are stalked by a gamekeeper, they have not the 

 tixcitement which rouses troops in a fair and open 

 straggle, nor the satigfuction of knowing whether 

 oae of their answenng shots has revenged the 

 death of their asj^ociates in arms, and it is highly 

 to ihe creditor this detachment that it exhibited 

 throughout the J^truggle a coolness^ and delibera- 

 tion which could not have been surpassed by any 

 Kpeeies of troops; whilst that no fame shoufd be 

 reaped cannot be a matter ofsurprize, as the na* 

 tureoftUe service precludes manoeuvring; and 

 there is therefore little room for the display of 

 any talent* but that of passive courage* 



It should havii been mentioned that, a few days 

 previous to the return of the detachment, a sinall 

 party of Hoyal Marines under Captain Moore, had 

 been landed for the purpose of aiding in the de^ 

 fence of M alacca . 



The guns fell into the hands of the enemy, and 

 the event was celebrated with great rejoicings a 

 bufaloe feast being given by Dool Syed. one of 

 the ci^tttvufii gun cattle, which had " been teft at 

 Soongei Pattye, forming, as customary, the prin- 

 cipal part of the entertainment. 



