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MANUAL OF THE NTLAGlkl DISTRICT. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 RECENT HISTORY. 



CHAP. XII, 



Kecent 

 History. 



Marquis of 

 Wellesley's 

 polic-y. 



Marquis of Wellesley's policy. — Dr. Buchanan's mission. — Colonel Colin Mackenzie's 

 survey. — Mr. Keys' visit. — Mr. John Sullivan's exploration. — Attention of 

 Governor-General drawn to the Hills. — M. Leschenault's remarks. — Infanti- 

 cide. — Ootacamand. — Captain Ward's survey. — Mr. Sullivan opens out roada. 

 — Ootacamand laid out. — Sir Thomas Munro's visit. — Mr. S. R. Lushington's 

 scheme. — Ootacamand constituted a sanitarium. — Military Commandant 

 appointed. — Official complications. — Convalescent Depot established. — Mr. 

 Sullivan's departure. — Portion of Nilagiris transferred to Malabar. — Mr. Sullivan 

 protests. — Rapid extension of Ootacamand. — Bishop Daniel Wilson. — Court of 

 Directors ask for report. — Committee of inquiry appointed. — Government 

 Orders on report. — Mr. Lushington's departure. — Sir Frederick Adam 

 succeeds. — Medical Report. — Abolition of Convalescent Depot. — Administration 

 defective. — Massacre of Kiinimbas. — Special legislation proposed, but 

 negatived by Imperial Government. — Destruction of vroods. — Draft Act. — 

 Ootacamand constituted a Military bazaar. — Lord Elphinstone at Kaity. — Mr. 

 Sullivan urges the re-annexation of that part of the plateau transferred to 

 Malabar. — Government declines to make the transfer.^Commandant appointed 

 Joint Magisti'ate and District Munsif. — Marquis of Tweeddale, Governor. — 

 Retransfer of the second portion of the Hills to Coimbatore. — Coffee-planting 

 begun. — Plans submitted for barracks at Wellington. — Coonoor Church built. — 

 Small , Cause Court Judge at Ootacamand. — Proposals to appoint Civil and 

 Sessions Court rejected. — Assistant Judge transfen-ed from Combaconum to 

 Ootacamand. — Kiindas and Nidumale annexed. — First Commissioner, Mr. 

 Breeks. — Ouchterlony Valley added to the district.— Industries. — Prospects of 

 District. 



After the fall of Seringapatam the Marquis of Wellesley 

 " being justly of opinion that a more complete knowledge of 

 these countries was indispensably necessary/^ resolved to have 

 Mysore and the territories belonging to that state which had 

 been recently annexed by the British carefully surveyed, and 

 their physical, commercial, and agricultural conditions reported 

 on. The survey operations were entrusted to that distinguished 

 officer and oriental scholar Colonel Colin Mackenzie ;^ the other 

 inquiries were confided to Dr. Francis Buchanan, in whose 

 journal we possess invaluable notes on '' the state of agriculture, 

 arts and commerce ; the religion, manners and customs ; the 

 history, natural and civil," of the provinces visited by him. Dr. 

 Buchanan started from Seringapatam on the 19th May 1800, 

 and, after traversing East and South Mysore, entered Coimba- 



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