A Description of Ceylon: Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions : with Narratives of a Tour Round the Island in 1800, the Campaign in Candy in 1803, and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804, Tom 2Longman, 1807 - 360 |
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... Major Davie , and did every thing in his power to prevent desertion : but notwithstanding his endeavours , on the 9th of June eight Malays , and the same number of Madras lascars , went over to the enemy . At this time the Dessauve ...
... Major Davie , and did every thing in his power to prevent desertion : but notwithstanding his endeavours , on the 9th of June eight Malays , and the same number of Madras lascars , went over to the enemy . At this time the Dessauve ...
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... Major Davie , the commandant of Candy , received a letter from the Adigar , telling him that he was in disgrace with the King , owing to his endeavours to serve the English , and requesting him to undertake another expedi- tion to ...
... Major Davie , the commandant of Candy , received a letter from the Adigar , telling him that he was in disgrace with the King , owing to his endeavours to serve the English , and requesting him to undertake another expedi- tion to ...
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... Major Davie was ignorant whether those threatened hostilities were intended as an infraction of the treaty signed by the Adigar , or whether their object was to forward its execution . Prince Mootto Sawmy trembled at his situation ...
... Major Davie was ignorant whether those threatened hostilities were intended as an infraction of the treaty signed by the Adigar , or whether their object was to forward its execution . Prince Mootto Sawmy trembled at his situation ...
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... Major Davie , the com- manding officer in Candy , stating at the same time the dis- tressing circumstances in which he himself was placed , by having lost the confidence and incurred the displeasure of the King . In consequence of this ...
... Major Davie , the com- manding officer in Candy , stating at the same time the dis- tressing circumstances in which he himself was placed , by having lost the confidence and incurred the displeasure of the King . In consequence of this ...
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... Major Davie , attended by the native Malay Captain Nouradeen , went out and conversed with them . They conveyed intelligence of his intentions to the Adigar , who was posted at a considerable distance from the town . On their return , Major ...
... Major Davie , attended by the native Malay Captain Nouradeen , went out and conversed with them . They conveyed intelligence of his intentions to the Adigar , who was posted at a considerable distance from the town . On their return , Major ...
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A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country ..., Tom 2 James Cordiner Widok fragmentu - 1983 |
A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country ..., Tom 2 James Cordiner Widok fragmentu - 1983 |
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Ambassador ammonams appearance Aripo arrived banks Barbut Batticaloe Bengal artillery boats British bungaloe Candian territories Captain Ceylon choultry Cingalese coast Colonel Barbut Columbo command Condaatchy considerable coolies court of Candy crossed cultivated Dessauve detachment divers Dutch eight elephants enemy English erected Europeans feet fever fishery formed four garrison Governor half past Hambangtotte Hangwell hill hundred India inhabitants island jungle King of Candy King's labour land lascars leway Lieutenant Macdowall Majesty's 19th regiment Major Davie Malay regiment Manaar Matura miles monsoon Mootto Sawmy morning natives night o'clock A. M. officers oysters paddee ground pagoda palace palanquin Panoa party passed pearls person pounds sterling quantity rain Ramisseram rest-house river road rock salt sand second Adigar sent sepoys side soldiers stone tank Tengalle thick Thomas Christie tion trees Trincomallee troops twenty village Walleuwè wood