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(£blen (;erüor(lec^ettber, aid tu ben übrigen (Saften J)t
£)ad innere ber £anbta«er entspricht ijjjrem beuget«
iitet)t / tnbem unter ben glatten Po r ten unb artigen 53e*
nehmen ein falfd^cö öerrdtijerifd;eö & n j Dergedt i g *)„
©o fel;r bte j£od;ldnber bte ^ügenbewühuer wegen ihm
geigt;eit Derachten, fo haben hoch aud; ge nid;t SÜtutl; ge*
nug, ben (Europäern auf offenem gelbe entgegen ju ges
ben3 )♦ 58emt bie (§anbtaner gleich ntd;t eine anbere©pta?
<fye haben, aid bie (Singalefeu; fo haben ge went&gend
eine aubere SOtnubart, unb biefe SO'lunbart wirb für
viel fd;6ner, wobtflingenber unb weidjer gehalten, als
bte ber (Singalefen, welche burd; bie $inmifd;ung Don
allerlei; fremben 5B6rtern Derborben fepn foü 4). ©er
neuge 53efdjretber t>on Seplon bbrte^ bag felbffc bte
©pradje ber Sanbianer fet;r Diele £lrabifd;e 5B6rter
enthalte, unb bag ed fogar gemeine Meinung fet>: : bie
5lrabifche ©prad;e fep Don ‘illterd her bie herrfchenbe
©ptad;e in Set;lon gewefen, unb erg feit ber Betfun*
bigu n g ber R e lig io n bed 55u b h a m it b b a g fc r ir i^ & b r *
tern Dermifd;t worben 5 )«: (S*d t g fei;* glau b ltd ;, bag 1 2 * 4 5
1 ) P. I. C.
2) Percival 1, e. u. Knox p, 64. They of the Uplands
are ill-natured, false, unkind, though out-
L woriiyfair, and seemingly courteous, and of more
complaisant carriage, speech, and better behavipur,^
than the Lowlanders.
v 3) Percival p. 2i 6. The looks of the Cinglese even
denote a degreeof etfiminacy and cowardise, wh’ch
excites the contempt of the Candians; although
the latter, whith all their boasted spirit, can never
venture to attack an European, but by the same
method, as the Cinglese etc.
4) Percival p. 185* 186. Asiat. Res. 1. c,
5 ) ^ P e r c iv a l 1. c .
iidb tn her ©ptad&e ber (Sanbianet Diele Strabifdje 3B6r*
Ier gaben: gan| unglaublich hin W « / bag bte Don
^ 1 Arabern fo gdnjlich Derfchtebeneu Seplonefen Do»
hen ergeren dbgammen , . obe^ih™ angenom^;
men haben folften. SKach einet (?age B W t e f lW
ben bie i8n6bhif*en ohngefahf Dtersig & {« « nach bem
Sltifanae unferet 3ettre§ttung aud &ecatt Dettueben,
unb entflohen nach te^lon, ,wp. ge
a b g ig e Aufnahme fanben1). S^mbe
febreiber berichten, bag £ei;lon in. Dorigen getten Dtel
» en b e r /w a r ; alê je |t/u n b bag biefe gnfel | | |
bunberte lang ber ^ittelpunct
bem fübbgïichen ..jp^gli^en x3l f t e n gH w .. - @be»
biefeê erhellt a u ê ben bew unberndw ürbtgen £ e n fm a b *
lern alter $ u n g , welche man nod) je | t in ben übe*
gen, nur Don wilbenSUteren befud;ten 0 egenben ßi*
tïigt 2). - 3 dj Dermuthe / bag alle S^l>aïer ber ^ufel,
welche geh gegen bie 0e e b f n e n , unb^aud welchen
i Heinere ober grbgere ©tb&me in bad ^ e e r gtegett.
1) Percival p. 200.
2) 6 0 in ben ©ilbnigen, burg» welcbe gd> tfnor b«p
Pfeiner ^ lu it anS bem 3nnern bed Sanbed,vetme:# p.
16c. Here and there by the side of this river is a
1 World of hewn Stone Pillars, standing upright, and
other heaps of.hewn Stones, which ! suppose were
formerly buildings. And in three ar four places
are the ruins of bridges built of stone ; some remains
of them yet standing upon Stone Pillars.
In many Places are Points built out into Dhe river
"like Wharfs, all of hewn Stone; which I suppose
have been built for Kings to sit upon for pleasure.
For I cannot think, they ever were employed for
traffick by W ater; the river being so fall of rocks,
that boats could never come up into it. wCf. iVia-
^enzie in Asiat. Res, VI. 433 et *4- P