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theirs ; and they examined several articles of our dress with 
great minuteness. They were not a little surprized on Cap- 
tain Vilant, of the 19th regiment, sketching off a likeness 
in a few minutes of one of their chiefs, and presenting it 
to him. Our watches did not escape their notice, and they 
were very curious to have, the uses explained to them of 
those extraodinary machines. Upon being offered some 
little presents, they seemed afraid on account of each other 
to accept of any thing, lest it should come to the king’s 
knowledge. They informed us that we should find it im- 
possible to bring up our horses and waggons to Candy, 
which was afterwards found to be really the case. I shall 
not forget the significant smile which one of them gave on 
seeing a tumbril pass by : it seemed emphatically to say, 
“you may as Well leave it where it is.” The Adigar, on 
returning from this conference with the General, sent some 
of his people to fetch the presents which the Governor 
had destined for his Candian Majesty. They were very 
valuable, and consisted, among other things, of an elegant 
state-coach drawn by six horses ; a betel dish with orna- 
ments of solid gold which had belonged to the late Tippoo 
Sultan, and was valued at eight hundred star-pagodas. There 
were besides presents of rose-water and a variety of fine 
muslins. After these had been delivered, and we had been 
joined by two hundred Candians, sent by the Adigar 
to supply the place of those Cinglese who had deserted 
us through dread of the climate, at one o’clock we set 
