



halt was ordered. 



A little after ten, although inleUigence had 

 been received that the supplies had not reached 

 Soongei Pattye. the " assembly" sounded, and 

 the march was resumed as it would have been 

 impolitic to have remained on the ground, where 

 opposition was first offered, as if the c.rcum- 



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