1838.] 



Heport on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



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perished. When the invasion had swept by, Cumara Yasama Na^ 

 adu again resumed possession. 

 3S, Bangaru Yasama Nayada (the present raja) : his agent SethM 

 JRayeti, went to Madras, and procured an intervention of the Company's 

 'roops to confirm him in his authority. Details of Peddana and Su- 

 ahmanyan the agent of Bangaru Yasama Nayada,\e-c\i\'n-\gio -aw aw- 

 ui tragedy. Peddana had accused Subrahinauyan in the Chittoor 

 ourt, of firing a village, and Subrahm,anyau told liim that, in conse- 

 uence he would have him carried out by the legs dead,,like a dog, 

 n prosecution of his design, he constructed a variety of annoyances, 

 nd got up a suit in the Zillah court. Peddana, when summoned, re;- 

 sed to appear. When an attempt was made to seize and sell his 

 ouse, he forcibly ejected the officer of the court ; in consequence a 

 ummons was sent by the hands of a captain of sepoys with a company 

 nder his command. Peddana, not knowing the English customs, and 

 'om the high spirit of the Velmavar, had prepared his house so as to 

 ave all the inmates killed, and the house set on fire. On the captain 

 making a demand of his appearance at the court to plead, he went 

 inside, and shut the door ; but, losing heart to transact all the tragedy, 

 it was managed in part by a servant. The result was the murder of 

 all the inmates, Peddana included. The door was then thrown open. 

 The officer grieved went away, and left the disposing of the bodies 

 with Bangara Yasama and Subrahmanyan, who as they passed spat on 

 them, and had them carried out heels uppermost as do^s are carried ; 

 and then not buried, but merely covered with a little earth, exposed to 

 beasts and birds. The Chittoor court, had an examination of the 

 out-door servants ; but no gu,ilt attached to them. The MS. leaves off, 

 without any mention of the death Sabrahmanyan, which is otherwise 

 known to have since occurred by a cancer on hi.s back, slowly and 

 with extreme torture. B an gar a- Yasama is said to be still alive. 



Remark.— The preceding abstract is not much more than an index. 

 A translation of the entire manuscript inay be made by me another 

 time. A notice of the manuscript is entered in the Des. Catal. vol. 

 i., p. 306. It is more than usually correct as far as it goes ; and will 

 be found, in most of the leading points, to harmonize with the fore- 

 going outline* 



