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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XVIII. 
Commandeur of Negombo, written shortly after these 
events, Raja Sinha justifies himself as follows : — 
[4.] 
The letter from you [voce] written on the 7th of May was presented 
to me at this camp of Manigala^^^ on the 8th of the same. In it 
you told me that you were waiting in hope of a reply from Gale from 
the ambassador who came from Jacatara to order the withdrawal of 
the troops that were in Panare to the fortress of Nigumbo ; and in the 
other which you wrote me on the 19th of the aforesaid month you told 
me nothing except that according to the reply that might come from 
the said ambassador you would advise me ; and as I saw that 
one writing did not agree with the other I gave orders that my 
army should be got ready ; and in the meanwhile the Governor^^** 
who came from Gale to the said fortress came with a force, and arms 
and pieces of artillery, to render assistance to the aforesaid fortress of 
Panare ; and my people hoping for peace saw that he had come for war, 
placing himself with his camp in a village [aldeal called Paluvelgala,*®^ 
where they did not allow them to pass, but surrounding them defeated 
them all, only 29 escaping alive, among whom were several officers. 
As soon as they brought to me the head of the said Governor I sent it 
covered with a white cloth to the captain of the fortress of Panare in 
order that he might perform over it the ceremonies conformable to his 
law and customs. The said captain on seeing this delivered up to me 
next day the said fortress with all the soldiers in it. Wherefore if the 
Dutch nation desire to hold to the peace which I made with Adam 
Vestrevolt at BaticaJou, delivering up to me the fortress of Nigumbo, 
which on several occasions they have fortified against my order and 
command, which fortress must be razed, not one stone being left upon 
another, so that no other foreign nation will be able again to fortify 
itself therein ; and if the Dutch nation desire to hold to the aforesaid 
peace and agreement which I made with Adam Vestrevolt, I shall 
esteem it highly ; and if not, do not place the blame on me, and let 
them not say that peace was broken on my side. And to this I call 
God to witness. The Captain-Major with the rest of the officers of the 
fortress of Panare begged me to give them leave to send this packet 
of letters to the fortress of Nigumbo, which I granted to them, and 
send it with this in order that you may order what they desire so that 
all may be delivered. Our Lord, &c. From this camp of Maningala 
on the 21st of May, 1646. 
Eaja Singa, Emperor of the Island of Ceilao. 
On hearing of these disasters Maatzuyker wrote^^^ 
May 20 to Raja Sinha, upbraiding him for his conduct to 
his allies, which would cause such rejoicing among the 
