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 4XXI " Report of Babu Rao, Maratta Translator to Col. C. Mackenzie, of his Journey to Pondicherry Karataly $c. along the Coast for the purpose of collecting Historical Ihformalidn, Coins, 8$c. fr&to the %Uh December, 1816, to 27th May, 1817.* December 24th* 1816.— Having received the Money, ordered for my expenses from Kavelli Venhata JLaksh* Iniyah i left Mochas and arrived at Vanien Chowdi. 25th.— Thence proceeded to Mahaballpurdm col- lected some coins, on the way at PatipollarA^ DecanaU ti and Salvakupam anil the other places along the Coast 'where ancient Coins are usually found. 26th. — By order I waited upon Messrs. Clark, Gw at kin and the other Gentlemen, wlid were on aii ex- cursion here, they ordered me to shew them all the cari- osities, accordingly t shewed thern all the remarkable places as Alahish Asura Mardhani and Ashta Grama Jlevati. g7th.--*Proceeded with those Gentlemen to So* drtts aHd shewed them the Kasi Modu or Eminence where Coins are found at Kulipakam on the further or South side of Sadras / at their desire I procured some an- cient Copper Coiiis, which I shewed them : they did not return me the Coins. 88tlf.**-Mr. Clarke sent for roe and expresses n ; 8 wish to visit the Mantttpamf that was lately disc over ed on the South side near Salvakupam together with Kassi 1 1 t I i I I ■. g I I I I |l I I J • This is given as a Specimen of the Reports famished by Col. Mackenzie's Native Collectors refered to in the Introduction page*' £v& The original was hi English but has hfceu revised apparently by Col. M. h'rmself. + This Temple, excavated in a Solid Granite Rock was kid open l>y th* removal of the Sand that had. covered it for ages ou the ■■i 1816, by Cols. Murray and Mackenzie. C. M.