1844.] and filial subjugation of the Southern Poligars. 21 



ference to the public records,, where they will be found feel^ 

 ingly and forcibly depicted by our present Governor.* The 

 forts, and all the strongholds of the Poligars were ordered to 

 be dismantled. All arms were ordered to be delivered up, ex- 

 cepting such few only as the Collector might sanction for 

 mere personal retinue, and they were one and all warnecj. on 

 the pain of the severest consequences from pursuing that 

 licentious course, and cherishing the pernicious militant no- 

 tions that had called for all these stern measures of reform. 



Major Bannerman left the detachment to embark for Eu- 

 rope early in 1800,under high and well earned encomiums from 

 the Government. The command devolved on Major Robert 

 Turing; who having preferred a high situation on the General 

 Staff, left us about February. He was succeeded by Major 

 Colin Macaulay, who with the command of the district, held 

 also the appointment of Resident at Travancore. The state 

 of affairs soon admitted of the separation of the detachment, 

 and the Governor General requiring his services for a time 

 at the Travancore Durbar, the 3d regiment N. I, was can- 

 toned at Shenkerninaur covil, (now under the command of 

 Major Sheppard) a few companies of another corps were left 

 at Kytaur, and Palamcottah was garrisoned by Lieutenant 

 Knowle's provincial corps and some ofher details. The main 

 body of the force returned to Trichinopoly and other stations, 

 and at the close of the year, there was to all appearance the 

 most prosperous settlement of all the objects of the Govern- 

 ment combined with the most perfect tranquillity in the 

 country. 



Two of the brothers of the late Poligar of Panjahlumcoor- 

 chcy, with some other rebel chiefs had been confined in Pa- 

 lamcottah. One of these brothers was but a feeble person, the 

 other was born dumb and was an object of much supersti- 

 tious attachment. The last though deprived of the faculty of 

 speech, was yet abundantly active and mischievous. In the 



* The Right Honorable S. R. Lushington was Governor of Madras, when this was 

 written. 



