THE DUTCH EXPEDITION TO THE ISLAND OF LOMBOK. 591 
On the 14th October great inconvenience was occasioned by the rising 
of the Dsanxor stream and the sweeping away of the bridge over it. 
The west monsoon had now burst; the roads became difficult for 
traffic ; the preparation of the ground for the Decanville railway was 
much delayed and, worse than all, the troops began to suffer much 
from fever and stomach complaints. 
On October 30th a large powder magazine in Tjakra Negara 
exploded. 
About November 8th a letter was intercepted at sea from Goesti 
Djilantiek, in Bali, to his suzerain the Rajah, saying that he would 
shortly leave to his assistance, a promise never carried out. 
On the 16th and 17th November the 5th and 11th battalions 
landed. 
Between the 2nd September and 17th November the following 
reinforcements had been received :— 
OFFICERS. 
Mey. REMARKS, 
Europeans. Natives. 
5th Battalion,“Major LacurLLE 18 900 575 Landed Nov. 16th. 
11th Battalion, Major van der 18 575 2 Kuropean and 2 
LEXIE 900 00 000 7 Javanese Co’s. ‘ 
6th Battalion 4, 4 
7th on 4 00 
9th 5 o0r 
ond A 8 9 Landed Noy. 17th. 
Artillery 3 60% 
Engineers G0 00 900 5 26 
Military administration ... 5 on 
Medical service ... 6 bess ive ) 
Madura Barison ... 4 14 437 Landed Sept. 16th. 
ANGIBNIS o00 oc 00 80 14 1613 
Besides 36 free coolies and some 650 convicts. 
The Madura Barisan (or militia) deserve a word of notice. 
The force called out consisted of three out of the four companies of 
the Bangkalan (Bencoolen) district. The following is the estimate 
formed of them by Captain Schulze, one of the historians of the war:— 
“In bivouac they are very satisfactory.” .... “ Forabouta couple 
of years they have been approximately assimilated to the regular 
infantry in arms, clothing and drill. They receive pay and are under 
a distinct code of laws. 
“The N.-C.O’s. and men do not live in barracks and their clothing 
and arms are kept in store; but they have regular trainings under the 
supervision of an infantry Captain. It is self-evident that, under these 
conditions, soldiers wherewith to make conquests are not made. 
“ But, for occupation of positions, escorts, convoys, as reserves, etc., 
they are undoubtedly useful, even in Lombok.” 
During the 16th and 17th the three batteries kept up an unin- 
Oct, 30th, 
Noy, 8th, 
Noy, 16th 
and 17th, 
