NO. 53. — 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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ashore 20 soldiers from the aforesaid yacht, who on arriving 

 in this town had urgently entreated help and assistance in 

 their name, 



Therefore the Lord President aforesaid, having convened 

 his Council, has submitted to their judgment the question 

 following : 



Seeing that we have only one chief military officer in this 

 place, who, besides, is suffering from ill-health — 



Which member of this Council it would be advisable to 

 appoint and elect commander of the party of soldiers afore- 

 mentioned 



MS.fol. 66. 



in order to execute the said matter ; 



On which the said Council having considered that this 

 expedition was highly necessary in order to keep the natives 

 in awe, and to inspire with fresh courage the Cingalese, 

 whom the disaster aforesaid had greatly weakened and cast 

 down ; 



It has been unanimously resolved that the Uppermerchant 

 Marten Vinck (who had himself offered his services) shall 

 be charged with this duty, on the understanding that, if on 

 arrival of the said Mr. Vinck, the enemy should be lying at 

 Biligam, the said Mr. Vinck shall return from there without 

 touching at the place ; unless they should make a sally 

 against him, which would force him to retaliate. 



It has been further resolved that the yacht " Welsinge," 

 which is to sail from here to-morrow, shall in passing call at 

 the bay of Biligam, in order to warn the officers aforesaid, and 

 inform them, that if the party above-mentioned should be 

 checked by the enemy on its way, and be forced to turn back, 

 and if they should not get assistance in five or six days, 

 the said officers shall have to go to Battecaloa to the Lord 

 Commissioner Boreel. 



Thus resolved in the town of Galle, datum ut supra. Jan 

 Thysen, Marten Vinck, Gerrit Moutmaker, Pieter Lemoyne, 

 Albert Hooghland, Gerrit Maeyer. 



