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stance had been unexpected, and had deterred the 

 force from advancing. It soon arrivtjd at a second 

 paddy field, the road of which was also broken 

 up. The Malays again collected in the jungle 

 on the flanks, whilst the road was being repair- 

 ed, but a few rounds of grape quickly dislodged 

 them. The troops then advanced through a 

 dense brushwood, the guns making their own 

 road, m the pathway would only admit of 

 single files. Here heavy sniping was expected 

 but they were permitted to pass nnmolested. 

 The low jungle was at length succeeded by trees, 

 and finally by the plain of AluGaja* where they 

 encamped at a little after one in the afternoon, f 

 There was now but two days rice in camp, but 

 a further supply for one day was fortunate^ 

 ly obtained from a China man residing here. 

 The night passed undisturbed. 



On the momiug of the 8lh the detachment 

 again pushed on through a dwarf jungle, expos- 

 ed only to a dropping shot or two, until it reach- 

 ed Priggi to Datus at a quarter to two p. m. 

 having been uven honrs and three quarttrs in ad- 

 vancing one mife and three quarters. The enemy 

 this day commenced firing on the camp from the 

 surrounding jungle ; being probably mcensed by 

 the British having on the march set fire to the 

 house of a Chief of the name of Dattoo j Emban- 

 gin, who had been desired to come over to Go- 

 vernment, and, influenced apparently by fear of - 

 Dool Syed, had quitted his property, 



• LLtenlly " tbe pkce of the ^Icplmnt hunt" 



t Th* diitMc* betw€€» SuriRti P^tryp wod AId (Hjii hmst r,r(, mUtM. 

 I roin tbii mmtt idea of the progrru i>f the troops mty t»e termed, 

 t Vide Ust af the Sookoop of Nwiiili]^;, pagt US 



