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banners , several musketeers and spearmen, four trumpeters ,and 

 two drummers. After greetings had been exchanged and rose 

 water sprinkled they were escorted to the tdndyama where the 

 letter, &c, were inspected ; and after the usual inquiries the 

 Kuruwe Mohottala announced that they had been commanded 

 by His Majesty to escort the embassy with all care to the 

 capital. The Ambassador expressed his gratitude, and, after 

 the usual replies, made inquiries after the health of His Majesty 

 and of the chiefs. When these had been replied to, and betel 

 and arecanut served round, they retired to rest after the 

 exertions of their journey. 



The following morning [5th], when the Ambassador and his 

 suite were prepared to start, all the chiefs assembled, and, 

 according to the usual custom the presents were despatched in 

 advance escorted by elephants and lascoreens. After a letter 

 had been forwarded to His Excellency, a start was made from 

 Sitawaka at noon under a salute of fifteen guns, amidst the 

 music of drums, trumpets, horand and sinhdran, and the 

 waving of flags, the Ambassador and the letter being accom- 

 panied by all the chiefs, except the Disava of the Three 

 and Seven Korales who remained behind to accompany the 

 baggage. By half -past four the tdndyama of Ruwan-ella was 

 entered without any mishap under a salute of ten guns. A start 

 was made the next day [6th] at noon under a similar salute ; and 

 on approaching the tdndyama of Kebellagaharuppe the embassy 

 was met by Dumbara Rate Ralahami,* the Disava of the Four 

 Korales, who was accompanied by ten guns, twenty musket- 

 eers, one standard, fifteen banners, ninety -five spearmen, five 

 archers, and a few men with horand and sinhdran. He escorted 

 the Ambassador to the tdndyama, which was reached at five 

 o'clock under a salute of fifteen guns. The next morning [7th], at 

 half -past eleven o'clock, a fresh start was made under a salute 

 of ten guns, the Disava of the Four Korales remaining behind 

 in charge of the baggage. After a toilsome journey Hettimulla 

 was reached at half -past three, and the tdndyama was entered 



* Dumbara Rajakaruna Senaviratna Abhayakon Mudiyanse, 1721, 

 Disava of Nuwara Kalaviya ; probably the same as the Disava of 

 Sabaragamuwa, of 1755, father of the two Migastenne Adigars. — H.W.C. 



