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All this, however, on the understanding that if this under- 

 taking should not succeed, and we could not get near the 

 enemy, the whole army shall march toGalle,and be embarked 

 again, in order to set sail as soon as practicable for Columbo, 

 and get the said town into the power of the Dutch with the 

 help of God. 



Thus done and resolved in the camp of Regam, date as 

 above. (Signed) F. Caron, f Jan Thy sen, Willem van der Beecq r 

 Marten Vinck, Reyndert Weybrantsz, Steven Pietersz, Pieter 

 Vinckboous. 



Wednesday, December 23, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, 

 1643 A.D. 



MS.fol. 113. 



Having this moment arrived, together with our army, near 

 the river Gindure, we understand from the President Jan 

 Thysen that there is a reasonable chance of getting the troops 

 afore-mentioned up the said river, as the said President had 

 himself ascertained ; 



in accordance with which and in conformity with our last 

 resolution, it is unanimously resolved and approved that 

 in the first place 300 men shall be carried up the said river 

 in seven boats and sloops now lying at hand (this being the 

 number the said boats can hold) under the command and 

 guidance of the said President Jan Thysen, and shall be 

 landed near Cosgere ; this to go on until the whole of the 

 860 men are transported ; that the remaining troops shall 

 march to Galle, and being there divided into two parties, one 

 of them consisting of 300 soldiers shall incontinently march 

 to Biligam, the other numbering 200 men shall without 

 delay set out for Acuiras,in order, as aforesaid, to attack the 

 enemy on three sides, to prevent the said enemy from being 

 provided with victuals, and with God's help to destroy him, 

 the other boats meanwhile to remain in the roadstead of 

 Galle, in order to be kept at hand for the service of the fleet, 



