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and Seven Korales with the Mimure, Walgampaye, and 

 Hiyambalangamuwe Muhandirams and myself were to proceed 

 on to the capital later. At this the Ambassador expressed his 

 grateful thanks and declared that his constant anxiety was to 

 comply with the gracious commands of His Majesty : after 

 which the chiefs retired to their tdndyam stating that they 

 would inspect the letter and presents the following day. 

 This they proceeded to do on the morning of Sunday, the 

 13th, all the chiefs assembling at the Mahd Tandy ama : 

 after which those who had been directed to return to the 

 capital declared that they were ready to start; whereupon 

 the Ambassador begged them to convey the usual loyal 

 messages to His Majesty and the other chiefs, which they 

 undertook to do. They started on their road at eleven o'clock 

 in the forenoon after being sprinkled with rose water, the 

 Ambassador and the chiefs who remained behind accom- 

 panying them a short distance from the tdndyama. The same 

 day a despatch was sent by the Ambassador to His Excellency 

 the Governador. 



Nothing worth recording occurred up to Monday, the 21st. 

 On the afternoon of the 22nd the Ambassador and the chiefs 

 who were with him advanced to meet the Hiyambalan- 

 gamuwe and Walgampaye Muhandirams, who were coming 

 from the Maha Wasala, and after exchanging greetings 

 escorted them in the evening to the tdndyama. After the 

 usual inquiries, Hiyambalangamuwe Muhandiram stated that 

 they had been despatched by His Majesty to inform him that, 

 pending the speedy arrival of some important chiefs to 

 escort him, in consequence of some matters which created 

 delay at the Maha Wasala, it would be necessary for chiefs to 

 remain at At^apitiya a little longer. To this the Ambassador 

 gave a suitable reply, whereupon the chiefs returned to 

 their tdndyama after inspecting the letter and presents. The 

 next day [23rd] all the chiefs went and inspected the letter, 

 &c, and the two who arrived on the 22nd returned to the 

 capital, undertaking to convey a similar message on behalf 

 of the Ambassador to His Majesty and the court. A letter 

 was at the same time despatched by the Ambassador to His 

 Excellency the Governador. 



