was a singular interference of Providence on be- 

 half ol the British that the enemy should have 

 been permitted to make their attack at the iden- 

 tical momeat that the new piequets were drawn 

 up on the very spot which tiie enemy selected 

 as his point of attack* There was consequently 

 just double the number of bayonets ready to re- 

 pel the attack that there would have been had 

 the Nanninrrites waited until after the relief of 

 the piequets, which they might prubabty have 

 forced, and entered the campHi^ pt^U-meM, The 

 struggle would then have been hand to handi a 

 species of warfare, in which regular troops would 

 run the greatest risk of being worsted. 



Captfitn Justice moved rapidly up to *he assis- 

 tance of the nearly overpowered piequets, and 

 recovered the lo^t gi ound, whilst the bugles were 

 ringing through the camp, and the troops arm- 

 ing in haste," The 12 pr. howitzer was brought 

 from the extreme right picqtiet to the point on 

 which the attack had been made, and whence it 

 bad been so gallantly repulsed by Captain Jus- 

 tice. Captain Bond, who commanded the artil- 

 lery in this batfery brought up some mortars also 

 into position here, whilst Lieutenant Lawford 

 was directed to take charge of the rear battery. 

 The enemy* on being dnv^en from the eminence, 

 crossed the hollow which ran between it and a 

 superior height called Bukit Lanjoot, crowned 

 with astrong stockade, whence a plunging fire was 

 directed on the whole of the camp. The body 

 ttnder Capt. Justice, was therefore directed to He 

 down whilst the batteries played over them; both 

 did their parts, the infantry lying down with ad- 



