The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-21

of Washington, who as lieutenants as
tinguished themselves in the Mexican war
Masters Mate Charles DE Selding, boat
swais McSclly, Gunner Ccvington ana
Lieut.. Terrett, with Joseph Carroll, Jas
Beans. Thos. Koockegy, Chaa. Brandt,
Henry Davy, Lewis Stenchcomb, Robert
Hamilton, John Robinson, Thomas Wash,
W. Baxter. Nelson Moulder. John s.
mCnds, Joseph Newman, James Dries
Gale. John Benson. F.. Fuss, Thomas
Jones. l.. II. .--..is, r. Carteret. James
Dobbins. ID. Ridgway and w. Jones, ali
Washington boys. Casper Enders was the
leader of the band CT the frigate.
PLANS Outlined.
The Potomac. December :. dropped an
Choir at Cape Town and the commodore
obtained much Information Of the charac-
ter Of the Malays Of Sumatra and deter
mined upon his line Of action. AS soon
as the voyage was resumed active prep
aratiOn for land service was begun, and
sey Cral hours each day the 80 men who
were to be landed were drilled IN the use
O. the musEet a1d n marching. AS she
approached her dCst nation the ship was
disguised as "a mcrchantman-an East
Indian trader-her guns were run in and
arranged, fore and a., and some of her
ports closed, and February she dropped
anchor i've miles of the town Of QualIah-
Battoo
Inc force to be landed was placed IN
der Lieut.. Shubrick, the marines under
Lieuts. Edcon and Terrett and the sea-
men In divisions under Lieuts. Pinkham,
Hon and Ingersoll. The six-pounder was
IN charge Of Acting Sailing Master Tot
ten.
soon after coming to anchor Lieut.
Shubrick. personating the captain; Lieut..
.-dson, the supercargO, and Messrs. Pink
ham, HOff, lngersOll and Totten, as sail
Ors. took a boat for the shore to recon-
hotter. but the natives, armed WIN knives
and hlunderbusses. appe AIRED in such num-
beers on the beach mat II was deemed i'm
prudent to land, and the party returned.
The force was addressed by the commo-
dore, who explained the nature and OBJ
jeCt of the service in which they were
about to engage, and said that on land
ing the men should first surround the
forts to intercept the II ght of the rajahs,
and on no account commence hostilities
nor fire a gun unless attacked. AT 2
o'clock in the morning ..ds force left the
ship i'm "a launch. four cutters and a life
boat. with Lieut.. Shubrick, in a whale
boat. leading. a safe landing was made
AZ mile north OF the town. In the town
We're 1000 Inhabitants iJJO fighting mem,
with five forts, owned and commanded
by the rajahs or chiefs. The Americans
proceeded to invest the forts, as prear-
ranged, when "a shot from one opened the
battle. In little me the most of the
lighting was hand to hand, but the forts
were carried and dismantled, the out
works consumed by fire, from which the
town caught and burned, and the Malays
driven to the jungle. the engagement
larting two and one-half hours. The scat
tered forces were brought together by
the signal agreed upon-'Yankee Doodle, -
played on two bugles-and embarked I'M
der cover Of the marines, reaching the
ship at 10 o'clock. An unsubdued fort fir
ed at the boats without effect
In the report made by Lieut.. Shubrick
he commended Sailing Master Barry. who
year before was attached to the Friend
ship, and the officers and men: reported
at least $50 OF the enemy killed. among
them Poolow ~. Mahomet, the principal
rajah engaged in the seizure of the
Friendship; the capture OF colors. arms
and a field piece, and the destruction OF
the guns in the forts. The American loss
was: Killed, w. p. Smith, seaman, and
Il. 7. Brown, marine. Eleven were
wounded.
The next morning, February T. the Po-
tomac ran within less than a mile Of the
shore and reduced the fort OF Tuca de
Lama, which had fired on our boats the
/ day before. This was done in half ar
hour, and when the firing ceased numer.
Gus white flags were displayed on the
shore.
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