The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-16

even land and again retired with all the Europeans with
| Inc hrm Intention vi proceeding 10 Segarran. This
WAS tue only evening felt the Oppression OF spirits at
endsDt on III fortune, but did not 'hoS H. There we
we're, outcassS omen and children and helpless Iugi
yves TO he provided forthe town ia flames ami my PEG
PIE without firearms and ammunition, panic stricken, and
heeIbg with their Bmies. force from SlkarraD
our only hope, and with base for operations might
ray the people re arm and act against the eneAy The
| next morning | on my way To Iinga, when
the steamer hove in sight | boarded her. Sklnner
| was mott jealous and active. Here the very base
Tor our operations We wanted We drove the mscresnts
out OF the town, found the n,too in cluster of prahus,
and heard that he had reoayrure nine sapans aud
OF Our ahus oouaining stores Of powder some guns &c.
| OF whch We were IN great want This thu Grst
blow struck at the Chinese felt ,aat each day
would improve our resources and diminish hoss OF
enemies Their body OF men nearly annhiiated Tor
| taking the jungle behind the or making off by the
read as they had no boats to carry tn away they
were cut of by the Dyaks starved My measure
was to let the land DyaKs loose upon them, and within
circuit Of 80 miles from Sniawan, Bau and Bula they
wero driven into their dsfences with great loss
Of ife and all communication between Ban and Spiagan
| prevented excepting by means OF large parties of
| armed men. Night and day they were harsassed by
alarms; every straggler cut down. In short,
guerilla warfare of the most harrassng character and
quite shut the enemy in their two places OF strength Bau
and sniawsn. The Of do the and
IL question Of time how long they could hold
out Smovar and Bank each covered the former by
the fort of Badsh the latter by s landing place but early
in the month the Chinese again came forth IN i've prahus
and began ravaging the banks Of tho river was collect
ing my people and reasnring them after their panic
on the lookout ut Linda Tarxk this Chinese party
came there. They declined an engagement on the
water, but landed and threw up stockade, which
they defended with four guns and manned with about
$50 men, armed wish uskets and rifles The Datoo came
down himself in small boat and by O'Clock the 10th
We got of two more large prahus some 80 by ak bang
kopgs q reserve; other prahus preparing. and
some followed the same evening, but too late These
three prahus ranged themselves limo and dashed the
Chinese stockade landed sword in hand, and carried IL
without check The Dyaks cut the Chinese TO pieces In
the Jungle and the half hour before sunset cost our
81 fF4F a man AUatn m w n
distressed in the jungle. Our party returned; had IL
assembled the river, man, woman child Of our enemies
party consisted OF their picked men, and their q eat
leaders killed in the stocksde panic seized
them. On the night Of the 18th l heard thxt Bahdah
and simovar had been abandoned, and, hurrying up
the following morning. tho intel igeDce greeted me that
that the Chinese in fun retreat towards Sambas This
took by SURPRISE but force got upon their trail
the 18th, and after three days. desuory fighting drove
them across the frontier with great slaughter the enemy,
however making desperate resistance in defence Of the
women and charep anu the efforts Of our people 40, be-
ing able to breIk them. Had twcD,yfour hours delay
ntervened 10 allow ooncerted attack, should havo
had them all; bat M II is he thankful, for
remnant Of the boy Cnese men escaped aud the
capture Of the aud children not q be desired.
Even however, this wretchcd mas driven "a the
further tide OF the Sanoas river mt suffer great loss,
and may altogether peri NJ the Mid jungle fof want OF
food and from exposure Thus the punishment bt been
almost sudden and far more sharp than the eachery
ana first success Of This mscreart body.
| CONDITION OF THE CHINESE sErrLExKNr-rnE DEAD
AND THE SURVIVORS.
thousand and more nsve been killed In different
places, their aourhhies settlements deshoyed and not
rocfuee their dataro heads In the country.
me numbers sfarved IN their fight by being lost 10 hs
jungle II is aicnh u reckon, but mus, be considerable,
and out ~ population If 0OG 600 certaiaiy n
than 600 have cared, and half this nber comppiei
women ana children Tue punishment has been severe
s '@ e ~ r III, I1" no aad IN %o
uis, disaro'o them, and reduce them b daily otsd,
,,ce 70 IL ass and s't %,reilano s"s s
passing through and S,n9airre has yet n vert fhe
ny secs the authority Of government has been vindi
Gated the principles which IL is based proved u be
rght by the fidelity and ardor II Va native population.
our guns have been recovered with proportion OF our
sketry ard the princps falls myself Crook
shank aud Middleton. For myself, may say ,hs,
knew the small value of worldly goods till lost them
library my costly plate ali the decorations and tokens
~ honor which showcred upon me, and have
sss 10" ssn %ocs nss' Saa .s s,y aSa
stuys the chances Of badrg IL be pcgsus.cs himself
thai IL does.
| PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE OUTBREAK.
| Now, word more n The causes al tlese events.
Wherever there is CbnsaiaL there the Of
premacy ana the desire Tor dominion. When asoci.ed
bodies IN Sambas formerly, aud bercs IN saraxak be-
tore arrival TINS last OF rule grows stronger The
stringent proceedings OF tho Dutch have recently thrown
MAN. characters into saraxak ana the era
bly, feeble government &C upare with IL federation, cf
secret societies has st eugeued the Cu huDg here,
gwen advisers aware OF the ss,e cd Dri,sh affairs
policy. Without such ADVISERS the tide. al
trade while murdeiins the officers Of government, would
never hive entered the head OF any - lie ras Chinese
and the support If tie knropean community,
mad project could hardly have been undertaken
To rr~ei the government nv the murder ~ IT.
principal officers and u establish other English
carry The trade, the suggestion Of Chinese
Of SDga gore, well acquainted ~it the -olie position Of
Saswak, and Possessed with rhe ides thai tie murder ~
,arasss officers ana the sars~ek Rah would he
ter Of SUPREME indirreuce IN the H uh ulucn, provided
int trade was continued and cotDns sold u a
high compliment 10 my government that, numbering
Nth the htenuon Of obtaining poser, tneso stdhdy
clever hIDese desired hte change possible. rhey
forget the hence their
come grand rstruc IRE, ceverly DEVISED by
M % acquainted With Ehglih pacy ant mode Of pr,,
ccadng bit miserably based regard the feelings AM
the ef'ciy ~ the native population think have old you
that ole O Ten Te's folowerst follower Of the rebel
and ue leader In thn,-baS ,.nc- bccn a so
nave arrived In the county II Is probable that he
The great Singapore mover and agent, and r All thee
caufef Ia encourage the at, na 10 acquire AMI
plurdcr by OF rcschory and murder NAV he aided
the Poverty 81 the Chinese owing tnty Of
gold durne the ln, eight m'nths vii only aid Una, Ia
epet ate their desigus impossible, ami ~itllpJ,
cine Va the design snd ITS ADVISERS tbeir ltsmi
conceivable 1rue, some runors hal been sroa' thr~s
months before that under guie NJ raigO prCcssi1n
the kuugsi people " force the lsi ~
hb,rsn some prisoners belonging 10 their boiy;
but the scheme did DOT thsn embrace my BE,
J was IN Singapore r-cokshanr .ort precautions,
Ard co my return maize inquiry into the mrt'r,
xthoui cheating any tangible EVIDENCE n rant me
In tistufbius the peace Of the country. To guard
sgan,t such conspiracy " iplorble slufnb.rs MI
nifc~'un''y occurs We are really not much hurry ou
tn. speedy and complete destruction cf the Rupga
ndsrte y not wanting The oes of the company u eng
II " fortunate that you viii hear of - .,er anu
trieva ~ the time; and for my -eif may ay thsi
am 10 ecod health and smrs, and ready w rough II With
the hct of item OR adics behaved sih great forUio
ard rsiguaiop Charlie johnson, usual. has been nv
sit hand man and every government servant hts de-
cared he viii ollor ~ fortunes er well gppi
fortune have written re,rench every supcrnnus ex
Trn-e, and have appropriated my pension FROM The East
india Company 10 ray the pcnsion- grant to other'
tv'rythrg else u suIeruous No books, NO paers ~
zine, no no'tng
IN. central Ap,,rsc~m pr,s.csornse In N,cs-
pngua--tosss Rtce Ia Command the inland