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line been properly occupied, the fire upon the ad- 

 vancing troops would have been very destructive, 

 especially whilst these were detained in crossing 

 the nullah, which led past the right flank and ia 

 front of the works» the left being, as previously 

 stated, guarded by the stockade on Execution 

 Hill. The principal body of the defenders of 

 these lines, hearing the beating of the Taboo, 

 -""hurried from Sebang to occupy their posts, and 

 when, within a quarter of a mile, learned from 

 the fugitives that the works were taken, 



I have been detained longer with the narrative 

 of these events than 1 originally purposed with 

 rt't^rence to the main object. of this work, but no 

 regular account of the railttary operations has as 

 yet been given to the world ; and, arising from, 

 and involving, political events as they do, they 

 could not be passed over in silence, nor slurred, 

 over as unworthy of notice. The remainder of 

 the transactions connected with this subject may 

 be more briefly summed up. 



On the 16th the Head Quarters arrived, and 

 the British standard was hoisted. On the iSth 

 the people of Sebang requested that Lieutenant 

 Milnes, who knew the language, might be.aent 

 to them in order to treat for terms, and that of- 

 ficer, accompanied by Syed Sabban and a party 

 of the Malay contingent, accordingly proceeded 

 to that village on the following day. Some diffi- 

 culties were at first experienced, owing to the 

 extreme terror of the people, few, ifany,ofwhom 

 had previously seen an European, in consequence 

 of which, the whole population betook them- 



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