A Defcriftion 0/ G E Y L O N. 
'•x_A^-^ to diiiemble, yet to ufe all imaginable gdlcfis^ which he prefented to RajaSmga 
£ ilcldu. Precautions ngainfl them. They pofitive- upon a Drum, whilft he was walhing hini- 
ly denying what was alledged againft felfin a neighbouring Brook. To con- 
them, he continuM his March till Night, fefs the Truth, de Saa deferv'd a much 
when finding the Enemy to keep clofer to better Treatment, both in refpeft of his 
him than they us'd to do, and being con- Valour, and the many good Offices he had v 
firmed in his former Sufpicion by frefti done to the fame Cingakfes at Columbo, 
Intelligence, he order'd the Cingakfes who now fo bafdy betray'd him and his 
A:^ at- (contrary to what they us'd to do) to whole Army. 
T-'.hdin pitch their Tents in the Center of the It is noteafy tobe imagin'd what a con- 
Camp, and the next morning with break fternation this general Defeat occafion'd 
of day for the whole Army to fet fire to among the Portuguefes in the Hie of Ceylon^ 
all their Baggage ( except wearing Ap- and efpecially atColurnbo^ for the defence Columbo 
parel) the bcitter to further their March, whereof there - were fcafce any Troops^^-^^^^'^ 
They had fcarce marched a few hours, left behind, except a few of the raoft lefcs.'"^^ 
when the Princes coming up pretty ciofe antient among the Inhabitants. This en- 
with the Fortugucfc Array, the 8000 Cm- couraged the Emperor to fend his young- 
gakfcs joined with their Countrymen, efl Son A/aba/tanne (afterwards named 
and with their joint Forces attack'd them Raja Shiga) to form the Siege of that 
in the Flank at the Defcent of a Moun- Place, which he did accordingly ; but 
tain, firing upon them very furioufly was fo bravely received by Lancerotte de 
thro an adjacent Wood, whereabouts a Sc/ies thdv Governom\ that after a whole 
great number of the Portuguefes were Month's Siege, he was forced to retreat 
flain, the Cingakfes falling in Pell mcU without elFcfting any thing. The Be- 
among them with their Scymetcrs and fieged being afterwards reinforced from 
Pikes, efpecially after a fudden Storm had Goa with 400 men (among whom were 
Jnd' ont- rendred the Portuguefes Firelocks almofl ^00 Cafftrs) with a confiderable quantity 
f'!'. ufelefs, without which they might pro- of Provifions, Ammunition, and other 
bably have made a tolerable good Retreat. Neceliaries, began to hold up their heads 
Conjlamin dc Saa their General had his again, and bid defiance to the C<M^<i/f/«. 
Head cut off by one of the rebellious Cin- 
CHAP. XYIir. 
The Emperor dies. Intefiine Divifums hetwixt his two Sons. The Portuguefes 
at JVar with the new Emperor \ make Peace with him. The Hollanders invit- 
ed bj his Majejlfs Letter to the Governour of Paliacatta, to come into the Ijle 
of Ceylon. 
Th'^ old 
Emperor 
dies . 
The youhg 
cl\ Sill, 
^OON after, 'y/z,. 1532. 
the old Em- 
peror happening to die, left the Em- 
pire betwixt his three Sons, viz. Ouve to 
Commana Singa Hajlanne his eldeft Son, 
Matek to l^'ijia Palla Haflanne his fecond, 
and Candy to A'lahajlanne the youngeft, 
who befides this alTum'd the Imperial 
Title under the Name of Raja Singa 
jci^cs upon yidafcyn^ to the no fmall diflatisfadtionof 
^!ilintk ^^^'^^ Brother Commarra SingaHaflan- 
nsy whom he knew fo well how toamufe 
under different Pretenfions, that the 
matter remained undecided as long as he 
lived j and immediately after his Death 
feiv.ed upon the Province of Ouve, which 
ri/ia Paha the fecond Brother (who claim- 
ed one half for his Share) took fo hei- 
noufly, that Matters came betwixt them 
to an open Rupture. 
The PortiigHrfcs having by this time re- 
ceived divers Supplies from Goa, and 
pretty well recover'd of their late Dif- 
grace, refolved to improve this Oppor- 77;? Porm- 
tunity to their advantage. For which gpefes ic- 
purpofe entring the Low-Lands, they for- ^'"^^/^^[^ 
ced moft of the Princes there to fide with £^^"^^9^. ^ 
them, but durft not venture to attempt 
the Pallage of the Mountains. They 
pitch'djtheir Tents therefore near Allago, 
as the moft proper Place to keep the adja- 
cent Country in awe : But Raja Singa the 
new Emperor furpriz'd them in their 
Camp, and forc'd them to retreat with Arsbeiter. 
all harte to Columbo. 
The Poituguifes now finding them- 
felves unable to cope with the Emperor, 
thought it requifite to come to an agree- 
ment ; for which purpofe having lent their 
Envoys to Candy, a Peace was concluded j/^^f 
accordingly, but foon broken again on y^'-x: 
the 
