in x tlie island\ of Ean^^erami' b^risifeifig aS^bg^fchei'gaei^d;'
The contributions :ttf* -thdl&hwlfepei^i- it ^ a ' indbedHtoteieht - gjgi
the support of the temples«;; Several of the' x&ighbdtfMhgnFbti-
gai|fehiefs!febnilibufe kfgelyp1 and ;%offie^
stefties< eiectfed; to thehr'lfer Hheh ^ Sdffie^df'iihese ite ra te s
of- gratitude are feiierbuS‘eftdftgh in^their .eb^ttiBe aud ofnamenitS,,
and’ the rank of those for whom they are' designed-; is -nlaftked
byhtheqenormity of fheir* sifcei The^Siief'f^ghda^has5 several
&i S those stSStties1 in iQ different stfuareshK'W
1 I t is remarkable f that though the sandflies veVy'dew -hh ;tbk
island, 4gobdi‘water fe easily ■-p rd d h ^ f : f s i eh fs e ^ ^ ih g ^ t^ ttp
the wafer,icMebte^immediately1 fnIflfe hdfes?1 dPhiSS&^iSigt “tlie
case fen Manaaf ■aftd'^e trt'^t _fcoaSI:)olfe6t ^ ^ . 0-'
««Ofhel guardianship ;bf> this1 saeifed’fisle?* !^ ^ ^ iknfiljP''#
devbteeaiealled ®yfegdesy3tlte :elife£ -off ^h ^ ^ s^ feM ^ s^ d d dm ed
toifeeiibifeytte^feuifeessimfi-beii^ Carried'mf b y ijthe:!‘-Sfeters| &i
the colte-temh braiteh, Who1 only Saiei p e fM tte lfto marry/^ 'Klis
institution•’£ sithilar to th a tn f thefJ^vereignty1 the
reads and5 N&irfeof 'the* Malabar artddtiiri
bans ofi-'thei devotees*hie o f a taWny • ted’ (^louiy deebrated«with
large blabkdreads df a particular kind ofewoodv:3 Ffbm- fhe ' pa1*
godas I rinfentiotiedtf tfheie funs otit a-fong h a irew ^ b e e '5 f saittf
terminating ih ’ d p ^ i t i fc-within !a mile Of whicfeW a •ehdiAfiy
a t Toria (stoody/ Tlfts'-is* a4^ a a & v'cfiP;&OU^1W ^ c b t^ f a f i
elosfed fo r/ the accommodation; o f1 pilgrims, ■' WlifiM cexne-'fo3 the
furthest , point of the%landi fo petfeimi}theirli laSt,iabM:tioiisLlin
the sea4 the most saCrCd and the-:piirest 6f their1 -eefCmomCM-!
Afbrahmin takes care of tliis ehoftltr^y: -aud'a; polevWith-a' iigh-t
is fixed at the end of the point to direct the pilgrims-.3 51 >
Thb Dutch built- a f o r to h theisland-’o f Manaus11-with ai^ew
to command the passage and the communication with the continent
by Adana’s bridge-.. I t wascptiiieipaUyi^tiBddditp/prevent the
subjects' ofv'tlre King of .©aifey?! ffeom smuggling! ayêr any ; of the
produce> of ; tfedislandp: particularly spiéferiës^ and /also jtd^c‘$b off
fh a t .priftce andnthoàe b f 4h©< .continent,
by whicfebe- miÿifc have- been enabled - f o po rm ahianees danger*.
^miÉ-'î'tO- their interests*. ' Tl^r pro.tection ,o£tttiie»¥pearfe'banks ;;aiid
pearl" ishètyi'' which lie a t .no- great disfexiee -from- fhisÿigland,
was also anotMëf -principal i.object )fof > erecting a. fort; hçre. ' I t
also contributed considerably to f hesreye^nes’ Af/government* as
a Station--* where-certain g duties., weredeyied.oxi th é .vast quantités-
of caliCoes;?:Sfeftarse anuslins,; cottony „-and other articles, ‘brought
1 through 'this passage to ■ Qofexfefe thci/Moors,. Malabars, -and
othei inhabitants of fhb eofttineiit. -
s^ThoSO err Cams tances.- evidently render Manaàr n o f/ sufficient
impo»tancé. to retain! there1 a? ©esnsfatit. .garrison jaMdbthe expence
of the troops hithertofifoundfeulfeièiJt ;for this^service lias been
g r e a f ^ ^ e ^ h la h c e d -by..the Radvantages; >.derived; from *jjt. -ula
. ^ oe r t L^t|tè!gidrispn. stationed hex;©’Consists:jeqaly
of Malays, or SCpoÿs, sunder - the command/ ofban /Kpropean ^ef-
fieer. • D u r i^ fh’e séaaoftrof thb pearl fisheigy an-, -.additional .jbree
is Sent foom^Goluinbo*; . I t was formerly a-subalfcemfeeammand,'
but it has been c the policy! of XrQVemor ^bjjorth to âppoînti .field
officers to this and
garrison/here,^arises from/collecting1, the- taxes... : T h is,. dapnbt
always*.rb e dpae- without compulsion;;■ and the exaction. ha§feven -
been- sometimes openly« %resisted.1 ■ -In June 1800j; .a -body. of thoi
nati-Vei^dn îfh'ë taxès#feiftg demanded refe theni andothe^pay-
ment about,/to. be enferded, assembled/ befofe: the .-fort ixi aci.tu-i
multuouS mannerj- 'and seemed determined npt -to su pm lt;^ . the.
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