32 HISTORICAL REMARKS ON 



Zamorin, and other Rajahs, took advantage of his en- 

 tering into war with the Englijh Eaft India Company in 

 1768, to reinftate themfelves: and they maintained 

 pofledion till 1774, when Hyder, defcending the Ghauts 

 a fecond time with an army into the northern parts, 

 and fending another, under Sree Newaus Rao through 

 Paul^haut into the fouthern divifion, the Princefs of 

 the Samcory's family again fled into Travancore : and 

 Hyder's direct and immediate government and admi- 

 nistration appear from that period to have permanently 

 pervaded, and become, in fome degree, eflablifhed, 

 throughout all the fouthern divifion of Malabar. 



XXXII. For fome northern chieftains do not ap- 

 pear to have, on Hyder's firft or fecond conqueft, for- 

 faken their countries, but agreed to become his tri- 

 butaries; whilit the fouthern districts became a prey 

 to almoft constant distentions, arising from the refif- 

 tance and troubles which the Rajahs of the Samoory's 

 family never difcontinued to excite againft. the autho- 

 rity of Hyder's government, which was unable either 

 effectually to quell thefe continued disturbances, or to 

 punilh, or even to expel, the authors of them; fo that 

 his officers were at length obliged to purchafe that quiet 

 which they could not command, by stipulating, in 

 1779, with one of the reprefentatives of the Samoory's 

 houfe, to allow him to levy a moderate ratable cefs 

 from the country for his own fupport; the effects of 

 which conciliation could, however, hardly have pro- 

 duced any beneficial effects to the parties, or the in- 

 habitants, before they were again embroiled by the 

 confequences of the attack on and ficge of Tellicherry, 

 in 1779-80, and of the general war that followed -, 

 during which (that is, after the railing of the fiege in 

 question) the Rajahs of the Samoory's houfe took all 

 the part in their power in favour of the Britifh arms, 

 and confiderable fuccefles attended their joint efforts in 

 the capture, in 1782, of Calicut, and other places: 

 but, by the peace of 1784, the Malabar countries 



being 



