Chap.XXIL A Defcripion (?/C E Y L O N. 
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Batecalo 
fumndred 
upon Arti- 
clts. 
Severe Pu- 
nijhmait of 
the Cingii- 
lefes. 
A Vefcrip- 
t 'ton of Ba- 
tecalo. 
accordingly the i8^&, and 500 Men 
brought over under favour of the Cannon, 
which play'd incefTantly for four Hours 
upon the Portuguefes, they put out the 
white Flag immediately, and fent two 
Deputies to capitulate with the Dutch Ad- 
miral, which was foon done upon the 
following Conditions : That they fhould 
furrender the Fort immediately, and be 
permitted to march out without Arms or 
Baggage. The Portitguefes and Mijltces 
to the Number of 108, with their Wives 
and Children, to be tranfported in a 
Dzifc^? Veffel to Negapatan^ but the Na- 
tives to be delivered up to the Emperor, 
which was executed accordingly, fifty of 
them (who had murder'd one of his Ma- 
jefty's Gentlemen) being empaPd alive, 
and the reft fold for Slaves with their 
Wives and Children. 
The Fort of Batecalo is feated in an 
IQeof about two Dutch Leagues in com- 
pafs, three Leagues within the Mouth 
of the River of Batecalo^ which has giv- 
en it its Name. It was fortified with 
high Stone Walls and three paffable Bafti- 
ons, upon which were mounted 1 1 Iron 
and Brafs Cannons, befides fome lelTer 
Ones, with a fotable Proportion of Am- 
munition. We found in it Rice fufficient 
for two Months, but their Frelh- Water 
being about a Mufquet-Iliot without the 
Fortrefs, the Dutch had made themfelves 
Mafters of that Spring. Commodore 
Kofler was made Governor of the Fort, 
with a Garifon of one hundred Dutch Sol- 
diers. 
After the taking of this Fortrefs, the 
Admiral IVcJlerxvold made an Alliance 
with the Emperor of Ceylon^ in the 
Name of their High and MightinefTes 
the States-General of the Vnited- Provin- 
ces^ his Highnefs Frederick Prince of O- 
range^ and of the Honourable Eafi-India 
Company, with the Approbation of the 
General and Council of thQ Indies^ upon 
the following Conditions : 
Aaianct L A Firm and ftedfall: Amity fhall be 
betrcixt maintained betwixt his Majefty 
and hisSubjedts, and the Dz^rc/; Nation, 
Ion ^^fi'^^d^'^ Company, who fhall 
Dutch. afTift his Majefty upon all Occafions againft 
the Portuguefes. 
II. As often as any Place or Fort is ta- 
ken by the Dutcb^ with the Afliftance of 
his Majefty, from the common Enemy, 
the Booty to be divided fhare and fhare 
alike. 
III. After the taking of any Forts, 
the Dutch fhall provide the fame with ne- 
cefTary Garifons and Ammunition and 
Vol. Ill, 
if anything be wanting to compleat the rs^^» 
Forti'ficatiolis, the fanie fhall be'done at ^^'^id.cm. 
the Charge of his Majefty, as it fhall be 
thought requifite by the Dutoh. 
IV. His Majefty obliges himfelf to pay 
pundually every Month their Soldiers and 
Officers. 
V^ As alfo to build in the conquered 
Places or Forts (where no Houfes are be- 
fore) a Houfe of Stone (as tiie Dutch 
fhall think fit) to be us'd for a Ware- 
houfe, as alfo a Magazine for their Arms 
and Naval Snores. 
VI. In cafe his Majefty deligns any 
thingagainft the common Enemy,the fame 
is to be confuiced with our Chief Officers. 
_ VII. For the Security of the Rivers, 
his Majefty is to furnifh a certain Number 
of Gallies and Gally-Slaves, which are 
to be provided with Soldiers and Ammu- 
nition by the Dutch. 
_ VIII. His Majefty and his Subjecls ob- 
lige themfelves to make full Reparation 
of the Charges the Dutch have been at in 
equipping the prefent Fleet, Yachts, Vef- 
fels, <&'c. and furnifhing them with Men, 
Soldiers, Officers, Ammunition, Provi- 
fions, &c. or of fuch other Ships as the 
General and Council fliall for the future 
fend to his Majefty's Affiftance into Cey- 
lon^ with their neceffary Men, Ammuni- 
tion, Provifions, iyc, the Charges v^here- 
of fhall bereimburfcd in Cinnamon, Pep- 
per, Cardamom, Indigo, Wax, Rice, 
and fuch other Commodities as are of 
the Produd of his Majefty's Dominions, 
except the or Wild Cinnamon. ' 
IX. His Majefty in refped of his Friend- 
fhip and good Inclinations to the Dutch 
Nation, allows them free Paffiage and 
Traffick in all his Dominions, in the Ifle 
of Ceylon.^ in all his Cities, Towns, Vil- 
lages, Seaports, Roads, Bays, Rivers, 
ire. with their Veffiels, Yachts, Boats, 
ire. to buy, fell or exchange, import or 
export without the leaft Moleftation, or 
paying any Cuftoms under any pretence 
whatever. His Majefty's Subjeds fhall 
not be permitted to fell Dutch any 
Cinnamon, Pepper, Wax and Elephants 
Teeth, except what is fold by the Empe- 
ror's Orders who engages himfelf, that 
in cafe he fhould have occalion to fell 4., 
10, 20, or more Elephants, he will pro- 
cure them the like Number at the fame 
rate as they were fold. 
X. His Majefty, and all the Great Men 
of the Empire promife, not to allow 
their Subjects to traffick, either with a- 
ny European or Eaji ern Nation, either by 
Sale or Exchange, in fuch Commodities 
as are of the Produd of Ceylon much 
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