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MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR. 19
making promises or concessions for the sake of a temporary sub- CHAPTER
XIV
mission, have saved Canara from anarchy, and destructive, though ^^.^j
petty warfare.
21st January.—I ferried over the lake to the peninsula on which Jan. 21.
Cumly stands, and which was formerly joined to Kamja-pura by a ofthecoun-
bridge. The situation of the fort is very fine, and the town has tr^*
formerly been pretty considerable. The two rivers leave a narrow
isthmus of rice-fields. At present, both the rivers and the lake are
salt; but in the rainy season they are quite fresh, and at that time,
when no boats can venture to sea, might afford a fine supply of fish:
this, however, is an article of food which, except by persons of
very low cast, is seldom used. Having crossed the north branch, I
went along the sea-beach, having on my right high sandy downs,
which prevented me from seeing the country, until I arrived at the
banks of a wide but fordable river. On the north side of this is a
large straggling town called ManjSswara. It contains many good
houses, chiefly inhabited by Moplays, Buntar, and Biluars. Having
crossed the plain on which ManjSswara stands, and forded a small
river, I took up my quarters at a town named Hosso-betta, or the
new-strength, which is situated on a steep bank that overhangs the
last mentioned river.
Immediately after crossing the northern branch of the Cumly Byrasu Wo-
river, you enter a country that formerly belonged to a Jain family fam;i'
called Byrasu PVodear, which resided at Carculla. The Jain here
say, that this family were overthrown by Sivuppa Nayaka of Ikeri,
who divided the country into small districts, each producing an
annual revenue of from one to three thousand Pagodas. Over each Petty R&j&s
of these was placed a petty Rdjd of the Jain religion. Ever since, Iulava-
the country has been constantly on the decline, having been con-
tinually in a state of insurrection or confusion.
The dominions of the first of these Jain chiefs that I entered BungarR&jL
were those of the Bungar Raja. Tippoo hanged the last person who
making promises or concessions for the sake of a temporary sub- CHAPTER
XIV
mission, have saved Canara from anarchy, and destructive, though ^^.^j
petty warfare.
21st January.—I ferried over the lake to the peninsula on which Jan. 21.
Cumly stands, and which was formerly joined to Kamja-pura by a ofthecoun-
bridge. The situation of the fort is very fine, and the town has tr^*
formerly been pretty considerable. The two rivers leave a narrow
isthmus of rice-fields. At present, both the rivers and the lake are
salt; but in the rainy season they are quite fresh, and at that time,
when no boats can venture to sea, might afford a fine supply of fish:
this, however, is an article of food which, except by persons of
very low cast, is seldom used. Having crossed the north branch, I
went along the sea-beach, having on my right high sandy downs,
which prevented me from seeing the country, until I arrived at the
banks of a wide but fordable river. On the north side of this is a
large straggling town called ManjSswara. It contains many good
houses, chiefly inhabited by Moplays, Buntar, and Biluars. Having
crossed the plain on which ManjSswara stands, and forded a small
river, I took up my quarters at a town named Hosso-betta, or the
new-strength, which is situated on a steep bank that overhangs the
last mentioned river.
Immediately after crossing the northern branch of the Cumly Byrasu Wo-
river, you enter a country that formerly belonged to a Jain family fam;i'
called Byrasu PVodear, which resided at Carculla. The Jain here
say, that this family were overthrown by Sivuppa Nayaka of Ikeri,
who divided the country into small districts, each producing an
annual revenue of from one to three thousand Pagodas. Over each Petty R&j&s
of these was placed a petty Rdjd of the Jain religion. Ever since, Iulava-
the country has been constantly on the decline, having been con-
tinually in a state of insurrection or confusion.
The dominions of the first of these Jain chiefs that I entered BungarR&jL
were those of the Bungar Raja. Tippoo hanged the last person who