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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVI. 



Journal kept in the Expedition of the Year 1765 against the 

 Prince of Kandia, namely, during the time that Hia 

 Excellency, the late Governor of Ceilon, Lubbert Jan 

 Baron van Eck, took part in the Campaign and returned 

 to Colombo after the capture of the town of Kandie. 



January. 



On Sunday, the 13th January, at 9 A.M., His Excellency, 

 in company with the Secretary Van Angelbeek and several 

 other gentlemen who accompanied him, departed from the 

 Castle of Colombo and arrived in the evening at Nigombo. 



On Tuesday, the 15th, at 6.30 a.m., His Excellency 

 set out from thence and arrived at 10 A.M. at Tambera- 

 wille. After the midday meal at 2 o'clock he pursued his 

 journey to Gonawielle and arrived there at 6 P.M. On 

 arrival there it was learnt that Major Van Wezel had that 

 morning set out thence with the necessary forces to take 

 possession of Wisenawe* Accordingly, the tidings of this 

 was brought on Thursday, the 17th. Nothing further of 

 importance occurred here till — 



Sunday, the 20th, when at 8 a.m. His Excellency the 

 Governor, accompanied by the Lieutenant-Colonel Feber 

 and the above-mentioned Secretary, departed with the main 

 body of the army from Gonawile and at 2 P.M. arrived at 

 Kattegampelle (which is situated further than the previous 

 year's camp at Ettembie). There lay encamped the corps of 

 Major De Reder^ who was found to be in a very pitiful and 



* General Macdonall's division retired from Kandy in 1803 by this 

 route : — 



" Their fourth day's march completed forty miles, and brought them to 

 Wisanaweh, where there is a Candian granary. This place lies almost due 

 west of Candy, and the straight line of distance does not exceed twenty 

 miles ; but the ranges of mountains, which form the natural barriers of 

 the Candian capital, render a direct approach to it impracticable." 

 (Cordiner II., 197.) — B., Hon. See. 



f Major de Reder's memorial inscription is given in Lap.Zeyl. 85. — D.W.F. 



