APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
the commissaries, who shall be ap- 
pointed by the governor, to major 
Agnew, whois authorized by the 
goverment of Madras to receiye 
them. 
Ans. All merchandize, stores, 
and public property, of every de- 
scription, either laden on board 
the ships now anchored under the 
guns of the fort, deposited in public- 
stores, or distributed in the houses 
of individuals ; as well as all public 
property placedin asitniliar manner 
at Gale, Caliture, or any other part 
of the island of Ceylon, depending 
on these governments, shall be de- 
livered up by the commissaries, who 
shall be named by the governor 
Van Angelbeck to major Agnew, 
the major appointed by the go- 
vernment of Madras to receive 
them, in three weeks from this 
date. 
Art. 6. But as the company has of 
late borrowed money upon interest, 
of their servants and inhabitants, 
and, when in want of ready money, 
have issued (kredict breeven) pro- 
_ missory notes, to the amount of 
about five lacks of rix-dollars, of 
which, however, at least one half 
is in the treasury, with a promise to 
realize the same; and as several 
Servants have their pay and emolu- 
ments in the hands of the company, 
for which they have no other se- 
curity but their property, the above 
mentioned debts shall be paid out 
of them, and the notes discharged, 
which can occasion the less consi- 
deration, as the returns alone, tak- 
ing the fine cinnamon at only three 
rupees a pound, the pepper at one 
hundred rupees per candy, the 
cardamoms at one rupee a pound, 
and the piece goods and other mer- 
chandize at the invoice price, will 
amount to about twenty-five lacks 
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of rupees, and all the debts, pay, 
and notes in circulation not above 
six lacks. The copper doodees shall 
continue current for one stivere 
Ans. As Mr. Van Angelbeck has 
assured the officers commanding 
his majesty’s nayal and land forces 
before Colombo, that a refusal to 
comply with the demand contained 
in the 6th article, will be attended 
with the total ruin of the colony, 
they consent to the following ar- 
rangements regarding the paper 
currency of this island, provided 
the public property of the Dutch 
company is found to be conformable 
to the statement contained in this 
article. The English government 
of Ceylon will take up the pros 
missory notes of the Dutch govern- 
ment which are still in circulation, 
provided they do not exceed the 
sum of 50,000, sterling, and issue 
certificates for the amount, bearing 
an interest ofthree per cent. per anne 
payable half yearly, which certifi- 
cates shall be in force so long as 
the districts of: Ceylon, extending 
from Matura to Chilau, shall be 
in possession of the English, and no 
longer. Should these districts be 
restored to the Dutch, the respon- 
sibility of payment will necessarily 
revert tu them, in which event the 
original notes of the Dutch govern~ 
ment shall be restored to the pro« 
prietors, in exchange for the cer- 
tificates granted by the British 
government. The officers com- 
manding the British forces are not 
authorized to provide for the pay= 
ment of the arrears due to the sere 
vants of the company. This must 
be left to the future determination 
of his Britannic majesty. 
The copper coin of this island 
must find its own yalue in the course, 
of exchanges 
Art. 7. 
