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The party, which remained in possession of 

 Bukit8eboosa, proceeded forthwith tostrenglhen 

 tha position by breast works and batteries— cut- 

 ting away the jungle^ &c., and Captain Wallace 

 despatched a Jemidar s party to the foot of the 

 hill on the Nanning side, in order to protect the 

 well at Mullikei. 



26th. The cutting continued. Syed Sabban 

 went out to reconnoitre to the front, and dis- 

 covered a mud stockade, and another wooden 

 one. Captain Wailace and Lieutena^it Begbie 

 went to see these works, and, whilst search- 

 ing for ihem. found another of wood and mud 

 jast commenced. AU these were de&troyed. 

 Syed Snbban, vvho' again proceeded to the front, 

 brou<:;ht in intelli.:ence in the evening that Dat- 

 too Malaiu, or MalaUi Sutthaun, whom I have 

 mentioned in the account of the arst expedition^ 

 was anxious to come in. The night falUag, how- 

 ever, he did not make his appearance. 



Sunday 27th. Early in the morning, the Dat- 

 too entered the British post, and tendered his 

 allegiance- He spoke iu moving terms of the 

 miseries that he was enduring from this protract- 

 ed struggle, but excused himself from affording 

 any active co-operation at present, as some mem* 

 bers of his family were hostages at Taboo for his 

 fidelity to the Panghooloo. He informed Cap- 

 tain Wallace that at Bukit Pur-Ling, one mile hi 

 advance, there were three stockades, which at 

 that moment were unoccupied. 



The propriety of seizing these was a point that 

 required to be nicely weighed. The detachment 

 at Bukit Sehoosa was considered to be merely 



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