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MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR. 61
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CHAPTER XV.
JOURNEY FROM MANGALORE TO BEIDURU.
ANUARY 29th.—I went about ten miles to Areola, which is also CHAPTER
XV
called Feringy-petta, having formerly been chiefly inhabited by \^r^/
the Christians of Kankana, invited to reside here by the princes of ^an. 29*
J l itringij'
the house of Ikeri. Its situation, on the northern bank of the sou- petta.
thern Mangalore river, is very fine, and it was formerly a large town.
After Tippoo had taken General Mathews, he destroyed the town,
and carried away its inhabitants. One end only of the church re-
mains, which however shows that it has been a neat building. Its
situation is remarkably fine.
Even now the river contains a great deal of water, and in the Mangalore
rainy season it is very large. Its banks, like those of the Panyani Appearance
river, are very beautiful and rich. Indeed the whole country en- ofthecoun-
tirely resembles Malabar, only the sides of the hills have been
formed into terraces with less industry. As no hill-rice is cultivated
in this vicinity, the terraces are formed at the roots of the hills
only, where the gardens in Malabar are situated. According to the
report of the natives, not one fourth part of the ground fit for gar-
dens is now planted. They say, that Tippoo, in order to remove
every inducement for Europeans to frequent the country, destn^ed
all the pepper vines, and all the trees ©n which these were supported.
Much of the rice land is so well watered by springs and rivulets,
that it produces a constant succession of crops of that grain; one
crop being sown as soon as the preceding one has been cut. Al-
though here the steep sides of the hills are not formed into terraces,
J
CHAPTER XV.
JOURNEY FROM MANGALORE TO BEIDURU.
ANUARY 29th.—I went about ten miles to Areola, which is also CHAPTER
XV
called Feringy-petta, having formerly been chiefly inhabited by \^r^/
the Christians of Kankana, invited to reside here by the princes of ^an. 29*
J l itringij'
the house of Ikeri. Its situation, on the northern bank of the sou- petta.
thern Mangalore river, is very fine, and it was formerly a large town.
After Tippoo had taken General Mathews, he destroyed the town,
and carried away its inhabitants. One end only of the church re-
mains, which however shows that it has been a neat building. Its
situation is remarkably fine.
Even now the river contains a great deal of water, and in the Mangalore
rainy season it is very large. Its banks, like those of the Panyani Appearance
river, are very beautiful and rich. Indeed the whole country en- ofthecoun-
tirely resembles Malabar, only the sides of the hills have been
formed into terraces with less industry. As no hill-rice is cultivated
in this vicinity, the terraces are formed at the roots of the hills
only, where the gardens in Malabar are situated. According to the
report of the natives, not one fourth part of the ground fit for gar-
dens is now planted. They say, that Tippoo, in order to remove
every inducement for Europeans to frequent the country, destn^ed
all the pepper vines, and all the trees ©n which these were supported.
Much of the rice land is so well watered by springs and rivulets,
that it produces a constant succession of crops of that grain; one
crop being sown as soon as the preceding one has been cut. Al-
though here the steep sides of the hills are not formed into terraces,