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on the oppofite to it rifes high, and gives a diftirxft view of 

 every part of the fort. This fortrefs, was diftinguiflied by 

 its white walls, regular outworks, magnificent buildings, and 

 antient pagodas, and lofty mofques. The works are of great 

 ftrength, but part were incomplete when we fiite before them ; 

 fome were made by Europeans, fome by Myforeans, many of 

 whom have acquired confiderable fkill in military architecture. 

 It is probable that Tippoo himfelf was applying to that branch 

 of fcience, for in his tent was found a cafe of military inlhu- 

 raents of Lo;z(7'c»;2-make. In his towns were founderies of 

 cannon, and of the feveral inftruments of war. 



A LITTLE to the eaft of the fort is the Dowlet Bang., or the 

 State Garden, a fmall fquare. To the fouth of that is the 

 Pettab, or town, of Sbaher Ganjam *, about half a mile fquare, Shaher Gak- 



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with regular crofs-ftreets fhaded on each fide by trees, and fur- 

 rcunded with a ftrong mud wall, and defigned for the bazar, or 

 market people, and the merchjints. 



In 1780, when Ayder All invaded the Carnatic, he felecTted 

 from the inhabitants all the weavers and youths he could find, 

 which amounted to twenty thoufand : Thefe he forced up the 

 Ghauts, and fettled in this Pettah, where he had his eftablifli- 

 ment of manufactures of cloths of different kinds. He made 

 all the cloathing for his army, which was uniformly of a purple 

 ground, with white fliripest. The flaves whom he had made 

 who were RiutSy or hufbandmen, he difperfed into different 

 parts of the country. 



• That is, the city of the granary or treafury of the people,— Major Oufely. 

 t Mr. Kingfcote. 



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