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information touching this point, when, after information 

 obtained, they shall further run down close before the little 

 bay aforesaid and come to anchor there ; all this on the 

 understanding that the yachts " Delfshaven," " Zantvoort," 

 " Grol," " D'Engelse Hoop," and the fluytschip " Den 

 Engel " shall run down from here, straight on to within half 

 a mile south of Oolumbo, to the spot where formerly we 

 should have been forced to land the guns on rafts, in order to 

 delude the enemy into the belief that we should be minded 

 to land our forces there, thereby to mislead him and draw 

 him off from the river Moutewael aforesaid, to the end that 

 we may with little or no resistance from the enemy cross the 

 said river ; the said ships to tug along with them a certain 

 large half-broken tony, 1 which is deemed serviceable for 

 landing the heavy guns. 



And to the end that this projected expedition may be 

 executed in good order so far as possible, without confu- 

 sion or obstruction, it has been deemed advisable to send on 

 board all the sick and wounded, and all those who are unfit 

 to march, 



MS. fol. 149. 



and to observe the following order and rule in the march, to 



wit : 



In the first place, the company of matchlock 

 men from Galle shall take the lead, and serve 

 as a forlorn hope, in order to warn the army 

 of any sudden hostile attacks and unexpected 

 encounters, the said company numbering 



Men. 



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After which shall come the four field-pieces 

 commanded by the aforesaid Constable-Major 

 Ohristiaen Paulusz with his sailors and arque- 

 busiers 



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1 " Zeeckere grote afgesloopten tony." Probably a padda-boat. 



