five officers: the Commandant, Lieutenants de Graaf, de Jong en van der Plank and the medical officer, Doctor Ujlaki; there are 80 soldiers in fighting condition, besides 40 wounded and about 10 convicts. They set to work to put the temple in a state of defence, sentries were posted and the wounded were cared for as well as possible without instruments and bandages, all of which have been lost, while there was not a single drop of water!

The misery of the patients, many of whom were delirious, baffles description.

Unaware of the full extent of our disasters, this little band of men continued to hope for relief and convinced that the Commander-inchief would send a company to their assistance if he knew their whereabouts, Lindgreen decided to send a small detachment under Lieutenant de Jong to Ampenan to inform him of their position.

Although wounded, de Jong started at daybreak with two noncommissioned officers and twenty-two smart native soldiers. Silently and crawling along they left the temple, but the enemy ever on the look out greeted them in the usual fashion.... De Jong with his small force, unhampered by baggage or wounded boldly proceeded at a swifter pace, only halting at intervals to direct a few bullets towards the foe, keeping them more or less at bay until he reached the northern frontier of Tjakra Nagara. Here they crossed the river which had given Captain Christan's column so much trouble, and advanced 400 mètres across the Sawah without having sustained any actual losses, but now de Jong perceived that his men were thoroughly done up and not a few were wounded; rest was imperative, and he decided to halt behind some ditches until dark. It was 5.30 p. m. and the men threw themselves on the ground while their captain watched over them; leaning his elbows on the ground, resting his head on his hands he glanced across the plain in front of him, thinking the enemy would never dare attack him across it, but nevertheless they did send projectiles towards him and he himself received a bullet through his right arm. He did not on this account relinquish his post, but let a couple of his men reply at intervals, desisting as evening approached, it being essential to be sparing of the ammunition. When it was quite dark he awakened the sleeping men and they continued their march in the still of night.

They had not left their resting place long when they saw a crowd of Balinese approach it.... they were intensely disappointed to find no plunder, nothing remained to show where they had halted but a few drops of blood.

Wild shouts of rage and vexation filled the air and brandishing their torches they started off in pursuit of the detachment, their flaming lights serving as admirable targets for our soldiers. The Balinese soon discovered they were getting the worst of it and returned dejectedly to Tjakra Nagara fearing lest those in the temple, might likewise escape them!

De Jong knew there were still many dangers to be faced before reaching Ampenan; fortunately however the inhabitants of the kampongs

were so occupied in their rejoicings over their recent victories that the troops remained unnoticed; of course they avoided all the beaten tracks which made their progress doubly slow and difficult.

Finally, when their courage was at its lowest ebb and fatigue and loss of blood rendered it almost impossible to advance any further, they heard the rolling of the sea; what glorious music! The shore was close now and with one supreme effort they reached it....

They can already distinguish the lights of Ampenan and the bivouac is not far and presently-it is 5 a. m.-they hear the well-known bugle call. To make quite sure Lieutenant de Jong advanced with a young sergeant and called to the sentry.... but whether he did not recognize him or did not believe him-we must bear in mind the wrought up feelings prevalent in the entire bivouac-he answered the call by firing and alas! with fatal result, for the poor young sergeant fell lifeless into the arms

of his lieutenant at the very moment when he had reached a place of safety! what cruel irony of fate!

The Commander-in-chief received the heroic little band with delight but a disappointment awaited de Jong; General Vetter refused to send troops into the centre of the enemy's country to rescue the comrades left behind in the Dewatemple, it would have been too hazardous an undertaking to diminish the strength of the garrison at Ampenan and the young lieutenant had to submit to circumstances. His condition was such as to necessitate his admission to the field hospital and soon after he was sent back to Surabaya to regain his health. Appreciation and gratitude for his pluck were fully testified to by the hearty handshakes of his comrades who saw him off; but nothing touched him so much as the sincere demonstrations of affection and gratitude of the men who had followed him, and looked upon him as having saved their lives.

Before returning to Captain Lindgreen, we will go back to the troops left in the old Dewa-temple, near the former bivouac at Tjakra. Captain Kamerman was here with all his company excepting the section under Hardie, who had followed General van Ham. In addition to the officers of the company, there were the Chief of the Staff, Major Hamerster and Dr. Janssen. There were 40 wounded, 11 dangerously, some servants, a few soldiers' wives, a couple of Balinese belonging to the Resident's suite and 14 convicts. In crossing one of the squares to see that his orders were executed Captain Kamerman was badly shot in the thigh, but was able to resume command when bandaged. They waited patiently a couple of hours and then heard the heavy fire approach the

bivouac and concluded it was Bijleveldt's column; preparations were hastily begun to effect a junction and they signalled to attract attention... Did the advancing column not hear?...

The sounds grew fainter and fainter.... Alas! it was soon manifest from the firing that the column was going westwards!

Their hopes were disappointed! The night was spent very miserably and though there were no complaints, still the men were very depressed and downcast; and no wonder, after the alarming events of the last 24 hours.

If they were protected from the enemy's bullets, there was another enemy that made itself felt in a most painful manner: thirst! True, that in risking one's life and going to a deserted kampong close by, a little salt water and a few cocoa-nuts could be obtained, but this was only a very temporary relief.

They still hoped for deliverance, either from Mataram, or from the column retreating from Batu Klian.

Thus in anxious waiting did the morning and the afternoon of the 27th August go by.

In the afternoon they really heard heavy firing in an Easterly direction. That must be Van Lawick's column. Joyful expectation filled the

hearts of all!

They could discern by the movements of the horses that misfortune had overtaken the column; by signalling it would have been easy to notify their presence in the Dewa temple for as we have seen Captains Christan and Willemstijn were not far off-but Major Hamerster taking into consideration the fact that to reach him would have necessitated the column's passing the poeri and exposing itself to a murderous fire, decided it was best to let the column continue in the direction it was making for. Therefore once more the hopes of all were crushed. It was now evident that no help was to be expected from Mataram and the situation in the temple was hourly growing from bad to worse; the thirst was unendurable and the air was filled with the stench of the dead bodies in the old bivouac. Everything must be risked to escape from this place of pestilence.

One of the Boclélengers belonging to the Resident's suite was of the opinion that with the exception of a few Balinese, who were left to observe the troops, the greatert part of the enemy would probably be busy fighting over the plunder of Van Lawick's column, so that if they tried to leave the temple at dusk by the back entrance on the S. E. side (see plan)-there might be a chance of reaching the sawah unnoticed.

This plan was considered and approved of. The wounded were rebandaged, the ammunition was evenly distributed,-every available man receiving from 60 to 70 cartridges and the troops were divided into three divisions. Major Hamerster was with the first section; the main body, one section strong, was commanded by Captain Kamerman and this included also the servants, the women and the greater number of

the invalids, the remainder came with the last section under 1st Lieutenant Musch.

They made their exit through the specified door as noiselessly as possible; a Javanese servant, who was well acquainted with the roads of Tjakra served as guide.

They arrived outside unobserved. The first section got through the narrow dark path, which was so dangerous on account of many holes in the ground and odd stumps of trees and reached a better side road; but some of the tandoe carriers stumbled and this caused much confusion amongst the main body, which owing to the darkness, turned off into a different path, so that they lost touch of each other; the hindermost section missed the main body and returned to the temple.

After seeking in vain to effect a junction with the two remaining sections, the front section continued the night march across Tjakra Nagara. Many obstacles had been placed on the road by the Balinese, but these were succesfully removed and in an hour's time they found themselves in the sawah to the South of Mataram.

After a short rest, they directed their course Southwards and on the morning of the 28th were fortunate enough to reach the shore and make their presence known to one of the vessels lying in the harbour at Ampenan; boats were despatched to fetch them and all were conveyed to the bivouac there.

The rear-guard arrived not long after-about 7.30 a. m.-; they had returned to the temple and seeing that the Balinese were still unaware of their movements, they made another exit and had managed to make a somewhat similar march to that of the first section.

The most difficult task fell to the share of the main body with its large following.

While there were only 27 able-bodied men, Captain Kamerman had to take care of 7 severely wounded men, carried in tandoes, 11 slightly wounded, who could walk with assistance, the women, the servants and the convicts. As a result of that moment's confusion, they had taken a wrong path as we saw and now the officer in command became aware, but too late, that the rear guard was not following him and that he had no vanguard to protect his troops.

It was hopeless to think of re-establishing communication and run the risk of falling in with the enemy and there was no alternative but to try and reach the sawah alone.

Following a southwesterly route and avoiding all Balinese kampongs most studiously, Kamerman succeeded in reaching the beach the following morning about half past eleven, bringing with him all those who had been entrusted to his care. The wounded were carried in ship's boats to Ampenan; the others continued their march to Ampenan in company with a detachment which had been sent to look out for them. Needless to say that Kamerman and his men received a hearty welcome from the Commander-in-chief.