1835.] BlogTG'phical sketch of Cul. Mackenzie. 277 



the benefit of once going to Europe, or even to any other 

 presidency, on account of health or private business. 



I remain, my clearest Alexander, 

 &c. &c. &c. 

 (Signed) Colin Mackenzie. 



Madras, February 1, 1817. 



The Collection of Notes, Observations, Journals, and 

 Collections of MSS., Inscriptions, Drawings, &c. 

 made by Colonel Mackenzie, in India, may be arrano-- 

 ed under the following heads : — - 



1. Journals, Azotes, Observations, and Memoirs, for 

 thirty-four years, kept at iMervals on sarcr^^ire 

 Journeys and Campaigns, through all th:' ■jnnr^hces 

 noiD subject to Fort St. George f excc])ling .1'a/abar 

 and the Cirkars north of the Kist?iaJ, from 1783 

 to 1790. 



These remarks were afterwards extended tlirouo-h the 

 whole of Lord Coknwallis's campaigns in Mysore, from 

 1790 to 1792, with particular journals of all the opera- 

 tions, elucidated by maps, plans, and drawings of the 

 battles, sieges, &c. Of the several journeys into the 

 newly ceded districts of the Nizam, Kuddapa, Kanoul, 

 the wild mountains of Yerraulla and Nuimulla, &c. 

 bounding the Karnatik as far as the Kistna at Purwut- 

 tum, till 1794 : also four diflerent journeys into the 

 Dekkan, as often relinquished for other expeditions ; the 

 campaign of the Nizam against the Mahrattas in 1795 ; 

 the battle of Kurdla ; the expedition to Ceylon ; reduc- 

 tion of Kokimbo, and return ; a journey to Haiderabad ; 

 thence to KuVnurga, with description and dra\> ings of 

 that ancient capital of the Dekkan ; return to ]\ladras ; 

 preparation and materials collected for the designed ex- 

 pedition to Manilla ; return to Haiderabad, and arrange- 

 ment made for a regular analysis of the Dekkan, and of 

 the Nizam's dominions ; suspended finally for the last 

 campaign and war against Mysore ; the n\arch from 



