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Ceyi5n The fitIt European fet,!e-
ments on this inand we're made by the
Portugnele. They were, after poneS-
iion Of $50 years, finally driven from it
in 1850, by the Dutch, who in their turn
were rooted out by The Enelih in t7o5.


The dominion of the IllaDd was an
ciently divided between a number of pet.
ty kings, but after The arrival Of the Por-
,ueucle, who took pofltiiion of the whole
coat, the natives who maintained in the
interier, an independence of the Europe,
ans, were reduced Under the Government
of the King of Candy. The kingdom
has been efficiently powerful to keep an
almoit uninterrupted ifruggle with the
more civilized inhabitants of the coalt
for 900 years. A war commenced with
the Englifh, foon after they obtained pof
felton, of the Dutch territories In 1909
a Britifh army. to revenge fome acts OF
hoftli,y committed BY the Canadians,
marched into their territory and took pof-
fefIion of Candy, their capital, where
they Ggned a Treaty of Peace. This
treaty was, however, fhortly bro en- a
British garri(on left at Candy under Maj
Davy were overpowered and obliged to
furrender, and in violation of the condi
tions of capi.ula.ion, tie whole garrifon,
except three or four individuals who for
tuaately efcapcd, were mafiaered A
itate Of partial hoitil,y has fubflted ever
fnce this eyenr, tho not accompanied,
until recently, by any remarkable Incl
dents.


The government of Candy was a very
impe rfect elective monarchy In 1898,
the King died, and by the influence Of
the Adigar, or prime miniiter, young
Malabar, of inferior extraction, little tai
ents. and moh perverle dispoiition, was
placed on the throne The Adigar foon
lolt the influence which he expected to
maintain over the young king, ,and the lat.
ter gave hinfelf up to acts of the mott in-
human cruelty. In the fummer of 1914
he felzed the four infant children of the
Adigar, compelled their mother with her
own hands, to bruiie their heads in
mortar, and finally put to death the wo-
man herfelf. Three other women were
bound, tone tied to their necks, aud
they were thrown into lake, where they
were drowned


He foon after ieized ten or eleven (ub-
iects of the British government, cut off
their arms, nofrs. and ears, and tent
them down to Columbo. the Englifh cap
tai. - The governour Immediately deter
mined on marchin.; into the Candian ter
rito,y, and. revenging thefe acts of cruel
~ The Adigar, Whole family had been
70 cruelty cut off, had preyiouny raifed
force to oppof. ths king, but it was
foon iubdued, and the leader was COM
PEELED to take refuge at Columbo. fhe
Bri.iih army foon reached the heart of
the country, and in February laS, the
capital was in their pofeflion, the king
was a pr,foner and the Candian throne,
which was of iiver, ornamented with
gold and precious tones, and the iron
fceotre, with brilliant head of diamonds
were on their way to England.


Baf Messenger.


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