mtdet Ensign Short, with a CompaDy of Sappers 

 and Miners under Lieutenant Bell, and a hun- 

 dred of the Malay ConUn^ent. marched for 

 Roombiyah. A report was prevalent in Malac- 

 ca, the preceding night, that^ Inchi Katus, the 

 Dattoij Mooilah of Liivjfgen, had moved down to 

 attack this body ; but, aUliough the enemy were 

 heard in the vicinity of the camp on the night of 

 the 7th, no hostilitie^s took place. 



Dool Syed, deserted by tho^e whohdd sopow- 

 erfuily upheld bim in the first-contest, aod alann- 

 ed at the accession of troops by which the deter- 

 mination of Government was evinced, despatch- 

 ed letters to several individuaU resident in Ma- 

 lacca requesting their intercession in bis behalf; 

 but, whilst thus soliciting pardon on the one hand, 

 be was equally careiul to provide for the worst 

 on the other; he continued strengthening his de- 

 fence.^, and was urgent, and ultimately success- 

 U\, in his letters to some of his former associates 

 to induce them again to league with him against 

 the British. Amongst these were Inchi Ahat, 

 and Inchi Mahomed of the gold mines of Gen- 

 iiin<^, and Hajab Krajaa. His own most inilueu- 

 tiaf chiefs were Dattoo Eudika. Dattoo Kayoo 

 ICecUil, both Sookoos, Malacca Totnby, kc. The 

 Government refused to treat with Dool Syed ex- 

 cept he mirrendered himself unconditioiialiy, pro- 

 mising, however, that his life should be spared, 



Ou the morniog of the 9tb February, the gre« 

 nadier Company of the 5th M. N. 1. under Cap- 

 tain PouUon, moved on for the occupation of 

 Ching, half-way between Malacca and Roombi- 

 yah, with insUuctions to support the party in ad- 



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