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Surrounded their house, and were supposed to be influenced by the recent proclamation of Yeh, the Governor General, offering a reward of Thirty Dollars for the head of each Foreigner brought to him.
This offer has reference to the circumstances reported in Despatch No. ... of this date.
No time was lost in securing the Services of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's river Steamer "Charles Forbes", and in placing on board of her the Light Company of the 19th Regiment under Captain Clarke, an arrangement kindly and promptly made by Lieut.-Colonel Dunlop, Commanding The Forces. They left that night and on the Sunday succeeded perfectly in their mission, reaching Lükkak and bringing away without bloodshed the Revd. Mr. Mennis who, however, it was found had negotiated his ransom sum of 240 dollars.
The other missionary, McLobscheid, had previously succeeded in effecting his escape.