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the Cinglese from the Candians. 
arts which are often found among the Candians. With much 
less smoothness and courteousness of face and manner than the 
latter, they have much sincerer hearts. On examining the coun- 
tenances and carriage of these two classes of Ceylonese, it is 
easy to perceive the difference arising from the respective cir- 
cumstances in which they are placed. The countenance of the 
Candian is erect, his look haughty, his mien lofty, and his 
whole carriage marked by the pride of independence. The hum- 
ble yielding deportment of the Cinglese, on the other hand, 
with the patient or rather abject endurance which is painted 
in their faces, plainly denotes the dependent and helpless state 
to which they are reduced. 
The looks of the Cinglese even denote a degree of effemi- 
nacy and cowardice, which excites the contempt of the Can- 
dians ; although the latter, with all their boasted spirit, can 
never venture to attack an European but by the same method 
as the Cinglese, and are equally cautious in waiting the con- 
venient moment of assaulting him from the bushes, or jungle, 
in which they have concealed themselves. 
I have already mentioned some efforts which the Cinglese made 
to resist the orders of our government ; but the vigorous mea- 
sures, instantly taken on the occasion, soon convinced them that 
the power of the English was still more irresistible than that of 
their former masters. The cause of their rebellion was the im- 
position of certain taxes by Mr. Andrews, the head servant of 
the company, and the collector of the revenues. A body of 
Cinglese took up arms and retired into the woods at the dis- 
tance of a few miles from Colombo : several of the corles and 
districts at the same time declared openly in favour of the re- 
bellion. A detachment of Sepoys was sent against them : several 
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