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26th September. — Having yefierday had a fevere paroxyfm, and being defirous ofgett'ng near affiffance fliould my diforder have increafed, I altered my intention ofproceeding to Satteagala by Coulanda, Arcotar, Hardena-hully, Homa, and Ellan-duru, and returned to Myfore, which is four codes diflant from Nunjinagodu. AtMyfore I met with fome friends, who informed me that Seringapatam was then dread-fully unhealthy; and Myfore being in a fine dry fituation, I determined to remainthere till my fever could be Hopped.
The country through which I paffed has formerly been moffly cultivated ; but atprefent a very large proportion of the fields is waffe. Were it in a good condition, itwould be very beautiful. Several of the tanks are out of repair: near Myfore are tworemarkably fine.
Except at Myfore and Seringapatam , I have in every part of the country experienceda difficulty in procuring forage. I have reafon to think that this proceeds from the uni-verfal and long continued ufage, of every perfon who belongs to the governmenttaking without payment whatever forage he wants. At Seringapatam , and even here,the women of our Madras fervants have been of great ufe. , The officers of govern-ment are afraid to meddle with them, and they are very diligent, and bring in large .fupplies of grafs.
27th, 28th, and 29th September. — While confined here, I fent for the Honecutters, who with the utmoft obfiinacy, would give me no information whatever onthe fubjeft of the quarries. In the buildings here, the three mod common Hones are,a gray granite with large fpots of black mica; a reddifh granite; and a fine grainedyellowiffi gneifs, like that of Mail-cotay. They are all probably from the hill that over-looks the town, and many of the blocks are of large dimenfions. While I was atSeringapatam I had feen fpecimens of them all.
30th September. — Having efcaped two periods without any return of the fever, Iwent two Sultany coffes to Waracadu. The country has formerly been nearly all cul-tivated, and more than a half is now occupied.
iff October. — I went two coffes to Taiuru. Part of the road paffes among lowhills covered with buffies, and abounding with antelopes. The foil of thefe hills is ingeneral poor, and full of fmall Hones •, but they are not occupied by naked rocks, likethofe on the north fide of the Cavery.
2d October. —I went five Sultany coffes to Malingy. From Taiuru to Narafingha-pura is three coffes. Near both places the country is very beautiful, and wellcultivated.
The mountainous tract which forms the weffern Ghats is vifible from Malingy, andrifes very high above the country to theweffward.
There are two Malingys: this, called Tady; and another, which is called Hoffa,
3r.d is fituated in the Company’s territory. Tady Malingy is a fmall open village ;but before the Marattah invafion it had a fort, and was a confiderable place. The laff warhas occafioned ieveral ruins. Concerning its governors before it became fubj eft to theRajas of Myfore, no tradition is current. It forms a part of the Talacadu diffrift, the chieftown of which is fituated on the north bank of the river, and contains about two hundredhoufes, and a celebrated temple dedicated to Ifwara. Between it and the prefent channelof the river were formerly fituated a large fort, and a great number of temples, whichfor many years have been overwhelmed by fand-hills. The bank at Malingy is ffeep, andthe principal Hream of the river comes near it; yet thefe fand-hills appear to be higher;and, to the traveller, coming all the way from Narafingha-pura, they make a very confpi-
cuous