Candy

A kingdom of Ceylon; it was taken by a British detachment, February 20, 1803, who capitulated June 23, following, anxious to evacuate the place on account of its unheal you r ; on the third day many were treacherously ma acred at Columbo. The war was renewed in October, 1814; the king made prisoner by Gen. Brown rigg, February 19, 1815, and the sovereignty vested in Great Britain, March 2, 1815.