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152 favourable, we reached Madapallam in even days, and came to an anchor. The Captain and paengers went ahore, ome remaining here, and others, whom I accompanied, being led by curioity to viit Madras about eight miles hence, while the hip, which was to continue here a fortnight, was taking in ome bales of Chintz and callico.

Madras or Fort St. George is a regular quare about a hundred yards at each ide, with four bastions, built with what they call irontone, being of the colour of un-wrought iron, and very rough, on the outide like honey-comb. There is no ditch about the fort, and the walls are arched and hollow within, and