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From Hyderabad , Narain-petta, Guldometcullu, and other places in the oldterritories of the Nizam, Patan and Gujerati merchants brought red cotton cloth,flowered with gold and filver, for the drefs of the children of the Muffulman chiefs,and other rich perfons; turbans ; and fine manufactures of cotton. The returnsare in money and pearls. In the reign of the Sultan, this trade was contraband,and now buffers interruption from the robbers that are numerous in .the Nizam’s■dominions.
The trade between the dominions of the Nabob of Arcot and Bangalore is carriedon at Wallaja-petta, chiefly by the merchants of this place, who conftantly keepagents there ; at times, however, they fend cargoes to other places below 'the Ghats.The imports from the Lower Carnatic are fait, fulphur, tin, lead, zinc, copper,European fleel, paints, and glue; indigo, nutmegs, cloves, camphor, benjamin;modi, a hot root ufed in medicine ; Tripathi cardamoms (grana paradife ?) ; China -root ; raw filk of the kinds called Bily-china, Cafluri-china, Rajanagari, Cumercani;(Comercally in Bengal ?), Seidabad and Caia, of which the firft is by far the beft ;Bengal, China , Walinda, and Burrahunpour filk cloths; Conjeveram, and Arneecotton cloths; Englifh woollen cloth, canvas, and blankets; Goni cloth; pack-thread ; Englifh and native paper from Lala-petta, Wallaja-petta, and Tripaturu;Englifh hardware, glafs-ware, and looking-glaffes ; China fugar-candy; Bengal fugar ;dates ; and almonds. The returns from Bangalore are chiefly betel-nut, fandal-wood,black pepper, true cardamoms, fhicai, and tamarinds. Cloths, I fufpect, are alfolent; but the merchants here deny it. Pearls and red coral were formerly brought upfrom the low country; but ever fince the war this trade has been at a Hand. Thebalance of money is in general due by the low country merchant.
The duties levied by the Nabob on cloths amount to four canter’raia pagodas, or3s. 8 5 d. on the bullock-load. This, on coarfe goods, amounts to about four per■cent, of their value ; but on fine goods is a mere trifle. Small articles of variouskinds pay only pagodas, or about 20 pence, on the bullock-load. No eftimate■can be formed of the per centage, to which this amounts; as fome bullock-loadscofl five pagodas, and fome 500. On all goods going from this country the dutiesare if canter’raia pagodas, or one fhilling on the bullock-load. Salt pays nothing.The whole of the duties are no great burthen, and the merchants do not complainof any trouble or delay in the colleftion. They confider the duties as a pledge for theprotection of the government of the country through which theypafs; and the cuftom-houfes are bound to make good all Ioffes by robbers.
No direct trade has been yet carried on between Bangalore and the Company’sjaghire; but fome Gujerati merchants, now here, are making the neceffary arrange-.ments for opening a trade directly with Madras.
Tanjore merchants bring hither pearls, and take away money.
The merchants of the Bara mahal, and Salient diftricts, annexed by Lord Corn-wallis to the Company’s dominions, fend cottcn cloths, and take back the fame.articles that are carried to Wallaja-petta. Agents from Kifhna-giri and Vanambadyconftantly refide here; and merchants occafionally come from Saliem and Dara-puram. The merchants here have no agents at thofe places, but occafionally fendgoods thither.
In the dominions of the Raja of Myfore a confiderable trade is carried on withfeveral places in the Nagara diftri£t, namely Bidderuru, Bogunji, Sringa-giri, Copa,.-Kigganymara, Calafa, Munday-cara, and Muturu. From thefe places are imported
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