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might reside in security in his absence, as he was preparing to march 

 within a few days in a fortunate time towards Madura, to attack 

 the enemy ; whereupon, with the consent of Chengamalla Raja, 

 being admitted with all his forces into the fort, he immediately placed 

 his guards on all the places of importance, and then intimidated 

 the Raja so much by threats, that if he did not leave the place, by 

 force to deliver him up to his enemy, the king of Madura, that after 

 this dreadful* conversation, Ekojee forced him to leave the city with 

 only the dress he wore, leaving all his property behind, together with 

 all the royal family, who on some private carriages escorted by his 

 troops, were sent out of the district. 



This great princet not able to evade this misfortune which was des- 

 tined by God, submitted to this degradation, and in this poor abject 

 condition, proceeded with all his family to Streerangapatam. Being 

 ashamed to behold Chickadava Raja, he remained privately in a house 

 of one of the inhabitants, which the Raja being informed of, came to 

 this lord, consoled and encouraged him not to be uneasy for the loss of 

 his fortune, and granted him his protection, assigning some villages for 

 his maintenance. 



APPENDIX No. 4. 



Translation of an Extract from a Tamul MS. History of the Marhatta 



Family of Tanjore, containing an account of the revolution by which. 



the Marhatta Bhoosla Family was established at Tanjore by 



Eckojee. 



Now the descent of Eckojee Raja who conquered Tanjore, has 

 already been fully mentioned in the history of the Bhosala Vamshum.\ 



This Eckojee Rajah being the fourth of that name, when he was 

 ruling at Bangalore the second time, received a letter from Ali Abdil 

 Shah of Beejapoor, mentioning, " that Veejay a- Ragava Naiker of 

 Tanjore being besieged by the Trichinopoly Naikers, a vakeel has 

 come to me from Tanjore on that account ; therefore we send two 

 viziers, named Cauddil- Alas- Khan and Abdul Ali, together with some 

 troops, and you should also go along with them with your array, 

 attack the army of the Naikers of Trichinopoly, and drive them away. 



* Literally translated. 



t When in Mysore in 1807, enquiry was made in vain for the descendants of tins 

 family. It since appears, that a person belonging to.] them, or claiming to be such, was 

 noticed in certain communications to Government in 1805 from the Southward. 



+ Bhonsla-Vamshum, or the Generation or Race of the Bhonsla Family. 



