. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . 19. RAJAH SINHA RECEIVES THE DUTCH GENERAL AT 20. THE TAKING OF GALLE BY THE DUTCH.{ Till-: JU)()K ()!• CK\LO.\ The Dutchin Ceylon them without assistance; he therefore appeaKcl to the I)ut(h Historyat Hatavia, where they had a powerful fleet, and iiuited themto join him in a great effort to expel the Iorluguese fromCeylcMi. Jhe invitation was accepted and a twenty-yearsconflict began. One after another the coast forts fell to theDutch. Batticaloa, Tr
. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . 19. RAJAH SINHA RECEIVES THE DUTCH GENERAL AT 20. THE TAKING OF GALLE BY THE DUTCH.{ Till-: JU)()K ()!• CK\LO.\ The Dutchin Ceylon them without assistance; he therefore appeaKcl to the I)ut(h Historyat Hatavia, where they had a powerful fleet, and iiuited themto join him in a great effort to expel the Iorluguese fromCeylcMi. Jhe invitation was accepted and a twenty-yearsconflict began. One after another the coast forts fell to theDutch. Batticaloa, Trincomalc, Negombo, Matara, dalle wen-all in their hands, and the investment of Colombo itself wasalready complete before Rajah Sinha realised that the effortsand sacriflces he was making would end only in the exchangeof one enem\- for another. The i)owtr ol tiie Dutch nowalarmed him, and he began to favour the Portuguese, per-mitting them to re-capture Negombo while he himself refusedto capture Colombo, although he could ha\e occupied it unexpected then happened. IL\ents in IAirope led to anarmistice between Portugal and Holland with the result thatRajah Sinha w
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