THE DUTCH EXPEDITION TU THE ISLAND OF LOMBOK. 573 
the road to be followed and the surrounding country were entirely 
open and well known, the objective Materam, was in full view of the 
column and, moreover, an attack by the Balinese in the open was little 
likely (a bit of special pleading which will scarcely hold water). 
During the absence of the force, Ampenan was occupied by a 
landing party from the fleet, under Lieutenant and Captain L. C, 
Rovers, as follows :— 
Right division—50 men of the “ Prins Hendrik ” 
oy) ” 60 SS Sh ; Tromp.” 
Left ~ EZ se ee COnnin omni aacs 
Artillery—Four 7:5™ (2°953-in.) B.L. guns with an escort of 25 
men of the “ Sumatra.” 
Just as the column started, a letter was brought from the Rajah, 
praying for forgiveness and stating that Anak Madeh had committed ‘ 
suicide. He also asked that the troops should proceed no further, but 
this was not acceded to. 
The column, however, halted while Controller Liefrinck went for- 
ward to Tjakra Negara to verify the death of Anak Madeh. The 
latter, who had been offered the alternative between death and banish- 
ment, had not yet killed himself when Mr. Liefrinck arrived, but did 
so shortly afterwards at the instance of Goesti Djilantiek. 
On Mr. Liefrinck’s return, the column again pressed forward, but 
the advance assumed the peaceful aspect of a military promenade, 
bands playing at the heads of the regiments, etc. 
At 3.30 p.m. the Commander-in-Chief arrived at the palace of 
Tjakara Negara and ordered :— 
6th Battalion, 4 mountain guns, section of engineers and 1 
ambulance to bivouac at ‘l'jakra Negara. 
7th Battalion, 4 field guns and 1 ambulance to bivouac in the rice- 
fields between Materam and Tjakra Negara. 
9th Battalion and the cavalry to return to Ampenan to relieve the 
naval landing party. 
At 6 p.m. the Commander-in-Chief visited the aged Rajah. 
The bivouac of the 7th battalion and Field Artillery (see Cool, 
p. 209). 
A letter was sent to Anak Kelvet, the heir-apparent, at Kota 
Radja, inviting him to come to Tjakra Negara and Mr. Liefrinck was 
despatched to the east coast to bring over the leading Sassak chiefs. 
Nothing was done to entrench the bivouacs as no hostilities were 
feared. 
The 6th battalion, the Field Artillery and cavaley reconnoitred to 
the royal palace of Narmada (93 miles from Ampenan) and were well 
received everywhere. 
On July 16th the Crown Prince came to Materam and on the 
morning of the 17th paid his respects to the Commander-in-Chief. 
On the 18th a conference was held at Tjakra Negara at which the 
July 11th 
continued), 
July 12th 
and 13th, 
July 14th, 
July 16th, 
July 17th, 
July 18th, 
