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London, England, 1815-08-06 00:00:00

TII E NATIONAL REGISTER.

F self Dessave of the Four Korles, kept hovering in front.
of Major Hook's march, with some followers, bu• had inti-
mated, both to Major Honk and Mr. D'Oyley, that he was
desirous to join the British standard, and was only prevented
from doing so by his apprehension for the fate of his family,
who were ender the King's power, in the capital, but whole
liberation or escape he 'expected as soon as the troops should
advance sufficiently near to Kandy to induce the King to re-
tire from that place: be further gave it to be understood,
that although he was obliged to keep up the appearance of
firing, he would do no harm; and in all these points, although
his assurances could not in prudence he fully confided in at
the time, he afiet wards faithfully kept his word.
In the evening of this day (the Ist of February) I left Co-
lombo to join the army, and proceeded by the route ref
Avissahuvelle (usually called Sittawakka) and through the
three and four Kotles towards Lientenant-Colonel O'Connell's
camp at Ganeteyame. While at Kouroonagodde, on the Ist
of February, a letter from the Lieutenant-Colonel, dated at
Ganeteyanc, on the •ied, informed, that the advance of that
division, under Major Moffatt, of the first Ces lon regiment,
having been detached to support a patrole which was con-
ceived to be in danger, and advanced so near the fortified
post which commands the Balani Pass, that it was deemed
advisable to attack it; and it had been carried, after a trifling
opposition.
At Attypittva, on the 4th, I received Major Hook's re-
port, dated from Gerigamme the preceding day, apprizing
me that he had taken possession of that strong position and
the neighbouring hill fort of Galgederah, with hardly auy
resistance, and no loss.

On the 6th I reached Ganiteynne, where it became ne-
cessary to halt for some days, to give time for the concentra-
tion of the divisions advancing from Trincomalee and the
east side of the kandian territory. Lieut.• Colonel O'Connell
was encamped here, and Major Moffatt posted at Amenoo-
poora, one mile and a half beyond the Pass, and a free com-
munication open between the two vorps. •
Here the Adikar Molligodde, by a message through Mir.
D'Oyley, requested permission to surrender himself with the
banners and records of the four Korles, of which he is Des-
save, having received intimation of the escape of his family
from Kandy. My consent being signified to him, he, on the
Bth February, came into camp in state, attended by a num-
ber of Chiefs of the four Kor•les, who had not previously ap•
peared, and formally gave up the insignia and records of his
Dessave into the hands of Mr. D'Oyley, whom I had deputed
as Commissioner on the part of the British Government to
confer with him.

Learning by reports from Majot Kelly, commanding the
3d division, and prOceeding through the province of Saffia •
gam and Ourah, towards the Indulgasinha Pass, that he could
be sufficiently advanced to support a forward movement on
the part of Lieut.-Colonel O'Connell and Major Honk's di-
visions, I, on the 10th, directed Lieut.-Colonel O'Connell
to ascend the Pass, and occupy Major Moffatt's position,
sending 'his detachment a little in advance ; and on the
evening of the same day, I joined the camp at A menoopoora.
The Adikar Chevlapola, who had followed my progress all
far as (aniteynne, proposed to take a different route from
thence ; and being furnished with au escott of about fifty
men, proceeded up the mountains, by a road to the right,
leading into the province of Oudinoora, the iubabitauts of
which he was desirous to communicate with.

Late in the evening of the 1 l th, a report was brought to
Mr. D'Oyley, that a divisipn of the British troops. sup-
posed to be that commanded by Major Hook, had reached
Kattogastate, a fury of the great river called Mahavilt-

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