Kerta Sura. Jokdrict he learned from General Valkenier-,the particulars of the conduct
A. d. 1731. of- the-Chinese,' who were thus committing depredations in the villages j he
Pakubuana 2d. said there were too many Uhiuese at Batavia, and proposed that a propor-
•tion should be Sent to Ceylon. This was accordingly agreed to by. the high
* councilj - and a search was in consequence made to take up ’the poorest! of
these, that; they might be transported to Ceylon. The-'expënses, in the first
instance, were to be advanced by the'Dutch,-who were afterwards'to be
reimbursed when the Chinese should have acquired the means at Gey lot?.
•The Chinese captain was accordingly-directed to beat the gong, and give
. public notice of this order | but | there was not one Chinese' inclined to
follow it and in order- to carry thg proposition of Van Imhoff-into effect*
i t Ewas agreed tor arrest all the poor Chinese. r This order was given to-the
captain Chinese, but he declined to -arrest his countrymen.-r Van Imhoff
then inquired by what distinction of dress he .might know the rich from'the
poor ? The captain replied, “ the clothing. of the Chinese which may-be
^considered a proof of their being poor is black (blue).” ' Upon this the
governor directed the TaiHieu to arrest all Chinese', so dressed $ -and 'the
Baiüieu again entrusting the execution of .this order to his Mata J^ata, "who
belonged to the races inimical to the Chinese, the latter, to gratify; particular
enmities, arrested many who did not wear blue,'; some of them of-the
most respectable families. The Chinese, in general, were much offended,
when shortly the. whole of those'who were arrested, were- embarked on
board ship apparently for Ceylon ; but they had. been-.only a few days at sea
when they were amôldd. Most of them were killed, and the rest were thrown
overboard. Of these some escaped to land, and arriving secretly àt-Uatavja,
communicated to their countrymen the particulars of the cruel treatment of
the Company towards them. On this all the chiefs of the Chinese entered
into an agreement to raise, the standard of rebellion against the IQutfib,- and
to endeavour to carry the. fort of Batavia. • There were, .hq]w#ver, one or
two who did not chuse to become the; enemies of the Dutch,;,!.,»
I ! *‘ .A Chinese, named LiuCku, informed the government of what was going
ou among bis- countrymen,, for which he received a reward of eighty, ducats,
and other valuable presents, with a promise of future patronage. This
man went as a spy to the Chinese at Ganddria, and endeavoured to persuade
the chief to submit to the Dutch, promising him free pardon ; but Si-pdnjang
suspecting that, however fair might' be the promises of the. Dutch in the
first instance, they would not fail, tq .revenge themselves upon him, by
seeking
seeking outcome offe&ce 'of. which) tojuceusei him, would| npt listen to., these ^ j.
overtures, tf The Dutch j-ttletf ordered,,; that o f the Chinese ^ o . were'at a. V,
-Batavia,- such as wisHed^‘jom,t*h«jr pauutr-ymen at GanddHtl mightjldo so, PaMraana 2d.
hut that;such as-wished'-to- followAth^Dutch, -musfahave- their mustaches as
•a sign? ■- and-deliyefiupf all.their sharp'iristrnmentKpjfeeryAescriptjon,' even
to Ah^.smallest. kn-ife,i and- neither hum adamp n'ormakWa fitoat- night. I All
the Chinese*within theccity. werednchned ratherJo* remait^in^Jheir houses,
and to'conform;! to -the; Wish ofl'the Dutchr,according; to) thil Wèr-,rf than to
'■ quit their houses-andrjoifethqi'E companions akGtmddvia. -J.The 'Dutch troops
wete now makingqueparati-ons in the fort, andshUt- the gatesjof thepity?.heating/
that theChineseA'om 'Gmdêziaiwéreapprpaching. urTheserfiame towards
■ Batavia in three patties,.' burning and laying (Wafto every thing in their way,
unfil they arrived close under the walls, in numbes^nokless;thante'n--thousandi
Somer©f the guns being inefficient, the jgffinfese became bpldgr, .an.d made a
furious attack;'in which they were repulsed) With' great»slaughter, idfeihis
affair therShinese are estimated tohayedost,pn,e.thousau^sgvinchundred and
eighty-nmeiflives. ' They-retreated in ^confusion,, but. assembled again at
•so* isrijeiusrivUEstoru £ri.^''.,
^Jtt^Th(S.next .imorningdhe’ Dutch landed .all ,'tlie sailors frqrajthe diipp^ji®.
the roads, and having confinedithe? Chinese- to. theirshqUSes,! accorffingtodhe'
sdguiation^the Dutch-.government .gave orders, for 'their*) own, people,;Qthe-
free,black inhabitants,- and .the ntóve; Christians,belonging,^b^ifort,>to
sky'all; thej male Chinese, old and young,, who Were -jvithin .tJieücïty.J .Of
these, amounting- to nearly nine thousand souk, - only tone. hundred and fifty
feécaped'to joiri'thëif countrymen at Kampung Meldti. • The property ,of all the
Chinese* iwSs seized'by those who committed the ,slaughter, not- one^-wh,0111'
was killed, 1-the1 Chinese! havirig'iprerious]^, as before related, deliyered up
their weapons to thè Dutch; 'ï''ds ‘v to r sd ’cc is■ ■ uim, ■
'■ ) “ After this the Dutch, troops,- to-the number;}of eightdiundred Europeans
and two thousand natives, -under the orders g l the Baron Van Imhoff, pro-
ceededto K&mpung Gdding Meldti, where the Chiniqsedunder
had empenched themsèlves in considerable- numbers,;ia®dvspon drove ;'theip
from' this position.' The’Chiaese then’ retreated to Toning'gdran, whe^ also
they'were defeated. The loss tofiefihêv latter: afiair'w^önf:the pajot^the
Dutch' fourihundred and fifty, on that of the-Ghipese-,eight hundred l
a 1 While these transactions were goinglon ^t Batavia, many of Jh® <9
the cdhst provinces had arrived at Kérta Sdra,’ to present themselves' at
' court, <