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walls, and a fresh water canal, and supplied with ammunition, 

 war material, and men in such manner that it would not 

 easily have yielded before any personage in or out of 

 the country. Behind, to the east and the north, were 

 pleasant plains, fields, and woods rich in cinnamon, as well 

 as inland pools, swamps, tanks, and big rivers. To the west 

 the great ocean washed the cliffs and rocks of Golumbo. 



When all the land force was on board, and the ships 

 ready to put to sea, the sailors of the fleet hoisted flags and 

 pennons to spars and masts, and the soldiers displayed their 

 banners. After the Council and Burgesses of the town 

 of Columbo had escorted in great state the famous Heer 

 Rijcklof van Goens, we saw him come on board the man-of- 

 war de Musschaet-boom as Commander-in-Chief and Admiral 

 General of our forces, to enter upon the voyage towards the 

 land of the Malabars. In the meantime Columbo burnt no 

 small quantity of powder, heavy guns thundering from the 

 walls, that all seemed to crack. The Musschaet-boom and 

 other flagships answered the salute. At the same time 

 drums were beaten, and trumpets brayed ; and the music 

 of pipes, flutes, and other instruments was heard, for the 

 dark-skinned Ceilonese lascarijns, or soldiers, of whom there 

 were a good number, also struck up. During these salvoes, 

 Heer Adriaen van der Meyden, then Governor of Columbo^ 

 returned on shore with his suite. As all ships now were 

 ready to start, we left Golumbo, and with a clear sky, a light 

 breeze, and a calm sea, we sailed northwards. 



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Book II., Chapter XIX. 



Anno 1663. 



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All that was required having been carried out, Heer 



van Goens embarked from Goulang, under a discharge of 



artillery and the sound of drums, trumpets, pipes, &c. ; and 



having shortly after weighed anchor, we set sail and steered 



