i f f it; ' i corporal o f the 19th '.Vftki Wasÿfèft'' for dead jri thé maSsacrê,
but %fiô Ü à d ’ fqund means W e fc a p e 1™ 1 the n igh t'tô ïf fit lM a èd ow îd ;'"Where b e gave
thé id^ellige&et? ‘ to Çèfpfàiii blS q^ e ‘ o f the 19th regiment, commanding the pçfst ;
Who, having sustained à sèîge M r three .flays, • ïelôlVêA ‘v e f y -Jüdiêi5tîffy'wt'o bring
'off til's gârrisbiFtb Tnncôma le e, Which h e h a ï effected hôtw’ithsfaftrîing the constant fire
of Çîtndians Upon nîs' s^ à li'fë f c n ,.f tedffl *tlfe with & Strong d e iilii lieH t
Of Malays, cônïniahciè'd b y T/ieutqnant Huskison, elcbfting dboleys to Candy, when
ïh'e Cân'di'âns fled.
This âàa ïnàny other proofs “of‘pié'in'Slïâfty 'of'tbe-Candians t6 bppbsé'the prcÉf
gress of any collected European Or Malay force;^ however.' inconsiderable, render
ft difficult to account for the embarrassments which could induce the garrison/pf
Candy to subtolt to atfy infraction "d¥ 1he-J treaty of capîtùlatiôn which they had
made, and' to deliver up their arms to the orders o f the Adigar, ' which it appears
they did ; and, on their return unarmed to Candy, the British soldiers were separated
from the Malays, and all inhumanly butchered, with the exception o f Major 'Davie,
Captain Humphrey's b"ft“the Bengal artillery, and- Captain 'Rumley of -fhe' Malay
corps. '
Çàptàin Blackball o f the' .51st, with 50 Europeans and go Sepoys, was ordered
to march from C o lumbo to relie ve ' the small' garrison o f Dambadihia which had
been âftackéâ‘forttvo days HAest numerous" bo'dy of Candiansf 'This IdfyJ^e^hi pef-
formed with only the' loss ofônfe inân Of 'the ^'ist .regiment;' whose ardour to
attack some Candiâns on ttie opposite side"of the Kaymefir fiver made’ him attempt
to swim across, when ‘hfe was carried away" by ’ the Stream''- atiT’df’ovvnecK " Àrd attempt
was made to surprise the second Adigar, b y sending 'a party." iri’^he rijgbt
to die place where he was stationed; but' Oh' our Mprbach^he’ escaped 'with 'all
fiis people; and Add into' thé jangle. The huts and ‘bün^roëF-'eroded’for their' :ëe-
eommodàtion' were burned b y our soldiers.
. T h e following; orders b y his Exteîle'rrcy the .Governor are published to the
troops serving in Ceylon b y his desirel }-•
Oppressed as the 'Governor Is- b y g r ie f and indignatron at the atrocious:; act o f
perfidy and cruelty lately committed àt Candy, he has sincere‘ satisfaction at noticing
the spirited and successful conduct o f the garrisons of fort Macdowal and
Damba'dinia. T h e G overnor requests Captain..Ed. Madge of fhe 19th regiment to
accept bis thanks. for his gallant .defence" o f T orffM acd owa l, ' arid the judicious mann
er in which he brought o ff his garrison. '
H e also desires to e x g r e ^ t l Captain B la ckb a ll o f 'thé gist regiment-his perfect
approbation o f 'th e .v ig o u r and activity y i t h which he conducted' the. relie f o f
Dambadinia; and to Lieutenant Nixon of the lg lh , and'Ensigns Grant and ‘Smëllîe
o f the Malay corps, his h ig h sense loT tEg/spir it with whicii / they defended that post,
under .circumstances o f extraordinary distress.
(Signed.’ F . 'N .
Fort was;
made b^ corpqiyiNGeorge tBar^nsley .ofeJh® M^jestjf’g ig£h p g jta fn ^ i ija the preseape.of
Cgptain Madg^rGaptain P ie r c e of'^hg 19 th regiment, and assistant S u rg e o n , G i ll e y
pie o f the .Malay regirpent i-—Thabiyajj.Vfh^ Jug e , a ltttjle pefpre jjd^y light, the;
Candians commenced^ an a^jack omtthe, h i j l .guard in re g y - of; , ga lago og., w h ich
was a 3-pounder, and ftwk it . T f^ 'a p o n , after a strong I p d M f f c M M jL , b e a d e d ,
b.y me,Malay ‘ djiieft made a ohapgp .p n jt jie eastern barrier, , topjejjde^sjiigrfR’ take ,g.
■ guh w h ic ii was th e r e ; . they were%ppppsed 'fey Lieutenant ^ l a k e g e ^ a f , p((
a* feW'.‘■ mempqf(.fh e^ ^ Ö j^ w h o tómsel%jftHsin 'fheI()è.opftict, T f a t j.an jppessam fire
waf» . kept u p. until .two pi!il^^.'ip^^e>,dajfeït^?llen> as -(thé^enèniy gndea&niping;,
to break in a t , th e n a r M i jo j , Da\i£ |fnug..(^utr a flugj^of^truc e, offerin
g to 1 surrender 'theo'tb»'13’ wOjr.lp^Wig march.gtfljt with his,, ^rms. f?hi$
th e y consenterf; to, and M ajd f LXjYxe, a f t^ -^ ï ja n g tlpe igpag,« raarefiSd ^
gdeloqk an d aP tS f^ d ed ' tfl|^alapa|fa,^ ^ e r e he w ^ o b jt g e d to g lL n f f i& g b fu i e
UMblajytoSf pass, .the river.s, taOrnmg thp ï sept put 4 .M^od/ihe1^ to
propose, -that if. >Major Da v ie yfoujd g iv e u p -B p d g q ( jS^gifinjy, ,'•*&? 'K lng whom
1 Govêmpf .Nfrtlbtplaeèd pn.thp t-ftr^ne <?£ Candy.r and-y^yr^tregted- o|rt,|rpq>pfe,
they w&uld .assist him wit|ift}pat$>and J^ftf.jto £5$£s the .fïY^/ ; 191} jyljjjch Major Jfavie
gave him n? byhis HBWg npiiseul- lifter agoSjgr^tpSSsagg ;jya5 ?e^t4 thm ^jterje
was plenty-of hamboes and dthe^ - materials at 4 and they na^t. qi^^e raftjt
themselves. ' All .that day was eayjloygd. i.^gn4fayopi;ing .to make'« f^j.^bip:, they
c o u l d nm-SUQcegS ip getting a.'rope.-atroasL ihpJri^fe'QJ^Jigjbafthp d^ptji and./a^i-
the, curcent;. but-.'jiext day afemt- n? p ’(c|#k^paptaip Hngi^re^^pff'ahp
Bengal artillery came and reported that he had succeeded in getting a rope acEosi.
• Abou t - this time stSSK..;;,of; A e Malays and gun Laséars began ,to desert in small
parties ; upon which -Major D a v ie ordered the.remainder to;t..ground their arms and
follow hi® with all th; officers back to the garrison. A s soon as the) h i l p i o -
.«eedetl s o o -yards on then- way yffitfier^i the Qabdtans, sapped, th^u , tógjfe tftp ‘S& ;é r ,y
on ®ne «id», and. kept them prisoners ^for ha lf 4 an|,^ou4^, d.ecl.ueat"gay|,
hi. liLird shot ^111 the d,rtrticm. <ft the »place where th,e officers jv.t ie prisoners, and
swhföhcwifti||4S>wèd hyht.^ea,'mass8eiéj' T h at J ^ t g j ^ i a t e l y :. ^ y bppk 4 hjéi.Euro-
■ y Fort Macdowal is a .post on the’ Triacomalee . side of <^05!/, •,miles #cgn-.ft, feopiytanddd
’v?Pr?®#3fS!
nontenant Dithprgft; most ofuthe Eurnpèaaa.howeyer.were, -siih, ,^pd v^iy fejy-fit for-jntj
This post with;|ll,.thevpthei s in.She ,Ca.ndia%cWntiy, was' attacked on {te.same day, apd held
ant ’Mji; '(ffie.tsrrival^f ;^e ybove fiptollOTspce^ pp tsAicMCantain Mrigë, retreated M m t
joaghf .W European; and aljont 35,. M^ays#-bging un3tef.thejioei.>Mt) of.ilijiKfnmng
the :siek, and arrived- at Trincomalee the 3 d July with tlie above dreadful lidehgoSi^.
This brave nffiqqr had f°r lyp or fhree days'fo1 maimam $ haid fighr with” a g-re.if "mim .
her of .C^lidignSj. 1 ‘till he fell in. iVitlj .a^party or'Sfalays' gomg;'up‘lb C^raji;
turned With him, 'and, m‘ six. days ot^jrwg^rnaremij/'Teac'hed Trincomalee. Lieutenaht
Driburgh of "the Matey ‘régiment jdied‘me/day after mis arrrvtel.
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