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A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
CV,"^' being by the 1 1 th of Marth advanced 
no fardier than Billigamme, 6 Leagues 
from6'i?/e^ but (thro God's lingular Mer- 
cy) three of our Ships, 'uiz.. thQ Harlem^ 
Aliddlchurgh and Brcda^ coming on the 
lame day to anchor in the Bay, and land- 
ing ^oo men, as well Soldiers as Seamen, 
we were ioon exempted from all Fear. 
The 1 2th finding they had made a fuf- 
ficient Breach in the Baltion of St. J^^go^ 
they began to make all neceflary Prepa- 
lations for the ftorming of the Place, 
which was done accordingly the i^th with 
fuch undaunted Bravery, that after an 
hour and half's ftout refiftance it was 
taken by Aflault. This City was after- 
wards, viz.. 1663, and 64. render'd al« 
moll impregnable by the Dutch by feveral 
additional Fortifications ^ and this Day 
is ever lince celebrated yearly by a folemn 
Thankfgiving. 
Mr. Kojlcr ( who was treacheroufly 
murder'd by the Cingalefes., as Sebald de 
Ween was by his own Imprudence) was 
fucceeded by John Thyjfen., who is yet 
living, and has render'd himfelf famous 
for his many Services done the Company 
in thofe Parts. In his fte«d came John 
Is t alien 
by Storm. 
Maatz,u)iker., fince Governour of the 
dies^ who has ferved in that Station i ^ 
Years. He was fucceeded by Jacob van 
Kitten^ein in the Prefidentfhip of Gak 
(the Affairs of the Company hitherto 
not admitting of the Quality of a Go- 
vernour here ) who died afterwards at 
Batavia, and was fucceeded by j^drian van 
derMeydcn., in whofe time Caleture, Colom- 
bo., A^fanaarzndJafnapatnamwerQ taken. 
He was fucceeded by Ryhlof van Goens and 
Jacob Hujlart j by which time the Com- 
pany having confiderably enlarged their 
Limits in this 1 fie, a Governour wascon- 
llituted at Columbo.^ the City oi Gale be- 
ing left to the management of a Com- 
mander in chief, the firft in that Station 
being one Tsbrand Gotsken^ a Native of 
the Hague., a brave Soldier, fufficiently 
known for his fignal Services done at the 
Sieges of Columbo, Manaar^ Jafnapatnam 
and Cochin^ whereof he was Governour 
afterwards, and fince chief Direftor ia 
Perfia. Adrian Rootbaas his Succeflbr is 
a Perfon who has render'd his Name fa- 
mous by Sea, efpecially in the Levant and 
before Goa^ as the former had done by 
Lando 

