their condpct inConsepoence, 40 ; their extortion,
its ill effects, 40 ; respectful behaviour
to the King, 41; tfeaty With ' htai
i 45 ; causes of their not reaping-all* f he ad-
Vantages they. might haie done from I the
possession of Ceylhn, ....;. j .. 53 Dutch inhabitants of Ceylon.,138; their man-
tiers, 159; very indolent,- Ï60 y treatment
of. their women, i.6'0 f Vénération of the
women for their husbands, 162; appearance,
manners, and dress of the women,:'... .
' 162;' 163, 164,
Ë.: ' ;
Edimalpan i, ^ i...... hiC 397
Elephants, 288 ; mode of taming, 291 ; many
destroyed in taming; 292 ; those of Ceylon
superior to any 'other, 202 ; a smâflréptile
-Very destructive of them, 292 ; f mode of
copulation; 293, sagacity] 390
Elephant hunt, general description of, 28g j
"* usuaHyin tile-neighbourhood of Mature, 291
Embassy to Gandy, '377' ; preliminary cautions,
*TOtï; force; 373 presents to the King, 38o ;
: presents from the King, 408 ; Adigar re-
“tmonstTates against clearing a- road, 386 ; an
European killed by a coup de-soleit, 388 ;
difficulty of procuring necessaries,- 395 ; its
canSes; '396'; ’arrive near Candy, tiresome
? ’ceremonies; 39’9 ; • the -ambassador expected
' to prOstrâtë himself to the -king,' refuses,
'401 ; hall of audience; 403 ÿ conversation
■in whispers, 4 0 5 :; object of thé • em-
‘ bassy, . .. .... .. .. . ___. ......__406
England attempts to gain possession of -'Ceylon
‘ without success, ’52- ; Succeeds in 1795; -64
Hi F( i
Falk, (thé Dutch Governor) the first cultivator
‘of cinnamon, .h','/: .7.’.. .-. . ;. ..343
Fish,' -curious mode of catching, -111; abunr
dant, -___r . . : . . . . . . . . ............ ; 318 Floricàn a species of crane, __305
Flofmousè; â-riÿingfox, ............... . 3Ö2
Fly-catchers, two-species, ..........'. ;'3ÖS
Flj'ing-Éiz'ard, h .......... .. . . 314
Fort Ostenbriig,. . ; ........................... 66
France attempts the conquest bf Ceylon, 49
J'ruitSjof Ceylon, the mango.''319; Mangus-
'teén', SS©} shaddock; 32crJ malfccca apple,
> *$2af' cushoó'rïp(>lêj krilapa;- 321;
' -paupa, 381;; cuSterdapple, 321 ■'s'taihrirind,
321) jShkfftit, ‘ 322*; bleSadfriiit, 323j^codoa-
hüt, 3S5'S’ Xsè® nocoa Öël)1aëtfel riftf, j
BSJp) coffee, ■
329; tnanghas, -tradition reapehting h; 335
1'qtóaJs,' ..r j i '. .Ti'i ?*, SWfifliteo
G.
Galkiest;V7. . ... . d l r t ^ . ^ S S n i fi';',145
Garnboge;J. . . . . . :V. i v-J 835
Ganaróa, dónntfy pteas&nt, ; . . . . 7s'h3?398
Ganna Teona, why so called; volcanic ërup-
ïioös, . .. . C*?;-.IPH .1397
G a r n e t , ..... ... . .v;*V7SS5
Gazelle, aSpeciès óf déér, : : s* i . ... .299
Gobies, priëSts' of fhe lnfèrior Geylonese dei-
ties, * .t S fillB H H ?il.!:.t-i22.
Government of thë’ British possessions -m -Ceylon,
; . . . tej. , . rr.:A. I?.™ ...-2B8
Guana, .L. r . y . r’.S'Xvjr'i ,
Güns óf the Candians, ... v; j . HBi*. .vijfljs
Gurrawaddi, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . ;. v.H-f379
’ ■ H...
Heat of the climate better borne 'by Europeans
than the natives, ______ i
History of Ceylon before thé -arrival ‘off the
. Förtuguese; ............. . : 4
Hobart .(ford) his reply whoii desired tb:pros-
trate himself before theiEing ofGandyy ‘ 401
Hondrews .or Mahondrews, the nobles of-the
•Cinglese, 238 ; their state, 339>f‘lriahaer&
and dress, 240; wedding-feast very maghi-
' Beent,....... .;; Ó. | . i . % .... ,-fr. i .. ^ 1
Honey-bird its singular- instinct, .. .......;30'g
Horses of Ceylon, 1294 ; bred- mostly-:ih the
district of Jaffna, '7 3 ; very spirited1 and
seldom eastrated,’ 295-} used in Gandy by
‘ the king only, . . . . . . ., ir .-.;7. j-y; 277
Hulst, theDutchgeneral comes to Ceylon,.'35 ;
is killed1 in -an’engagement; ,.1. . . . . . . . . ’36
Hauling,- method- o( 149 Hi
K |
laipostors who ättefid thé peari fishery as. cönjâréfs,
93 f âfièëdôfë îjiÙsfrative iff their
address, andçu npingjM,,. - • • • •
Improyements which woulijcsultfpm a better
t ó e o f i^lritótó;:'• • - J f y-r ■
Indian Ichnemnd.tiX ^ ^hguiâr in^i|fcè;,!|;;.|o i
Méian -:-:ÿé{-V^30è
Inhabità'htVof feyKrl (sèë CandàiîS',- Gih'glésé,
BeÜahs; f?utch of Gejdon; -Fdfffiguës'ë W
Ceylon) >
Insepts.,of, Ceylon, sevtt^lg?®'1^
815,; black scorpion, 317; centipcççs, 317;•
spiders, vety larger 318 ; the carpénftér, 3lfe
Ihsurreûtions of the jratiy^ 'fi-èqtiëht; Mit
if ' .qüeïïêd Withent mheh riifficnlty,-8 i j sad îfl-
7 iiSfab'ee; ' 233f hww -to- prevëfitfherîf; V. 2S&-
interior bf Ceylon; difficiifes ih the Waÿ oF iis
chhqXi&f, 43; diSfcripfiod;' 57 ; 'inllaWiï§d
by fflfe'B&feM;'24#;fHttle
explored, . . .J; . . . . .s .v., ,.,1; ,,247
. J. . ..'r
jacks, dr trefe; .^ •/- 0322
jhekai^; - .-.03.
Jàïnaj ^®ÏÎÜ ÏSÎt, fl j VMfcul ffliabrtants,
‘f Ï*; t®r dêdÜjjhtidfts étid inhfifiSfs, 72; the
district §dUd ibr brfeedihg horses,' . ... . 73
jafnapatam, j i ® , - ' dèscfiptibft, 7«; road
frotn thé' south west difficult arid danger-
t ' 'dus,'1,.. I , ,., >'
jt®é®rÿi^frohri ffie çpçpri-frefe;
•3utîgtëri;0'wl>.. .......5^9
’ ; k. |
. ;EcÉ;tàpa, jj 1; kiwév.ÿ«)F*
jgksàfâff. f>pta&>bis death; -.... -, . . . L'SyS
King', of; ,Çaudy; hte palace, ' W n i l
place,. 2'52 j his string' of titles, 265 ;' his
chafactet, 267';' State; ,26^; revenues, 273 ;
bodÿ-guà'ifdf li'ôw hririéd; .463 j his person
and dres£, . rf-, ; ............ j |j..............404
Eririi (Mf.) instance of his superstition, 213
ire'e&ê, a dagger used by die Malays, .. .176
takes and canals; . :v. ............ 6 1 Land-winds, hot arid unwholesome,- remedy
against them-,- enfidus- effects on glas,
Eahgùâ^e- of the CeylorieSe, , two diar
lëfcté; d.- ;.' | .-A' |.: -.4- ; i. ^ . p 202
Learning of the Ceylonese, state of, . ;-20(i
Leefches j óf Öëjdóh, ; CürîôUS. jpärticulä|k: respecting;
-311 ; way-, troublesome on- the
-liîàich-.fé- Garidji» v /W • f tVi ■■ ■ Ài -2308
Lightning; its violence arid fatal effects at Coïumbo;......
.uv2ht;-’H A.'.- :2V. .'.V
Lubbahs,- . . . . ....... .; .......... 72
M.
MacdriW-at (General) sént On an embâlsÿ to
. Grindÿ) 377 ; refuses it) prostrate himself to
-. .the Ring,................................ ........401
Sfedtórfcïf; a soldier, drowsed, .......... ..378
Mähibtä ripple; ............. ......... > ....-Vi820
;l®feti^6é};f68-j aboûnds.ifl ^ime, .; .-'F^d'^8
lâiàkq's; -their-good conduct at the capture of,
GöinmBÖ; 1 IS ; 'theirurigin; 168 ; persons,
ló’9-.;- -dress,; 169, 170, 171 ; connection
- with their -women dangerous, infidelity never
- pardoned, .1 7 1 ; education apd fijpdj 1 7 2 ;
'sports,- -1/3 ; religion, 174; government,
175 ; weapons,1’ 176; intoxicate themselves
' with opium previous to any desperate, enter-
prize, . 1 7 / ; running-' a- muck, 1 7S; jhhir
ferocity diminished Under the government of
the English, 1 SO; at first- averse to the Eng-
. lish through the instigation of the Dutch, fist!
Malay regiment, their bravery and' discipline,
ISO; new modelled by governor North, 1S3 ;
their arms, 183 ; implicit obedience to then-
native officers;lS4f; reflections thereon.’ lSo
Malivagonga river, .......................... fio
Manaar, island of, origin of the name;’ 75 ;
fort, city, and productions, 75; distance from
the Coromandel coSsty 7 6 ; guIpb,:-77-; im-
y portance of the place, 81 ; appearance of .the
‘ counify; from this place along the coast, , S3
Mango,........ ............. .’3 19 Màngus’téch; ,....... ; . . , . . . . - . . . ’. -;320