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the King at Candy . The answer was so ambiguous as even to be 
totally foreign to the subject. The question was repeated four 
times, without producing any thing like a satisfactory reply. He 
remained pensive for some time, and at length asked Mr. Boyd to 
repeat to him the final conditions on which the embassy would go 
to Candy. These were stated to be, that he should sign the articles 
of the treaty to which he had already assented, as forming the fuur 
damental conditions of a final one, to be made by the British em- 
bassador at Candy ; and should give a positive assurance of being 
responsible for the embassador's finding the King at Candy on his 
arrival there. The Adigaar then repeated his request, that Mr. 
Boyd would meet the Dessaves at Sittavacca, which Mr. Boyd 
promised to communicate to the Governor. His motive for this 
Mr. Boyd could not comprehend, but thought it was not to forward 
a treaty that secured on the throne a King, whom, as he had re- 
peatedly declared, he placed there in a time of trouble, with the 
determination hereafter to depose him and take his place. 
At a further conference on March 6th, Mr. Boyd informed the 
Adigaar that the Governor had resolved, in consequence of his 
difficulties about the treaty, to send forward the embassy and troops, 
regarding the King's permission as given through him. He added, 
that though the Adigaar had not made any positive engagement, 
the Governor still relied upon him, that he would act cordially and 
sincerely in getting the treaty settled at Candy, after the manner 
they had now concerted it. The Adigaar said, the Governor might 
rely on it. He promised, out of respect to the embassador, to meet 
him in person, and cause other men of rank to do so. It was 
pointedly repeated to him, that the Governor was unalterably 
