Notes on Ceylon and Its Affairs, During a Period of Thirty-Eight Years, Ending in 1855: To Which Are Appended Some Observations on the Antiquity of ... and on the Pearl Fishery (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Steuart, James

9781331911326: Notes on Ceylon and Its Affairs, During a Period of Thirty-Eight Years, Ending in 1855: To Which Are Appended Some Observations on the Antiquity of ... and on the Pearl Fishery (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Notes on Ceylon and Its Affairs, During a Period of Thirty-Eight Years, Ending in 1855: To Which Are Appended Some Observations on the Antiquity of Point De Galle and on the Pearl Fishery

Some of the Notes on passing events, from which this Volume is compiled, have already appeared in print at Colombo but as they extend over a period in the history of Ceylon, during which important changes in its system of government have been on trial, their re-appearance, with several others printed for gratuitous circulation in the Island, may not be unaccept able to the inhabitants, although not of sufficient interest for publication. Worcester, 1862.

Note - Some repetitions in the first Papers may be objected to but, as the Governors of Ceylon were so frequently changed, they were unavoidable.

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Excerpt from Notes on Ceylon and Its Affairs, During a Period of Thirty-Eight Years, Ending in 1855: To Which Are Appended Some Observations on the Antiquity of Point De Galle and on the Pearl Fishery

Some of the Notes on passing events, from which this Volume is compiled, have already appeared in print at Colombo but as they extend over a period in the history of Ceylon, during which important changes in its system of government have been on trial, their re-appearance, with several others printed for gratuitous circulation in the Island, may not be unaccept able to the inhabitants, although not of sufficient interest for publication. Worcester, 1862.

Note - Some repetitions in the first Papers may be objected to but, as the Governors of Ceylon were so frequently changed, they were unavoidable.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This 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. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Notes on Ceylon and Its Affairs, During a Period of Thirty-Eight Years, Ending in 1855: To Which Are Appended Some Observations on the Antiquity of Point De Galle and on the Pearl Fishery

Colombo surrendered by the Dutch - The Administration of the Honourable the East India Company superseded by the Crown on the arrival of its representative Governor North - General Maitland - General Brownrigg - King of Kandy deposed -Bishop Middleton - Kandian Rebellion - Rebellion suppressed.

On referring to the "Chronological table of events connected with Ceylon, in the Ceylon," Almanack published at the Government printing-office at Colombo in 1852, it will be seen that it was on the 16th of February, 1796, that the Dutch Government at Colombo surrendered all authority in and over the maritime provinces of the Island of Ceylon to the British forces under Colonel Stuart and Captain Gardner, R.N.; and that, with the exception of the mountain zone, ruled by the King of Kandy, the Island became subject to the Presidency of Port St. George, and civil officers were sent from Madras to administer the government.

In the succeeding year, 1797, an attempt was made to levy a tax of one fanam annually (which at that time was equal to about twopence) upon all fruit-bearing trees. As the produce of these trees, particularly that of the cocoanut and the palmyra, formed the chief support of most of the inhabitants, the collection of this direct tax occasioned general dissatisfaction, and led to a revolt, which "finally induced or compelled the Government to abandon the tax altogether."

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