On the sea-coast, and under the latitude of 8° N. lies also _Pulluvalley Bingiam_, a town, cape, and small harbour which has the form of a half moon; _Valiatora_, a town; _Puntora_, a town, with an entirely new harbour, which the reigning king of Travancor caused to be constructed, and where the European and Chinese ships lie at anchor in order to take in pepper; and _Veli_ and _Canantora_, two towns inhabited by Christian and Mahometan fishermen. Then follows _Tiruvandaram_ or _Tiruvandaburam_, the summer residence of the king of Travancor. The garrison of this place consists of four hundred Patan cavalry; about a thousand _Nayris_, or noble Malabar warriors; and nearly ten thousand seapoys, a corps composed of all kinds of people, but instructed in military discipline according to the English manner. The remainder of the troops are distributed here and there in the country. The castle of _Tiruvandaram_ is exceedingly ill-built. The royal palace is ornamented with a great number of paintings, clocks, and other European pieces of furniture. It is large, exceedingly beautiful, and built in the European taste; but is not inhabited by the king, who prefers residing in a mean edifice which stands in a palm-garden, where he is surrounded by Brahman priests, in whose company he performs his daily ablutions, prayers, and other religious duties. In the year 1787, M. Donaudi, a native of Turin, and a captain in the king’s service, was preparing to supply the castle with gates and cannon. This city is populous, and contains a great number of palm-gardens, each of which is surrounded by a wall eight feet in height. These walls are constructed either of bricks dried in the sun, or of red and yellow clay beat together. The next places on the sea-coast are: _Puttentopo_, _Caniarata_, _Puducurici_, _Perimatorà_, _Angiutenga_--an English colony called by the Europeans _Angenga_, and the town of _Mampulli_. Farther on lies _Attinga_, the residence of the queen, a title always given to the king’s oldest sister, as his spouse cannot nor dare not become queen; also _Ciranga_, or _Cirangapatnam_, which is likewise a populous city. All merchandise exported from the country must be here deposited and weighed, after which it is sent to the English at _Angenga_, who transport it to Bombay and thence to Europe. The interior districts of the country are entirely inhabited by Pagans, whereas on the sea-coast the greater part of the inhabitants are Christians and Mahometans. The reason is, that the Pagan Indians, like the ancient Egyptians and Persians, have a certain aversion to the sea, and approach it only at particular times, when it is absolutely necessary on account of their purifications, which must be performed in it. The Christian congregation at Mampulli was founded by St. Francis Xavier; but at present it has assumed a quite different form.