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Poulton, and Lieiits. Milnes, Begtie, and BelU 

 walked out to visit tlie eoirering party, consii* ting 

 of the Lt. Com . 5 N, i . under Captain Juslice 

 and Lieutenant Poole, whicfi was at ihat period 

 on the Malacca §ide of ihe Soongei Pattye paddy 

 field. A re^erv^e company under Capiaio Bur- 

 gess was aUo posted at the edge of the Roombi* 

 yah forest. Just as three of the party reached 

 the J=poti Capiaiii Justice was descried moving 

 up the paddy field to the rii:^ht agains^t the flank- 

 ing stock adejs, whilst Lieutenant Poole witfi the 

 other section of the light company pushed across 

 the paddy lields again»st five sto^ ' < h oc- 



cupied in part the po<' * s of il. i in the 



first expedition. 



Captaiu Justice approached without oppositi- 

 on to vvithin 20 yards of the flanking defences; 

 on the wooden rampart of which a sentry was 

 pacinjT with his muiitjuei ; and, being unwiUirtg 

 to tii c; the first shot, waved to the Malays to eva* 

 ouate it; the hint was rtiadily tak^n, and the 

 stockade fell \%iihoiJt a shot being fired. 



Crip tain Justice then pushed on to the flanks 

 of those defences, which Lieutenant Poole was 

 aftacktng, the firing of jinjals and musquetry an- 

 nouncinfj that rej*istanoe was being offered. Co- 

 lonel Heibert, on arriving at this juncture, order- 

 ed up the reserve under Captain Burgees , but, 

 before it could come up, the whole of the defences 

 were in the hands of the light company- The 

 casualttes in I hi» affair* which was ably conduct- 

 ed, wer^ trifling, one sepoy slightly wounded 

 by musqueii v, i>nd ^even do. and one Malay con- 

 tingent, wounded by ranjows. 



