Editing Openai/69334603-e204-8007-8688-c342412e0714 (section)

=== Assistant: I could not find credible evidence that a published diary by the “captain of the ship which transported Sri Vikrama Raj… ===
I could not find credible evidence that a published diary by the “captain of the ship which transported Sri Vikrama Rajasinha” exists. Here’s what I found (and what remains uncertain):

===== - Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was transported in 1816 from Colombo to Madras aboard HMS Cornwallis. Sunday Times<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunday Times|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/120311/Plus/plus_01.html|publisher=Sunday Times|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref> =====
* His exile and the broader circumstances of his capture and deportation have been studied by historians. For example, the exile is discussed in analyses such as “The Exile of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha …” by a researcher in colonial history. Thuppahi's Blog<ref>{{cite web|title=Thuppahi's Blog|url=https://thuppahis.com/2015/03/21/the-exile-of-sri-vikrama-rajasinha-the-last-king-of-kandy-amidst-other-banished-potentates/|publisher=Thuppahi's Blog|date=2015-03-21|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>

===== - I found no reference in scholarly work or credible historical sources to a “diary of the captain of HMS Cornwallis” or any logbook that has been published in relation to Sri Vikrama Rajasinha’s transport. =====
* Searches of major historical overviews of the period, as well as genealogies and histories of the Kandyan monarchy, make no mention of any first-person “captain’s diary.”

===== - If a diary existed and survived, it likely would have been referenced by historians examining the exile and deportation of the last king — but I found no such references. =====
* Some (less credible) sources online claim recollections or hearsay, but none offer verifiable archival references or published volumes.

Conclusion: there is no reliable evidence that a published diary by the captain of the ship carrying Sri Vikrama Rajasinha exists — at least none that is publicly known or widely cited.

If you like — I can try to search archival records (British-India Office, ship logs, etc.) — to check if such a diary exists but remains unpublished or obscure.
Do you want me to proceed with that deeper search?