27 S BiograpJi'ical slcfrJi of Col. jMacJyenzie. [July 



Haiderabnd for tliai purpose ; during these military 

 movements, measures proposed and information obtain- 

 ed for the future investigation of the history of Bijana- 

 gar, and the ancient Kanara and Telhnga empires ; 

 journal of the campaign, siege, and capture of Seringa- 

 patam ; journals through the whole of the survey of My- 

 sore from ISOO to 1807, including observations ; and va- 

 rious memoh's on different subjects, customs of the in- 

 habitants, climate, soil, institutions, &c, (exclusive of 

 the official memoirs sent to Europe), several of them 

 particularly mentioned under their respective heads. 

 After a residence of three years and a half at Madras, 

 under the constant expectation of removal, then follows 

 the expedition to Java ; journals of the voyages, an(J 

 campaigns, and the interesting journeys through, and a 

 residence in that island for two years ; afterwards on a 

 journey from Calcutta by Benares to Lucknow, x^gra, 

 and Delhi, to the mountains dividing Thibet, whence 

 the Jumna and Ganges issue into Hindustan ; back from 

 Hurdwar on the Ganges through Rohilkund, and again 

 to the Ganges; on this journey of nine months the same 

 method was observed of preserving notes, memoranda, 

 memoirs, and journals ] and the collection of ancient 

 coins, MSS., inscriptions, and sculptures, considerably 

 increased. 



From the frequent and sudden changes of place that 

 Colonel Mackenzie's course of service, for thirty-four 

 years, was always subject to, these journals, &c. are 

 not all fairly transcribed or arranged from their origina 

 notes, and, in several instances, are restricted to short 

 cursory notices intended to be extended afterwards, ac- 

 companied by plans, views, sketches by himself, or by 

 friends. It is supposed that if the whole were condens- 

 ed, they would form six folio volumes, accompanied by 

 authentic charts^ drawings, &c. geographical, mili- 

 tary, &c. &c. 



