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The laft was completely rebuilt by Ayder., fince the war of 1767 

 with the Englijh, and was furnifhed with all the advantages of 

 European conftrudlion and defence ; and attended with every 

 difficulty of approach from for efts, interfedtions of i\\Q Paniani 

 river, and deep rice grounds; yet on the 13th of November , by 

 the condufl of the commander and the valor of his troops, it 

 was furrendered by a garrifon of four thoufand men, after a 

 long and defperate defence*. It was afterwards evacuated; but 

 by the partition treaty referved to us, with other acceffions, 

 "which gave entrance into Dindigiil^ and our interior acquifi- 

 tions. Let me not omit, that at Palatchy, not remote from Pali- 

 caudcherry, the land attains its greateft height, and the river runs 

 Eaft and Weft, into the Coroma?idel and Malabar feas t. In Sep- 

 tember 1790, Lieutenant-Colonel Hartley, with a finall detach- 

 ment of General Meadozvs''s army, marched from Dindigul to- 

 ward the coaft weftward, to clear the country of enemies, and 

 favor the great attack on Tippoo Sultan. He defcended the Ghauts 

 by the Paniani gap, reached the coaft, gained a moft brilliant 

 vidlory over one of the Sultan's generals at Tervannagurry, on 

 December 10, and completely broke the enemy's force on the 

 weft of the Ghauts. He took Turuckabad, the capital of the 

 country, continued his march northward to Cananore, joined 

 General Abercromby, and fliared with him the fatigues and 

 glory of the campa!igns of 1791 and 1792. It is a break between 



the nortaern and fouthern ridge of the Ghauts. The monn- The 



^ Paniami Gaie, 



tains on each fide are fo high, as to arreft the clouds and winds; 



* Fullarton's Campaigns, p. i66. t Same, p, 159. 



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