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JOUENAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). 



[Yol. X. 



Trincomalee with ten halve-cartouwen and two prince guns, 

 we have reaped such advantage that the greatest bastion, 

 St. Jago, is for the most part demolished, so that through 

 the breach made it could be safely scaled without any 

 ladders ; and seeing that all their guns by which they could 

 in any way injure us are shot away from the ramparts and lie 

 unlimbered to the number of eighteen, so that no one of the 

 enemy dares show himself close to them ; and further, 

 considering that since about 10 o'clock in the forenoon not a 

 shot has been fired by them with their cannon at us, and that 

 they have abandoned their ensigns and flags which have been 

 shot down, and have not had the courage to set them up again, 

 it is unanimously resolved and thought fit by the Heer Com- 

 mander and full Council, to get everything ready this night 

 for a storm, and to carry out the same next morning at day- 

 break, provided that before commencing the storm all the 

 guns which can attack the neck of the curtain close to the 

 bastion St. Cruz shall be placed there to make by cannon shot 

 a breach between the two bastions St. Jago and St. Cruz, so 

 that they may not on that side assist each other. The storm 

 : shall proceed as follows : — 



First of all shall march the musketeers consisting of Men. 

 soldiers ... ... ... 20 



There shall join them under the command of Willem 

 Domburg and Henricus Sieuwertz, armed each with 

 four grenades, lance, and sabre, sailors ... 10 



Then shall follow, armed as above, to carry the 

 wounded sailors ... ... ... 54 



After this shall march the Major's Company ... 70 



With brave sailors armed with lance and sabre ... 100 

 All under the command of Yice-Commander Coster 

 and the aforesaid Major. There shall then be 

 ready in battle array a reserve troop under the 

 command of the Commander accompanied by the 

 Fiscal Gerard Herbers and the Upper Merchant 

 Jacob Compostel, consisting of the two remaining 

 companies, each 70 strong, together ... 140 



Altogether, soldiers and sailors ... 394 



