gi 2 ' An hiftorical Account of the Inter courfe Book I. 
«« It was late at Night, on the 23d of March , before we 
44 had the leaf!: Sufpicion of any Treachery, when Cap- 
44 tain Gibb advifed the Deputy-Governor, that Bupetty 
44 Bentorin had got together between four and five hun- 
66 dred Men in his Dufan, and he believed they defigned 
44 to make War with the Company. The Deputy-Go- 
44 vernor immediately difpatched a Letter to him, to know 
44 the Reafon of his entertaining fuch Numbers of Peo- 
44 pie in his Dufan, ordering him immediately to difperfe 
44 them, and to come himfelf to the Fort in the Morning, 
44 where, if he had any Complaints to make, they fhould 
44 be heard, and he fhould have Redrefs which, if he 
44 did not immediately comply with, we lliould no longer 
44 efteem him our Friend, but treat him as an Enemy. 
44 Early in the Morning he fent a trifling Anfwer, aflfur- 
44 ing us of his Friendfhip •, but taking no Notice of dif- 
44 perfing his People, or coming himfelf to the Fort, as 
44 defired. Whereupon the Council was immediately fum- 
44 moned, and acquainted with what had paffed, when it 
44 was agreed to fend Mr. Macky, who was the Dupatty ’s 
44 Friend, to bechar, or confer with him, and perfuade him 
44 to come to the Fort. About Noon he returned with 
44 the Dupatty’s Anfwer, who promifed to wait on the 
44 Governor the next Morning. In the mean time our 
44 Pangarans and Battoos were lent for to advife with on 
44 this Occafion, who were the Pei fons that ought to have 
44 given us the firft Notice thereof-, but they feemed to 
44 make flight of it, and perfuadeM us the Dupatty was an 
44 honed good Man, and one that would not be guilty of 
44 an ill Adlion againft the Company, the People of his 
44 Dufan being only Friends that he had invited out of the 
44 Country to feaft with him. This different Opinion of 
44 theirs made us jealous of their Fidelity, which made 
44 us defire them all to take a frefh Oath of Allegiance to 
44 the Company and the prcfent Deputy-Governor and 
44 Council, before we bechared farther with them on this 
44 Affair, which they did with much Perfuafion confent 
44 to, and it was performed by one of their Padres ; after 
44 which Pangaran Munco Rajah, undertook to bring in 
44 the Dupatty, and did accordingly fet out himfelf for 
44 Benterin j but not an Hour after he was gone out ot 
44 the Fort, we were alarmed at the dreadful Sight of the 
44 Sugar- Plantations being on Fire, it being then about 
44 Six o’ Clock at Night. 
44 A ftrong Party was immediately fent out to Bencou- 
44 len, under the Command of Enfign Adaire , with Or- 
44 ders to proceed next Morning, on the 25th of March , 
44 to Bufan Benterin, and to engage the Enemy either 
44 there, or where he fhould meet them, ufing his En- 
44 deavours to deftroy the Dufan, and as many of their Peo- 
44 p!e as he poffibly could : But in this we had no Succefs 
44 for want of the Pangaran s Afliftance, who had pro- 
44 mifed to fupply him with Sampans to ferry his People 
« over the Water at Benterin,' or where he fhould have 
44 Occafion for them but in this they deceived us ; for 
44 our Party finding a Body of the Enemy had fortified 
44 themfelves with a ftrong Breaft-work of Fire-Wood, 
44 and fome fmall Guns on the other Side the River, over- 
44 againft the Sugar- Plantations, and not one Sampan 
44 fent by the Pangarans , according to their Promife ; 
44 for want of which he could only come to an Engage- 
44 ment a-crofs the River, in which Manner they conti- 
44 nued till about Four in the Afternoon, when moft of 
44 our Buggafes , Blacks , and Chinefe having left the En- 
44 glijh, the Enfign with the reft returned to the Fort 
44 about Six in the Evening, having performed but little 
44 Execution on the Enemy. By the Account we had from 
44 the Enfign, we plainly found that the whole Country 
44 were concerned in this Rebellion. The principal Per- 
44 fons that he faw and knew amongft them were Rajah 
44 Roojong , Pangaran Muncho Rajahs, under moft of the 
44 Dupatties of the Dlifans adjacent to us, v/ith many of 
44 the Inhabitants and Bazar People of Bencoulen , who 
44 were headed by Dupatty Benterin and Selehrian ; but 
46 he could not well guefs at their Number, they being 
44 under the Cover of the Trees and Breaft-work they had 
&& raifed of Fire-Wood ; and Mr. Allcock from Sillebar , 
44 had given us an Account the fame Day, that Pangaran 
44 Jantentally and his Country alfo were in Concert with 
44 them. 
44 On the 26th of March in the Morning, the ftrong- 
44 eft Party we could mufter of Englifa , Buggafs’s , Blacks , 
4t and Chinefe , were ordered out to engage them, under 
44 the Command of Mr. Newcome and Enfign Johnfon ; 
44 but when they came to Bencoulen to join the Buggafs* s , 
44 they were ftrangely furprifed to find them reiufe to 
44 fight without a prefent Reward ; and Mr. Newcome 
44 was credibly informed, that a confiderable Number of 
44 the Buggafes were laid in Ambufii to fall on the Englifh , 
44 of which he immediately fent Advice to the Fort 5 ' 
44 whereupon the Sign was given to recal the Party, 
44 which prevented our coming to an Action that Day. 
41 The Sultan being examined, pretended that a wrong 
44 Interpretation was put upon what he Laid at Bencoulen , 
44 and would have perfuaded us that he had always been, 
44 and was ftill ready and willing to fight for the Com-' 
44 pany ; but our Sufpicion of his Treachery made us un~ 
44 willing to truft him at that Time. About Eleven o® 
44 Clock the fame Day, Pangaran Munco Rajah brought 
44 a Token, which, as he faid, was from his Uncle Rajah 
44 Boojong from Singledemend , to give us Notice that two 
44 hundred Orangoonoes were come on our Side a tSinglede- 
44 mend , and defired we would lend the Malayes fome 
44 Weapons to defend themfelves. This we had great 
44 Reafon to fufpeift was falfe, Rajah Boojong himfelf be- 
44 ing at that Time in Arms againft us at Banterin ; but 
44 the Pangaran pofitively affirmed he was then at Single - 
44 demend , notwithftanding Enfign Adaire had feen and 
44 fpoke to him the Night before at Banterin. 
44 When we found ourfelves fo deeply involved in 
44 Trouble on all Sides, that we were betrayed by our 
44 Pangarans , and our Buggafes had given us juft Caufe 
44 to fulpeft their Honefty, fo that we had none but the 
44 Englifh , Blacks , and Chinefe to truft to ; the former of 
44 which did not exceed one hundred and twenty-five Per- 
44 fons in Number both civil and military, and moft of 
44 them unexperienced or difabled Men ; and the latter 
44 had given us but fmall Encouragement to depend on 
44 them by their deferring Enfign Adaire at Benterin. 
44 With this fmall Force, we thought ourfelves in fome 
44 Danger of being overcome wherefore a General Coun- 
44 cil was called of all the Company’s Servants, and Inha- 
44 bitants of the Place, to confult about faving what we 
44 could of the Company’s Effe&s, and making fome 
44 Pfovifion for our Pafifage, if we ftiould be put to flight j 
44 when every one gave their Opinion, that it was for the 
44 Company’s Intereft, as well as for our own Safety, to 
- 4 put on board the Ship Matchlapatam the Company’s 
44 Treafure and Books, with what Stores and Provifions 
44 our Time would permit, with all the Expedition and 
44 Secrefy it could be poffibly contrived : After which, if 
44 we were obliged to it, we might make our Efcapes in 
44 the beft Manner we could, by the Help of the Ship 
44 Matchlapatam , and what Boats we had by us. The 
44 Remainder of that Day was fpent in Purfuit of that 
44 Refolution, but no Boats could be got off that Even- 
44 ing : About Seven o’Clock the nextMorning, being the 
44 27th of March , the Company’s Treaiure, &c. as per 
44 enclofed Bill of Lading, were fent on board ; about 
44 EHht, News were fent that both the Pangarans with 
44 their Wives and Children, were eloped from Bencoulen , 
44 in the Night-time, and no Account could be given 
44 which Way they were gone. About Ten, Sultan 
44 Cutcheel , who was come from Bentale in the Ship 
44 Matchlapatam , undertook to accommodate Matters with 
44 the Country People, provided we would confent to their 
44 chufing new Pangarans , to which we agreed j but be- 
44 fore we could come to a Bechar with them, the P ortu~ 
44 gueze Padre's Slave brought News from Bencoulen, that 
44 the Buggafes and Malays were rifen there, and had 
44 cut off the Padre and moft of the Portugueze, Men, 
44 Women, and Children, in a moft barbarous Manner. 
44 He had hardly done telling his Story, when a large Fire 
44 broke out at Bencoulen \ another near the Fort behind 
44 C anbury Paggar another towards Sillebar ; and foon 
4< after, the Hernage-houfe was fet on Fire : All this Time 
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