fs, rëïnatSablè^ and! the vigour communicated by th e ëèöl-
nëSs ó f d h e ‘ ‘Mfodëè^ïs ■ Veiy sensibly dólt b y ? an^Etii’ö^aïï.* I *ex*>
perienced th is ' p®st' satiifeetorily in a iwalk yiïieh F^roók ï from
€5afe(M,stö Êfoïhhibo ih © d e c e m b e r ’ I t f jwtó tHëh nearly
the mbitest sëasoh d f the yéSt!, an^ ®ië
places rabdyé twebty-eïght niiles. I left iS®he
mörMng? iw Company with tWÖ sets of palankeen Ötijy$!'*B'ho > ; WeÉfc,
to j t t e Samé* road. : I n ^ i ö ^ i i io ^ è i ^ / 'F e t e f ^ y a y -fdlre?vp®,&^
vellers>f behind 4 ahd^ after a ^ l a y ^ f 'ï ïö ’ h ^ t ^ in crossing the
Caltura and Pantura' rivers," and tisMiHl^rdU Galkiest/ Ï gift to
Gbhiinbö by half p a st four itf'th ë ltatfÉëi4ib6h; ■ htwfö^^ei^'fiTfied
thé? jburney in thé b é a t öf !th e lkfóy/ a r ^ J ih theëè^aidë
hours an d & half. F 1 m ention this 'di}%uili§taii0e ?fd' nïiT^wftfeatil
how -much ' less’ ënfoebling tltó climate for " C ë y i b t f t ^ l ^ f He' 'ëóhi
stitutionf%f^M Eurbpcan th an aiiy Othtef^iart fof'Intfiar Tliefe
0HfÊk- placé' 'onpftHëëSftfötStfentl which I ■
could^haVë-V-Walked ubowéthalf‘the 1 distance ini'tlïe 'satrieISpace
bf dime ;■ and yet tHe;i t(^ d ?w'hfeÉï1’ I tfa ^ lle d "doés ffob J ^ fsM
db^feSvfrornidlienMnei I could mention
«rtioh wMèh th é ëilmaite* of ’••Öëylon has p e rm it® # - Eör&péaiS
td iria k è , ^ e t e 'ifiey*^^W lré 'd ss^ éd -n e itllé r^y tth e ^^lliddê^sf iéÉf
tfeérWad,^=rfor,(t h e rsMdes ö f
gtóëa'dSïfèry'lëft Gdldmïfo' M^th^fooVriÉi^ -aftid • tlr¥tv-èfii ?W^3É uï-
set d t‘ïtèsóidvëqrtii wliére1 tfêl!Jv ^ e ’éneamped
Cariö^i 'a’^dïstóweÖ dfrfoft^ toifëSV- though hei wdS'söftèxic^ilosM
0 ‘the1- buïbihg ;heat' ö f: thé. sünyatid: many •'^irtsr^'#^ e 'ib0shJ
iiféfe fv§f^kb$^d"3ttd difficult* tb ttavel!“‘‘'
ët 'Pfcié! tiWéf' at' Galtura is*’bnè1 of théIkrgest brènéhés -ofvdhe
Muliwaddy, and is here about a mile broad*. It washes two
dMea Öf d h e ;fori by which it is commanded, and is nafigable by
boats to the |§ |g j, Th^ppm^pc^o^wbicb fc^a(for£, 4s, f situated
overhangs, th,e,,river, .antf coinitjands^an, g ^ te p s i^ ^ jd ,,foo^t pie^
*„Æbe fort» hQ,mj jits situation^ i^ ^ p a b je ofobfifog rendered/; a
v^ry strong post :•, it,has howeyçr bçe$ muclyftegfoct^dyp p d >
a^>fPKÇsent,>g^at4ly, opt*. of,-.-repair., .iv^h^^eompjand ofojb, is-.giypn
t# a suhaltqnjy | | jSfjfe, ,s,tatk)Qed, hprp .for. t^e purpose of .avey,
awing I tkç; n a ti^ jC ^ p g ]^ ^ and ..enfoigfogy.obediencg tp- their
Mood^iers-p.^. m ^ g i s t r a ^ s ^ s ' , .as, to,,keep up, and,protect
the ^pmpiupjpl^oo bet^ee^Cpiupabo,,a^nd Point, dje -fJgJiejS s;Xl?e
commanding,,.offjiçen p ^ t f e ^ ipr thes cpj^t fp£ jjusfice,,* and .dete/H.
mines all disputes among, J ^ p e a ^ t s ^ -^he ^ a ^ ^ e . psp^ad^i,
and the, yillage- )p p j ,^ |?pntyidqvqfA- tlxe,r, fortj. *m\ Iwejl. j jf'rfff'fefr
beautiful} :surrpuudmg- kcp,untry,,, ^end,ec Ç^J^r^ a- truly jdeli^itfol
scène, jj Spme,É | | | | | , pf-.^innam^n^are spattered up ; and., down
here.; aqd it isy.not' till a short,, way ;farthec sopth^ th^twe come
-to;the- termination of.,.that, fe.it<dev;district...ffi; Qolumbo,... which
contains ,sp, great a propprtiop of "the;..,wealth pfoCpylpb^,
Whilst. at , Caltura,- I want with a- party pf^offieefs^about :
twelve milesf.mtpdhe cpuntry, to a place, Cja|l(ed.Po!^ba, ,fo|; the
purpose of shooting and visiting spme temples.,., We w§ràÿafo
tended' by §ome .Mopdeliers,.and other natives,,and taking ,bpat
at C^altuia* .went fhe.biQa^ I’iypr Ç^lagpnga»
which takes its; source frp.mi Adam’s Pcafo,. We thpn tW'ned to
the ; left, and» dpppt ,rivm-- Ij^p., a
ca.nal, thickly,lined t$yflien£jjg^,witty,Jungle)., t ,tAbout.,tea,,xnifos:
from Galtura We came!.to a fo™p}9.,|l£,EPnddbibi.b^ <>n a flat
s§ace^ cut putjpf ;a small, folbi^ I t d Sfoall ^ u a f e b mlding)
pfibrickj Withi g ^'galjety^^iFB^idrng j^r
^{tyere, .;- ja .t6 ;a ^ ] r tm e ^ t,.w ty ^ j,^ e f o y 4.ecUniBg ;pit,his^
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