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JOURNAL OF THE EMBASSY 
The road here was very steep, being up two very high 
hills. The country seemed more cultivated than any we 
had yet traversed. The air was more serene and cool, par- 
ticularly at night ; there was less of the noxious fogs and 
damps than is usually experienced in the lower parts of 
the country. At the foot of the mountain where the 
escort now halted, lies a beautiful valley watered by the 
Malivagonga. The view from Ganaroa is extremely grand, 
and takes in a vast range of hills, covered with thick 
woods and jungle, and intersected with valleys presenting 
here and there some fertile spots cultivated by the Can- 
dians. The ruins of an old fort and a temple lie close to 
the spot where the troops rested. 
9th. Halted. Messages passed between the Adigar and the 
General, previous to the latter proceeding to Candy, which 
lay at a small distance. 
10th. Removed to a spot near the Malivagonga, and en- 
camped opposite the hill on which Candy is situated. A large 
body of Candians were posted on the other side of river 
m view of the General's encampment. No intercouse was 
allowed to be carried on between them and our people ; nor 
any of the escort allowed to quit the camp or examine 
the country in the neighbourhood. The interviews and 
correspondence between the Adigar and the General were 
all conducted with the utmost solemnity, and with all those 
punctilious ceremonies which according to their ideas are 
matters of the highest importance. 
