hap.XXVlI. A Defcripion ()/CEYLQN. 
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The Forces under Captain Lippens^ 
having not without fome Reliftance from 
four Mcinchous or Boats, palled the Fens, 
got into the City ^ but the Captain being 
forely wounded, made (hift to retreat 
with fome few, the reft for want of time- 
ly Succours being all made Prifoners of 
War. The Yacht the Maid of Enchuy- 
fen^ was fo forely batter'd from the Fort, 
that being ready to fink, her Crew was 
carried off by the Sloop the Langerack \ 
but the cut her Cables, and got 
out of the Bay without any confiderable 
Kumkrof Lofs. The Nimiber of the Slain on our 
thi jlwi fideaiTiQunted to 200, and 3^0 wounded. 
^^^^ not including the two Companies or Joow 
'van Hartknhurg and Roggencamp^ and the 
Seamen commanded by John Lippens^ that 
were made Prifoners in the City. The 
Ships the Ter Goes and Erafmm^ who had 
aboard the Soldiers that were to aflault 
the Water-Fort, not being able to get 
near enough by reafon of the Wind, foon 
got out of the Bay. 
fiTmthc " ^^^'^ unfortunate Day the Ge- 
Empemto " ^""^ nQval received a Letter from his 
the Gene- " Imperial Majefty, teftifying his good 
ral. *t Opinion of his Excellency, not quef- 
" tioning but that after the taking of Co- 
*^ lumbo he would deliver the faid City 
" into his Hands, purfuantto the Agree- 
" ment made with Mr. Wcfiervtold. That 
*' he delir d to have fuch of his Rebelli- 
ous Subjeds, as fliould fall into our 
" Hands, deliver'd up to his Dlf~ 
faves^ either alive or dead, in order 
to punilh them with the fame Severity, 
as he had done ihofe at S^rcc^.'j, and 
that he had order'd his Governors to 
ravage and deftroy all theVillages in the 
Low-Lands. He fent at the fame time 
enclos'd a Letter from the Portuguefe Go- 
vernor, Antonio de Souz.a Continbo^ dated 
Oiloh.i'], at Columbo, to the Emperor, the 
chief Contents whereof were, " That 
he could not forbear to put his Majefty 
in mind of the antient Friendlhip be- 
" twixt him and the Portugucft's^ which 
he was forry to have been interrupted, 
" by the Dutch making themfelves Maf- 
" ters of Caleturey and having routed 
" their Forces near Pamture^ by laying 
fo clofe and vigorous a Siege to the Ci- 
" tyof Columho^ that they were in great 
Danger of being forc'd to furrender. 
Wherefore they craved his Majefty's 
AlTiftance againll the Hollanders^ who 
" after they were Mafters of the City, 
" would certainly not deliver up the 
fame to his Majelly, but lord it over 
" his Subjects which his Majelly, accord- 
ing to his Wii'dom, might eafily fee, O^^^ 
" how much it would tend to his Difno- 
" nour whereas if he join'd with the 
" Portuguefes againll them, he might 
'■' promife himfelf all the Advanta^s 
due to fo great a Monarch. 
The i^thoi Novemb, was fpent in car- ThewoMnd- 
rying the wounded Soldiers to Negumbo^ ^'^ f^"^ ^" 
Gale, and Montual : The fame Day the 
Enemy in a Bravado, put two of our En- 
ligns upon the Baftions of S. John and S. 
Fhitippo. At the fame time Advice was 
brought, that the Ships the Avenhorn and 
Campsn richly laden from Perfia, were 
arrived at Gale in their Voyage to Bata- 
via. For which Reafon the Yacht the 
Brownfijh was difpatch'd to Gale, to carry 
fome Letters thither, to be fent further 
10 Batavia, as likewife a Letter to be fent 
by Land to the Emperor Raja Singa. 
The Yacht the Popkensburg arrived alfo 
with Gunpowder and other Necelfaries 
fo^- our Gamp. 
The a Letter from the Emperor 
Raja Singa was deliver'd by his Dijfaves 
to the General, wherein hecondol'dhim 
about his Wound, and theill Succefs of 
the late AfFault, telling him, that he was 
empioy'd Day and Night in making Pre- 
parations to join him with his Forces, and 
defiring not to venture a fecond Alfaulc 
before his Arrival. A Letterof Thanks 
being order'd to be written to hisMajeftyp 
the Yachts the IVorkufmnd Popkensburg, y^^^^'f''' 
with a Frigate, were difpatch'd to Negum- cnufing. 
ho, to cruife to the North of that Har- 
bour, to get timely Intelligence of the 
Enemies Approach- 
The 16th fome Cannon=fhot being 
heard at a good diftance, it was generally 
believed to be the Signal from the Fortrefs 
of Negumho, to advertife the Arrival of 
the Portuguefe Fleet. Whereupon Mr» 
Adrian 'van der Mey den took two Compa- 
nies of Soldiers and as many Seamen, 
out of the Church of ®uiade Lobo (where 
they had thej^Poft) and marched dired- 
\y io Montual, in order to embark them 
there, to prevent the Enemies Landing. 
The General,notwithftanding hisWound^ 
follow'd thither in Perfon, and found 
them ready to embark, which was how- 
ever defer'd for that time, till they fliould 
receive more certain Intelligence. On- 
ly the Yachts the Mars and the FliJjlngcHi 
with fome Officers aboard them, were 
commanded to cruife off the Northern 
Point of Montual. 
Much about the fame timearriv'd the 
RomanYacht from Suratte viith 16 Loads 
of Wheat. The Officers reported that 
