Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



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established this chief. Some other fluctuations of power are narrated. 

 Marriage relations with Mysore. The usurpation ofHyder. This chief 

 thereupon retreated to Punganur. 



Remark. — This document seems to be locally of some historical 

 value. It is in good preservation. 



Section 10. Account of the fane at Malliir, in the Mysore country. 



Reference to ascetics, and their hermitages ; in the midst of Curumbar 

 people. One of the ascetics discovered treasure in the earth, and made 

 known his discovery to a chief, who came and saw it. The result was 

 the building of a fane. At a subsequent period the Ray era of Vijaya- 

 nagaram built many pother sacred edifices ; especially an agraharam for 

 Bra h mans at Sr'ngeri. 



Remark. — This paper has a mixture of fact and legend. It is in 

 moderately good preservation. 



Section 11. Narrative of Venasiti, a Lingadhari. 



This is merely an account given, by the said person, of his family ori- 

 gin from Anagundi ; emigration thence to the Mysore country; practice 

 of medicine; support derived from Hyder A li ; and subsequent loss of 

 livelihood. It is contained in two pages, of very rough hand-writing ; 

 and is of no value. 



Section 12. Account of BaHa-baktapur. 



Reference to an emigration of brothers from Canchi, to the neigh- 

 bourhood of Talc ad, in fusly 948. Three boxes came down the stream, 

 containing images ; and a vision of these gods pointed to hidden trea- 

 sure, with which a fane, a fort, &c. were constructed. An incursion of 

 Mahomedans, w T ho captured the fort. Intervention of Mahrattas. Af- 

 fairs of Tippu Sultan. His treaty with the Mahrattas. Details of the 

 war of the English against Tippu ; ending in his overthrow, and the re- 

 establishment of the former Mysore sovereignty. 



Remark. — A former paper occurred on this same subject; but not quite 

 so full. This document being written on thin China paper, of which 

 the sheets are become loose, and one lost, it seemed expedient to copy 

 out the whole in a more permanent form. 



Scctloji 13. Account of the Cannes of Balla-Jbaldapur. 



This statement of revenue districts is connected with the foregoing; 

 and, being in like condition, has been added to the restored copy ; 



