The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-03
THE WAR IN ACHEEN.
dutch Military Expectation OF a Speedy
Termination OF the War.

Dutch Military Expectation OF q Speedy
Termination OF the War.
lFrom the Singapore tE. H. Times Feb. 12.]
since the fall OF the kraton military operations
in Acheen have been suspended ON both sides, but
the cholera has been steadily az work in both
camps. carrying on many victims. Among the
Acheenese their most spirited leader is said to have
fallen victim to this disease, and 1t would appear
from the latest Dutch orficial telegram that even
the Sultan himself has succumbed to It, child OF
nine years having been elected In his stead with
1Our regents.
The military position Of the Acheenese is, accord.
ing 10 the Dutch despatch, exceedingly unlavora-
ole to prolonged resistance some OF their power
1ul csies having withdrawn themselves and their
end OF the war is near at hand.
DUTCH BULLETIN FROM THE FIELD
translation OF telegram forwarded from Acheen
on oath January, 1874, to the Hague
"Ihe krat0n Is ours. By circular movement
performed 2sd and oath OF January the Kraton
mas been entirely surrounded and cut of from
was then no longer tenable While the moveD:ent
east or Kraton was continued some companies OF
the Fourteenth Battalion attacked KratOn on the
west side and found 1t abandoned. Loss is very
trtfling; exact figure not yet known with Ger.
victory"
A NATIyIsT PEACE PARTY-TREAsoN TO THE NATION
AS usual IN other parts OF the world, there Is and
has been in Acheen war party and peace party
also. on the nth OF January friendly head man
OF the latter party, who had promised to declare
openly Tor the Dutch II they succeeded in taking
the mosque, affirmed, when sounded on the sub
lect, that he was AFRAID to do so. He furnished,
however, some valuable Information, ana advised
that the Dutch troops should capture pleasure
house to the southwest OF the Kraton, from which
punRlng nre could be directed upon the latter.
This pleasure house was a kind Of stone tower
which was residing place Tor the Sultan OF
Acheen's wives, and IS named kotta PetjOet. On
the following day detachment sent out thither, in
conformity with the head mans advice, captured
kotta Petjoet and some ortihcations in the neigh
OorhOod, with the loss OF seventeen wounded.
the Acheenese did not make great resistance.
The same head man represented that some OF
that many OF them had lost heart and
left 1t IN despair. and had gone home
there o% the cSors se taS
that the Acheenese had lost heavily In the various
'combats, and that on the day OF the storming Of
ty wounded around and near the Kraton. The
men from Peuir went home from the Kraton, after
losing twenty-five per cent Of their number from
cholera.
RAJAHs IN ARMED RESISTANCE.
A telegram by mail, dated at Penang on the 14th
OF March, reports as follows 1.-The rajahs uni.
versally refuse to submit and continue their armed
resistance. The report OF Panglimapolim's death
Is uniounded. He Is constructing strong tortifca-
lions near the kraton. The Acheenese are stated
10 be concentrating for grand attack on the
Dutch position"
American Neutrality Towards the Bel.
ligercnts.
The Singapore (E. ~ Times, Of February 49, pub
fishes the following remarks on the above impor-
tant part OF the subject of the war;
AS there has been some speculation and Official
mystery about the policy oil the United States gov
eminent towards Acheen perhaps the following
extract from President Grants Message on the
opening OF Congress-the only al'usion he makes TO
Acheen-may throw some light the question.
The President said
Official information being received from the Dutch
o. ora s,a.e 81 war the King Of the
United states who were near the seat Of the
ieved that they have done