CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. 5l9 Sept. 21. — The Javanese make another attempt to carry the fort by assault. Oct. 2i. — The Dutch, assisted by the Japanese and Chinese inhabitants, attack and destroy the Javanese camp. Oct. 25. — The Dutch again attack the Java- nese, and put them to the rout, but the latter ral- lying, the Dutch on their side are compelled to retreat with loss. Nov. 27. — The Javanese, being strongly rein- forced, make another unsuccessful assault on the fort of Batavia. The Javanese raise the first siege of Batavia. C. 1629. S. 1551. H. 1039. The Spanish governor sails at the head of an ex- pedition against the Sooloo Islands, and, attacking a fortified port of the islanders, is disgracefully de- feated, and returns to Manila. The governor of the province of Nagaski in Ja- pan sends a mission to the governor of the Philip- pines. The king of Siam sends an embassy to Manila, claiming redress for the ravages committed by the Spaniards in the port of Siam, and the seizure of the ambassador of that country proceeding to Chi- na. The king of Kamboju sends a mission to the Philippines, claiming the assistance of the Spaniards
