5G6 THE NORTHERN FORESTS. [Part IX. 



tion served only to suggest the prospect (which has since 

 been reahsed) that in time the income from this source 

 miglit be expected to revive ; — and, forced to content our- 

 selves with this anticipation, we weighed anchor from 

 Condatchy, on the 30th March, and arrived on the fol- 

 lowing day at Colombo. 



