nes came on shore to secure the thus easily
acquired possession, but scarcely had they formed on the beach than it
was ascertained that a large body of the enemy had entered the town.
The order was given to charge through them, and, taken by surprise, the
French and Dutchmen threw down their arms, and several officers and
others were taken prisoners. Among them was General Jumel, second in
command to General Janssen, and Colonel Knotzer, aide-de-camp to the
latter, who with others were at once carried off to the ships.

Cheribon I found to be a much larger place than I at first supposed; the
streets are narrow but numerous, and in the outskirts especially the
houses of the natives are so completely surrounded by trees and bushes
that it is impossible to calculate their number. I heard that the
_Phoebe_ was one of the squadron, and soon had the satisfaction of
shaking hands with my brother William, Toby Trundle, and other officers
belonging to her. From them I heard a full account of the engagement
which had given the greater part of the magnificent island of Java to
the English. I was the more interested as my military brother had taken
part in it, and distinguished himself. I hoped to meet him when I got
to Batavia.

The army which was commanded by Sir Samuel Auchmuty, consisting of
11,000 men, half being Europeans, disembarked on the evening of the 5th
of August at the village of Chillingchin, twelve miles north of Batavia.
Colonel Gillespie advanced on the city of Batavia, of which he took
possession, and beat off the enemy, who attempted to retake it. A
general engagement took place on the 10th at Welteureden, when the
French were defeated and compelled to retire to the strongly entrenched
camp of Cornells. It was supposed to contain 250 pieces of cannon.
Here General Janssen commanded in person, with General Jumel, a
Frenchman, under him, with an army of 13,000 men. Notwithstanding this,
the forts were stormed and taken, and the greater number of the officers
captured. The commander-in-chief, with General Jumel, escaped--the
latter, as I have mentioned, to fall very soon afterwards into our
hands.

An expedition, consisting of marines and bluejackets, was now organised
to meet a body of the fugitive army said to be marching from Cornells.
As William was of the party, I got leave to accompany it. That we might
move the faster, horses had been obtained, and both marines and
bluejackets were mounted--that