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Iay» iind the bones most probably were those of 

 a convict, ^ no sepoys were now mia^ing. 



The caiToiiadei^ having been sent to Hooinbiyah 

 to be mounted on the stockade thtre, the brigade 

 of 6 pounders whicb had been lei't at that staiion, 

 was brongbt up to Bell's Stockade. 



23lI. Covering party tbis day consi>?tfd of the 

 riHes, (Captain Winbolt), grenadiers of the 29ih.* 

 (Ensign Honlder^on), and theS^ inclj mortar,(2d 

 Lieut Lawford), The weather be j^an to grow very 

 oppressive, the mercury standing at 6 a. Ji- at 

 BG\ at noon 87^ and at 2 p, m. 91^ 



24ih Captain Wallace, wiih tlie e^npany of 

 the 4Gth N. i Ensign Boidderson, witb the light 

 eumpamy, 29lh J^. I. and Lieutenant lieghie 

 with the 5^ inch mortar, formed the coverhig par- 

 ty. On arriving at (he ground. Captain W allace 

 pushed on with a section of his company for a re- 

 connoissiance^ a few of the Mabiy Contnigent pre- 

 ceding a> siuidep. After ad vane tog 2, or dfiO yards 

 bey*>nd Priggi-to-Dattus, U>e paity arrived at the 

 edge of a narrow strip of paddy field ruunrng 

 across the ruad at ibe foot of Bukit Seboosa, on 

 the other side of which was a small occupied 

 breaf=t-wo»k. A sharp, but hhort^ exchange of 

 shots terminated in ttie evacuation ot the \vork» 

 wliich tiie detachment partially destroyed, and 

 returned to the covering party. Thermometer 

 at 2 p. M. m\ 



25th. At 5 p. >r. the grcna<liti> ^ i the 5th 

 under Captain Ponlton, with Ensijru Studdart^ 

 ibe company of the 46th under Captain Wallace 

 with Lieutenant Stevenson, tbe 12 pr, howitzer, 

 and 5^ inch mortar, under Lieutenant Begbie 



