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JIODERN IIISTOKY, 



[Part VI. 



A.D. coctetl, and launched witli so mucli enterprise, was 

 1800. doomed to an early failure. The alarm of the king was 

 at length excited by the nobles ; a large portion of the 

 Enghsh troops was ordered to remain at the frontier, 

 the march of the others was impeded by leading them 

 through impracticable passes, where the heavy guns were 

 left behind, and on his arrival at Kandy, the Greneral was 

 received with only a small part of his intended '• army." 

 Here the patience of the embassy was exhausted by 

 long delays, the reception of a subsidised Britisli force 

 was firmly declined, even the negotiation of a treaty 

 was indefinitely postponed, and the General returned to 

 Colombo with his diminished escort, unsuccessful and 

 disappointed. 



But the abortive attempt was speedily productive of 

 disastrous results. Mr. JSTorth had sown the teeth (jf 



of Naturalist and Draughtsman ; and I cliaracteristic sketch of the Amhassa- 

 in it he has introduced the followino- dor and the Adi<?ar. 



INTERVIEW BETWEEN GENERAL MACDOWALL AND THE ADIGAR. 

 General MacDowaU. 2. ril&me TaKuve. 3. The Mooilliar Intoi prefer. 



