Chap.XXl V. A Defcripion ()/ G E Y L O N, 
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CHAP. XXIV. 
Enga,gements nea,r Paneture an^ near Montual^ both to the difadvuntage of the 
Fortuguefes. 
Baldaus. 
Ysbrand XT' Shrctnd Godskens being conflituted Go- 
^"^•'or vernour of Caleture, with a Com- 
^SJviL qf P^^y ^^^P Garifon there, Major John 
Calecure. gander Laan march'd the 1 6th from the 
other fide of the River towards Paneture^ 
being followed by the General and Mr. 
'van der Meyden with the reft of the Forces. 
In the dusk of the Evening we came up 
viiththt PoYtuguefes^ whom we faluted fo 
briskly with our Firelocks, that they 
thought fit to retreat, leaving 17 dead, 
and all their Ammunition, with their 
Standard, behind them. On our fide we 
had 15 wounded, befides Armt Janfz. 
van Norden an Enfign. According to the 
report of one of their Captains, who 
was taken Prifoner, they confifted of fix 
Companys commanded by Dominges Ser- 
memo Captain Major of Mmtual^ de- 
tached towards Caleture to fecure this Pafs 
till to morrow, for CafpY Figeiro, who 
was on his march at the head of 600 
men, to attempt the Relief of that Place. 
Whereupon it was thought convenient to 
make a Halt betwixt Paneture and Galhffe, 
near a good Spring, and there to expedt 
the coming up of the reft of their For» 
ces. 
The fame night, the Moon fhining ve- 
ry bright, a Prifoner was brought into 
our Gamp, who being a Native of ^mor/, 
and well vers'd in the Dutch Tongue, 
told the General, that he had ferved the 
King of Portugal 1 1 Years, and that 
F/^«ro would doubtlefs be with them by 
day-light. 
AnEngage- The 1 7?^, being Sunday, word being 
tnent be- brought that the Portuguefes were at hand, 
twht the Major John van der Laan and Capt. Kom 
Dutch axid were pofted with five Companies and two 
^orcugue- field- Pieces, on a convenient Place, to 
receive the firfl: Shock of the Enemy, 
whom, after a general Difcharge of their 
Fire-Arms and Cannon, they received fo 
warmly with Sword in hand, that they 
were foon brought into confufion, and 
purfa'd as far as to the Church call'd 
Noffa Senhora de Milagres^ i. e. That of our 
Lady of A4iracks^ with a Slaughter of 
150 on the Enemies fide. Among our 
Troops Major van der Laan was wounded 
in the Cheek, and a Gunner, two com- 
mon Soldiers and a Serjeant, kill'd. 
The \ 2ith of October happen'd another 
Engagement betwixt us and the Portugue- 
fes near Montual Our Forces attacked ^ f^^rJ 
them inther Entrenchments, from whence 
they fired fuiioufly upon them but no " " 
fooner had they broke thro their Works, 
but they threw down their Arms, and 
made the beft of their way to Columbo^ 
leaving all their Ammunition behind 
them, and 22 kill'd upon the Spot 
whereas we had not fo much as one 
wounded on our fide. We left two 
Companys as a Guard of the Church of 
St. Sehafiian %, and advancing nearer to- 
wards Columbo^ a Body of Portuguefes re- 
treated in Boats from Montual to Columbo^ 
leaving the Pafs open to us, where we 
found 3 Iron Guns and fome Cinnamon, 
and put a Guard of 1 5 Soldiers in it un- 
der a Serjeant. 
Here we received intelligence, that of 
the whole Body commanded by Caf^ar Fi- 
geiro, confining of 600 Portuguefes, and 
fent from Columbo to the Relief of Cale^ 
ture^ not above 160 were returned t6 
that City. 
The 19^/; before Noon fome Portuguefes 
being got into a Coco-Garden, fome of 
our Soldiers forced them to retire but 
thofe of the City firing upon them, kill'd 
one of our Serjeants, and wounded Hans 
Chrijlo^hers a Lieutenant, and two com° 
mon Soldiers. The fame day the Gene- 
ral was certify'd by Letters from Capt, 
Koiis and Lieut. Wilftchut, that they had 
already told above 300 flain of the Portu- 
guefes upon the Roads, and that daily 
more Heads and Prifoners were brought 
in. They fent at the fame time a Wafl:- 
coat of Cafpar Figeiro, wherein was the 
following Letter. 
Y ^ ^ ignorant of the Re- 
" folution taken the I2^/J of Oi9r;kr onjfo'caf- 
" concerning your Endeavours to relieve par ''igsi- 
" the Fort of Caleture. All the Forces 
" we have been able to gather for this 
" Expedition confift in 420 men, which 
" we hope will prove iufficient thro the 
" Blefiing of God and your good For- 
tune and Condud, to make you return 
" vidtorious. We leave the Management 
" of that Affair to your approved Ex- 
perience, it being impoUible for us 
" to forefee all the Circura fiances and 
" Accidents that may attend a Buiinefs 
" of this nature. It mull be your care 
