V a s t F o r e s t .
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Pagodas.
t)U TR E -D R O O G .
fying the infectious mouth breathing an halitus fatal as the
Ream of Avernus.
F r o m Sbevagunga, a fort about twenty miles north o f Saven-
droog, is a foreft which extends as far as the Cavery, near feventy
miles, bounded on the weft by the Maddoor. _ It embraces
Saven-droog and many other droogs, and fwarms with tigers, and
various beafts o f prey. The tigers are o f a ftupendous fize; one
which was prefented by Ayder, fit o\Vner of thefe domains, to.
the Nabob of Arcot, was eighteen feet in length, which was
three feet longer than any feen before.
Maugree, Home, xii. a large town, midway between Saven->
droog and Outre-droog, was a place o f fanCtity during the
Hindoo reign. The Pagodas and Choultries are numerous and
magnificent, but abandoned, and falling fail to decay, in proportion
as the numbers o f the profeflbrs of the Hindoo religion
decline. The remains of the paintings and fculptures of the
antient mythology evince the former fplendor.
Outre-droog, feven miles from Saven-droog, is in ftrength
only inferior to it. On the acceflible part it was defended by
fix ftrong walls, riling on the fteep fide one above the other :
this was called the lower fort. To Lieutenant Colonel Stuart
was committed the capture : Captain Scott rapidly carried it by
efcalade. The Killedar had hardly time to alk a parley. Lieutenants
James, Doufe, and Macpherfon followed the blow.
Supported by Scott, they gained the fort on the fummit,
through the fix walls, and put the garrifon to the fword, excepting
thofe who chofe to avoid its edge, by precipitating
themfelvei down the rocks.
Holea-
Holea-droog, Allan, iii. Hofne, xvii. xviii. a fmall conic rock, Ho ie a -droog.
fouth o f Outre-droog, o f wondrous ftrength, acceflible only by
one path, was attacked and taken in June 1791. Six thoufand
cattle and two thoufand iheep were collected about this fo r t:
it fell afterwards into Tippoo's hands, and was retaken early in the
following year. Ramgury is a rock foaring to a point in the
centre, guarded ftrongly at the bafe and above with rows of
walls, and on one fide it has a great tank. It was quickly reduced
by the rapid attack o f Captain Weljb, in December 1791,
as was Shevetigbury, a mile and a half diftant. It confifts of
immenfe fquare rocks, folid and precipitous, on which the fort
is placed; we retained both till the peace. The firft had been
lately improved with new works, and provided with guns, ammunition,
and ftores, taken from the following fort. Cbena- C h en a pa tam .
pat am, Home, xvi. is a low fort on. a plain, difmantled by the
Sultan for its want of ftrength. No one was inactive ; even the
Brinjarrres, or retailers of grain, did their part, and with the
arms provided to defend their bags and cattle, valiantly attacked
and took the lower fort of Gopauldroog, and even attempted the G opaoldroog.
higher: but repulfed, marched triumphantly into camp with
the plunder of the firft. .
T h e Nizam and the Mahrattas did their part in the field. A c t io n s o f t h e
. . , v N i z a m a n d The firft fent a great reinforcement to our general from his ca- M a h r a t t a s .
pital, commanded by his fon. The lower fort o f Gurrumcondab,
in the eaft o f the Myfore, was taken by his principal officers,
but not without the afliftance o f our artillery. It was retaken by
the eldeft fon o f Tippoo : and again put in the poifeflion of the
Nizam by the help of the Englijh. The Mahrattas, headed by
their