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to obey our orders, and had pressed them to place themselves 

 under the jurisdiction of the King ; further that they made 

 themselves masters of everything, and had the audacity to 

 settle down at Belligam, Mallimande, and Baygams. 



All this caused the authorities at Gale to detach three 

 Companies of soldiers, each 40 strong, two of which were to 

 remain at Accuras for the protection of its inhabitants and to 

 let the Candians know that they must keep away from those 

 lands which had been in our possession for so many years 

 by His Majesty's special permission, unless they could show 

 special orders from His Majesty to the contrary ; and that 

 if they would not heed our warnings but persist in their 

 depredations, we should treat them as enemies and retaliate. 



Meanwhile it appeared that there had been an understand- 

 ing all along between the Native Chiefs and the King ; and the 

 Adigaar who came by way of Angretotte to Mature did not 

 hesitate to circulate the false report that he had acted on the 

 authority of Heer van der Meyden. 



An ola was also intercepted containing the following : — 



Cattepitty Appuhami has arrived at Mallimande and sends 

 an ola from that place, that he had come by the King's orders 

 to take possession of the lands of Mature, and to prohibit 

 the people from providing the Netherlanders on any 

 consideration whatsoever with provisions of any kind 

 even to unripe fruits ; adding that he had always been 

 inclined to come down here, as has again happened, and the 

 inhabitants would do well to show their appreciation and 

 respect for the Court and the Dessave of Mature, when they 

 would not remain unrewarded ; also that the Dessave of 

 SafEregam had sent the Dessave of Mature to render assis- 

 tance in everything. 



In the Pasdum Corle and at Caliture things were just as 

 bad ; for besides carrying off the mother and brother of a 

 certain Kotte Nainde and imprisoning other inhabitants, 

 an ola was found containing the following: — 



Tudoculle Madonna Appoehami directs the various 

 Arachchies, Lascoreens, and chief Mayoraals of Caliture, 



