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London, England, 1819-03-25 00:00:00

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Diging the lift& part of this last week, accounts
have crowded upon us from all parts of the interior,
with intelligence of the most joyful nature. In every
province, the people of all descriptions are hastening
to submit, and to give the surest proof of their sin-
cerity, by the surrender of their arms. The delusion
which had been so long employed to mislead the
minds of the people is dissipated; for the puppet
King has been seized, his insignificance proclaimed,
and his person secured in prison, and in bonds. The
main-spring of every Movement of insurrection is de-
stroyed, for Kappitipola has been also degraded and
confined. The truth of these most important events,
which in our last Paper we could only venture to give
as a report, confirmed by some circumstances of pro-
bability, is now established by concurring testimony
from a variety of quarters, beyond all possibility of
doubt. The seizure of the Pretender and his Prime
Minister is of such decisive consequence, as indicating
the total failure of all the designs of the Insurgent
Chiefs, that we think a particular account of it will
be far more interesting to the reader than any obser-
vations that we can at present offer.
• The following Narrative was given to the Honour-
able the Resident, on the 14thinstant, and we have
selected it out of many Reports, all agreeing in the
main points, only because it is thiimose satisfactory
and full. We give it nearly in the translation of the
iaformer's own words I a 4. Moilandiram of
Musicians, and attended the King irtriti Deata-
lawe to Dombera. Tile had been_about eight days
at Devatalawe, where he was joined by his Minister
Kappitipola, from lVlatele. On the 29th of August,
they went together to'Hatupatwelle, and were ;there
mei by Madugalle, late Uda Gabach Nileme, with a
qu.unity of provisions, &c. It had been the King's
in:ention to proceed from thence to Walapana,
and probably to join Kiwulgedera, in Weyaloowa ;
but in consequence of the representations of Aladu-
galle, that palaces had been built, and other prepa-
rations made, to receive him in Domberz, he was
persuaded to cross the river into that province. On
the 30th ultimo he went to Windamoone—on the

31st,' to Kiwulgamma—and, on the (2.d instant,,to
Mihavala Idawe. At all these places he received the
prostrations of the Chiefs and people of Dombera,
and was treated with the usual respect and royal ho-
nours. On the 3d, the office of Second Adigar, and
thr Desavony of Matele, were conferred upon Madu-
Kappitipola remained without any office, but
went frequently to the Palace, and did not appear to
be in disgrace: he lodged in a house at some distance
from the King, and had not many attendants. Most
ofthe King's attendants in waiting retired at night to
their respective lodgings. It was about midnight on
the sth instant when the house of Kappitipola was
First surrounded: he was seized, bound, and sent pri-
s•nier to ritawala: and, sumo time before day-light,
the Palace was surrounded, and the King receiving
in intimation of his danger, attempted to make his
escape, but was pursued, taken tic tr the jungle,
bound; and secured as a :pkisoner in the Palace pre-
fared for him at Mihavala. On the Gth, Madugalle
anformed all the people who had come from other
districts in attendance upon the King, that the per-
son set up for a King by Kappitipola was one Wis-
bawe, late a Priest; that he had learnt the fact from
pelime Talawe, and had acted 'with his concurrence

.s braking both the Usurper and Kappitipola priso-
eters for their gross imposition upon the people. They
had all permission to retire to their villages. The in-
formane immediately came away with several others."
The King had been accompanied into Dombera
by a few Chiefs, and about fifty men who were
armed with muskets, ten or eleven ging*, ten or
fifteen loads of gunpowder, and about fifteen loads of
sulphur, were carried in ds train—the latter were
dug up some whet* near Deyatalawe. It has been
reported among the people, that Fehr= Talawe and
Madugalle meant' to produce a new candidate for
the throne ; but when the late overtures made to Go-
tenement by Pclime Talawe himself, by the Rata-
maliatne and Chiefs of liarispattoo, and by several
o:liers are taken into consideration, it is very plain
that this report is merely circuLted to keep up their
consequence and enhance the value of their submis-
sion. It is not likely that after such a general failure
they should be ranguinc enough to expect that the
people, dispirited as they are, would again submit to
velure all the miseries and privations of such an un-
equal warfare for another phantom King, however•
his genuine royal descent might be vouched for by
Pclime Talawe and his friends.
The terms which they propose as conditions of their
sehmission are, we believe, quite inadmissible; for
the simple and dignified answer of Government to
them all is—" Look at the conditions of the Procla-
mation: by them, and them only, you must abide."
Great numbers have submitted in different provinces
in corisequence of the Proclamation. In the seven
Korles, arms arc brought in every day in abundance.
In Ilewahette, where. only a few days ago Captain
(lather was so vigorously attacked, and his escorts
me.inually annoyed, all hostility has nearly ceased,
is every prospect of that province, so re-
, for its rebellions spirit, being reduced to
submission. Major Coarse has advanced to
;eta, and the IlOnourable the Resident is at Gan-
Captain Dobbin, who advance from Lot-
to Hewahette, fOund the people in thaequar-
most friendly dispoiition.
(ellassy every thing is perfectly quiet; but we
:erred to say the sickness at Katabowa still
ales. Lieutenants Munick and Tranchell with
'wenty men have been removed to Batticaloa,
having again begun to fall, there is a hope
'ourable change in the atmosphere.
• last Paper we mentioned the capture of that
a rebel the 13ootawe Itateralle; we have since
. few particulars of his surprise, which do
tedit to the: sagacity of Major Coxon, and to
conduct of the small party which carried
into execution. By'setting a person to listen
:onvcrsation of some of his prisoners, Major
found out a person who was acquainted pre-
_f with the retreat of the Ratteralle' and by dint
threats and persuasions, he induced him to guide
to the spot. A party of Mislays was instantly
eight of the most active and intellirni were
only with knives, and so well disguised, that
morning they were mistaken for CAndians.
Ootara commanded ths party, and after a

most fatigu. march, at twelve at night they reached
the lurking-place of the Chief, situated in an almost
impenetrable jungle in t e Ouwa Wederatta, on the
further side of M e 'Kande. The guide con-
trived so completely to avoid all their watches, that,
the house was entirely surrounded before any alarm
was given, and the whole family'were secured with-
out any casualty whatever.
FROM THE ASIATIC MIRROR,-OCTOBER 21.
We are happy in being,able to present our readers
with an account of a very spirited and brilliant at-
tack made on a body of the insurgents in the Baitool
Valley, by a detachment under the command of
Lieutenant CittnitsilAsis. The accounts of this affair
have been received from Husseignabad, and state the
enemy's frce to have composed of Gohunds and
Arabs. Lieutenant CRVIKSIIANKS' detachmentoame
upon them on the morning of the 21st of September;
they were strongly posted in a glen, under a Chief
called Dagee, and the entrance of this glen was crossed
by two deep and rapid.nullahs. The hostile force
occupied the banks of these nullahs, from whence
they kept up a smart and galling fire; their numbers
were between 1 and §OOO men. Our infantry at-
tacked in a most gallant manner, by making a rapid
and most furious charge, at the same time that the
..7th cavalry having made a detour to the left to
_get
round a skirt of the glen, also fell upon them. This
joint onset they were unable to withstand, and they
fled immediately. with a loss of $OO killed and
wounded.—At this place it was found that the enemy
had collected large magazines of ammunition, which
were all blown up by our troops. The victors also
got possesFion ci a large quantity of arms and of
plunder ; elephants, can'.els, &c. It is hoped that this
affair will put an end to the further opposition in the
Baitool Valley.

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