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MYSORE, CANARA, AND MALABAR. 63
Areola, and which is named the Netrawati. Since I left Animalaya, CHAPTER
this is the first river that I have found possessing a name. The s^s^/
tide flows no higher than Areola; but canoes carrying 100 Morays, Jan.3i.
or about 130 bushels of rice, can at all seasons ascend five or six
cosses above Nagara. The channel is very wide, and full of rocks,
which in the dry season form many islands, among which the river
winds with a gentle current. In the rainy season, canoes can ascend
six cosses farther than they can do at present. There are two
branches of the river, which join five cosses above Nag.ara. The
northern branch is the largest, and comes from the same place that
gives rise to the Tunga and Bhadra rivers.
All the way I observed many iron guns lying near the road ; and
was told that Tippoo, when he destroyed Mangalore fort, ordered
all the guns to be transported to Seringapatam; but the people en-
trusted with performing this duty were bought off by the labourers,
and found out various pretexts for leaving most of the guns on the
road. By the natives they are considered as totally useless.
Nagara Agrarum, as its name implies, is a village, inhabited by Nagara
Brahmans, of whose houses it at present contains thirty. They were
brought here 70 or 80 years ago, and land was assigned for their
support by Colala Vencatashya, a Brahman in the service of Somasi-
hara Nayaka, the son of Sivuppa Nayaka, the first prince of the house
of Ikeri. The Tahsilddr of Buntwala resides here ; for, being a
Brahman, he naturally prefers the society of Nagara to that of the
traders of Buntwala. His district (Taluc) contains four Rajaships;
Choutar, Bungar, Ajelar, and Mular, These Rajas were all Jain.
The families are still extant, but have neither authority nor public
revenue. They support themselves by their private estates.
The soil of Tulava gradually grows worse for grain, as it is distant Soil of Tu-
from the sea. The best in quality extends from Mangalore to Bunt-
wala ; the next from thence to Punjalcutta; and the worst from
thence again to the hills. There the rains are so excessive, that
they injure the crops of rice, as indeed happens in Malabar ; but it
Areola, and which is named the Netrawati. Since I left Animalaya, CHAPTER
this is the first river that I have found possessing a name. The s^s^/
tide flows no higher than Areola; but canoes carrying 100 Morays, Jan.3i.
or about 130 bushels of rice, can at all seasons ascend five or six
cosses above Nagara. The channel is very wide, and full of rocks,
which in the dry season form many islands, among which the river
winds with a gentle current. In the rainy season, canoes can ascend
six cosses farther than they can do at present. There are two
branches of the river, which join five cosses above Nag.ara. The
northern branch is the largest, and comes from the same place that
gives rise to the Tunga and Bhadra rivers.
All the way I observed many iron guns lying near the road ; and
was told that Tippoo, when he destroyed Mangalore fort, ordered
all the guns to be transported to Seringapatam; but the people en-
trusted with performing this duty were bought off by the labourers,
and found out various pretexts for leaving most of the guns on the
road. By the natives they are considered as totally useless.
Nagara Agrarum, as its name implies, is a village, inhabited by Nagara
Brahmans, of whose houses it at present contains thirty. They were
brought here 70 or 80 years ago, and land was assigned for their
support by Colala Vencatashya, a Brahman in the service of Somasi-
hara Nayaka, the son of Sivuppa Nayaka, the first prince of the house
of Ikeri. The Tahsilddr of Buntwala resides here ; for, being a
Brahman, he naturally prefers the society of Nagara to that of the
traders of Buntwala. His district (Taluc) contains four Rajaships;
Choutar, Bungar, Ajelar, and Mular, These Rajas were all Jain.
The families are still extant, but have neither authority nor public
revenue. They support themselves by their private estates.
The soil of Tulava gradually grows worse for grain, as it is distant Soil of Tu-
from the sea. The best in quality extends from Mangalore to Bunt-
wala ; the next from thence to Punjalcutta; and the worst from
thence again to the hills. There the rains are so excessive, that
they injure the crops of rice, as indeed happens in Malabar ; but it