Excerpt from The History of the British Empire in India, Vol. 3Affairs of Ceylon - Inexpediency of Separating that Island from the General Government of British India - Proceed ings of British Government in Ceylon with regard to the Kingdom of Candy - War commenced - The Capital of Candy occupied by the English - Convention concluded with the Enemy - Further Negotiations - T he English in the City of Candy attacked, and surrender on terms The terms violated, and the party murdered - Subsequent events - Further remarks on the impolicy of constituting the British Possessions in Ceylon a separate Government.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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