THE DUTCH EXPEDITION TO THE ISLAND OF LOMBOK. 593 
the Antjar stream, to occupy the enemy and cut off his retreat towards 
the mountains in this direction and to prevent reinforcements being 
sent to him from the villages to the north. 
All three columns were provided with scaling ladders carried by 
convicts. 
The reserve was to advance along the great highway, following the 
movements of the centre and right columns. 
At about 5 a.m the right and centre columns arrived opposite their 
points of attack and advanced some 200 yards into the town without 
attracting attention. 
At about 5.80 a.m. the northern column was received with 
heavy fire, under which it stormed the town wall. it appears that, 
owing to the heavy bombardment of the two preceding days, the 
enemy had withdrawn to the northern portion of the town, which 
accounts for the immunity with which the other two columns had 
hitherto advanced. 
The left column encountered severe resistance and it was not until it 
received the support of two companies of the reserve that the 
advance could be continued. 
The centre column was not fired upon till it reached a point some 
1100 yards from the centre of the town at 8.30 am., and at 9 a.m. 
reached and occupied the palace at the north-west corners of the cross 
roads at the centre of the town, the former quarters of General Vetter. 
They received a heavy fire from the palace at the south-west corner. 
This palace was soon rushed and then footing was gained in the main 
or north-west palace by about 11 a.m. 
The right column had penetrated to the road running north and 
south through the centre of the town by a roundabout way. They 
then moved northwards, when, at 7 a.m., they received a heavy fire, 
which caused them to abandon the road, to advance slowly on either 
side of it and at length arrived at the cross roads, where they arrived 
about noon, by which time the centre column had carried most of the 
main palace. 
Some little time later the left column arrived and took part in the 
attack on the still unconquered portion of the palace, the defence of 
which was of a house to house character and most stubborn. 
On account of the exhaustion of the troops, it was determined not to 
storm the redoubt of the palace on this day, so two defensive positions 
were taken up over against the palace and occupied by seven 
companies of infantry, two guns and two sections of engineers. The 
other troops returned to bivouac about 6 p.m. 
Losses.— 
Poem re : WORD. 
Ojiticersh aac — 5 PR eE ee ane oo ea aeert 3 
IDOE <0, PAB ocd ete once 
INEMARHES. xg LB Sco o-oo Bo oe 37 
Convicts... OP oat nm 9 
ARGKEMUS. 55 GUM Ras coo -ASo = sos ace LI 
5 a.m, 
5,39 a.m, 
8.30 a.m, 
9 a.m, 
1la.m, 
12 noon, 
6 p.m 
