Chap.XLIII. A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
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Certain it is, had Raja been fincere, 
we might with his Affiftance eafily have 
made our felves Maflers at that Jundture 
o[ Cohmbo, when all their regular For- 
ces being fent to the Relief of Gale^ there 
were but a few old Soldiers, Priells and 
Citizens left for the defence of the Place. 
But Raja thought it better to play the 
Trimmer betwixt two European Nations, 
than to be in danger of being conquerM 
by one, and lb thought it his beft: way to 
give Opportunity to the Portuguefcs to 
recover a little Breath. 
For the Portuguefes having received a 
Itrong Reinforcement from Goa, found 
means to regain the Fort of Negumbo-^ 
which done, they fat down before Ca/f, 
but were bravely entertained by John 
Thylfcn^ who gave them many a Brufh i 
Raja S'lnga fitting all this while by like a 
Speftator, tho the Portuguefes remain'd 
Mafters of all the Low-Lands^ tho we de- 
liver'd Batecalo into his Hands, and made 
much greater Offers by Peter Barrel our 
AmbafHidor. Things continued in the 
fame State till the Year i(54+, at the be- 
ginning whereof Tranvi'S Caron took Ae- 
gumbo from the Portuguefes a fecond time, 
and having ftrengthen'd it with four new 
Baflions of Earth, furrounded with itrong 
Pallifadoes, left a Garifon of 500 Men 
there for its Guard. After the Depar- 
ture of our Fleet, and foras Detachments 
fent to Cale^ and other Places, Don Phi- 
lippo Mafcarenhas made an Attempt upon 
the Place, but being bravely repuh'd, 
was glad to retire in confullon to Columbo. 
It was about this time that Mr. John Afa- 
atzuyker (now Governor-General of the 
Dutch Eafi. Indies ) coming to Coa, enter'd 
into a Treaty with the Portuguefe Viceroy, 
'John de Silva Telle s de Menez.t's^ Earl of ^- 
•veiras^ concerning the Limits betwixt 
both Nations in the Ifle of Ceylon ; which 
being brought to a Conclufion 1645, the 
faid Mr. Jl<faatz.uyker remain'd in thofe 
Parts, in the Qiiality of Governor of 
Puntegale, 
Baldaiu. 
Ncgumbo 
tak^sn a 
fecond time 
by the 
Dutch, 
Tije Portu- 
guefes at- 
tempt in 
vain to re^ 
cover iti, 
CHAP. XLIir. 
Raja Singa treats underhand with the Portuguefes, his tame Elephants detained. 
Raja declares againfi the Portuguefes. The Dutch lofe Angretotte. Both 
^/^^ Portuguefes W Dutch are reinforced. Engagement near Tiboene. Ca- 
htuvQ deferted. Portuguefes mrfied both bj Sea and Land. Manaar ta- 
ken. 
R 
Portu- 
guefes. 
AJ A Singa at the Inftigation of the 
Portuguefes being grown very jealous 
of the Dutch being in poQeflion of the 7 
Carles^ connived at the Robberies that 
were committed in thofe Parts by his 
People, which at lafl; obliged Mr. Joh}t 
Jhyffen to proclaim open War againft 
M)^ fides them i and accordingly Nicholas J acobfon 
with the Overfchie^ Governor of Negumbo^ and 
Overfeer of the Dwtcfc Limits (who died 
afterwards at roorburgh) caufed all the 
i7« Elc- r^'ng's tame Elephants to be feizM, which 
phMts fo exafperated his Majefty, that he drew 
feiieJ, all his Forces together and entered the 
feven Corles^ where our People had the 
worft of it, becaufe they furrendred 
without being reduc'd to the utmofl: Ex- 
tremity. However after the return of 
Mr. Maatzuykcr^ Negumboy Cale-Corle^ 
and Mature^ with the Countries thereun- 
to belonging, were foon fecur'd againft 
all further Attempts j the Cinnamon 
was gather'd and peel'd as before, the 
wild Elephants tam'd, and every thing 
elfe fettled fqr the Advantage of our 
Vol. in. 
Company : nay Raja Singa himfelf was 
appeas'd, who retreated with his Forces, 
tho without doing any harm to the Portu- 
guefes^ an infallible Sign that there was 
no ill Underftanding betwixt them. 
Matters thus continu'd till 1649, when 
Mr. Aiaatzuyker redeem'd all our Prifo- 
ners, and by a MeiTenger fent with fome 
Prefents, brought matters to an honoura- 
ble Corapofition. In the beginning of 
the Year 1550, Mr. Rampot left Gale and 
Mature^ to the great Dilfatisfadion of 
Raja Singa^ who however was fo far 
from breaking with us upon that accounty 
that when we entred into a War with the 
Portuguefes^ 1552. Raja declar'd againft 
them, laying hold of the Opportunity 
that prefented it felf, by a late Mutiny 
among the Portuguefe Soldiers and chief Main^ at 
Inhabitants of Columbo^ rais'd againft Columbo 
Mamel Adafcarenbas Hontem their Gover- ^^'^l"^ 
nor, whom they had taken into Cufto- ^^'i^'^.f ^ 
dy. 
Thefe Mutineers having gather'd what 
Forces they were able near Columbo^ 
I iii i 2 marclfd 
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