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predilection for Mangulore: here he buill all his large ships, with 

 timber brought down from the Ghaut forests in the rainy season, 

 by means of two rivers, which uniting near Mangulore, flow into 

 the salt lake generally called Mangulore river. This settlement 

 would be of much greater value were it not for the accumulation 

 of sand during the south-east monsoon, forming a bar which ren- 

 ders the passage dangerous. Among other valuable articles of 

 commerce, a great quantity of rice is annually exported from 

 Mangulore. 



Mangulore was the great deposit for marine stores of every 

 description for the use of the sullaun's navy; Seringapatam con- 

 tained the grand military arsenal, where they cast cannon, and 

 fabricated all kinds of arms, in the oriental and European fashion. 

 Most of the cannon cast during the reign of Tippoo, were orna- 

 mented with the representation of a tiger devouring an European; 

 emblematical of his tyrannical and revengeful disposition. It is 

 remarked by an intelligent writer, that " Tippoo's thoughts were 

 constantly bent on war and military preparations ; he having been 

 frequently heard to say, that in this world he would rather live two 

 days like a tiger,, than two hundred years like a sheep. He adopted 

 as the emblem of his state, and as a species of armorial bearino-. 

 the figure of the royal tiger, whose head and stripes constituted 

 the chief ornaments of his throne, and of almost every article 

 which belonged to him. This throne was of considerable beauty 

 and magnificence. The support was a wooden tiger as large as 

 life, covered with gold, in the attitude of standing. His head and 

 fore legs appeared in front and under the throne, which was placed 

 across his back. It was composed of an octagonal frame, eight 



