the English and the king of _Travancor_. _Paliamcotta_, a strong fortress, is situated on the southern bank of that river, and belongs to the king of _Travancor_, who is also in alliance with the English. When the English are desirous of procuring money from this prince, they instigate their ally _Mohamed Aly Khan_ to send an army against _Tovala_, in the neighbourhood of Cape _Comari_; and if the king of _Travancor_ wishes to prevent this disagreeable visit, he must pay to the English whatever they choose to demand. When I was at the court of this prince, in 1784, the army of _Mohamed Aly Khan_ required him either to send them a certain sum, or to give them permission to march through _Tovala_, in order that they might obtain money from _Travancor_. _Cumàren Cembaga Ràmapulla_, however, a man of talents, who was then prime minister, settled the whole business by paying to the English 200,000 rupees[41]. The kingdom of _Carnada_, from the year 1754 to 1762, was the continual theatre of the war carried on against each other by the English and French, _Hayder Aly Khan_, the father of _Tippoo Sultan_, and the nabob of _Arrucate_. It is bounded on the west by that ridge of mountains called the _Gauts_; and lies between the 12th and 14th degree of north latitude, and the 77th and 78th of east longitude. Towards the south it is bounded by _Tanjaur_, or the river _Vellaru_, which flows down from the mountains in _Maïssur_ on the west, intersects _Carnada_, and throws itself into the eastern sea at the extremity of the kingdom near _Puorto Novo_. _Golconda_ forms its boundary on the north, in the latitude of 15°. _Carnada_ is the kingdom so much extolled by ancient travellers under the name of _Narasinha_. It is watered by three rivers, the first of which, called the _Paler_, runs past the cities of _Velur_, _Arrucate_, _Cangipuri_ and _Sadras_. It is extremely broad at the last-mentioned place, and discharges itself into the eastern sea. The second, named the _Ciovanàrru_, falls into the sea on the south of _Puduceri_, after having united, not far from that city, with the _Gingi_, which flows down from the mountains of the same name. The third is called the _Ponarru_, or the golden river. It has its source in the Gauts, not far from _Dhermapuri_ in _Maïssur_, runs past _Tricolur_, and on the north of _Gudelùr_ throws itself into the sea. The interior part of this country produces abundance of rice, though not in such quantity as _Tanjaur_. Numerous herds of cattle are also seen in it; and, according to the assertion of the Indians, it contains mines of gold and silver. The cotton articles manufactured here are exceedingly fine. The maritime cities of _Carnada_ are, _Gudelùr_, _Puduceri_, _Cangimaram_, _Sadras_, _Maïlapuri_, _Madraspatnam_, and _Valiacada_ or _Paliacate_. Various kinds of cotton stuffs, both coloured and white, are manufactured to a considerable extent in all these cities. _Gingi_, the capital of