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also the day after. It consisted chiefly of all kinds of the 

 most valuable stuffs and the finest linens, precious stones, 

 gold and silver wares, and jewels, and even pieces of gold? 

 fine pagodas,* ducats,* &c. 



Wednesday and Thursday, the 20th and 21st February. — 

 Nothing particular occurred, except only that there appeared 

 before His Excellency the Governor small parties of Kandians 

 with white flags, and submitted themselves to the Company. 

 Also a certain soldier, who had deserted at Oonaweie to the 

 Sinhalese and again returned to us ? was punished. 



On Friday, the 22nd, the following appointments were 

 made here : — 



The Chief Merchant and Acting President of the Political 

 Council at Colombo, Mr. Marten Rein, to be Commandant of 

 Gandia^ 



The Lieutenant-Colonel Feber to be Colonel. 

 Major Van Wezel to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 

 Captain Frankena to be Major .J 



Mr. Van Angelbeek to be Chief Merchant while continuing 

 in the offices of Political Secretary and Secretary of the 

 Secret Committee of the Government of Ceylon. 



The news, both certain and sure, was received that the 

 court was then held at a place called Hangoeranhitti. 

 To-day some sepoys, under the command of Captain Van 

 Arnim, set out to a second palace of the king, situated about 

 three hours from here, but returned again without being 

 molested. 



On Sunday, the 24th, at 4 P.M., there set forth from here 

 a flying corps of 700 men under the command of Lieutenant- 

 Colonel Van Wezel with the object of dislodging the king 

 from his residence at Hangoeranhitti, situated ten hours 

 away from here, and of destroying the place. Our men were 



* Gold coins— A. E. B, 



f Wolf (Vol. II., p. 69) says that he had been a tailor at Trincomalee. — ■ 

 D. W. F. 



X Upon this officer devolved later (according to Marshall, p. 60) the 

 arduous conduct of the final retreat of the Dutch from Kandy, after 

 holding the capital for some nine months. — B., Hon. Sec. 



