Chap.X VIII. A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
the Portuguefe fide, who let flip no op- 
portunity to improve their advantage, 
notwithftanding the faid Peace. 
Raja Singa being thus fully convinc'd, 
that no firm Peace was likely to be fettl'd 
with the Portuguefes in Ceylon^ diflembled 
his Refentment, but in the mean time 
refolved to invite the Hollanders to force 
r/je Dutch ^^^^ out of the Ifle •, and accordingly 
fent the following Letter dated Sept. 9. 
1635. to the Governour of Paliacaita. 
invited in- 
to Ceylon 
by the Em 
perors 
Letter* 
" I Raja Singa., Emperor of the Ifle of 
" Ceylon; King of Candy^ Settevaca^ 
" Danbadany., ^norayapore^ jafnapat- 
" nam Prince of 0«w, Mature^ Di- 
" navaca^ Qmtrecorle \ Great Duke of 
" Settecorle^ Mataltc Earl of Cata- 
jar^ Trinquenemaley BatecalOj Vale- 
" febuitenay Dumbra^ Panoa.^ Patoveta^ 
" Putelaon^ raffdre, Gak.^ Billigaon ^ 
*' Marquefs of Duramiray Ratenura^ 
" Ttnipane^ Jxcepaon; Lord of the 
" Ports of Alicaon^ Caleture^ Colum- 
*' boy Negombo.; Chilao^ Adadampe^ 
" Calpentyn^ Ariputure^ ManaaVj and 
*' of thePearl-Filhery. 
" '"T^FIO I don't queftion but that 
" 1 Fame has already made known to 
" you the good Succefs of our Arras a- 
" gixn^lhtPortuguefeSy yet did judg it 
abfolutely requifite to give a more par- 
" ticular account thereof to the Gover- 
nour of - the Fortrefs of Paliacatta. 
" Firft of all the Emperor did regain 
" from the Portuguefes the two FortrelFes 
of Walane and Forago^ as likewife the 
City of Marua Goma^ with 500 Portu- 
guefe Inhabitants, and a good number 
" of Monks of divers Orders. Don Nuno 
" Alvares Perere being then their Gene- 
" ral, thought thereupon fit to make 
" Peace in order to recover the Prifon- 
*' ers taken by the Emperor's Forces. A- 
" bout eleven Years after the Condufion 
" of the faid Peace ConUantine de Saa 
being made their General, did trea- 
cheroufly furprize Jafnapatnam, and 
built the Forts of Batecalo and Trinque- 
nemale .^giving no other reafon for their 
fo domg to the Emperor, than that 
having certain Intelligence, that fome 
of their European Enemies were com- 
ing to fettle there, they were forc'd 
to ereft thefe Fortifications for their 
own defence. About a year after the 
Frier they had left their Hoftage at 
Candy., being released by the Emperor 
" (according to his Parole) they made a 
** powerful Irruption into the Empire : 
" and after their Retreat the Emperor 
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happening to die, I had fcarce afcended ''V}^ 
the Throne, but within eleven Months ^^^daus, 
after they made another Incurfion •, but ^-^'^ 
encountring them near Ambatana^ we 
forced them to retreat with confide- 
rable Lofs. Seven Months after they 
invaded the Dukedom of Ouve^ where 
we routed them in a fraart Engage- 
ment ; and the 1 ebellious Natives hav- 
ing deferted them, and joined with us 
(according to their Duty) compleated 
our Vidory : Their General, a Major \ 
General, and the Governour of Dma- 
vaca^ being flain upon the fpot, with 
400 Soldiers ^ and iheir Colonel of the 
Artillery, their Governour of the fe- 
ven Corlesy and A^atiira^ with 300 Sol- 
diers,many Captains and Enfigns, taken 
Prifoners, Since that time we took 
the Fort of Mantea Ravane with 100 
Portuguefe Soldiers with their Captains, 
and another Fort in Sofragaen, with 
three Companies, beiides that two o- 
ther Fortifications of theirs were de- 
molifhed. It was much about the fame 
time that I kept the City of Columho 
invefled for 30 days , but finding my 
felf ill, I returned to Candy^ leaving the 
Command of my Forces to Mara Tana 
Wandaar^ who within 15 days after 
my departure retreating thence, there- 
by gave an opportunity to the Enemy 
to protrad the War for a Year and 
half, and afterwards deferted inPer-^ 
fon to the Enemy. I did alfo fail into 
the Enemies Dominions, and having 
entrench'd my felf near Ganetenain the 
four Corlesy 1 did confiderable Mifchief, 
fo that the new Governour of Columba 
Diego de Melo de Caftro (formerly Go- 
vernour of St. Thoma^s) fent thither 
from Coa^ was forc'd to fue for Peace, 
vvhich I granted to prevent the Mife- 
ries and Calamities of a long War ; 
the faid General having fworn by the 
Name of his God, and in his King's 
ftead, to deliver up the Forts ofTrm- 
quenemale and Batecalo^ and to releafe 
all Prifoners on both fides. Thirteen 
Months after the concluficn of this 
Peace, the Governour of Batecalo did 
fide with certain Rebels, in order to 
afiaflinate one of my Governours, aid- 
ing and affifting them alfo in robbing a 
Bark belonging to me, and commit- 
ting divers treacherous Ads in many 
Parts, as well of our own Kingdoms, 
as thofe of other Indian Princes \ there- 
fore I have taken a refolution to rid my 
hands of thefe Enemies, and to declare 
my felf a Brother in War with the 
King of the HoUanders^ as long as the 
