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A Defcriftion of G E Y L O N. 
Skge of 
Batecalo, 
their Lives near the Mountain of Gannor^ 
and among them their General de Melo^ 
whofe Sword was afterwards prefented 
by the Emperor to the Admiral Wejlet^ 
wold. 
In the mean while matters having been 
concerted with the A^odeliar^ or Gover- 
nour of Mattaclape^ concerning the Por- 
fw^Mc/t Fortrefs of Batecalo^ they fet fail 
thither ^ and having landed loo Soldiers, 
and as many Searaenin two Troops, they 
foon rais'd two Batteries, with the alTif- 
tance of the Natives, one ontheEaft, 
the other on the South-fide of the Fort, 
upon each of which were mounted four 
brafs Demi-Culverins ; and the Emperor 
having left the Grofs of his Array under 
the Command of his Brother the Prince 
of Mateli to invefl: Columbo^ join'd our 
Forces before Batecalo, j4pril \ 4. in Per- 
fon, with a Detachment of 2000 Men. 
Commodore Kofter being receiv'd by his 
Imperial Majefty with all poflible Marks 
of Honour, they immediately enter'd up- 
on a Debate, how to attack the Fortrefs 
with the utmoft Vigour upon the Arrival 
of the reft of our Ships. 
CHAR XXIL 
Adam Wefterwold'i Arrival in Ceylon, Batecalo taken. A Treaty betwixt 
the Emperor and Mr. Wefterwold. 
Werter- E Admiral H^e/erTPo/^/ having fet Mariners. The next following Day hav- 
A Sail >^jf!n7 2 2« from before Go^r, ar- ing landed his Men,with 6 great Pieces for 
fere Bare- ^iVd at Batecalo^ May 10. with the Ships Battery, the fame were mounted imme- 
calo. the Maejtricht, Harderwid, Rotterdam, diately, in order to facilitate the PalTage 
Vere, and the Enchvy fen Yacht, having on of their Forces into the Ifle upon which 
board 840 Men, Officers, Soldiers and theFort wai built ; This being executed 
