No. 55.-1904.] RAJA SINHA 11. AND THE DUTCH. 261 
^^^See Valentyn, Mauritius, p. 154 ; Johann von der Behr, in Cey, 
Lit. Reg,y VI., p. 98 ; Jiirgen Andersen, in Reisheschrijving van 
Georg Andriesz, p. 70. 
Three accounts, differing in details, of these disasters are given 
us by J. von der Behr {Cey, Lit. Reg., YI., p. 99), Jiirgen Andersen 
(op. cit. pp. 70-72), and J. J. Saar (C.A.S, JL, XI., pp. 270-274). The 
only official account as yet; available in print is the very brief one in 
W. van Geer, op. cit., Bijl., XXXIX, pp. 98, 99. In this the location of 
the besieged Dutch garrison is called " Panare " (see also Raja Si]9ha's 
letter below), while Andersen terms it " Hegerri " (adding the erro- 
neous statement that it was "twelve miles from Punto de Gallo"),and 
J. von der Behr says it was at " Dobtre " (i.e., Topputurai). It was 
evidently at Pannare in the Pitigal Korale of the Katugampola 
Hatpattu. 
158 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. 
Maningala in Meda Palata of Pitigal Korale South. 
160 Adriaan van der Stel. 
16'^ Paluwelgala, on a branch of the Lunu-oya in Meda Palata, Pitigal 
Korale South. 
Valentyn, (7e?/Zow, p. 122 ; C.A.S. Jl., XL, p. 37. (See also Ribeiro, 
lib. II., cap. XVI.) 
Ribeiro (lib. II., cap. XYI.) says that the King asked and obtained 
leave from the Portuguese to pass through their territory to attack the 
Dutch, and that he told the latter that they couldijudge from this what 
little faith was to be put in the Portuguese. 
Translated from Valentyn, Ceylon, p. 122 (see also C.A.S. JL, 
XL, p, 38). 
16^ See note i^s. 
166 This is the original letter No. 4 translated above. 
167 This is No. 1 of the original letters translated above. 
168 See W. van Geer, op. cit., p. 151; N. G. van Kampen, De Neder- 
landers huiten Europa, 11. , pp. 40-47. 
See supra. 
170 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. 
171 Neither of these letters is forthcoming ; and, strangely enough, 
they are not mentioned by either Valentyn or the Behnopte Historie 
(C.A.S. JL, XL, p. 39). The second one is referred to again by Raja 
Sigiha in his letter of 11th June, infra. 
Tai&barawila on the north bank of the Maha-oya, opposite to 
Toppu. 
173 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Record Office. 
174 This is the letter mentioned by Raja Si^ha in his previous 
Communication. 
