492 Captain Cuapman on the City of Anardjapura 
them.”... So they brought us before the governor.”...... Here we staid three 
days.”...** Now God, of his mercy, having prospered our design hitherto» 
for which we blessed his holy name, our next care was how to come clear 
off from the people of Anarodgburro, that they might not presently miss us, 
and so pursue after us; which, if they should do, there would be no 
escaping from them.” P. 327. ‘On the twelfth day of October, on a 
Sunday, the moon eighteen days old, we marched forward; but the river 
winding about, brought us into the midst of a parcel of towns called Tissea 
Wava, before we were aware; for the country being all woods, we could 
not discern where there were towns, until we came within hearing of them.” 
...“© We knew before that these towns were here away; but had we known 
that this river turned and run in among them, we should never have under- 
taken the enterprize.’’...“* We kept travelling from morning till night still 
along by the river side, which turned and winded very crooked. Here 
and there, by the side of this river, is a world of hewn pillars standing 
upright, and other heaps of hewn stones, which I suppose formerly were 
buildings ; and in three or four places are the ruins of bridges built of stone, 
some remains of them still standing upon stone pillars. In many places 
are points built into the river like wharfs, all of hewn stone, which I sup- 
pose were built for kings to sit upon for pleasure: for I cannot think they 
ever were employed for traffic by water, the river being so full of rocks that 
boats could never come up to it.”—P. 334. 
There is, however, the following notice of Anardjapura, by the French 
translator of the ‘ Histoire de l’Isle de Ceylon, écrite par le Capitaine Jean 
RiseEyro, et presentée au Roi de Portugal en 1685,’ 
« Avant que de parler des villes et forteresses de Ceylon qui subsistent 
présentement, il est bon de dire quelque chose des ruines d’ Amarqjapure si 
fameuse dans les croniques et romances des Chingulais. On prétend que 
quatre vingt-dix roys ont fait leur demeure dans cette ville, et c’est de la 
méme qu’elle a pris son nom. Comme nous ne connoissons point d’autres 
ouvrages considérables que les Romains ont laissez, on veut que les temples 
et palais dont on voit encore de grands restes soient de la fagon de ces 
maitres du monde, et qu’ils ayent été batis depuis  Empéreur Craupe. Je 
crois pour mois que l’on pourroit aussi bien dire que ces ouvrages sont 
d’ ALEXANDRE LE GranD, ou peut-¢tre encore avec plus de raison de quelque 
prince plus ancien et que nous ne connoissons pas. Cette ville est dans le 
quartier de Mangal corla. Il y avoit un palais qui étoit orné de seize cens 
