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 Uth, —Leaving Pw&cherry^ I proceeded to the Tal- loqk of Trbadi, with a letter from JUiqut. Sim to Mr. H yde, and obtaining the Collectors order* to the Village 5>eople. I copied off a few stone Inscriptions in the Deva- am of Teruzadl wherein I could not find the year of Sato'rahan but only the month and date. As I considered useless for my master I did not take off Fao Similes, and I proem ed some account of the Jainas and Kmumbas who ruled in Tondir Mandalam, together with some Coins in. th? Bazar and arrived at Pondichcrry, and on the 17th I dispatched a Basket containing the Books, variousStonea, Coins, &c. by a Coolj to Madras. Frebruary 1st.— -I watted on Lieut. Sim, who gave me a letter from rny Master received from Madras, and told me that he was going to Kari&ai and Tranqucbar and thai I should hold myself in readiness to fallow him to col- lect Accounts and Coins at those places, but that I sJiouid meantime prepare the account of Devanampatnam. 2d. — I left Pondicherry for Devanampatnam 10 miles South of it; collecting Coins ©n the road, on different heights. 3d. to 10th.— I went to Deo*nampatnam and enquired {or Ancient Books of the establishment of that Town, the people said that they had lost all the accounts and docu- ments, Sec. during the disturbances of Ryder Ali, upon which I collected about twenty aged men, from whom I procured accounts, together with some Ancient Coins, upon that height* 11th to 16tb.~- I copied the inscriptions that were in the Ttevalam of Teruvenjepur and Verupapalur, wrote a, letter to my Master, and delivered it to jLieut. Sim for dispatch to Madras. 17th. to 19th.— I was employed enquiring for the ac- count of the Ancient Chola Rajas and Pmndia Hqjas who ruled in Tondir Mandalam, from the learned men living at Pondidlierry. 80th.— 1 wrote a Letter to my Master and dispatched it to Madras by a Cooly with a basket containing Book%