*. APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 
presenting to his Royal Highness 
_ the Prince Regent the expression 
of my humble congratulations in 
being enabled, by the speedy and 
happy issue of a campaign, ending 
with the unparalleled good for- 
tune of not Josing a single life, to 
tender for his Royal Highness’s 
acceptance, the duties of a new 
and industrious hardy race of 
people, andthe possession of a ter- 
ritory bountifully endowed with 
natural gifts, and requiring only 
the blessings of a just govern- 
ment, and an equitableadministra- 
tion of justice, and the indulgent 
care and countenance of a hu- 
mane and gracious Prince. 
I consider the circumstances 
which have taken place to be of so 
much nationalinterest and import- 
ance, as to warrant my entrusting 
them to the care of a confidential 
staff officer. My son, Major Brown- 
rigg, Deputy Adj.-General to this 
army, will therefore have the 
honour of delivering this dis- 
op and as he has a perfect 
nowledge of all the occurrences 
of our short campaign, he is 
enabled to afford such informa- 
tion as your Lordship may be 
pleased to require of him. 
He will be charged with the 
banner. or standard of Candy, 
to be laid, with my most respect- 
ful duty, at the feet of his Royal 
Highness the Prince Regent. ' 
From the Ceylon Government Ga- 
zette Extraordinary, March 6, 
1815. 
OFFICIAL BULLETIN. 
British Head-quarters, Candy, 
March 2. 
This day a solemn conference 
was held in the Audience Hall of 
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the Palace of Candy, between his 
Excellency the Governor and 
Commander of the forces on behalf 
of his Majesty, and of his Royal 
Highness the Prince Regent, onthe 
one part, and the Adikars, Des- 
saves, and other principal Chiefs of 
the Candian provinces onthe cther 
part, on behalf of the people, and 
in presence of the Mohottalles, 
Coraals, Vidaans, and other sub- 
ordinate Headmen from the dif- 
ferent provinces, and a great con- 
course of inbabitants. 
A public instrument of treaty 
prepared in conformity to condi- 
tions previously agreed on, for 
establishing his Majesty's govern- 
ment in the Candian provinces, 
was produced and publicly read 
in English and Cingalese, and 
unanimously assented to. 
The British flag was then, for 
the first time, hoisted, and the 
establishment of the British domi- 
nion in the interior was announc- 
ed by a royal salute from the 
cannon of the city. 
All the troops present in this 
garrison were under arms on the 
occasion of this important event. 
By his Excellency’s command, 
JAMES SUTHERLAND, 
Dep. Sec. 
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE 
SETTLEMENT OF THE CANDIAN 
PROVINCES. 
Led by the invitation of the 
Chiefs, and welcomed by the ac- 
clamation of the people, the forces 
of his Britannic Majesty have en- 
tered the Candian territory, and 
penetrated tothe capital. Divine 
Providence has blessed their ef- 
forts with uniform and complete 
success—the Ruler of the interior 
