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 362 SEQUEL or Javanese history. yoke of the Dutch, openly joined them, — besieged the Dutch fortress close to his capital, took it, and razed it to the ground. The Chinese and Javanese forces uniting on this, marched to Samarang, hop- ing to expel the Dutch from their principal esta- blishment to the east, but, unskilled in the science of war, they made no impression on the petty for- tress of that place ; discord began to arise between the Chinese and Javanese, and the intrigues of the Dutch finally separated the Susunan from his league. The Chinese, not discouraged by this de- fection, and still encouraged by the adherence of several Javanese chiefs, elected a Susunan of their own from the royal family, marched to the capital, drove the legitimate prince from it, and occupied it. It was not until after a war of two years duration that the false Susunan was taken, the Chinese dis- persed, and peace in part restored. I shall relate a few of the transactions of this war, to show the spirit in which it was conducted. The conduct of the Susunan towards the Dutch was of the most treacherous character. Under the pretext of joining them for the destruction of the Chinese, he prepared a force to attack their fortress as already stated. When the expedition he had thus prepared was ready, as he pretended, to march, he sent the commanders, three resolute and despe- rate persons chosen for the occasion, into the for- tress to receive the final orders of the Dutch 12