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to the city of Seringapatani^ feated in Lat. 12° 31' 45% Long. 76' 

 46' 45", hereafter not to be paffed in filence in our humble page. 

 From thence it flows from its moil northern height near Coo7t- 

 noor, and defcends from the Coorga country, from its origin at 

 the head of the Ghauts. This upon the authority of Major 

 Dlront's map of the feat of war, in the year 1792, Mr. Orine 

 was of the fame opinion, for he places the head of the river 

 within thirty miles of Mangalore *. The courfe from the head 

 to the fea, at its difcharge by the Coleroon branch, is aboiit three 

 hundred and fifty miles. 

 De'/icotta. Devicotta is a ftrong fort made of brick, feated at the extre- 



mity of the kingdom of 'Tanjore, on the banks of the Coleroon, 

 the largeft and moll: northern branch of the Delia. Within the 

 bar is depth of water fufficient for fliips of the greateft burden. 

 In 1749, it was in polTeffion of its lawful mafter, the P».ajah of 

 'T'aftjore. The Engli/Jj^ under Major Laurence^ determined to 

 make themfelves mafters of it : the troops werepaffed over tlie 

 rapid ftream, by the defperate means ©f a ratt, in the face of 

 the enemy; C/Zi^^, then a lieutenant, at his own requeft, \t(S. on 

 the attack. The fort was foon forced, and the girrifon obliged 

 to fave themfelves by a hafty flight +. We had flattered our- 

 felves with forming that invaluable acquifition on this coaft into 

 a harbour, and got a ceffion of difiritTt from the Rajab ; but 

 the projedt of a port has been fince abandoned. 



After pafling the Coleroon^ we enter into the kingdom or 

 nabobiliip of the 



* Orme, i. 177. f Same, i, p. 112 to ij6. 



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