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At Attypittya, on the 4th, I re- 
ceived Major Hook’s report, dated 
from Gerigamme the preceding 
day, apprising me that he had 
taken possession of that strong 
position and the neighbouring 
hill fort of Galgederah, with 
hardly any resistance, and no loss. 
On the 6th I reached Ganni- 
teynne, where it became neces- 
sary to halt for some days, to give 
time for the concentration of the 
divisions advancing from Trinco- 
malee and the east side of the 
Candian territory. Lieuterant- 
Colonel O'Connell was encamped 
here, and Major Moffatt posted at 
Amenoopoora, one mile and a half 
beyond the pass, and a free com- 
munication opened between the 
two corps. 
Here the Adikar Molligodde, 
byamessage through Mr. D’Oyley, 
requested permission to surrender 
himself with the banners and re- 
cords of the four Korles of which 
he As Dessave, having receiv- 
ed intimation of the escape of his 
family from Candy. My consent 
being signified to him, he, on the 
8th of Feb. came into camp in 
state, attended by a number of 
Chiefs of the four Korles, who 
had not previously appeared, and 
formally gave up the insignia and 
records of his Dessave into the 
hands of Mr. D’Oyley, whom I 
had deputed as Commissioner on 
the part of the British Govern- 
me€nt to confer with him. 
_ Learning by reports from Ma- 
jor Kelly, commanding the 3rd 
division, and proceeding through 
the province of Safiragam and 
_ Ourah towards the Indulgasinha 
Pass, that he could be sufficiently 
advanced to support a forward 
movement on the part of Lieut.- 
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col. O’Connell and Major Hook’s 
divisions, I, on thelOth, directed 
Lieut.-col. O’Connell to ascend 
the Pass, and occupy Major Mof- 
fatt’s position, sending his detach- 
ment a little in advance; and on 
the evening of the same day, I 
joined the camp at Amenoopoora. 
The Adikar Cheylapola, who: 
had followed my progress as far 
as Ganniteynne, proposed to take 
a different route from thence ; and 
being furnished with an escort of: 
about 50 men, proceeded up the 
mountains, by aroad to the right, 
leading into the province of Oudi- 
noora, the inhabitants of whiclr 
he was desirous to communicate 
with. 
Late in the evening of the 11th, 
a report was brought to Mr. 
D’Oyley, that a division of the 
British troops, supposed to be 
that commanded by Major Hook, 
had reached Kattugastotte, aferry 
of the great river called Mahavil- 
iganga, about three miles distant 
from Candy ; that the King had 
quitted the capital, and that the 
defences at Gonarooha, another 
ferry of the same river, about an 
equal distance from the city, were 
abandoned. , 
A patrole, sent forward during 
the night, under the command of 
Major Brownrigg, reached Gona- 
roolia early in the morning, and, 
fording the river, ascertained the 
truth of the intelligence in all its 
parts. Batteries of great extent 
were erected here, reaching from 
the common place of crossing for 
a considerable distance along the 
opposite bank, and commanding 
the ford ; but were entirely desti- 
tute either of men or guns. Hideous 
objects of the King’s resentment 
here presented themselves, in the 
