Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-27
Downihg-.ltreet, Apgnst 9, l9l.

l'aShuVSt. one oi hIS hIdlSSly ltIuClpaI
Secretaries OF State:
British II. Q. HGudV, Fc6. IS, 1915.
My LoRD-For some days subsequent to
TIE date vi the last dispatch, which h9d
t' c honor to address to ycur Lordship, on
Kanciian affairs, dated 10th January, no
circumstance occurred of sufficient consc-
qnence TO be reported to your Loriships,
the several divisions OF the invading force
being partly in movement and partly pre-
parfng to move.
no serious opposition was made to the
advance + ,hese divisions. The first Adj
lar of the King Of Handy, by name MOI
hGodde, brother 20 the Dessave OK tine
Three Korles, who had previously come
over to tie British territory, and himself
Dcssave of The Four Korics, kept hovciing
in front OF major Hooks march, with some
Showers, but had minated, both TO ma
jur Hook and Mir. D'Oyley, that he was
desircus to Join the British standard, and
was only prevented from doing so by his
apprehenslc ,slSr the fate OF his family, who
were ondor jugs power in the CAPT
IL, but whos ration r escape he ex-
pccted as soonXthe troop, shou d advance
sufficiently near TO Kandy 10 induce the
King to retire from that place he fur
theI gave 1t to DC 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 ~ prudence be fully conGded IN at the
time. he afterwards faithfully kept his
word.
Here follows an account of the military
arrangements for the attack.
now made claim on the Aaikar T.
beylapola. for the performance of his pro-
mise to raise the people of these provinces,
so as to prevent the Kings escape, and to
ascertain the precise place Of his retreat,
to which detachment might be sent to
make him prisoner.
This task the Adikar undertook with a
lacrity and confidence, Offering to proceed
TO Dombera in person dispositions were
made fer the proposed purpose, by pre-
pairing adetachment to ACCOMPANY the
Aiikar, and dispatching another To form a
Chain of military communications with ma
jor kel!y's force at Haugeraukeite.
Every thing being thus prepared, the A.
tikar set out for Dombera, on the 10th,
preceded by the detachment under the
command of Lieutenant Myths, of the Ist
Ceylon regiment, and accompanied by MIR.
D'Oyiey, who ON his arrival 1t Eakkeytu--
gala, in the forenoon Of the same dav, found
the detachMent already there, and learnt
that they had fallen in with . party Of the
Kings people, and after sharp resistance,
but without loss On our SIDE, had killed
three and wounded one, and captured a
number of persons, two of whom were near
relations to the king, and men OF leading
C1nseque c., and almost all were rsl t J
or allied TO him.
This account, dated the 10th, reached
me on the l7th, and the same dav the pr-
sonerS were sent ~ when conferred with,
they claimed with earnestncss their con
nectlon with the East India Company' s
government. The principal man, by name
Mu. al SeWney, made a merit Of having
received presents and marks of distinction
from tn gentlemen in authority unIer the
presidency OF Madras. Being asked as to
tn j. 6 hiding place, and the Is, &c aiong
with him, he said, it vas several days since
he had sean him &c was t" CT in Dombeva,
he could not say ii he continued in the same
place, but il not, he could only go TO Bin
teune that his Court was in a great inca
sure dissolved, and that there were no
principal S!YdarS or Chiefs remaining with
him. These communications were by no
means made in the tone OF a willing inform
er, but appear TO nave been true. The dis
persioa Of the Court we had every reason
to believe, as ON that and on the following
day, several Nayakars (as they are caisd)
or relations 10 the king, surrendered them
selves.
In 81 far also as regarded the Kings
place of retreat, the account of the prison
en- agreed with the daily reports received
FROM NJ. D'Oyley, who represented hiln 10
-.be still II DaV'bcra, but did not venture 10
ilatter himself or me that he could succeed
in at once cutting him offfrom escaping to
the mountains. His otter OF the Is in stat
ed, that the King had fed from his last
known place ofhaiti1g, and ;hat the nhabt-
ans Of two villag II I'd appeared, and
promised to cooperate in searching fer
him. The latest report that ri. D.
Oyley could then communicate was,
that the King was conc. aIed IN forest
about league and a. half from Fildinva,
and he hid sent a detachment to en-
Ceavor to intercept him.
On the l9.h. in the morning, had the
satisfaction to know, by letter from Mr.
D'Oyley OF the same date, that The King
was in our hands he had been surrendered
the preceding evening in the precincts Of
Media Nah, Nawe'a (the place from
whence he was reported tohave h-d, } by the
people Of Dombera, in conjunction with
some armed Kandians, sent by Ehcylapola
Adikar, and taken prisoner with two Of
his wives. IN the house of Ara'chy "a sub
ordinate Headmau) at aplace called Gale
y fheWate, about mile beyond Media Maha
Nuwera. His two remaining wives and lis
mother were known to be at Hanwevlle,
short distance Oft, and being sent for with
conyeyanccs and an rs, ort, were brought
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