CEYLON. 
faith, into the arrangement now under consideration, he might 
pass the rest of his life without alarm. He assented to the just- 
ness of all these remarks, and protested that he meant to act cor- 
dially. Mr. Boyd then observed that he did not think the Gover- 
nor would come to Sittavacca, to meet him and the Dessaves upon 
an uncertainty ; and pressed him to conclude, and finally agree 
upon, all the articles of the treaty; and if he thought it absolutely 
necessary to assemble the Dessaves, Mr. Boyd offered to remain 
and arrange the treaty, which being conclusively settled, the 
Governor, or General Macdowai, would come up, it being perfectly 
understood that the King would sign it. He acquiesced, and they 
proceeded to the treaty. He assented to the articles, with very 
little alteration. On the subject of the revenues, however, as to the 
amount of the sum to be paid for the expense of the troops, they 
could come to no agreement ; and Mr. Boyd thought he could per- 
ceive, that the Adigaar had not yet come to the resolution of acting 
with good faith ; and had by no means forsaken his ambitious pro- 
ject of mounting the throne. 
At another conference on March 5th, the Adigaar refused, on 
trifling excuses, to sign a fair copy of the treaty, which he had ap- 
proved, and pressed to know the consequences should the King 
ultimately withhold his signature. He was answered, that there 
was no doubt of the King's signing if he, the Adigaar, pleased. 
Upon his declaring that he wished the embassy to go to Candy, 
but was desirous that Mr. Boyd should previously meet the 
Dessaves and himself, Mr. Boyd asked, supposing this to be the 
case, would he now give him a positive assurance, and for which he 
would be responsible, that the General, on his arrival, should fincj 
