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at hearing that any Malay’s had deserted, and of their invariable attachment to the 
British government. 
Deposition of the Lascoryn arrived from Candy. 
Milihanage Joannes, of the reformed religion, being duly sworn, deposeth, That 
the 6th of last month, he was sent, along with twelve other Lascoryns, by the 
town-major to Candy ; that he passed at Negumbo, where doolies were put under 
their charge, and that he arrived at Candy after a route of about twelve days, and that 
the Lascoryns delivered up the doolies and other stores, which were under their charge, 
to the English gentlemen. 
After remaining there three days, they were ordered to return to Colombo with 
twelve doolies, in eleven of which were sick Europeans, and one which contained 
baggage. 
These doolies, with twelve European soldiers, as an escort, passed the river, and 
stopped upon the opposite side ; that the same day he heard firing at Candy ; that a great 
many coolies, upon hearing the firing, attempted to pass the river, but were stopped 
by a Malay sentry. 
Several Candians approached the place where the doolies and the sick were, and 
fired upon them, which was returned by the Europeans and twelve Malays who 
were posted there. They fired till their ammunition was expended, when the Malays 
jumped into the river, and the European officer who commanded the detachment 
did the same. He does not know what became of all the European soldiers, of 
whom he only saw three cross the river, and one killed by the Candians. That 
the Lascars, who served the cannon at that post, threw the cannon into the river, 
and passed to Candy, and that he followed their example and escaped to Candy ; 
that he does not know what became of the sick who were in the doolies. 
He went first to the Mandore, where he had been before, but finding many 
Candians there, he got into the palace, and remained in the court where the Malay 
soldiers were. The firing continued until two o’clock, when a white flag was 
hoisted from the palace, and the firing ceased. 
That Major Davie, the captain of artillery, and an European Malay officer who 
spoke Malay, and two or three Malay native officers, went to the Adigar, and returned 
soon afterwards with an ola from the Adigar, which he himself read, importing 
that the whole might proceed to Trincomalee without receiving any molestation, and 
that the sick should be taken care of, and have medicine given to them until they 
were well, when they might either go to Columbo, or stay at Candy. 
The garrison set out on Friday, with their arms and ammunition, at five in the 
evening, to Alungantotte, where they remained all night, exposed to a very heavy 
rain, he the deponent being with them. 
On Saturday morning Major Davie ordered a raft to be made to pass the river. 
Several Candians came and demanded Mootoo Sawmy, who, they said, was not at Candy. 
They seized upon him and carried him off. Mootoo Sawmy gave his sword to Major 
