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That ola was replied to in the most courteous manner,, 

 and a request made for the opening of the gravets. 



The only reply to this was that the Appoehamies who had 

 taken the aforesaid ola to the Court related that the Court 

 Adigaar had declared that none of the gravets should be 

 opened until the port of Putulang was declared free. 



To propitiate the Court, another ola was written offering 

 an apology, and stating that the opening of the Putulang port 

 could not be granted, but that we were willing to receive 

 His Majesty's arecanuts at Calpetty, and to purchase them at 

 an advanced rate of half a rixdollar. 



This offer was accepted by the Court, and the King's areca- 

 nuts were accordingly purchased, but the gravets still 

 remained closed. 



The Company was requested by the Court to send up some 

 handsome horses as a present. In the meantime the 

 inhabitants of the Hina Corle, who had rebelled, were 

 subdued by force of arms, after some difficulty. 



On January 21, 1734, His Honour the Commissary Jacob 

 Christiaan Pielat left for Batavia, and gave up the Govern- 

 ment to Heer Dideric van Domburg. 



In September of the same year two Candian Ambassadors 

 came down to the limits of Mature, bringing with them some 

 escaped lascoreen rebels from the Morrua Corle, for whom 

 they craved pardon. 



This being quite an unusual proceeding, created great 

 suspicion, as all communications with the Company were 

 made to Colombo, and never to Mature, They also pretended 

 to have brought a letter from the King, which they were 

 requested to despatch, as also the persons for whom they 

 interceded, through the Governor of Mature, to Colombo ;. 

 but if unwilling to do so, they could return andaddress 

 themselves as usual to Colombo. 



The Mature officials were at the same time ordered not to 

 treat them with extraordinary ceremonies, or to fire any guns 

 in their honour, and to give them no presents, it not being 

 the custom at Mature. 



