message from the Adigar, with leave to pàsSthe river at file
time he had appointed. This night we had rain, with thunder
lightning.'* '
19th. About twelve o’clock* we ! struck our tents, and! begaxi
Crossing the river. A vast number of Candians flocked dbWn
to the water edge to see our troops, and were h o t a little
ââtoflislieà at the v^ùiMffilhsÿ'and feëilit^'with IwMfeffi
the guns and artillery waggons bvër. Nó such âppëarancë had
presented to them for inàny: years before, tior had there
èvër been such heavy metal introduced iiitb their fcohhtr^i
The ibtd where we • crossed was not more than from three to
îo jsf-'feet déep, it heS% then the dry Season. The déséëiitr
fröxh our side w as so great, that the hhllbcfe w i l l bbÈ|éd to
be taliën' from the waggons, and the troops eifiplöyed-fo draw
through the " water, white ffee hriamuihtioh was"
transported oh the heads of the lascars' and pioneers attached
to the jpife. We encamped close t ö t h ê banks of the . fiver
a t Golobodivilli, ' where is a tandîân village, with V-choultry;
and several ranges of buildings erected bn purpose for thé fè-
béptibn of É e anibassadófs and their trains' whêh they repair
hither to have an interview' with the Europeans. I The general
went" te 'tlïë choultry, where hë^feèeivéd a visit* frofti the Adn-
gar, Who^ camé pfecedëd by a Candian, carrying th e . .King’s
letter wrapped up in a white cloth, and bearing i t over ihis
head ; a mark of profound respect always paid to ^ h ite i1 Which
If the Wyii colour., TOé^%^êtó, ift. return, deliV^ed?fGov%ff-
nor North’s fetter to the Adigar. The 'heat to day was ex-
^MvéY fÉfâtnomëtéf at 98°.
èoth. I took the opportunity of our halting this" day tö *gó
t o 'sèe the ruins of a texhple which li^-èlöse by our encampment.
I t waS’the fijjsjt buiiy'jgf ^o^^M iich* L.flad, seen on the
island. AhpuCffppr; sojwflve feet in heighj^of the,,yaLlsj .spli re#
maixied, with flights of ,§£eps all ^jound.-tli^n^^^reg.tt pains had
been i ■ bestowed^’qftr/ita, ^onstrpc^b^^hjan^^viral ’inscription's
weife? still visible -ornfftlnc flags . an^bpihlfs.' /.wl4ch formed its
basis. .Contigiipus-jt?) it lay a neat vlllageabutleatirelv deserted,
asf/fhe; worded- had* unive^ally^jleft jjf,.>on 4^ iv approach, and
the men i'Ormfed part of the .imlitia-yhipb f e n d e d the. Adigar*. |
Abqufci re i c l o c k at might*, ^tlie ^ d ig a f sjtate
byy torch lightr, to,! '|5a,y, Lvi|iA »to the general,
when*. thePhCpmfohengfts.eoiflahuiedhfef a^fpM, hpvu r. on*«gompinnt'hr'
tary m a tte # ^ A numbtr p $ f ,‘<j&y"
with then,general were; jjfespnt duriri* igjwp, Tlie'.^oMy^
rsatioil'fwa® p a rr ie ^ o n standing, hud I may^ judge liom
myself, allu patties .vweee„ heartily ti®edjrp/ it, and .{yisJ^jed it to
be brought - to! a 'speedy^coucliisipn. The Adiglnjjprbmysed; •tp-
-send the lgeneral' fivc^hundredihf his peop|e^^jjj0^iyey tthb'
presents -intended^’for ;|the King ofesGandy|, and tofl^fjL'jdhe
Cinglese« peasants in oum.kerYioe ,in tran^portmgj ,puj~ tbaggugp
and provisions * but this promised i f ' we ! ma v^hjupgife, from; th et
performance, might also: be set! .flowii- among ^ e ' ’jGoiiiphmen-
tary m atter *' Rain, thunder, and liglafhiffi&at < nighb- 2,
.ijSlsi. Halted. Sent-. the..pimjeers to.iprepair j&be. joMFss which
Wpre represented tpf be in a '.very ’bad > condition.
•. 22nd, The Adigar waited, op -the general in hisf ugbal state,
beings accompanied by. several b f the. ch ^ f iiT^%und>M|3qur three’
hundred’! ro{ his guards. Their , gpeat^gpns, yere. ' carried bn*'
men’s shoulders; b e ifi^ litfie Jmtxnehthanf'in^^i^ts. <>f a a eiau
bore' with blocks ■* dff.wobd | attached , f0' djhe e^d
the ^barrel near the Pbreech! ;.Those' guns, when, about to be