CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
Introduction — History of the Island previous to its being taken 
possession of by the English — The successive Conquests of the 
Portuguese , Dutch , and English. - Page 1. 
CHAPTER II. 
General Description of Ceylon — The Harbours — Monsoons — Cli- 
mate — Rivers — Internal Communications — Soil — General Divi- 
sions — British Dominions — Trincomalee — Malativoe — Jafnapa- 
tam — Manaar . - - - - - - - 31. 
CHAPTER III. 
The Pearl Fishery — Customs of the various Indian Nations 
who frequent it. - - 59- 
CHAPTER IV. 
Patallom Salt-ivorks — Nigumbo — Fishery there — March of the 
British troops from Nigumbo — Surrender of Columbo. 8E 
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