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its mosque annexed, has a handsome effect. In the verandah are 
buried several of the family; and again without that, but on an 
elevated platform which goes round the whole building, are the 
tombs of several faithful servants. The British Government have, 
with their usual liberality, continued the allowance for the Moulahs 
to read the Koran. The expense of this amounts to two thousand 
pagodas per annum. Three pagodas per day are also distributed 
in charity at the mausoleum. 
We next visited a very pleasant country palace, built by Tippoo 
nearer the town. It is the residence of General Wellesley when 
here ; and he has contrived to make it a very good house for an 
European, without destroying its Asiatic singularity and beauty. 
Here Tippoo frequently retired early in the morning, and continued 
the whole day ; but invariably returned at night to Seringapatam. 
The upper floor consists of one centre room, with four others at the 
corners, and verandahs between them ; all very curiously painted. 
A verandah below covers each side, the walls of which are painted 
in a very whimsical manner. On one side is the famous battle with 
Major Baillie, in which Tippoo gave hopes of future military talent, 
which were never realized. Major Baillie is in the centre of the hol- 
low square, formed by his small body of men The tumbril is in 
the act of blowing up. Tippoo and Hyder are advancing against 
him. These figures are well done, and are said to be like. In 
the opposite verandah the paintings are still more curious : Hyder 
and Tippoo appear there in all their splendour as conquerors, and 
the different princes conquered are pauited below. Amongst these 
are placed some that never submitted, particularly the Rajah of 
Tanjore. 
