CONTENTS. 
Tanjore — History of the Rajah's Family^ and his elevation to the Musnud — Visit to the 
Rajah — Description of his Palace — Visit returned. — Tondiman, Chief of the Polygars— 
Arrival of a Vakeel from him. — Observations on these Tribes.- — ^Destniction of the 
Panja-lam-courchy Rajahs. '—War with the Murdoos, Chiefs of Shevaguna. — Depar- 
ture from Tanjore. — ^Visit to the Pagodas of Comboconum. — Cuddalore. — Arrival at 
Pondicherry — Description of the Town — Plans of Buonaparte.— Capitulation of the 
French Troops — Observations thereon. — Visit to the Seven Pagodas. — Arrival at Ma- 
dras — Residence there — Visit to the Nabob of the Carnatic. — General observa- 
tions - - - - - - p. 323 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Departure from Madras. — Conjeveram. — Vellore — Ancient Building there. — -Tippoo^s 
Family. — Massacre in 1806. — Santghur. — The Gauts. — Reception on the Frontiers of 
Mysore. — Colar. — Bangalore. — Seringapatam, — description of that Place. — Tippoo's 
Palaces. — Hyder's and Tippoo's Characters. — Visit from Nursing Row^ Bucherow^ and 
two of Tippoo's Nephews. — Tippoo's Country-houses. — Visit to the Rajah of Mysore 
at Mysore. — ^Administration of Purnea. — Fortifications of Seringapatam. — Manufac- 
ture of Gun-Carriages. — Mr. Salt's Journal. — New Bridge over the Cauveri. — Depar- 
ture from Seringapatam. — Descent of the Gauts. — Mangalore. — Present State of 
Canara - - - - - ~ P- 395 
APPENDIX. 
No. I. Account of the Population of the City of Benares in the Year 1801 p. 461 
No. II. Letter from Seyd Ahmed Ally Khan^ Shems-ud-Dowlah, Amir-ul-Mulk, Zulfu- 
car Jung Behadar, to Zummaun Shah - - - - p. 466 
No. III. Account of the Stones that fell from the Sky on the 20th December^ 1799 p. 468 
No. IV. Some Account of the gold Medals, said, erroneously, by Tavernier and other 
Writers, to have been coined in one day by Nur Jehan Begum, Queen of Jehangir; 
communicated in a Letter from Major Gore Ouseley - - p. 472 
No. V. A short Account of the Origin and Purposes of the religious Buildings in Hin- 
dostan called Imaum-baurah - - - - p. 473 
No. VI. Account of the Saint of Muckunpore - - - - p. 477 
No. VII. Treaty offered to the Candian Court, by General Macdowal - p. 479 
No. VIII. Treaty of Peace with the Candians - ~ " P* 
No. IX. Some Account of the Cingalese Casts, as given me by my respectable and 
learned friend Mr. Tolfrey. - - - " P* "^^S 
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