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CEYLON.
coetruao, rte. 27, 1895.
;ant, after hovering for a considerable
e 11 direetions nn our frantiers, have at lest lk
entered our country. On the Bth of February, they
crossed the Kaymellee. River, at Allogelle, and pene-
trated a small way into toe Hien and liappitigam
Corte% with the inteetion, as they gave out, of at-
tecking the post of Wilmot lupin y.
Ensign Boyd, of the Cat Free Corps, who com-
manded there, went out to disperse them, and, with
a small force of thirty Natives, drove them back
into the Seven Corks.
Soon after this event, Lieutenant aiamleyepf the
Ceveli y, wet) was stationed with his ismall.troop at
Hangsvel:e, having ctessed the Calursa Gang*, with
the Cavalry, and one Sniseltern, and fifty Inieritry,
and passed the Poogodde along the limits of the
I lens Cute, arrived et Moogurempilly, and, crossing
the Keymellee, destroyed many batteries, drove
away all the Candians, who were assembled in
great numbers within a reeve of twelve miles from
the piece svkere he crossed the River, and, having
burned their magazines, returned with one man only
wounded.
This irruption was followed, nn the 15th, by one
commanded by Captain Blackd', who left Negumbo
with 30 Europeans, and 50 Natives ; and, heieg
joined by the Cavalry, and 50 Native Infantry. at
Moogarompilly, passed the kaymellee, at Ginooly,
and detaching fleetenant Pecker to the N.W.
with one half of the detachment. m itched to the
Eestward, with the intention of attacking the head-
qu triers of the Candians, at Galgamowa, in the
lour Codes, lie met with some resistance et Belli-
gelle t but, having overcome it, heard that the ene-
my had fled in all directions; and, having destroyed
their magazines, taunted to Miaogorempilly, and
thence to Negumbee with no casualty, but two
coolies wounled, and two horses kiiled : he was
soon after joined by Lieutenant Parker, who hest
succeeded equally well in driving the enemy front
the neighbourhood of our territories. Since these
ezpeditiiiis. the Candians have not appeered on our
frontier, from Putlend to Galle.
They, however, entered with a great force at the
sane: time, on the 18th of this month, into the
Mature Disttiet, near Catoone, and into the Maha-
gampattoo. . .
Ia the latter distrift,Ceptain Arthur Johnston, as
' soon as he heard of their approach. under the com-
mand of the ')essave of Ouva, set out from alfil
bangtotte, with a force. consisting of twenty Sepois
and about thirty invalid Malays, at eight in the
evening, and surprised one of the advance) parties.
after a march of eight tales. He found the enemy's
camp, however, apprised of his intention; but,atteck-
ing them immediately with his small force, defeated
them, and obliged them to fly, after a long tesist-
'ince, and a considerable loss of lives. ['he Desserts
of Ouva was nrariy taken ; a brass one-pounder fell
into our hands ; and, had the age and fatigue of
the brave Malay veterans alliieed it, the pursuit
would have been more fatal to the Candians than
the battle. Captain Johnston was himself nearly
killed by a Candian, hut saved by the spirited and
timely succour of the Sub-Assistant Engineer, Riley.
' A reinforcement of Europeans, which has gone to
ilambangtotte since this brilliant and decisive ac-
tion. will; it is hoped, secure that valueble Jistriet.
The rat tck of the other branch of the Candian
forces, which entered the Mature distriet, under the
cowl tad of the first Adtgar, and relation of the
King, wa., at first, more successful.
They surmised the fort of esteem!, and took pos-
session of it ; bet Capt. Bredish, elm was proceed-
ing fur Meter.' to that piece, with a detachment of
fusty-sin Europeans and tights-two natives. on hear-
ing thet unpleasant intelegence, hastened his m.trch,
and found the place evacuated, on his arrival ; bu',
a cohot n, with some ammunition, and eighty hap of
rice, which had been lodged there, were carried off
by the enemy.
He succeeded, however, in overtaking some
parties of Candians, in the neighbeurhood, of whom
Mail,' were killed by his detachment, and twenty-
eight Madras Artillery Lascars, one Bengal Volun-
teer, and eight Malays, of those taken at Candy,
came over to him.
These successes, as well as the jiebeinus measures
taken by Colonel Vincent, for the protettion of the
distriels of Galle and Metura, have obliged the
enemy to retire in all direetions from the southern
province., where they seem to have intended their
principal attack.
They have also entered the Wenny, near Pan-
nengammie but a force has been sent from Jaffana-
patens, fully sufficient, with that aheady stationed
at Milner and Moletivo, to repel them ; and the gar.
risons of Trincomale and Batticeles, being fully
adequate to the defence of those (fibulas, we may
fairly hope, that this desperate effort of the Candian
government will be frustrated.
C01.0%450, APRIL 3, 1805.
CIVIL APPOIN DAENTS.
The Honourahle George M•slyille Legitd, to be a Member
of the Court of Justice of the Peace, for the district of Co-
lombo.
John George Kerby, Esq to b' Deputy Paymaster and
Garrison storekeeper, at Trincomalee.
Alexander Johnston, Esq. t . be Agent of Revenue and
Commerce, for tie district of Tri:recnualee.
William Erskine Campbell. Esq. to be Agent of Revenue
and Commerce, for the district of &mall°.
MADRAS, APRIL, 1905.
The following are the particulars of the capture
of the brig La Qum:we:—
His Majesty's ship Caroline, Captain Peter Rai-
nier, arrived in the Roads the 7th of April, accom.
ponied by her prize, the French privateer La Gus-
ta,:e, of 20 guns, and 120 men.
Captain Rainier fell in pith the La Gram off
Sadras, on Friday last, the sth of April. On find-
Mg herself chased by f lis Majesty's ship, the priva-
teer stood to the northward, tiring her stern-chace i
guns with some effete ; as she carried away two of
the Caroline's yard-Atm:, and some of the running-
rigging, and damaged the sails considerably. The
chece continued to the northward of Pulicats when
the C'arefate's superiority of sailing brought her
nearly alongside of the pi iveteer ; and, after re-
ceiving several shot in her hole she struck the tri-
col• ured flag to His Majesty's ship.
neleGnitooo is a handseme vessel, brig-rigged,
a II manned : she had made but one capture
during her cruise, the ship lan, Captain Gibson,
at Sossoo.