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The wreck of the Nisero, and our captivity in Sumatra
The wreck of the Nisero and our captivity in Sumatra Author:W. Bradley Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI. THE BOMBARDMENT. Stores arrive—Return of the man-of-war to Singapore—Tenom bombarded by the Dutch—Our hurried departure— Nicholas's Escape—Pepp... more »er Hill—Flight of the Rajah- Through the forest again—Thepaddi barn—Spudd Hill— Bombardment resumed—Our monkey—A scare—Illness of the second mate—General sickness—The monkey liberated —Another move—Unexpected result of the second mate's pantomime—Improving onr hut. On New Year's Day Tuku-Yet came to us and inquired how the invalids were. We put several questions to him about our affairs, but he could not or would not give us any information. A small crocodile appeared on the river soon afterwards. The rajah being informed of it, went in pursuit, but the wary animal dived before he could get near. Our New Year's Day, like the Christmas one, was very dull indeed, as we had a similar diet to sit down to, and there were no signs of improvement on the existing state of things. We heard, on the Wednesday, that our captain and the Governor of the Straits Settlements were off the Sudden Excitement. 59 coast in a British man-of-war; and the rajah had a few native weapons polished up to send as a present to the governor. In the evening one of the Pongah men arrived with a goat for us, and was made the bearer of the governor's present, and a letter from the king. About 4 o'clock the next afternoon, a canoe containing stores for us arrived. They consisted of brandy, wine, and quinine; but there was no letter. On the Friday we were informed that our man-of- war had returned to Singapore, for the purpose of getting signatures affixed to some documents or treaty which had been drawn up on Thursday. She was expected to return in five or six days, and then we were to be allowed to go on board; but we had been so often dis...« less