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thermometer was at 90°, and we were obliged to stop. The chief 
officer of each village that I passed presented me with fruit and 
sugar. The crowds of followers that attended them were very 
great; and unless from having notice of my arrival, and seeing the 
preparations made for my reception, they had been induced by 
curiosity to assemble from the neighbouring villages, the population 
must be much greater than in any part of Coromandel. 
At one I set off, and at two came in sight of Colar, distant about 
a coss. Here I was met by the usual officers, and a crowd- greater 
than any I had yet seen. They attended me into the town, and de- 
posited me in a garden belonging to the young Rajah. It was shady 
and pleasant. The Foojadar being now in his capital, sent me an 
excellent dinner of fowls, and a pillau. In the garden were cab- 
bages, artichokes, cucumbers, and grapes, besides the usual fruits. 
Colar is now strong as a mud fort ; it has two very lofty walls, and 
in the town a cavalier of stone that rises high above them. At the 
gates are additional works. The houses within are not numerous. 
At five I departed, attended still by my friend the Foojadar, and 
the Aumil of the district. It was with difficulty that my usual guard 
of twenty sepoys made way for me through the crowds in the pet- 
tab, which joins the fort, and is neat and populous. At the end of 
it I passed the tomb of Hyder's father, and the mausoleum where 
Hyder himself lay, till his son removed him to the Lolbaugriear ^ 
Seringapatam. The domes are handsome, surrounded by trees, and 
backed by a lofty and craggy hill, which altogether form a beautiful 
view. This was the birth place of Hyder, whose rapid elevation and 
unquestionable talents have led to an enquiry into the origin and 
the former state of his family. It appears nearly certain that they 
