A Dejcripion of CEYLON. 
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Ftdave was v/ounded by a Mufquet-ball, 
as were likewife 'John Fenaon (T Abreu, 
Andreas de Seixas^ Manod Nugueira Fre- 
irc^ Manod de Souz.a^ and Manoel Segal- 
do. Laurence Days a Native of Cclumbo^ 
was wounded with no lefs than 3 Muf- 
quec-balls i Kuy Lo^es Coutinbo^ Dom'ingos 
Fires., inhabitants of Nega^iatan^ Lieut. 
yinais^ Captain 5. Jago., Manoel Correa^ 
Commander in Chief upon the Baftion 
of S John^ Francifco Pereira^ Simon Lopes 
de Bafioj and many more were raiferably 
burnt. Mole of thefe received their 
Wounds by the accidental fetting on fire 
of a VelTel fill'd with Gunpowder, thro 
the carelefnefs of our own People. The 
Reverend Father Paulo was wounded, 
as he was furnifhing the Combatants with 
Fireworics, as was likewife Father AfoT^oe/ 
iTelles^ who was touch'd by two Bullets, 
without receiving the leafl: harm by 'em •, 
a Granado did alfo fall juft before his 
Feet, without doing him the leaft harm, 
as he wasbufy in defending his Poft with 
Alvaro Rodriges Boralho at the Gate of Ra- 
juba. 
Father Damian F'ieira with his Compa- 
ny did.conliderable Mifchief to the Dmch 
from the Church of St. Domingo, being 
bravely feconded hyCafpar Aranja Pereiraj 
Knight of the Crofs, and an old Servant 
of the King (who fucceeded the City- 
Major in his Place) with 9 or 10 of his 
Followers i this being the Place molt ex- 
pofed to the Enemy : The Commander 
in chief Antonio de A-felo de Caflro^ no lefs 
annoy'd them from the new Baftion, and 
with their Shot fo fcoured the Streets, 
that there was no fafe PalTage for the 
Dutch and Cingalefes. 
Thz Dutch without the Town, did on 
the other hand exert their utmolt Efforts 
againft the old Baftion, which being al- 
raoff laid level with the Ground, the 
Wall without ferv'd for a Breaftwork ^ 
and being continually fupplyM with frefli 
Troops of theCandinefes and others, put 
oar Men, but few in Number, moft of 
them fick, wounded or half-ftarved, and 
belides that but ill provided with Am- 
munition, very hard to it on that fide. 
For by this time we had not only but few 
Men, but alfo not above i 5 days Provifi- 
ons left, andfcarce ib much Gunpowder 
as would fuffice for two Charges of our 
Artillery. 
Canfuluti- Things being come to this Pafs, it was 
OR ^ioKt <i debated in the Council (confifting of 34 
Surrender, perfons) whether it were not belt to 
think of a Surrender-, 13 were of Opi- 
nion rather to die upon the Spot, than to 
treat with the Enemy : but the moft being 
of a contrary Opinion, and nine of them 
pofitively inlifting upon it, that it would 
be moft conducing for the King's Intereft, 
that feeing the Place was no longer tena- 
ble, to preferve the Remnants of thefe 
brave Fellows, who had behaved them- 
felves fo courageoully, it was agreed to 
enter upon a Treaty. 
Accordingly the lot/;, A fanod Cabreira 
was fent with a Letter to Mr. John van der 
Laan^ concerning the Conditions of the in- 
tended Treaty ;,an Anfwer to which being 
fent the 1 1 J/j, Laurence Fereira de Britto^ 
Diego Lcitaon de Soux.a, and Hieronymo de 
LucenawQVQ difpatch'd as Plenipotentia- 
ries, to demand a Ced'ation of Arms till 
the 25f/? of May^ againft which time we 
expefted the fo long defir'd Succours. 
But the Enemy, who were not ignorant 
of our prefent Circumftances, would 
hearken to no other Conditions, than to 
furrender the City the next day by 1 2 a 
Clock at Noon, which if we refufed, 
they threatn'd to give us no Qparter ; fo 
that we were forc'd to obtain the beft 
Terms we could, without any longer 
Hefitation, the Articles whereof being 
drawn up in haft (for want of time) I 
had not the Opportunity to perufe them, 
and therefore can only tell you upon this 
Head, that Columbo was forc'd to fur- 
render, tho I can't precifely tell upon 
what Terms. 
No fooner was the News of the Trea- 
ty divulged among the People, but no- 
thing was heard but dreadful Outcries and 
Lamentations : The Ecclefiafticks (or at 
leaft the moft cautious among them) hid 
the Images and Relids, and unfurnifh'd 
the Altars, for fear they ftiould be defiled 
by the Hereticks, as had frequently been 
done before upon fuch like Occaflons. 
The Dutch having taken pofTeflion of the 
Baftions, our Garifon confifting of 90 
Soldiers and 100 arm'd Inhabitants, in- 
cluding Officers, nay even the lame and 
maim'd, marched out, fome with their 
Swords and Mufquets in one Hand, and a 
Stick or a Crutch in the other. 
The Hollanders feeing thefe poor Rem- 
nants, moft of which appeared morelik« 
Skeletons than living Men, were aftoni- 
flied at their Bravery, in the defence of 
a Place they had been forced to purchafe 
v\^ith fo much Blood. Ten Dutch Com- 
panies march'd into the City, at the Head 
of which appeared the General, Adrian van 
der Meyden^ and Mr. John van der Laan on 
Horfeback, not to reckon the Cingalefes 
fent to guard the Governor of Columbo's 
Houfe which was no fooner done, but a 
MelTenger was fent to him to demand St- 
moyi 
Bald<£us, 
Is furren-'^ 
dred. 
The Gari- 
fon confift- 
ing of 190 
Men march 
out. 
