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here. The Americans living here are the sellers, and spoil the 

 trade very much for others. They take the place of the Jews in 

 Europe. 



Many painted articles and much fine linen is brought hither 

 for English society and trade in general. 



Amongst the articles principally manufactured here, are the 

 Persian carpets, which are used by the Indian grandees to sit 

 upon ; these carpets are mostly manufactured in a village called 

 Elluhr, where the English have a fortress, and which is situated 

 at two days' journey from Massulipatam. The Europeans have 

 some of these carpets woven here, as large as their largest rooms. 

 They look like a sort of velvet, as regards the way of weaving. 

 The threads that form the chain are cotton, but the fluffy part 

 consists of a woven wool, which is taken from some sheep, 

 intermediate between the Indian goats and ordinary sheep. Their 

 hair is rather woolly but very short and stiff to the touch, but 

 when this wool is washed, it has a peculiar gloss, and can be 

 dyed in beautiful rich colours. The horns of the rams stand out 

 at the sides. They are flat and shorter than the ears, the ears 

 are mostly as long as the whole head, which is somewhat longer 

 than that of the European sheep, they have clumsier feet than 

 the European ones, and the rams have no beards. These carpets 

 are very cheap here, though they pass into the hands of the 

 Armenians. 



There is another celebrated place near here, called Conda- 

 pilli, where there are also many manufactories, but notably the 

 best lacquer ware articles in India are said to be made here. 

 The coins in use here are the three Pagodas, these are coined 

 here, and are 10 p. c. better than the star pagodas, besides they 

 coin here ruppies, and have no smaller coin here in either silver 

 or gold, but only copper Duth. These are very big and unshapely 

 coins, and contain almost their whole value in copper, for one 

 Ruppie one receives (value left out in M.S.) Duth, each Duth 

 weighs (weight left out in M.S.) The smallest coins are the 

 kauris or — (name left out in M.S.) 



The inhabitants of the Sarkaro are of a much merrier nature, 

 more obliging, more polite and more sociable. There is less vice 

 and deceit to be found among them, nor is the hatred against the 

 Europeans, which is so popular in Madras, as conspicuous herQ, 



