No. 55.— 1904.] RAJA SINHA II. AND THE DUTCH. 269 
See Valentyn and Baldaeus, u.s. ; Saar (who was one of the pri- 
soners), chap. II. Cf. also Danvers's Portuguese in India, vol. II., pp. 
307, 308, where a different account is given, from the official records at 
Evora. 
Valentyn, Ceylon, p. 139. 
For details see Ribeiro, lib. II., caps. XVIII., XIX. ; Valentyn, 
Ceylon, pp. 145, 139 ; Baldaeus, loc, cit. The Rdjdvaliya (Eng. trans., 
p. 102) speaks of two engagements, at "Kaluwella " and " Lunumodara." 
See note ^^s^ infra. 
Valentyn, Ceylon, p. 139. 
320 See Eibeiro, lib. II., cap. XIX. ; Valentyn, Ceylon, p. 145 ; 
Baldaeus, loc, cit. 
321 Valentyn, u,s, 
322 Eibeiro (lib. IL, cap. XX.) is the only writer who gives an 
account of this attack on Kalutara. 
323 Governor Van der Meyden, as quoted by Valentyn, Ceylon, p. 
145, says that on 5th April the King's greatest force was defeated by 
Oaspar Figueira near Attapittin [Attapitiya] and Cottacapale's 
palaces." I am not sure of the identity of " Caticapale " or Cotta- 
capale " ; but some place not far from Mottappoliya in Kinigoda 
Korale is meant ; for Eibeiro, who gives a graphic description (lib. 
II., caps. XIX.-XX.) of this event, says that after his victory Gaspar 
Figueira retired to " a village called Motapali ; " while Knox {Hist. 
ReL, p. 177), who also recounts the action, says that " Cotacoppul " 
was some ten or twelve miles from " Motanpul." 
324 A falsehood. 
325 Valentyn, Ceylon, pp. 139, 140. 
326 Gintara or Gintota, not Gandara. 
327 See Eibeiro, lib. II., cap. XX. ; Valentyn, Ceylon, pp. 145, 146 ; 
Baldaeus, u,s. The engagement took place on 18th May. 
328 Valentyn, Ceylon, p. 140. 
329 Translated from the original (in Portuguese) in the Ceylon 
Eecord Office. 
330 Eibeiro, whose dates cannot be relied on, says (u.s.) that from 
J affna Antonio de Sousa Coutinho sent word to Colombo that he 
would be at Arippu on 15th June. On that day accordingly he was 
met there by the Captain-Major Antonio Mendes d'Aranha, with four 
companies of soldiers, and escorted to Colombo, where he arrived a few 
days later. 
331 Koralewila in Demala Hatpattu, Puttalam District. 
332 This territory is now reduced to the Anavilundan Pattu of the 
Pitigal Korale, Chilaw District. 
333 Eef erring doubtless to the disastrous results of his encounters 
with the Portuguese under Gaspar Figueira. 
334 The writer of this letter had read his Camcens to some purpose, 
evidently ! 
