NO. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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on the • understanding-, however, that on having received 

 certain information, we shall first go with the fleet directly 

 as far as Negumbo, in order to draw that way the enemy who 

 is accustomed to follow the ships, 



after which having thus misled the enemy, we shall with all 

 possible expedition run before the wind to the place where 

 we have resolved to land. 



Thus done and resolved in the ship " Frederick Hendrick," 

 straight before the river Paneture, 4 miles south of Columbo, 

 datum at supra. (Signed) Francois Caron, Jan Thysen, 

 Willem van der Beecq, Marten Vinck, Reyndert Weybrantsz, 

 Steven Pietersz, Pieter Vinckboous. 



Monday, January 4, 1644, 



MS. f 61.122. 



Whereas this moment the deputed members of this 

 Council, to wit, the President Jan Thysen, the Skipper Com- 

 mander Reyndert Weybrantsz, the Skipper Steven Pietersz, 

 and the Uppermerchant Pieter Vinckboous have returned 

 hither and gi ven a report of their experiences, as they were 

 charged with doing by our resolution of the 2nd of this 

 month ; the said report running as hereunder following : 



" That on the 2nd of this month they had carefully examined 

 the river Paneture, 4 miles south of Columbo, and had 

 found the same well fitted for landing soldiers and guns ; 

 that yesterday, the 3rd of this month, they had examined the 

 coast north of this river towards Columbo, but had found no 

 better place for landing ; nor could they form any judgment 

 or conjecture whether our soldiers would be able to trans- 

 port to Columbo our guns from the river Paneture aforesaid, 

 considering the great distance, the loose sand, and the many 

 woods which the same would have to pass through ; 

 that also to-day they had been engaged on the same inquiry, 

 had without any risk got to within half a mile of Columbo, 

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