THE DUTCH IN BORNEO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 101, 13 March 1862, Page 7

THE DUTCH IN BORNEO.

{Singapore Free Press, 21st November.) Regarding Banjermnssiug nffiiirs, we learn that ; Deinniig Lehman's submission had been followed by that of a number of iesser chiefs and their followers, who have been distributed in different compongs where tliey will be under surveillance of trusty chiefs. They have been ordered to bring iv their wives and children from the jungle, and to apply themselves to work, to provide themselves with food which the Government is now supplying to them. According to the declaration of Deniang Lehman, the want of provisions, ammunition, and money was the cause of his laying down his arms. In order to convince the Government that his submission was sincere, Demang Lehman offered to visit the other rebels with the object of inducing them to submit, and he also undertook to persuade Hid.'iyat to surrender. His offer was accepted, and he had set out upon his mission with some five hundred followers. On the 27th August, Captain Van Aloten with 200 men, a howitzer and mortar, advanced upon Romanin, where the enemy occupied two strong hentings on the Karrau river. Contrary to tlieir usual tactics, the insurgents stood their ground, and pn the approach of tbe soldiers played a defiant tune on the gamelang. Captain Aran Vloten resolved to surround the two bentings, which for the distance of about 150 paces were environed by natural barricades. Lieut. Scbade Van AVestrum, with 40 men, was detached against the smallest benting; and Captain uibar, with 120 men, against the larger. The mortar opened fire upon the latter, but the shells were seen to explode upon tbe young bamboos, so that their discharge did little damage. Lieut. Van AVestrum succeeded in carrying tlie small benting, but the large one offered a stout resistance—tbe enemy keeping up a murderous fire behind their defences; and it was found impossible to carry it by storm, on account of the barricades and tbe quantity of ranjus (crow-feet). Captain A'an AHoteu therefore withdrew his men until night, when he hoped they would be less exposed to the fire of the rebels. As soon as the withdrawal of the troops afforded the insurgents a good chance of escape, they began to evacuate the beniing by a small bridge thrown across the river. Captain Van A'loten had placed the howitzer in a poisition commanding this bridge, so that the fugitives suffered much from its fire. The benting was then attacked, and quickly carried by storm. Iv these operations the First Lieut. Aran der Hock, of the Artillery, was killed, and Lieut. Domseler was wounded in the leg. The further losses of the fcioops were two killed, eijjht severely wounded, and twentyeight elightly wounded. Tiie enemy had at least seventeen killed, while, from the traces of blood on the line of their retreat, they appeared to have had- a number of men wounded. Lieut. Cateau van Rosevelt had an engagement with a party of insurgents, whom he put to flight. On the 18th October the same party, having been reinforced, made a stand at Benua Lawas. Captain Thelan, on this, advanced against them with fortyfive bayonets. He found about 500 men assembled at Benua La was, dressed in white and yellow clothes and well armed, who had posted themselves in and around the Misjit (Mahomedan Church). Captain Thelen endeavored to take them by surprise, but he was received by a heavy discharge of musketry, tbe enemy also making a determined onset. The soldiers, especially the Europeans, made a stout resistance, but the attack was so violent and resolute, that Captain Thelan was obliged to fall back about one hundred paces from the misjit, where he succeeded in keeping the insurgents at bay. Having received reinforcements from Amunthay, Captain Thelan renewed the attack at half-past eleven on the night of the 18th, but was met by a discharge of lillas and muskets, when Lieut Cateau van Rosevelt was wounded in the foot and a coolie killed. The enemy were at last, however, put to flight by a couple of shots from a French mountain-howitzer. On the followiug day Baptain Thelen advanced against the misjit, and a few shots and shells finally drove out the enemy who retreated in great disorder.. They were supposed to have had 60 killed and about 100 wounded. At Pinili Biru, a band of insurgents had established themselves in a strongly fortified benting from whence they njade plundering expeditions. On thp 27th October, Captain van der Heyden proceeded against this post with two officers, 100 bayonets and a mortar. An attempt was made to storm it, but this failed. It was then surrounded and on the 29th it fell into the hands of the troops. A number of the enemy were killed and wounded, while the loss of the Dutch troops was three soldiers killed and Captain Hamakers and three soldiers wounded. The column of Captain van A'loten on the _28th October reached the mouth of the Mantallet river. It consisted of 230 infantry a mortar and howitzer, and a number of auxiliary troops. It was intended to operate against Antasari. Advices had been received frem Kutei to the 13th October. On the 13th Sept., the Kutei troops had set out from Muara Palm for the upper Dusun, and it was hoped that the principal foz-ce would be able to follow from Muara Palm on the 20th, in order, by the end of the month, to be near the sources of the Labey. This force is also intended to operate against Artasari.