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... navigable and even dry in many places except during the freshets after the rains when it assumes its original depth and importance . Richard Brooke , Esq . , Master Attendant in Trincomalee in 1832 , also commented on this circumstance ...
... navigable and even dry in many places except during the freshets after the rains when it assumes its original depth and importance . Richard Brooke , Esq . , Master Attendant in Trincomalee in 1832 , also commented on this circumstance ...
Page 59
... navigable in parts where it had not been navigable the previous year . He regretted the piles of timber caught in the backwaters of the river waiting for flood - time to wash them down . His final report urged the opening of the river ...
... navigable in parts where it had not been navigable the previous year . He regretted the piles of timber caught in the backwaters of the river waiting for flood - time to wash them down . His final report urged the opening of the river ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas