RHUMB A. 195 



Mr. S loaded his yacht with the dis- 

 trict accounts, ran her on a rock, and 

 reported to his Government the lament- 

 able accident which had deposited the 

 district accounts at the bottom of the 

 lake while he was crossing it for pur- 

 poses of business. 



It was resolved to make an example 



of Mr. S ; he was dismissed from 



his post, and desired to give over the 

 charge of the district and treasury 

 to an officer, who was appointed to 

 succeed him, and was charged to make 

 full report of what had passed. But 

 the land journey from Madras was seven 

 hundred miles, and the only mode of tra- 

 velling was by palanquin and bearers, so 

 that three weeks were required to bring 

 Mr. S 's successor to the spot ; 



