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Analysis of Mackenzie Manuscripts. [No. 37, 



Section 4. Account of Sadras. 



A small hamlet of a few houses was founded by a Mahomedan named 

 B ahud-khan. It was taken by Hyder-Ali. It is a place well adapted 

 for commerce. Mention of fifteen fanes in the neighbourhood. 



This paper is very brief. 



A document not entered in the Table of contents follows being ano- 

 ther account of Vellore. By this statement Timma-raz and Bomma-raz, 

 chiefs of Calahasti, came hither on a hunting excursion, and determined 

 on building a fort. Other details as before. 



Section 5. Account of the war of Jaya-singh, with the Mahomedan 

 ruler of Chengi. 



Properly the war was between Jaya-singh ruler of Chengi (or Gingee), 

 and the Mahomedan ruler at Areot. It is herein stated to have arisen 

 jfrom non-payment by Jaya-singh of arrears of tribute. A full account 

 of this war is given in the Carnataca-rajakal ; though this document 

 may be of use in comparison. 



Section 6. Legendary account of Tiruvalur, in the district of Arcot. 



(In the paper the name is Tiruvattur, that is Trivatore ; the two fanes 

 of Tiruvalur (Trivalore) and Trivatore are 30 miles apart. Trivatore is 

 the place intended.) 



Anciently the neighbourhood was a waste wilderness, and a durga or 

 evil spirit, being incarnate, greatly infested the locality. Sancara charya 

 came hither; did homage to the sprite; and appeased its malignancy. 

 Subsequently when a Chola-raja was engaged in building Saiva fanes, 

 to get rid of the crime of killing a Brahman, he came hither, and founded 

 this place ; accompanied with munificent donatives. A Brahman took 

 the trouble of going to the Ganges to bring its water hither to bathe the 

 image : when, in consequence of his devoteeism, the god appeared in a 

 vision, and said there was no need of taking so much trouble, for the 

 waters of the Ganges were naturally here ; pointing to the immediate 

 vicinity of the sea ; and to a reservoir of sweet water close by, in attes- 

 tation of the statement. 



General Kemarr. — The contents of this book are in respectable 

 preservation ; but are throughout only of secondary interest. The 3rd 

 Section offers an incident, not heretofore met with towards filling up the 

 history of Chrishna-rayer ; a prince whose influence in the Carnatic was 

 very great. 



Postscript, February 1850. — I apprehend that the Mahratti docu- 

 ments terminate with No. 11, CM. 8S7, and that No. 41, CM. 795, must 

 be in Telugu, totally with No. 42, the subject of which I remember to be 

 in Telugu. If so the abstract of No. 41 must have become displaced 



