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TABLE OF ROADS 
From where to where. I 
Country j 
Leagues 
Hoursfor 
theTapal 
From Columbo to Ben- - ) 
Hr 1 
totte, brought over. . . . J 
7\ 
1 1 
Bentotte to Gossgodde. . . . 
H 
2 
Gossgodde to Ambiam- \ 
1 
o 
godde J 
I 
Amblamgodde to Ecotte. . 
i* 
2 
Ecotte to Gendura 
H 
2 
Gendura to Ponte Galle. . 
l 
li 
13* 
201 
Galle to Wakgalmodcre, . 
I 
? 
I 1 
To Cattecoeroende 
1 
11 
To Gay a Pane 
1 
If 
Gay a Pane to Beligame. . 
i 
4 
1 T 
1 ? 
To Gravette 
2! 
Gravette to Matura 
I 
Z 
1 1 
19 
291 
English 
Miles 
Matura to Tangalee 
12 
0 
Rainneg and Tallavillie. . 
20 
0 
Ambentotte and Boundelli 
24 
0 
Patctoupanie and Tate Ri. . 
25 
0 
Patepoutanie and Kouman e 
18 
0 
Mattiagamgattoa to Ba-q 
24 
o 
ticolo i 
About English miles 
123 
No 
Tapal 
Remarks. 
Good road ; hilly ; cocoa-nut trees 
Ditto, ditto, ditto, water to cross 
Ditto, ditto, ditto, rather sandy, do. 
Ditto, ditto, ditto 
r Good, but rather sandy ; water to 
1 cross 
-This road shady here and there, 
with sandy tracts, and a little 
< cinnamon growing near the coast ; 
two broad rivers to cross ; game 
and wild animals numerous 
'‘The Road from Matura to Bati- 
colo lies through a very wild part 
of the country, difficult to travel 
on account of the wild beasts ; 
and dangerous from the natives of 
the island, called Vaddahs, who 
N live in the woods about this east 
part of Ceylon, which renders it 
necessary to have military escorts 
The road is equally dangerous, 
and unfrequented by Europeans, 
from Baticolo to Trincomalee 
This Track round the island may ascertain its circumference with 
considerable accuracy ; and nearly corresponds to what Ceylon 
is usually supposed to be, which is about nine hundred miles, 
allowing for the greater extent nearer the sea, which takes in bays 
and projections of land along the coast. 7 
