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Erbm v^)§£T£4owhfcte. •* ' CLeoaugnutreystHhoeTuraspfaoMn I& Remarks on the Roads.
Frdm|;Td!rnpartpq- to Cfl- y
1 ' pentee.n.-. . ' T . . .1 3i |S^pdy xflte 's^s/Utiu. Wat^f ; 1-
Calpentfeen to:Etally........ 2' 83an<%r
Etally lt6->N&vacally. . . . . . Hj 3-5- jDittf'' j>Wild and.wt^dy " bfavacally to Vfetajpallie-., 2 ■
VefepMie-to-Anc^^hiSe..; % ‘' ;
1 10
% tDitto • 3
Road Mqp&,$ie South Gottst.ffpm Gotyinlo to jP(^nt jie ^/x llq ,
Matiira, apdl^atac6iol-[']'•
Coitnhbo tp <3alkiest. . . / ' R -T |
Galkiest to Pantura. .... % a 1
Pan tura to Caltura......... '2 -/ 3
(Very sandy and.woody; vcipnaiuon
< steady ; veryfteW.the sea-; a Crng-
1 lose village atid 'dautch^iiere^-also a
u-few Dutch goosesffi -
I r A' little sandy, good road-;, pass
. through part of-the cinnamon '"gat-
i' dens| Ayer tocross.; a village at Pan*-
i tura and a ranggafipOtrses- to quartet
and -refresh thei-r march
| L from, Columbo fio. PpinJi^eGalle - ,
r Very good shady dead; cocoa-mut.
! < frees - the-whble-j^fy ;»a. broad'river
t to cro& ; a fort afttfevillage'’’ ’
; m : > * 'I
This toad is reckoned 29. English miles; it is an exceedingly cool'and pleasant
roael to travel: I have myself walked in seven hpufi from Caltura to Co-
- £;lumbo/ without being much fatigued. The sea.is very near* and fhe whole
way level.
Columbo to Caltura-.. . . . . H
Caltura to Barbareen.. ... . s Wm
I k 1 m
f The fort and village, with tbe.coun*-
V try beautiful, and well cultivated,
vS^butfeved
r Shady; level gbodtoad% raih.dffM$y j
•} cultivated;, cocoa-trees. A small
i village post here to watch ships
5 in Gey Ion. 4J5
‘, TOeJafigfuffersy theTapa
From ’Gfflufflbo^to Barba- 1
' 1 *re^n.Jtfau^ht over. . .. JifM H
Barb'axeen to Bjentqh /. .. nH fJ4-
Beptot-ttTG,o sgdl3dc\.. , -i a;
GQssgoddk/|to Amblam- 7
. . . . . . J- B
/MnlilarngoddC ro .Ecptte.;.; 2 -4
Ectoc JoLG^epdura;. . . . . . #- 2
GenSurapo/Eont^S^dle;-.. .- ■ 1 ■H M H Gafi^'to Wakgifmqcler^. ’. 1 T p
;1mi (Satteco^Miotlo..'. 1 G*y a Paaad-. . . . . . . . . . s T# Gpy a Pand to. B^Iigamme.. ?W||f TorGaSuwette /iiiffi vk'.j J jit! i•%.» r|
Gravette to*JMSilira... , a . . r a , V
^ /'
};Eb^ish
, 12 >i$-94 Eaiffin^’ahq TjnWu®/ ^ .. B | ;
Amb^mo'tte', 1 24 gMal ok, ;r»' ' Pat-etoupame and Koumahei , . .yQ V . Mattiagamgattqar t'o Ba- i.
facdlorl'.^T? / ..................f • 24
’Mahir^/ib; ,TiflWalee._'. ,,i
About 'English-milgs» • ... H jTapal1 1
* Remarks on tfie Roads.
f f Water «d-fcfoss^^dpjl road, ratliet
s^iipsr^ejffeh abdhtiP* o'fi" Barbareen
{ which' Has a river-running info-- the
^gspa? sTM^oast--ij8IJ'opky and shoally
hGorad-toacJ i hiDy; cocoairnuf ifeesi :
jDitfo^ dittq, tjlttby water tti cfds§ * “
’■Ditto, dittftjt, dittPv rather sandy, ditto
Ditto/ ditto, ditto? < /• isf
sh/ady here And there,
i- fhh'; sandy tracts, -a^ ajitd.evcin^
narfiori gtawin^ne®the coast; two
fi cross-j game, and,
.- wila' aMmal^numepBMv
‘The* road-. from Matiira. to
1 fftk> % through ajyery ynld part
;Pf ph e •|diMfyf 'djfficui t' tolrav^I
Qnbaccdnnt of tffe wilili.-bsa#^
and idangetoug from the BaM'esof
die island^!: caHedW^®^si ■ whet
1 hve iiEithi/,woods abon*. this--eatst
pa^t of .©eylcfn,: wlhehs:*enA»-ft
neCessary.ta have military-escorts/
The-road is equally dangerous, - and
iin%quented ByEuropeans,' ‘.from
ltl Batacolo to Trincomalee
This track round. the island ma^ ascertain, ifs QTunfe^cevjwph gQjar
siderablf accuracy; 'and ^ nearly c6r^|pgh Jsj’witbi what Ceylon itf usually
■supposed to be, whi^^t^botit’^ir^e. hundred tnile% alfevtih'g'fbt the
gteatepj extent bearer the, sea, which f:*jrkesi
along the coast; ' |jj ' ^