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stone, from which we concluded that they were very short of 

 round-shot. Our men were not still, but seized the oppor- 

 tunity to fire with two prince guns (shooting 6 lb. iron) at 

 certain outworks which the enemy were busy building about 

 the gate. We made our muskets tell where any advantage 

 could be gained. By this mutual firing two men were 

 wounded on our side — a sailor in his cheek, the bullet lodging 



in the *, and a soldier slightly in his leg — besides 



a black, who was killed in the morning by a shot from 

 the heavy guns. One of the lead bullets that came to our 

 hands was found to have been chewed by the enemy and 

 fired at us contrary to all the rules of war. About evening 

 two halve-cartouwen shooting 18 lb. iron were brought 

 ashore from the " Henrietta Louisa," for which already two 

 platforms were in readiness and two more of the same kind 

 were made next day. The batteries and loopholes were 

 made to the number of ten, and were ready, except the 

 escarpment of the platform, for which already some beams 

 were in readiness, and daily more and more were brought. 

 Further, there sailed from here the yachts " Ryswyck " and 

 the " Nachtegael " to cruise about the seaside of the Fort of 

 Trincomalee and to prevent any communication with the 

 besieged or their being assisted by boats. 



April 21. — At night the besieged broke a sort of roof 

 which was over the entrance to the gate of the Fort, hurling 

 at times some burning stuff from their walls (to make us) 

 keep away from them, and now and then fired some musket 

 shots. In the morning they fired very little, but in the 

 afternoon continually. Some shots were therefore fired with 

 heavy cannon, guns and muskets, but without injuring 

 any one. Our men continued making their trenches and 

 batteries with great zeal, having in the short time that we 

 had been there done an incredible amount of work under fire 

 of the enemy's muskets. There were also brought ashore 

 from the "Utrecht" two brass halve-cartouwen shooting 24 lb. 



* Lacuna in M.S. 



