The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-08 00:00:00

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Lave already escaped and arrived Lett., wliosa}, tliat,
all the others are 'ready to follow their example.
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who are settled at
The Princes of that Nation,
Collin**, waited on me, as soon as the melancholy
intelligence arrived,
1
to assure me of their regret
and indignation at hearing that any lad
attachment
to
the
deserted, arid of their invariable attaci Malays 1
British Government.
Deposition of the Laseoryn arrived from K andi.
ldilihanagejoannes, of the Ref)rmed Religion,
beitLig duly. sworn, deposeth, That the 6th of last
meshi-byheiavas sent, along with twelve other
Ise
Las_coryna, by the "Isown-Major to Kan rthat
;
Passed at Negumbo, where Daolies were
ipu:
under
their charge, and that he arrived at K.anr 1, aftera
delivered
of about twelve days, and that the Lascoryns
"livered up the Doolies and
other' stares which
were under their charge, to the English Geatleme"•
After remaining there three days, they were
,or-
dered to return to Columbo with twelve Doolies,
in eleven of which were sick Europeans, and one
which contained baggage.
These Doolies, with twelve Euryean Soldiers,
n
as an escort, passed the River, and stopped u ,on
the opposite side; that the same day he heard firing
at Candy ; that a great many Coolies, upon hearieg-
,ahe firing, attempted to pass the River, but were
stopped by a Malay sentry.
Several Candians approached the Place where
the Doolies and 'the Sick were, and fired upon them,
- aatlieb wai returned b
Ml y the Europeans and twelve
jtheir Ammunition was expended; when the Malays
umped into the River, and te European Officer
who commanded the Detachment did the same. He
does not know what became of all the European
Soldiers, of whom he only saw three cross the. River,
and one killed by the Candians. That the L
who served the cannon at that Post,
threw the caasears,n-
non into the River, and passed to Candi, and that
he followed their exam
that he do plc 'and escaped to Candi ;
es not know what became of the Sick
who were in the olies.
Fie went first to D
the before, but finding manMandore, where he had been
the y Canclians there, he got into
'Palace, and remained in the Coma where the
lililaYa-Soldiers were. The firing continued until
• at saeta o'eltack, when a White Flag was hoisted from
az the Palaee,aand the firing ceased..
That Major Davie, the Captain of Artillery, and
an European Malay Officer who spoke Malay, and
two or three native Adi Malay Officers,
.went to the
gaar, and returned soon afterwards:with an Ola
from the Adig , aar which helimself read, importing might proceed to Trincomalee with_
out receiving any molestation, and that the should be taken care of and have
medicine en to
given Sick
them until they were well, when they might either
go to Columbo or stay at Candi.
The garrison set net on Ft idly, with their Arms
and Ammunition, at five in the evening ' to Akin.
they remained all night, exposed to
gantotte, where
a very he
satauvradar;iomlohtentihne dempon.ent,,heing with them.
On
g. 3 ajor. Davie ordered a
raft to be made to pass the river';• several Kandians
came and demandectMootooSawmy, who, they sa:d,
was not at Kandi. They seized upon, him and car.
ried him off. They
Sawiny gave his sword to
:Major Davie. The Kandians that it was unnecessary told M• •D '
Ar avie
to tnake rafts, asp
next day
a number of doneys would be procured in which
they might all pass.
Next day however, Sunda
it was d y, no doneys came, and
propose to send some person across the
river to fasten a cord, by which they might ss :
that he, the deponent, swam across the river, pa
and
fastened a cord •to the other side, after which he re-
turned, but while he was doing so a Kandian cut the
cord.
Soon aft'erwaials there came an order from . the
.
Adigaar to Major Davie, to make his men lay down
their arms, and return to Karrdi, which,. after some
time, they did ; that between "Candi and Anon.
)
gantotte, there is a village calleevantotte, were
t, two cannon were placed, and
,d wGhere the Mah
lays
w.ere..,prderecl to separate from the rest, and proceed
,I ..„ A9,4andi, which theofficers
y all did, except four native
- - who remained with Major Davie.
Soon afterwards all the
by Prisoners were taken, two
two 3 and delivered over to Kandians,
,who took
them to a little di ,
that they wore likewise and
l and cut their heads off;
going to kill. the women,
but this was put' a stn
coby
.order of the Adigaar.
Major Davie, and thpe.
Artillery, with
the four Malay Officers whiPolahTidonfot followed their
Countrymen, were carried off, as he to the
Adigaar. The Seapoys and Bengal supposes,Ltiscars were not
put to death. A Malay servant of Captain Nou-
radin, whom he ,taw, told him that the two Eeiglish
'Officers and the f sur Malays were with the Adigaar.
Upon Monday he saw the two English Officers,
and was told they were to be carried to Hargaroon-
ketti, where the King was. In the evening of that
Ftday the
.Adigaar c,llet-tecl all the effects which the
.nw.glich had left, awl ordered the cannon to be fired
ithout ball, as A'
That mark of rejoicing. '
having 'heard afterwards that 'the Coolies,
Lascoryns, &C, might return, he Set out on Friday
night, and came to Colombo yesterday evening,
the sth of July.
Taken down by me from the interpretation of
Mr. jonville and the 14Iaharnodliar.
COlunsbo, 6th July, 1803.
(Signed) ROBERT ARBUTHNOT,
Chief Secretary to Government.
(A True Copy)
(Signed) RICHARD PLAsKET, First Assist.
ant to the Chief-Secretary to Govern.
ment.

Lord Chamberlain's Offee, Feb. 6, 1804.
Notice is hereby given, that there will be a
Drawing Room at St. James's, on Thursday
.next,
the 9th Instant.

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