Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-24
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The first European settlements on this Island
were made by the Portuguese. They were. MI
ter possession of $50 years, finally driven from
it in 1856, by the Dutch. who IN their turn were
rooted out by the Eugni,h IN 1795.
The dominion of the Island was ancienti;, diyi
ded between number OF petty Kings, bat after
the arrival of the Portuguese. who took posses
sion OF the whole coast the natives who main.
tanned, in the Interior, independence of the
Europeans, were reduced under the poyernmen,
OF the * nS of Candy The Kingdom has been
sufficiently Powe. full to keep up ;n almost unn.
terrupted Struggle with the more civilized Inha.
bitants of the coast, for 500 y ears A war com.
menced With The Eugish, soon after they OBTAIN.
ed possession OF the Dutch territories In 1go.
British army, to revenge some &C of host,lit,
committed by The Candians, marched INTO the,
territory and took POSSESSION oil Candy, the cap,.
al, whe' they gned Treaty OF Peace Tins
treaty was however shortly broken q British
GARRISON Left al Candy under Msior Dayy were
overpowered and obi ged to surrender. and m v,o.
iatIon OF the conditions OF captul1tIon, the whole
garrison, except three or four Individuals whs
Tor uhateiy escaped, We. e mastered ASIA,
ot partial hostihJ has subs 5, ell ever since TN
event, though not accompanied, until receniIy.
o. any remarkable incidents.
The goyeI nnent OF Candy was a very irnnerfeo,
&C we monarchy In 1913, The X nc lied. md
b. the influence OF the Ad e. or D. n. n,,l,,,,,,.
young MeiaDsr, Of inferior extract,ou. Iut,e
talents, a"d most peryerse disposition, wa,
placed OF the throne. The Adigar so n l,'sttLe
IHtiieuce winch lie expected 10 MAINTAIN over the
young King, and the later gave himself I'D t,,
acts OF tue no nhuman cruelty. L. the sum.
ner OF 1914, be seize,, The four infant chllrs,, of
the Ad ga, Compelled their Eother wi.h he
own hands TO bfuise The heads M a mortar ana
hnAil! Put 10 death the woman herself Tn ee.
other wOmei, were bound, a stone ted 10 tiie,,
necks, and they were thrown INTO lake. wher,.
they wei c drowned.
he soon ate seized ten or eleven subjects of
the British Go,e nuient, cur off Iher srlDs ,os.s
and ears, aud sent them down to Columbo lie
English capual The Governors ,mn,enisi els.
determined on marching no the Cand,an err to-
ry, and ieyenBihB these acts of cruelty The
Adigar, hose tam ly had been go cruelty Gu,
oil had pr eviously raised force to uup,,se The
KING, but II was subhued, aud the lea1er
was compelled to take refuge at Columbo. The
British army soon reached TIE heart nf the coun
'ry' and m February last, the capital was N Their
possession, The kng was prisoner. anil he
Canadian throne, VIII ch was OF SILVER, ornamen, ed
w'h gold and precious stones, and the iron :, en-
ire, with a brlli ant head OF diamond. ,sers ~,
the way o England
On the I'd of March a solemn Conference was
held IN he Audience Hail ofthe K.nn of end,
between the English Governor, and lie Ad,gars'
peSSaVes ana her principal chefs, OH benalf of
the people, in presence OF the Nohattiies (,orsa,s
Vidaans, and other subordinate head men. from
the different provinces. They there soIe,nniy a
greed 70 submit TO the Britlh dUmInion, and m
medialely after tue Britlsn dag was hosled.
a treaty was agreed TO, b. Wbica It IS declared
mat the kajah SIR Wilkiem R..jah Snka, had
iorieitedall title TO the throne, and sAs depo,e,
from the office Of King and fis Family and de,.
cendsnts were declared incapable g nheril,n,
any OF his rights, AMI forbidden toresde win
Tue county the domhlonis transferred 10 TIC
sovereign of,he BRITISH empire, resery,ngr To ~,
AdlgarS, Dessayes, MOhattaieS, COraals, V,daa,,.
and o'her head men, tie rights, privileges, an,
powers of Their espectlve offices. these are =
be appointed by the British government.
The religion of Gudhee IS to be Tolerated. snr
ITS rites, ministers places Of worship maa1ta nee
ind protected. Bodily torture IS prohibited. sen
ence OF death IS TO be carried INTO execution
only on the warrant of The British GOVERNOR
and British Agents to be present vt all eapi.