the shot of the artillery, passuig a few feet over 

 their hcadjs, perforated the stockade, carryiDgp 

 death and destruction in their train. One 12 

 pr. shot, after piercing the stockade, tore out the 

 bowfels of one man* and carried off the leg of a 

 second; the enemy subs^equently acknowledged 

 only two kdled aiid three mortally wouuded by 

 the artillery. 



The destructive etl'ectt^ of tlvis powerful piece 

 of ordnance inspired a panic into the Malays, 

 i^ho had conceived that the thickness of the 

 stockade had rendered it impenetrable, and they 

 evacuated' it ip confusion, the infantry under 

 Captain Justice taking possession of it, being ac- 

 compant^^d by a party uf F-appers under Lieute- 

 nant Beii who proceeded to destroy it. 



At the commencement of the offair. the gre- 

 nadiers of the Slh, witli Captain Poulton, and 

 Ensigns Stoddart and Walker, were diteeted to 

 take the enemy s poftition in rear by moving along 

 a path which wound round tlie foot of Bukit 

 Lanjix>t. On arriving at a spot where the road 

 branched into two, Captain Pout ton and Ensign 

 Stoddart pursued one path, whilst voting Walker 

 tookihe other. But tbe enemy was fully prepar- 

 ed, at this jstage of the war, tor inking movements, 

 and a stockade had been erected on the latter 

 path in anticipation. As the gallant boy came 

 unexpectedly on tliis work, a ball look effect 

 in his heart, and he fell dead to the ground, one 

 arm being for au instant thrown convulsively up- 

 wards. The sepoy, next to bis officer, and 

 two others, were wounded by the volley. 



Shortly after this melansholy event, Bukit 



