Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-17

cian., called raiahs Although no batter
than pirates in morals and practice, they
at times display courage and skiil In war
faro. For moro than 100 years they had
wagcd war upon Dutch and Spanish nav.
iRntors and had captured small arms, can.
non, ammunition and other materials 10
At ont an army. Among other barbArous
practices they adhered To esnnibaiism.
Commodore Downes resolved TO give the
Mnlays no warning Of his purpose. He en-.
tered tho Indian ocean with aba friRato
disguised as n mcrchantmnn, and anchor.
Ing on tho coast of Sumatra sent his Oft
GERS In citizens drcas TO rcconnoiter tho
shore. The Malaya who saw this dcrnon-
strntion made signs OF hostility, and the
Yankee captain concluded that verbal do
nnnds for satisfaction would be useless.
A sudden and unhernldcd night attack,
with the capture Of some hostages 10 bring
the barbarlans TO thoir senses. seemed to
him tho only feasible plan for carrying
out the orders Of his ehieftnin, General
Andrew jackson, himself an impetuous
fighter, who in such Cases invariably PUT
the blow before the word.
The very night Of arrival on tho coast
WAS selected for attack. The marines, in
three divisions, took their places In boats,
and In tho darkness were quietly rowcd
toward the beach. Tho expedition was
led by Lieutenant Irvine Shubrck, who
had served In the President in 1915 ~ we'll
as in the war against the Algerian pirates
and tho freehooters OF the Spanish main.
On landing the men took up their march
along tho beach, and daylight disclosed
them, with cannon trailing behind,
while their boats lay in waiting just out.
side the aurf.
In spite OF precaution on the st of the
Americans, the Mnlays evidently expected
nn attack, for their scouts in numbers
haunted tho jungle lying along the wa
ter's edgo. Three forte could be seen on
the land borders of the town, where they
had been built for protection gainst neigh
boring tribes, and tho frst division Of ma
rines, led by Lieutenant II. X. Hoff, not
halting for moments parley, marched
to surround tho first one In the pathway.
The work consisted of strong citadel arm
cd with cannon, surrounded by stockAds,
and on the approach Of tho Americans the
Mnlays opened fro with all arms. Break
ing through the gate OF the stoekade, which
tho natives bravely defended, Lieutenant
Hon opened \ heavy fire on the citadel.
The garrison fought like true soldiers, and
finding II impossible to reduce 1t NJ long
range the lieutenant ordered the place
stormed. Timbers from the pslissds sur
rounding it were torn out 10 servs as
bridges over tho moAt, and across these the
sailors rushed, In spite Of the CALLING Ere
from the walls of tho fort. The Malays
only waited to sec their front ranks put
to sword and then fed.
A second storming party, under Iicuten-
ant - Edson carried the next fort in the
chain where the natives fought bravely
until Ii camo to hand TO hand struggle
on the walls. Then they ran away, ex-
pecting no quarter. The third fort being
concealed In the jungle, the party sent
against 1t failed to discover 1t and march
ed through the town to the southern edge,
along the beach, where Lieutenant Shu-