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selve* to the jungle, Dattoo Membangiti wa« ii* 

 nally persuaded to trust himself, and a large pro- 

 portmn of the people soon collected around the 

 -parties. Confidence was speedily established, the 

 >vh(ile of the villag^ers came back, and Lieutenant 

 Milnej^ returned at half past 4 p. m» to camp, 

 bringing with him Dattoo Membangin and the 

 two Sookoos of Sebang, who all tendered their 

 allegiance. For the manner in which Lieuten- 

 ant Milnes effected this pacification ofSebang, 

 he received the merited thanks of the Brigadier 

 and the Local Goyeroment, 



On the 20th the flank companies of the 5th 

 under Captains Poulton and Sinnock, with Lt. 

 Minto and Ensign 8^oddart marched for the 

 occupation of Sebang-; and, on the 27th, Mr. 

 Anderson* of the Pioang Civil Serrice, arrived 

 in camp as Commissioner for Nanning, 



On the 12th July, the carriages of the six prs, 

 having been repaired, and rendered fit for tra- 

 velling, they were escorted to Malacca by a par- 

 ty under Captain Justice, and a complement of 

 artillery men under Lieutenant Begbie, the men 

 bting selected from the detachment engaged at 

 the recapture. 



Captain Hibgame, with a portion of the com- 

 panies which had remained at Malacca, was or* 

 dered to occupy Taboo, whilst the main body 

 I'etumed to Bell's stockade, and Malacca* Ta- 



• Thih gt^ntitkvann, who waa iu the Mtma ot etbtftoce, extrted bimsflf 

 bfijfl»d bis Mrengtb, and, in Ms eeal tor the ^rvice, exposed faimt^elf 

 a bove i h e po \v e i s of any c*jft*ii t tt lion . H e set Eed wi t b ft ve r i o cudm^^ 

 (^tietice, fut the 3d Amifu^t i bat, beadifg tbai Uiere wmi a probabiUtv ofbe- 

 idff nWe tftcaplure the t'aughctJotJ Ountyc ofSpongei EarrOf hehn UAVb 

 S tnckudr In purHiiit, m dcfiane« of nil erttreaties to tbe contrar}' by hia 

 tViendSf and retarried iin&uc{'t:»fu] on the Gtrcning of the 4tht 0« dic4 

 of braio tever on tb« foUowlng day at ^ f. 



