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wholly deserted by his men, the same night sent a messenger
offering to treat for a capitulation with Lord Minto, the
Governor-General, who was then at Batavia. This was refused
by Sir Samuel Achmutj^, and, ultimately, after some difficulty
as to terms, General Jansens, on the 18th of September, signed
a treaty surrendering Java and all its dependencies, together
with all his troops. On the same day that this capitulation of
Onarang was concluded, the Admiral arrived at Zedayo, and, on
the 22nd, news having arrived of the treaty, Sourabaya was
surrendered without opposition. Subsequently Macasssar,
Timor, and all other dependencies of the Dutch Government at
Batavia, were occupied by the British forces, and thus success-
fully terminated a brief but glorious campaign.
On the conclusion of hostilities, medals were awarded to the
senior officers of the force and those commanding regiments and
ships, but eventually every soldier and seaman engaged in
the Expedition, including the Bombay Marine, was awarded a
medal.
During the course of these operations, the officers and men
of the Marine performed their duty to the satisfaction of their
superiors, including Lord Minto, who himself witnessed their
zeal and good conduct. Li a letter to Commodore Hayes,
dated the 2nd of May, 1812, the Governor-General in Council
conveyed to the " captains, officers, and men composing the
squadron of the Marine employed under your orders, the
expression of his Lordship's high approbation and applause."
Also in a despatch to the Court of Directors, Lord Minto, while
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in Java, wrote on the 5th of October, 1811, as follows: "I
cannot conclude this despatch without indulging myself in the
satisfaction of bearing testimony to the zeal and good conduct
displayed by Commodore Hayes, and the captains, officers,
petty officers, and men of the Marine employed in this important
expedition." Unhappily Commodore Broughton was actuated
by petty feelings of jealousy, and sought to degrade the officers
of the Marine, who held regular commissions and ranked with
their brethren of the sister Service. Commodore Hayes was
not the sort of a man to sit still under a sense of injury, and
hence an ill feeling was engendered between the Royal Navy
and Company's Marine. Lord Minto, to whom Commodore
Hayes appealed, supported him, and it was hoped that, on the
arrival of Rear-Admiral Stopford from the Cape of Good Hope,
matters would work more smoothly, but it was not so. It is a
thankless task to revive such disputes, but justice to the Service
should induce us to place on record that while Admiral Stopford
thanked the officers and men of the Bombay Marine serving
under his orders, he copied Admiral Bertie in studiously omitting
in his despatches all mention of the Hon. Company's vessels,
so that from this source it is impossible to gather where and