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gei Pattye under Gaptain PouUon, who with 

 Ensign Walker, had proceeded ihiiher accor- 

 ding to his iiistructions aud» havinj? destroyed 

 the defeaces, had fired a house in the neighbour- 

 hood. He accordingly returned, taking n shorter 

 cut through the jungle, which he found, however, 

 obstructed nearly the whole way by felled tree?, 

 in consequence of which he did not reach Room- 

 biyah until half past one. 



A party of the Malay contingent on the same 

 day j^urrounded the hou^ie of Pelnh Ma'ayoo. 

 w hich was situated in a paddy field, about half way 

 between Roombiyah and Soongei Pattye» and, 

 although they failed in their principal object, they 

 succeeded in capturing the two sons of the retrac- 

 tory chief, who were t^ent down to Malacca guard- 

 ed by the escort which, onthetnorning of the 

 3 1 St, waa proceeding in charge of the body of 

 Lieutenant Harding* 



3 1 St. E, and F. company of the 5th formed 

 the covering party. 



Ift April, light company of the 5th and gre- 

 nadier !^9th, the covering parly. 



2d. The European artillery under Captain 

 Bond arrived at EoombijTih. Covering party, 

 grenadiers and rifles of the 5th. 



3rd. The European artillery, and eight of the 

 Golondauze, with Captain Bond and Lieutenaut 

 Begbie, proceeded at 5 a, M* to Soongei Pattye 

 with the foUuwing ordnance, viz. one 12 pr. 

 howit/er, one 4| inch howitzer, one 8 inch and 5f 

 Inch mortar, and a brigade of 6 prs. Twelve 

 Golondauze, under a Jemidar, were left at Room- 

 biyah with the brigade of sixes which came up- 

 on the 25th February, 



