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Public Consultations, Letters fronn Fort St

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Consultations, 1740

MADRAS
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ilS DEX

Aokraiin, Aikmau, Mr., 4,6, Id, "2. I*i, 23,

26, ;}I,3h41.
Aokiiaiokpolliiin, 71.
AfHock, Samuel, 43.
Agra, 51.
Allon, Robert, 48.
Alluinparrah, 45.
Ainyand, Lieut., 65.
Andrews, John, 4{> ; Robert, 56.
Aiiiinoiivoro (Trivitore), 36.
Aiinawiirdeo Cawn, 4ti.
Arabs, Si6, h^i.
Arbiicklo, Mr., 8.
Arcnt, Arcott, II, 18, 14, 38, 34, 45, 48, 50,

58.
Ascough, Ralpli, 17.
Assad Cawn, 5.
Atcharapancara, 86.
Augxisla, 20.
Austap^h Chitty, 8, 9, 57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 68,

69, 71-75.
Aveshavnck, 57.

Babutt, Thomas, 54.

Baileau, Mr., 44.

Baillie, Robert, 44 ; Thomas, 44.

Bahisore, 48.

Bandipollam, (50, 64, 72, 74.

Barbut, Charles, 22, 23.

Barlow, Ann, 44; Margaret, 44; Nathaniel,

43 ; Samuel, 44.
Barnowall, Francis, 44 ; Mary, 44.
Barry, Mr., 25.
Barton, Ann, 44 ; James, 44.
Beard, Charles, 44 ; Elizabeth, 44 ; Mary, 44.
Bengal, 1, 14, 31, 69.
Benyon, Frances, 44 ; Richard, 42.
Bermudas, 48.

Berriiiian, Daniel, 44 ; Francis, 44.
Black Town, 1 1, 13, 14^16, 32, 39.
Board, Elizabeth, 44.
Boddam, Charles, 43.
Bombay, 13, 14, 27, 29, 31, 48.
BomeapoUam, 57.
Bonchier, 80.
Braddyll, Thomas, 48.
Brant, John, 55.
Brighte, George, 44.
Brown, Godfrey, 59 ; James, 31.
Budda Sahib, 27.
Bugler, Samuel, 55.

Bungar Naiga, 42 ; Veasam Naigue, 12.
Burn, Henry, 54.
Burton, Augustus, 6, 10, 11, 35, 39, 42.

Cadungalore, 35.

Cakutta, 46.

Carolina, 22, 31, 54.

Car\-alho, Fi-ancisco, 7, 10, 44 ; Mary, 44.

Cu^Mimajor, Noah, 44; Rebeooa^ 44.

Castle, Robert, 44.

Cauma Chittee, Velour, 27.

Cauronee, 87.

CfaambrepAuk, 14.

Charlea Point, 8, 16, 88 ; street, 6, 10.

Chellumbram, 59, 60, 62, 68, 68, 70, 76.

Chomanackpollam, 47, 58, 69.

ChemnndaJHm, 60.

Chicklas, Chickles Cawn, 39, 46, 50, 51.

China, 11, 20.

Ohingeo, 65.

Chittaramrauz, 9.

Chitterain, Matoor, 6, 20

Ohunda Saib, 47, 48, 75.

Chnrchey, John, 48.

Clarke, William, 44.

Colchester, 29, 30, 54.

Collins, Michael, 44.

Collinson, Jane, 44.

Coloure, Coloore, 33, 50.

Corarapa Chittee, Nellamoota, 20, 32, 83, 85,

41.
Conjeoveram, 14, 86.
Conry, John, 55.
Oonaett, Catharine, 44.
Cook, Thom^s, Jnnr., 8, 73, 74.
Cooke, Thomas, 8, 43.
Cooladen Rajah. 4, 5, 10, 12, 16, 23, 26, 81,

3i, 42.
Cooper, Joseph, 55.
Corrapab, 12.
Cradock, Craddock, Christopher, 7, 10, 44;

Grace, 44
Crawford, Ann, 44; Henry, 44.
Croke, Edward, 43, 58.
Cuddalore, 3, 9, 20. 52, 57, 59, 62, 64, 65, 68,

70, 72-76.
Custoora Chitty, 21, 24.

Danelly, Patrick, 55.
Danes, 24, 47.
Daniel, Samuel, 55.
Deccan, 51.
Delly, 51.

Doleman, Thomas, 64.
Doost Alley Cawn, 12.
Douglas, Robert, 43.
DuLanrens, M., 70.
Dumas, M., 24, 25.
Duncker, Peter, 26.
Dutch, 24, 47.
Dutton, Captain, 31 ;
23 ; Christina, 44.

Cardigan Richard, 22,

Eldwards, John, 41.

Egmore, 19.

Kmaura Sahib, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, .S8, 39, 42,

62, 75.
ErapsoB, Elizabeth, 44; Matthew, 43.

020

INDEX

Eyanah, Moopar Chittee, 27.
Eyre, Thomas, 43, 58,

Parrel, Thomas, 57.

Fellows, Henry, 62. =

Fenton, John, 44.

Fielding, William, 55.

Pinly, James, .55.

Fisher, Benjamin, 54.

Fleetward, Edward, 44.

Flint, James, 23, 26, 42.

Floyer, Charles, 3, 43, 67, 72, 74.

Fort St. David, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 15, 20, 24, 29, 34,

35, 39,40,41, 53, 54, 71.
Fort St. George, 2, 3 ; guns, 18, 19.
Fourbeok, Adriam, 17.
Fowke, Edward, 43 ; Francis, 44 ; Joseph, 43,

74, 75 ; Randall, 42 ; Sophia, 44.
Foxall, Foxal, Sidney, 3, 22, 28, 43, 73 ;

Zechariah, 43.
French, 47.
Futta Sing, 51.

Galatea, 80.

Ganapa, Gunapa, Naig, 27, 34, 42.

George, 26, 52, 69,72.

Gibson, William, 21, 24.

Gingee, 15. See Chingee.

Goddard, Holland, 43 ; John, 44.

Golcondah, 46, 50, 75.

Golightly, Charles, 44.

Gomez, Michael, 17.

Gongadarah Eyah, 33.

Goodere, Robert, 44.

Goodwin, Cornelius, 43.

Gopall Chitty, 21.

Goring, George, 44.

Graham, John, 42 ; Phoebe, 44.

Greenhaugh, Hannah, 44 ; Samuel, 48.

Griffith, Samuel, 44.

Gruappa, Quotambaucam, 33.

Gunmings, John, 44.

Haldan, Robert, 31.

Hallyburton, John, 13, 14, 43,

Hammond, Ann, 44; John, 43,

Hands, Nathaniel, 54.

Harpur, William, 44.

Harris, Edward, 43,

Harrison, Mary, 44; Samuel, 7, 10, 48.

Hart, Mr., 6, 44.

Hatton, Mr., 23, 27, 31.

Hawkes, Elizabeth, 44.

Haynes, Mr., 28.

Hearing, Williom, 62,

Heath, Robert, 24.

Heathcote, 32.

Henry, Mai'gt., 55.

Hill, William, 54.

Hilman, William, 44.

Hoadly, Captain, 18.

Holmes, Josiah, 44 ; Thomas, 15, 24, 25, 32

Holt, William, 48.

Hooka, Walter, 44.

Hope, Mr., 2-3, 27, 31.

Hopkins, Charles, 44 ; Phillis, 44,

Hort, Mr,, 28.

Howard, Rev. Eden, 4, 43,

Hubbard, James, 43,

Huntley, Richard, 54.

Hussain Alley Cawn, 5, 12, 45, 47, 48, 59-63.

Hyderabad, 51.

Hyland, Samuel, 44.

[maum, Immaum Sahib. See Emaum Sahib.

Ingeram, 2, 3, 4, 26, 46.

Traset Cawn, 34.

Iraster Cawn, 16.

Irshapa Chitty, 58.

Irving, James, 44.

Irwin, Cornelius, 54.

Jacobs, Edward, 44,

Jan, Nazar Jacob, 7.

Jenkins, Edward, 54,

Jobbing, Captain, 25,

Johnson, William, 43.

Jones, Edward, 55 ; George, 21, 44, 54

Junk Ceyloan, 11.

Kistna, 50, 51.
Kistnaji Pnntaloo, 33.

Lane, Joseph, 54,
Langworth, Captain, 14,
Law, Stephen, 50.
Lawcock, Humphrey, 17,
Legg, John, 43,
Lennox, Robert, 52.
Linga Chitty, 21, 22, 27, 32, 38.
Lollapettah, 13.

Macao, 1, 11,

MacCade, John, 55.

MadapoUam, 26,

Maddranticum, 35, 37.

Madrass, 28, 36, 38, 57, 58, 62, 68, 69, 72,

74,
Mahomud Cawn, 8, 75.
Malabar Coast, 11.
Mallems Point, Maulim, Malem, 68, 68, 70,

72, 76.
Mann, Richard, 44.
Mannumpody, 35, 37.
Mansell, Grace, 44.
Manson, John, 44.
Maraut, M., 70.
Marlborough (Fort), 4, 5, 6, lOj 12, 16, 22,

23, 26, 31, 34, 42, 52.
Mary, 5, 45, 46, 49.
Massey, Edmund, 11, 44.
Matthews, William, 54.
Maul, James, 44,

IN DBX

Mead, Grantham, 43.

MedoiroB, Francin D', 44 ; Anta., 44.

Mi<llo, FranciBco Do, 17.

iMutclilepiilnm, ;J8 ; Point, 8, 60, Ih.

Motlrio, IJ'l.o, 4-1; Catha., 44.

Mexico (lollarB, 28.

Micihell, Kdward, 8, 43.

iMiBore, :J3, 50, 61, 5!».

Muco Moco, 23, 8 J.

Moliii^ik KJHtna, 88.

Monger, Mr., 24, 25, 26.

Monson, William, 18, 14, 27, 28, 42.

Moors, ir,, 18,49

Moota Chitty, 61.

MootapHh, 41.

Moran, William, 67.

Morattas, 11-1.^), 33, 84, 38, 40,48,49,50,

55, 04, 08.
Morgun, Captain, 57 ; Lieut. John De, 65.
Morse, Jano, 44 ; Nicholas, 85, 89, 42.
Moae.-t, Levi, 44.
Motopolee, 20.
Munro, Andrew, 4^, 44.
Mylno, Robert, 31, 44.

Nancy, 24, 82.

Nanjan Ohitty, 59.

Narrain Pottanah, 21,

Nazar, Coja, 10.

Nazar, Nazzar Jung, 39, 42, 50, 51.

Nella Tombe, 58.

New Point, 11.39.

Normanton, 6.

Northleigh, Mary, 44 ; Robert, 44.

Owens, Patrick, 55.

Paddapee, 36, 87.

Parker, Hannah, 44 ; Mary, 44.

Parsons, Henry, 44 ; Philip, 44.

Patcherry Point, 02, 63, 75.

Pattaleen, Pattloon, Mr., 25.

Podda, Poddu Naigue, 13, 27,34, 36, 37,

88, 42.
Peiaroe, Richard, 44.
Pera Lingam, Copertee, 6, 20.
Percival, "William, 7, 10, 44.
Petrus, Coja, 27.
Pigot, George, 43.
Pitt, Mr., 3.

Pondicherry, 11, 24, 40, 59, 64, 68-72
Ponnapa Chitty, 33.
Porto Novo, 8, 64, 70, 72.
Portugueze, 67.

Pownoy, Heirry, 6, 43, 54; Mary, 44.
Prince, Richard, 7.
J'rince Frrdcrick, 11.
Prinee Richard, 7, 44.
Prince of Wales, 23.
Prince William, 14, 48.
Princess Augusta, 4b.
Pritchard, Thomas, 44.

PoUeoelhi Country, 41.

Pulliaoat, 14.

PuUn^y, 15.

PvB, Ann, 4'ti ; Bleftoor, 4i.

Qaeen'sToint, 16.

Bagojee BaaMirab, 88, 51.

Banson, John, 44.

BKugojee. See Rajj^jee.

Rice, Michael, 55.

Richardson, William, 58.

Rider, Arthar, 48.

Roe, Charles, 54.

Rogers, William, 59.

Rosario, Thome De, 17.

Ross, John, 44.

Rous, Mr., 3, 6, 10, 12, 16, 23.

Royal Guardian, 11, 13, 16, 28, 26, 27, 81.

Russell, John, 44.

Salem, 20, 29, 35, 86, 39, 40, 41, 47, 53, 54,

58, 59, 61, 69.
Salomons, Abraham and Solomon, 44.
Salter, Matthew, 71,
Sanderson, Mr., 6.
Santos, Ventura Dos, 17.
Sashaohilum, Trivity, 27, 28, 33.
Saunders, .John, 44 ; Martha, 44 ; Thomas,

6, 10, 11, 44, 45.
Savage, Ann, 44 ; John, 43, 69.
Savajee Sing, 51.
Schnltze, Mr., 44.
Shacup Tombe, 58, 75.
Shaft9.bwry, 6.
Sidee Ibrahim, 52.
Simpson, Charles, 44, 45.
Smart, Elizabeth and Jane, 44.
Smith, Christopher, 54 ; Isaac, 54 ; John, 43.
Sombayah, 33.

Somer\nlle, Ann and Honoria, 44.
Southby, Lieut., 81.
Souza, Lawrence De, 17.
Stacey, Borlace, 43, 54, 74.
Standard, John, 44.
Starke, Richard, 43.
Stratton, John, 13, U, 43; Mary 44.
St. Thomas Mount, 55.
St. Thome, 11.
Subder Ally Cawn, 5, 12, 48, 50, 51, 58, 59,

61-63, 71-78.
Snbramony Chittee, 27, 33.
Sudojee, 51.
Surat, 11.
Sutton, Samuel, 44.

Taylor, Captain, 26 ; John, 44.

Telesinga, Tellisinga Chitty, 11. 20, 32, 33,

35, 41.
Tellicherry. 24.
Tern pier, P. P., 44.

INDEX

Tevenepatam, 59, 60, 62, 63, 68, 70, 72,

74, 76.
Thompson, Francis, 55.
Thorp, John, 44.
Tombe, Tomby Chitty, 32, 61.
Tomlinson, John, 44.
Torriano, George, 32, 42 ; Sus. Cat., 44.
Trepopilore, 60, 63, 69, 74.
Trevady, Trevedy, 9, 58, 59, 61, 62.
Trevolisur, 14.
Trevendapurani, 57.
Trichetygondrum, 35, 37.
Trinomoly, 33.
Tritchanopoly, 33, 50.
Tullie, Eleanor and Timothy, 44.

Velour, 12, 48, 50.
Vencatatchalum, 52.
Vizagapatam, 6, 8, 9, 21, 24.
Vizapore 1 oint, 60, 63.

73,

Walton, Ann, 44.

Watts, Thomas, 44.

Westoott, Foss, 43.

Wheeler, Browning, 54.

White Town, 11, 13, 16, 38.

Whiting, Richard, 55.

Williamson, George, 44.

Wilmington, 23, 32.

Wolendore, Walendore, 48, 61 ; Pettah, 75.

Wooly Mahomud Cawn, 42.

Worriarpollam, 47, 58, 69.

Wright, Nathan, 44.

Wynch, Alexander, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 23,
26, 43 ; Margaret, 44; Rev. Robert, 4, 6,
10, 12,16,23, 26,31,34,41, 43.

Young, John, 44.

SELECIJOJ^S FROM THE MADRAS RECORDS.

PUBLIC C0NSULTATI0JN8, 1740.

(VOLUME NO. 70.)

Consultation, Thursday, the 8th Januaby, 1740.
Difference of the Sea Cxulome beticeeii the yeart 1788 and 1780.

Coitom on Goodi.

Caitom on Grata.

Aooborag*.

1
Anno 1788. Anno 1789.

Anno 1788^

Aaao 17S9.

▲nn« 17S8.

AvMtlTNi

Jsnasry

February

March

April

May

Jnne ... ... .••

July

AuKiiat

Beptetiibcr

October

NoTembep

December

P. t. c.
6,623 26 40
167^ 11 64
1,784 14 72
1,862 9 40
?,821 30 20
1,860 84 68
1,116 83 16
1,618 80 80
1.986 23 52
1,4;H3 15 5(5
6,-i!8l 16 81

818 81 24

P. f. c.

8.091 16 0
8,607 32 0
1.86' 11 2S
2 034 3 72
3.273 11 20
1,864 27 «
1,764 30 60
2,801 6 30

6.092 27 12
810 18 44

8,'.i27 21 56
97 10 16

P. f. 0.

1,423 28 16

3,001 » 8

1,2!»1 10 28

1.356 9 16

1,516 16 28

368 0 0

J82 34 68

117 12 8

642 8 36

50 6 40

558 29 72

1,080 81 16

P. t. C.
1,928 4 4
828 4 68
828 19 5-)
337 8 72

446 21 72
204 20 86

447 22 20
841 12 76
217 0 82

72 22 40

231 15 60

90 31 32

P. f. 0.

IV 0 0

e-) 18 0

60 0 0

64 18 0

102 18 0

124 0 0

20 0 0

67 0 0
54 0 0

68 0 0

' P. f. 0.

29 0 0
78 0 0
69 18 0
68 0 0
64 0 0
8S 0 0
88 0 0
128 18 0
96 18 0
88 18 0

6 "o 0

27,176 18 S9
2,735 17 73

29,U12 0 32
Iiioreaie.

12,489 6 16
Decreaae.

6,567 5 8
6,»22 0 8

62» 18 0
127 18 0

767 0 a

IncreaM.

89,912 0 82

29,912 0 82

18,489 6 16

12,469 6 16

767 0 0

Increase.

Increa.ie on Goods
On anchorage ...

Decrease on y*

whole.
Pags.

2,735

127

2,8tt2

8,059

f. o.

17 73

18 0
35 73

0 15

5,922

0 8

Decrease.
Decrse. on Grain

P.
0,922

Pags. 5,922 0 8

The Increase on Goods proceeds part from the arrival of the Macao ships
•which lost their passage last year but mostly from the quantitys of raw silk &c.
goods from Bengal.

The decrease on grain is from the difference of the prices of last year and this.

The atale of the Land Customs for the years 1738 and 1739 compared me with the other.

January..

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October...

November

December

Totall ...

Increased this last year.

Pags.

P.
729
591
472
437
402
417
552
433
342
182
228
877

f. o.

26 ftg

14 65
1 4
6 56

34 25
4 54

19 38
12 -^4
25 18

33 26

34 67

20 21

5,17a

695

5,868

January

February

March ...

April ...

May

June

July

August ...

September

October...

November

December

Totall Pags.

434

397

821

418

611

23 52

1,013 2.S 81

705

688

10 69

298

329

1.58

462

5,fr68

Selections from the Madras Records.

To THE Hon'blb Richard Benyon Esqr.,

PeESIDENT & GOVEENOUH &C., CoUNCIL OF FORT St. GeORGB,

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

According to a standing order from the Hon'ble Court of Directors I now
lay before you a state of the expences and revenues of this settlement and its
subordinates on this coast for the last year compared with those of the former,
by which your honour &ct. may judge of the proper directions that are to be
given in relation thereto.

ExfKNCES OP FOET St. GkOHOE.

Ending April
1738.

Apr.l 1739.

Increase.

Decrease.

».

Charges garrison ...

17,125

17.180

...

Charges diet

7,000

...

Charges cattle

800

...

80(J

...

Charged hospital

1,137

1,114

...

"■_ -

Charges extraordinary

673

1,0H3

890

Brpairs

3,108

1,408

1,701

Account presents

738

1,237

498

...

Acconnt salary

3.352

3,817

...

Charges general

5716

5.606

110

The annual expenoe ...

39,654

38,728

943

1,869
943

16 ! 48

Ded

act the increase from

the decrease

£7

925

The expences of this settlement are decreased this year

EXPENCKS OF FOET ST. DaVID.

925 2S 42

Charges garrison

Charues hospital
Repairs

Charges cattle

Charges extraordinary

Charges diet

Account salary

Peons and servants' wages..

Acconnt presents

Charges general

Ending April
1738.

April 1739.

Increase.

Decrease.

13,594

442

767

600

..*

3X5

2,756

689

2,713

14,439

24,489

p,
13,390

422
1,026

600

319
2,728

771
2,713

468
2,689

25,129

40
53

Deduct the decrease

258

369
249

958

819

The expences increased this year

203

"■ 66

...

319

639 5 86

BXPKNCES OF InGEBAM ViZT.

Ending April

1738,

April 1739. Increase.

Decrease.

Ohargos diet

Charges general
ChargfS merchandize
CharKOS extraordinary

Repairs

Servants' wages

Account present*

Account salary

p.
184
294
HI
177
66
562
341

31
24

r;,

20
60

08
43

184
329
158
2(53

66
620
229

6
12

U
76
80

"" 34

'" 86

19
22

• ••

50
60

p.
3

" 112
44

25
12

c.
24

1,876

1,895

179
160

28
16

9
7

100

daot

the decreaa

...

Public CunmltatiotiH, 1740.

Tho expunce* »k Ingoram are increased thi« year ...10 6 2

'I he ex\)enona of Fort St. George are decreu'd tbia

year 925 25 42

The oxpenoei at Fort 8tl)nvid increas'd ... 689 5 36

TLe ezpenceH at Intreram inoreaiied ... ...19 6 2

6^8 11 88

Total deorpaae in this tettlement and the above aub*

ordinates is ... ... ... 267 14 4

Tbi Reasons ruK aw Inckiasb in tub Sitekal Pabticulak Hiads aki Vur.

Fort St. George.— paos. r. c.

Charges garrison, in sundry warlike stores for tbe use of

tho garrison ... ... ... ... ...54 86 40

ChiirgeK extraordinary, by an allowance of P. 30 per

month to the widow Rous and four children, and

Mr. Wynch beinj; made a monthly writer ... 390 7 75

Account prpsei ts, Immanm Sahib visiting us in April

last occasions this extraordinary charge of ... 498 19 41

I'ags. ... i<43 27 6
Fort St. David.—

Account salary by Messrs. Floyer, Foxall and Michell's

being junior merchants this year ... ...81 11 64

Account presents by pivitig the Company's brokers their

presents for this and tho preceding year 8ti9 3 0

Charges geneml is occasioned by a greater quantity of
stationary ware this year and sundry small disburse-
ments by the Paymaster and Storekeeper ... 249 15 28

Repairs. — This arises from sundry repairs done by order from
Fort St. George chiefly rebuilding a curtain wall fallen down at
Cnddalore, paving the ciirtainSjJsecuring the river's
banks near the South P^ant Bastion and some small
repairs to the Braminy and Trepopilere Guards 258 11 24

958 5 36
Ingeram. —

Charges general in sundry stores for the nse of the

residency ... ... ... ... ...34 15 59

Charges extraonlinary paid Messrs. Pitt & Arbnckle at
Madrass P. 5U, which should have been bronght to
account befori* which with the cost of a medicine chest
amounts to ... ... ... ... ...66 19 50

Repairs. — The difference is so trivial as cannot easily be

accounted for ... ... ... ... ... 0 22 60

Servants' wages by Messrs. Pitt &, Arbnckle's being

there ... ... ... ... ...58 0 0

K9 22 9

The Revenues at This Placb awd thb Sdbobdinates, Vqi.
Fort ?t. George. —

Collected by the Sea Customer from 1st May 1737
to 30th April 1738 ... ... ... ... 48,448 20 62

Collected by the Sea Customer from Ist May 1738
to 30th April 1739 ... ... ... .. 34,702 14 44 Decreased.

13,746 6 18

Collected by the Land Customer from Ist May 173"

to 30th April 1738 ... ... ... 8,16152 57

Paid by the Company's merchants ... .. 2,235 34 51

10,897 21 28

Collected by the Land Customer from Ist May
1738 to 80th April 1739... 4,SeO 13 41

Paid by tho Company's merchants 2,586 9 S6 6,946 22 77 3,450 34 31

selections from the Madras Records.

Custom on coinage from 1st May 1737 to 30t.li April

1738 ... ... .. ... ... 598 4 57

Custom on coinage from Ist May 1738 to 30th April

1739 ... ... ... ... 113 14 30 484, 26 27

Fort St. David.—

The amount of their Revenues from Ist May 1737 to

Both April 1738 ... ... ... 10,224 1131

The amjunt of their Revenues from Lst May 1738 to

cOth April 1739 , ... ... ... 11,098 1114

17,681 30 76

Increased
Total decrease in the revenues of this settlement and

Fort St. David

I am, Hon'ble sir and sirs, Your most humble servant,

Fort St. George,
28th December, 1739.

874 2 63

16,807 28 13

Raudall Fowke,

Accountant.

Consultation, Mondat the 14th Jandaet 1740.

EXTKAOBD NARY EXPENCKS AT MaDBAS.

The particulars of the extraoedinaht expbnoe in the Paymaster's account

FOR the month of DkCEMBEE 1739 ARISES ON THE FOLLOWING AUTICES, ViZT.

Fort Marlbro' Vizt.— "

Paid allowance money to Raja Cooladeen

and servants ... ... ... P. 10 0 0

Dieting 28 slaves & 4 children @ 25

fs. per diem ,. P. 21 19 0

House rent for dittos P. 1-9, cleaning, the

house privy, fs. 2 ... ... ... 1 11 0

Charges general Vizt.
Batty abroad as per account
Batty at home do-

House moveables, Vizt. —
Paid for a cot
2 tables

Fort St. David

Paid the Rev. Mr. Howard's travelling

charges tbither...
Charges extraordinary, vizt. —

Paid dieting choultry prisoners 5, at 40

ca. each
The Marshal for dieting a lunatick

soldier ...
Allowance money to 4 children of Mr.

Rous deceased ...
Alexander Wyiich, a monthly writer ...
House rent for the Rev. Mr. Wynch ...
Allowance money to Mr. Aikman's child.
A smith attending the shroff for beatinjf

down the bad pagodas

Materials used 127 21 52

Workmen employed ... ... ... 48 17 15

22 30 0

- 32 30 0

32 8 20
17 0 0
20 0 0

2 5 40

2 0 0

20 0 0

10 0 0

7 0 0

2 0 0

1 0 20

Materials used and workmen employed
in sundry places as per book...

44 5 60

176 2 67
121 22 66

Pags ... 443 33 53

Public Oontullationf^ 1740.

COHSULTITION, MoHDAT, TUE 4tH FbbBUABT, 1739/40.

• • * • •

General letters Nos. 16 and 17 both from the Deputy Governour and Cooncil
of Fort St. David road, the first dated the 26th ultimo Horvinp only to cover
invoice aud bill of the cloth, sent us on the Mary. The other of the Z9th ultimo
advisiug of the proseut they had made to Subderallj Cawn and representing the
necessity of their making; presents also to IlaMsanally Cawn and the Nabob whom
they shortly expect in their neighbourhood and desiring our directions thereupon.

The Board having; considered the said letter and being of opinion with the
gentlenipn at Fort St. David that there will be no avoiding those presents, it's
agreed to permit the Doputy Governour and Council to act therein as they see
necessary and to send them overland this evening three peices of velvets and two
peices of embossed cloth to help them out, having nothing else in our warehouse
fit for such occasions.

• * • • •

RicnARD Bknyon — Randam, Fowkb — AoausTUs Bubton — NicnoLAS Mobsk —
William Monson — Gbobgb Tobbiano.

Consultation, Monday, thb 25th Fbbbdaby, 1739/40.

• « • « •

The Assayraaster acquaints the Board that the country mints having greatly
debased the gold mohurs, several of the shroffs had been with him and offered to
send their gold into our mint if we would coin it into mohurs of ninety-five touch,
and as none at the Board could recollect our having coined any mohurs in our
mint, the Assay master produced the mint accounts of 1703 & 1704, wherein
there were several instances of it, and the Braminy being ordered to search the
Phirmaunds, produced one from Assad Cawn in the year 1692, whereby it appeals
we had many years since a grant for coining that species of money.

Agreed therefore that the Assayraaster do receive and coin all snch gold as
the shroffs and other merchants shall deliver into the mint to be coined into gold
mohurs of ninety-five touch.

• • * • •

Richard Benyon — Randall Fowke — Augustus Burton — Nioholas Mobsb—
William Monson — Geobge Torriano.

Tub particulars of the bxtraordinary expence in the Paymastbb's account job
THE month of January 1739/40, arises on the following articles, Vizt.

Fort Marlborough, Vizt. —

Paid allowance money to Raja Cooladeen

and servants P, 10 0 0

Dieting 28 slaves and 4 children at 25

fs. per dietn... 18 27 0

Physick and black doctor's att-endance on

one slave who was brouglit to bed of a

child
Hiiuse rent P. 1-9 Cleaning it's privy fs. 2.
Cloathing dittos Double Cambays 28 ps.
Long cloth 2 ps. P. 3-18, beetle nut and

tobacco P. 1 4 18 0

Boat hire carrying them on board the

George 2 boats ... 0 10 0

58 12 60

P 68 12 60

0 60

6 Selections from the Madras Records.

Viy-agapatam. —

Paid freight on Mr. Sanderson's things

by order of consultation ... ... 40 0 0

Charges general, vizt.

Batta abroad as per account ... .,. I'. 10 20 0

Batta at home 2:j 35 0

Charges extraordinary, vizt.

Paid dieting choultry prisoners, Vixt.

5 for 28 da} s at cash 40 each per diem. P. 1 34 0

2 Transported to Port Marlbro the iiSth instant.

3 Remains for 3 days at cash 40 each . 0 4 40

34 19 0

. 1

2 2 40

2 Caps for two prisoners sent thence to

Fort Marlbro'
Buzar cloth 2 pieces for the Brarainy

prisoner
Provisions for Dr. P. 1-3 boat hire, fns. 5,

2 7 0
Boat hire for the Paymaster and the Gunner on mustering the men and. surveying-

the Normanton and Shaftsbury.
A Boats fns. 20 do. (for 2 peons sent on

the paddy boat to Vizagapatam fns. 5. 0 25 0

Carrying a present of oranges to Emaum

Sahih, 3 Cooleys P. 1-12 peon attend-
ing do. fns. 6 ... ... ... 1 18 0

Gave a Mauldar attending a present of

grapes from Emaum Sahib ... ... 0 5 60

Beetlenutt and cloves tender'd Mittah gee

on meeting the Governour ... ... 0 6 10

Allowance money to 4 children of

idr Eons deceased
Alexander Wynch a monthly writer
H"U8e rent for the Rev. Mr. Wynch
Allowance mony to Mr. Acktnan's child
Marshal for dieting a lunatick soldier
iSmith attending the shroff for beating down the bad pagodas

20 0 0

10 0 0

...

• ••

0 0

jagodas ...

2 60

48 31 10
Repairs of fortifications as per book ... ... ... 28 7 40

Pags. 219 34 30

List op chay goods to be pkovided to the northward bt Matooh Chittkeam and

COPERTKE PeRA LiNQAM TOR 1740.

Colloway Potampprps
AUejars
SastrHgnnties
Colloway Poose ...
Romalls Burda ...
Handkerchiefs French Muster
Do. Superfine

200 Peices.

400

200

400

200

400

Consultation, Thursday, the 6^" March, 1739/40.

« * « * *

A petitiou from Messrs. Burton and Saunders road as entered hereafter
requesting grants for a peice of waste ground lying between their houses and the
Town Wall, upon the same terms as Messrs. Powney, Hart and others formerly
had grants of the waste ground lying behind their houses.

Ordered that the Paymaster measure the said waste ground, and afterwards
that the Secretary draw out bills of sale for the same with the usual clause of
resumption.

A petition also read from the inhabitants of the west side of Charles Street,
setting forth as contained in the said petition entered hereafter, which being

Puhlic ContuUationM, 1740.

considered by the Board, and that the wharfing set forth therein was necessarj and
what Imfl prevented the damage to be apprehended from the sett of the river on
that side the town, particularly in the time of the freshes, and that the said in-
habitiintH hnve been at a great expence to malcc the ground good within the said
whurfinf^ ; it was agreed tint the request of the said inhabitants was verr reason-
able Hiid tliereforo ordered that tho Paymaster measure the said new-made ground
as it is now possessed by the petitioners and that afterwards the Secretary draw
•out separate grants for the same to be signed by the Board.

RicHAKD Benyon— Randall FowKg — Aoousros Bobton — Nicholas Mobsb —
William Monson.

Tho humble petition of Samukl IIakhison, Chuistoi-hku Cbai»ikx;k, William
Pbbuival, Nazak Jaooi! Jan, Fuanoisco CAuvALao

Sheweth,

Th'it the river washinj^ the Town Wall to the westward, not only endangered
the said wall and the adjacent buildings, but by the ebbing and flowing of the
said river U-ft shallow grounds and low swamps, which by the heat of the snn
became a nuisance to the town; your petitioners at a very great expence and
trouble have effectually prevented and remedied these mischiefs by building a
wharf wall upon a foundation of brick wells, sunk and filled up with lim" 8t<^)neg
and other materials for cement. Your petitioners have also faced the said wharf
wall with iron stone and raised thereon brick pallisadoes to the great ornament
of the river and beautifying the prospect of the town.

Your petitioners shew that in consequence thereof several peices of grounds
have been taken out of the river, which peices of grounds may be very useful to
your petitioners houses and grounds thereto adjacent. Your petitioners therefore
humbly pray that by a grant from this Hon'ble Board the said grounds so gained
from the river may be appropriated unto your petitioners and their heirs for ever,
according to the proportions now possessed by your petitioners.

And your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray.

Consultation, Monday, the 10^" Mauch 1739/40.
• • • ♦ •

Mr. Prince having been directed to attend, he was called in, and the musters
of our izzarees, and fine long cloths and salam pores being shewn him, and he ac-
quainted with the faults complained of from England in those sorts of goods, as
that the izzarees made here are too thin and that the fine long cloths and sal-
lampores from Ingeram are of too soft a thread and not Well cured, it was demand-
ed of him whether he could provide any and what quantity of tho?e sorts in the
year free of the faults complained of. H(< seemed doubtful! of being able to
procure above five hundred peices of the izzarees agreeable to the muster, but
promised his best endeavours to en crease the quantity, it being recommended to
bira to make it, if he can, a thousand peices. As to the fine long cloths and
salampores he could not say how much \w might be able to get and the Board
beleiving he cannot procure more than will be wanted, recommended it to him to get
all he can that is good, directing him to send up what he may have ready in
August brown, but to whiten what more he may have to send up in December
(as there will not be time to do it here for the ships to be dispatched at that
season) and to endeavour to mend the delect complained of in the colour. He
was also directed to use his utmost care to prevent in future the complaints that
have repeatedly been made from Kngland that the Ingeram cloths do not answer
the lengths and breadths specified in the invoices.

* * » • ♦

Richard Benton — Randall Fowke — Augustus Bubton — ^NicholasMobsb —
William Monson — Geoege Toebiano.

Selections from the Madras Records.

The bxtraoedinay bxpencb in thb Fort St. David asd Vizaoapatam Payhastzks

ACCOUNTS FOB THE MONTHS OF SbpTEmBEB, OoTOBER, NovEMBEE ANo DeCKMBEK, ABE AS FOLLOW.

FoET St. Da7id.

September.
Charges garrison —

Allowance to Mr. Thomas Cook monthly writer
Disabled men, 1 serjeaat, 2 centiaels, 1 topasa
The gunroom crow ami lasoara added thereto
order from Fort St. George...

Charges general —

Given a soldier at baptizing his child
' Mamoodie bought ... ... ...

Difference in price of oyl

Charges extraordinary —

Provisions for Mahomud Cawn ... ...

Peons feast as usual
Prisoner's batt a 2-18-30—

Austapah 2-18-0 ...
Peons' batta on sundry accounts

Repairs —

I'he cloth warehouse ...

Mm king a new back gate

Mending the roofs and walls of the mettows

Fortifications at Cuddalore

The several! points

Sundry small repairs ...

P. P. 0.

...6 4 0

... 5 33 0

... 18 12 0

p. p.

25 18 0

10 0

10 0 0
1 0 0

12 0 0

15 9 70

9 0 0

5 0 30
7 17 50

36 27 70

. 30 27 32
. 42 28 40
. 20 9 44
.176 14 62
.70 9 66
. 20 25 64

-361 7 68

Increased Pags. 435 12 58

October.

Charges garrison-
Allowance to Mr. Thomas Cooke
Difference in the price of oyl ...
Lascars in the gunroom
Addition to the military

Charges general —

Kelitting the state pallanqueen ...

Given a soldier at baptizmg his child ...

Charges extraordinary —

Charges on a present from the Nabob

A spy's batta at Porta Nova for 17 months

Prisoners' batta 2-16-40 —

Austnpah 2-18-0 ...
Peons' batta on sundry accounts

Repairs —

Ohilliirabrum point

Metchlepatam point

Making a ditch, bank and hedge from the

river to the point
Gunneys for the guards ...
Repairs at the garden ..
Snndry small repairs ...

4 0 0

1 28 0

2 24 0

7 17 0 15 33 0

3o 19 38
1 0 0

36 19 38

5 10 46
17 0 0

4 34 40

5 14 34

82 23 40

.108 16 4
. 40 32 42

,83 8 48

,19 5 10

30 17 54

, 16 30 72

2P9 2 70

Inoreased Pags.

884 6 68

Public ConnultatiuriM, 1740.

Nov»mh«r.

Charges parrinon — V. f. c. P. f. c.

A ■ mall iirliJitioa of ... ... ... ... 16 0 0

CharKoa oxtniordinary —

Gratuity fur rulisting I'. 5, bonfire 5 ... ... 10 0 0

Battn on Hcverul occasionH ... ... .. lU 24 .^S

ProviHions given to the Sobeidar of Trovady ... 4 18 40

Prisouers battA 3-4-40, Aaatapah 2-18 ... ... 5 22 40

RepairH —

Sundry Hinall reptura ... ... ... ... 28 <'{5 10

Cuddalore, making a dilch bank and hedgo from thu

Point to the river &ot. . ... ... 66 16 10

80 24 5

95 15 26

Increased Pags. ... 142*4 4

December.

Charges garrison —

Topusiies oooasionally enterd ... ... ... 18 24 0

Difference in the price of oyl ... ... ... 0 28 4

14 16 4

Charges hospital —

Cloaths for sick men ... ... ... ... 49 8 40

Charges general —

Given a soldier at baptizing his child ... ... 1 0 0

Difference in the price of oyl ... ... ... 2 1 36

Charges extraordinary —

Given to the Governours' servants at Christmas aH

usual ... ... ... ... 31 14 0

Paid the steward for feasting the military and

gunroom crew
Batta on several occasions . .

Paid for 3 French deserters' diet
Prisoners' batta 3-8-20, Austapah 2-18 ....

3 1 36

13 40

—

12 21

Eepairs —

Sundry small repairs ,.

Cuddalore, making a bank, ditch and gate to Mudd

Point ... ... ... ... „. 91 34 55

Building H new guard room ... ... ... 7 1 66

■ 111 32 32

Increase*! Pags. 243 26 12

VlZAGAPATAM.

The month of Septeinber decreased ... .. Rg. 77 13 |

October.

Charges general —

A small present sent to Chittaramrauz Rs. 8-12,

Rosowater 1 Hask for several uses 5 ... Rs 13 12 0

Repairs —

Sundry small repairs to the garrison ... ...33 4 0

Charges general —
The bonfiie ...

Repairs —

Sundry small repairs

This month decreased
2

Increased Rs.

November.

... 47 0 0

... ...

... 82 7i 0

...

... ~ 104 0

Increased Rs.

... 90 2 0

December.

...

Rs. 80 1 \

Selections from ike Madras Records.

Consultation, Wednesdai the 26^" Maech 1740.

The PAhTlCULAhS OF THE EXTBAOhDINABY EXPENCE IN THE PaYMACTEk's AcCODNT
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ARISES ON THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES, VIZT.

Charges extraordinary, Vizt —

Paid dieting choultry prisoners 2 for 25 days at

40 cash each
The Marshal for dieting a Innatick soldier
Allowance money to 4 children of Mr. Rous
deceased ...
Do. to Mr. Ackman's child

House rent for the Rev. Mr. Wynch
Alexander WyncJb, a monthly writer
Smith attending the shroff 29 days at fn. 1 20 ...
Gave 2 M auldars attending a present of sweet-
meftts from Emaum Sahib, Rupee li or

Charges general, Vizt —
Batty abroad as per account
Batty at liome do.

Fort Marlborough —

Paid allowance money to Raja Cooladeen and
servants
Mettahs, Vizt —

Materials used in rebuilding

Workmen employed

Repairs of fortifications —

Materials us( d and workmen employed in repairing
several places as per bock account particulars...

P. f.

0 25

2 0

20 0

2 0

7 0

10 0

0 1

0 17

7 5
10 23

20
20

85 24 60
0 12 60

P. f.

43 6 40

17 28 40

10 0 0

86 1 40

135 23 60

Pagodas 292 24 20

To THE Hon'ble Richard Benyon Esqk.,

PEESIDiNT AND GoYiEKOUB &CA. CoUNOIL OF FoRT St. GeOBGE.

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

Pursuant to an order of this Board of the 16th instant I row lay before you
the follo"wing list of the mtasuiages of the grounds severally gained from the
river by the inhabitants of the "west side of Charles Street and of the waste
grounds ]Vles?rs. Burton and launders have petitioned for the purchase of Vizt.
grounds gained from the river, the lengths measured from north to southj the
breadths frcm the westward side of the wharf wall, eastward.

English Feet,
By Mr. Samuel Harrison —

In length 114

In breadth ... ... ... ... 84

By Mr. Christopher Cradock —

In length

In breadth
By Mr. William Percival —

In length

In breadth
By Coja ^'azar —

In loiigtli

In brefidth
By Mr. Francis Carvalho—

In length

In brendth

Of the waste grounds about to be sold Messrs, Burton
and Saunders Mr. Burton's proportion —
In length from north to south is
In breadth from east to west

123
84

114
34

111
34

100
84

46
164.

Public Contultaiions, 1740. 11

Mr. Saandors'i proportion —

In loiif^li .-. ... ••• ••• ■•• 91

In bruadth ... .. ... ... 18

Tho vallues of tlieHo last computed at tbo Company's aanal rate are aa follow :—
Kng. Keet. Kn)(. Jeotoe ft. Jentue feet.

Mr. Burton's length 48 at 100 for 115 ia 52 14/16"" maltii.lied by

the breadth 16^ or 18 15/10 makcn Jentuu

feet 1003 12/l(}tha at PagH. 2^ for erery 00 foot iit I'agorlaH 41 .^0 0.

Mr. Saundera'H length 9t or 104 10/16ths

breadth 18 or 20 Il/i6th8 makes Jento*

feet 216(5 4/16 at Pags. 2^ for every 00 feet is Pagoda* 90 9 0.

I am, Hon'ble sir and sirs, Your rao.st hurnble servant,

Fort St. George, Nicholas Morsb,

26th March, 1 740. Paymaster.

Consultation, Wednesdat, the 30th Apkil, 1740.

The President acquaints the Board he has received advice from Imaum Sahib
that the design of the Morattas to enter this province is no longer to be doubted,
and though the Nabob was setting out towards the borders, there is not a force
sufficient in the province to withstand them and they will certainly be soon at
Arcob if some otlier means are not thought of to stop thera.

Ordered that the Paymaster do make all the dispatch possible to corppleat
such of the repairs as were thought necessary in consultation the 14th of August
last, particularly the wall from Sew Point to the Blockhouse and a palisado of
redwood from thence to the sea, it being very easy for an enemy to force their
•way by that point and then the whole Black Town will lye open to them, there
being no wall between that point and the White Town.

The President puts the Board in mind it is time to consider of making some
provision for the China ship and adds that some tinn being lately arrived at this
place and St. Thome, the French agents had come up to agree for the purchase,
upon hearing which, he had sent for the owners of the .hink Ceyloan ship to treat
with them about the purchase of their tinn, which may be about two hundred
candy, that they asked two and forty for it, but at last agreed to let the Company
have it at thirty-nine, if the Board thought fit to give so much ; and it being
considered that there is but one Macao ship upon the coast and that if we can
prevent the tinn falling into the hands of the French it may be one means to hinder
a ship being sent from Pondichery this season, that tinn sold for upwards of thirteen
tale a pecul last year in China, and that we may reasonably expect the same or a bet-
ter price for what goes upon our ship if we can prevent any quantities being carried
by others, it was agreed to give Telesinga Chitty and the other owners of the
Junk Ceyloan ship thirty-nine (39) Pagodas per candy for their tinn, and that the
President be desired to send proper persons to contract for what can be porchased
at St. Thom^.

Mr. Massey, supracargo of the Prince Fredericl: having a parcel of Surat
cotton on board, wliich he is willing to sell here, and as that is a profitable article
in China, it was agreed to purchase from two to three hundred bales, if he will
spare so much at twenty-four (24) pagodas the Madrass candy.

The President also acquaints the Board he had discoursed with the owners of
some sandalwood, and had offered twenty-four (24) pagodas a candy, which they
at first agreed to, but they refusing to have it sorted in the same manner as that
bought last year, thf> bargain was not concluded. Agreed to wait till the arrival
of the ships from the Malabar coast, as what is provided there for the Royal
Guardian may possibly be sent hither upon the advice of her arrival here.

RioHAUD Renton' — Randall Fowke — Augdstds Bokton — Nicholas Mobsb —
W. MoNsoN— Gkorge Toeeiano.

2.A

12 Selections from the Madras Records.

The paeticolabs of the exteaobdinary expenck in the paymastbu's account

FOB THE MONTH OF MaECH 1740 AKI8E8 AS FOLLOW, ViZT.

Chargfes general' —

Battj abroad ...
Casting a new bell for the Main Guard

Port Marlborough —

Allowance money to Raja Oooladen and servants
Charges extraordinary —

Dieting 2 choultry prisoners

Marshal's note for dieting a lunatick soldier

Allowance money to 4 children of Mr. Rous deceased

Allowance money to Mr. Ackman's child

Alexand(T Wynch, a monthly writer

House rent to the Kevd. Mr. Robert Wynch

Gave Imaum Sahib's servants — attending a present of

an Elx and some fruit 8 J rupees
A smith attending the shroffs to beat down bad
pagodas.
Black Town wall —
Materials ... ... ... ... ... 134 30 23

Workmen ... ... ... ... ... 32 3i 20

167 26 43

Repairs of fortifications —

Material and workmen ... ... ... ... 139 7 35

7 14

42 30

50
10

9 0
0 0

33 0

2 0

20 0

2 0

10 0

7 0

2 25

1 ?

45 25 40-

Pagodas 412 32 38

Consultation, Monday, the 12th May, 1740.

(Mr. Torriano Side.)

The President acquaints the Board that last night he received advice which
was confirmed this morning, that the Nabob Doost Alley Cawn and his youngest
son Hussain Alley Cawn and several other persons of note had beea killed in an.
engagement with the Morattas, at the pass of the hills which divide this province
from Corrapah, the particulars of which engagement according to what we yet hear
are as follows : — The Nabob was lying at the pass with no more than two thousand
horse, and about ten thousand peons of Bungar Veasum Naigues, the Morattas
being then on t)ie other side the pass. Some overtures were made by the last for
an accommodation, but not receiving any answer from the Nabob that was satis-
factory, the Morattas found means to bring about ten thousand horse through a
wood (the poliiijar of which it is supposed shewed them the way) and the 9th in the
morning they appeared in the Nabob's rear, at the same time the rest of the
Moratta army possessed themselves of the hills, and came down in his front ; the
Nabob's forces were soon surrounded and the enemy charging them with fire
arms, the Nabob, his son Hussain Alley and several others about liira were soon
killed ; after which the Morattas having proclaimed that, if the rest would disperse,
they should not be pursued, the Nabob's forces soon fled. Subder Alley Cawn,
the Nabob's eldest son, who was upon his march to his father but with no more
than three thousand horse hearing of this defeat turned back and 'tis thought
designs to tshut hinjself up in Velour.

As there is no room to doubt now that the Morattas may and will range over
the whole province, the President acquaints the Board he had this morning order-
ed all the men we have in garrison to be upon duty ; but considering how many
guards and points we have, they will at best be very weakly mann'd, and
therefore proposed to the consideration of the Board, what further to do upon
this emergency upon wliich it was agreed as follows : —

That considering the few men we have, particularly Europeans, it is impos-
sible to spare any force suJS&cient to mann the out choultrys which were formerly

PvbUe OtmauUaUoM, 17W. 18

erected to defend the suburbs, besides that thofte rhoultrys are so roach gone to
decay that they arc not tenable, and wem they in better repair it would take op
so many men to maun them that it would lessen considerably the small Dumber we
have for the guard of the White & Black Towns; that they lye at so great a dis-
tance an not easily to be Huccoured, and if they should be hard-pressed, the men
would be in very great danger of being cut off Ijefore they could retreat to the town.
Agreed therefore that it is not safe to trust any men at the out-choultries, but
as it would make too much noise and alarm the inhabitants to bring the guns in
from thence, it was only ordered that they be nailed up.

Ordered also that as many Europeans and topassea be entertained in the
military and gunroom as can be procured. This order is made general because
wo have too much reason to beleive the most that can be got will be far short of
what is necessary.

There being upwards of two hundred guns mounted on the walls and bastions,
and the number of men in the gunner's crew not being above one man to two
guns, and as in case of action our military will be of most service with their fire-
arms, it is agreed to entertain two hundred lascars, if so many can be prucurod,
to assist in working the great guns.

Ordered also that one hundred peons be taken in upon the Company's pay
under the command of the Chief-peon.

And the poligar of this place being obliged upon any emergency to raise two
hundred additional taliars on the Company's paying their batta during the time
they are in service, the I'resident was desired to order the poligar to get them
ready as soon as possible.

• • • • •

The sale of the Company's lead was appointed to be on this day, but our
merchants and inhabitants being in the greatest consternation upon the present
news from the country it was agreed to deferr the sale till some other time.

The Peddanaigue's cowle granted in 1706 now lying on the table being drawn
on paper almost worn out by time and hardly legible, ordered that the Secretary
give him a new copy drawn on parchment.

The President was desired to employ such a number of hircarrahs as he
thinks proper to send into the country to observe the motions of the Morattas.

RicHABD Benton — Randall Fowke — Adgdstus Bubton — Nicholas Mobse —
William Monson.

Consultation, Thursday, the 16th Mav, 1740.

Last Consultation read and signed.

The President acquaints the Boat d he had received advice from the country
that fifteen or twenty thousand Moratta horse were arrived at LoUapettah and
Arcot and were plundering both those places.

There being little or no Europe powder in the garrison and but five hundred
fire-arms that can be depended on in case of action, and the Board being informed
there is a quantity of the first and eight chests of the latter on board the Royal
Guardian consigned to Bombay, it's agreed to sign an order to Capt. Hoadly to
send ashoar ten barrels of gunpowder and the eight chests of fire arms.

As it is very likely it will soon be necessary to put our European inhabitants
under arms, it's agreed that commissions be drawn out appointing William Monson
Esqr. Captain, Mr. John Stratton Lieutenant, and Mr. John Hallyburton Ensign.

RiciiAKD Benton — Randall Fowkb — Augustus Bubton — Nicholas Mobsk —
William Monson — Geokgb.Tobbiano.

14 Selectums from the Madras Records.

Consultation, Monday, the 19th Mat, 1740.
• • • • •

There being several places on the walls where it will be proper to plant guns
for the defence of the town, the Storekeeper is ordered to deliver to the gunner
so many as are wanted and to make carriages for the same, and till those can be
finished the gunner is ordered to make use of some of the carriages on the salut-
ing battery.

The Paymaster is likewise ordered to buy in a quantity of sheep and to salt
up some beef and pork, to make a quantity of bisket, to send to Pulliacat for salt-
fish, to lay in also some firewood, and to look out for all the Pegue jarrs in town,
or other vessels proper for keeping water.

Commissions of this date signed appointing William Monson Esqr. Captain,
Mr. John Stratton Lieutenant, and Mr. John Hallyburton Ensign, of the inhabit-
ants of this town.

There being a great want of fanams for the currency of the place, agreed that
three thousand (8,000) pagodas more be advanced the Import-Warehousekeeper to
purchase silver to coin into fanams ; in the meantime agreed to issue out those
which were coined for Fort St. David, the roads being too dangerous to send them
overland.

The Chevaux de Frise being out of repair, the Paymaster is ordered to get
them mended and there being several other utensils of war which we have not in
store, such as spades, shovels, pickaxes &ct., he is ordered to provide so many
of them likewise as may be thought necessary.

RiOHAED BeNYON — RANDALL FoWKE — AUGUSTUS BuETON — NICHOLAS MoESE

William Monson — Geoegb Toekiano.

(Consultation, Thuesdat, the 22nd Mat, 1740.
• * • • •

The President acquaints the Board that all the accounts he has been able to
get of the Morattas and their motions since last Consultation have been very
imperfect, which he imputes to the danger there is in passing the roads, except
that it is agreed part of the Moratta forces had likewise entered Conjevaram and
plundered that great town and he has also received frequent advices of the plunder-
ing and burning of villages between this and Arcot. One of the hircarraha came
in last night and brought advice that the Morattas had sent about twenty spies
towards the sea-coasts though he could not tell upon what design ; but a letter
from a considerable man in the country to his son that is in town, mentions the
same number of spies being sent, and adds that it was to enquire what fresh water
there was in the rivers, or tanks, and particularly how much there might be in
Chambrepauok tank and this morning came into town several of the inhabitants of
Trevelour, which is about 12 hours journey from this place, who had fled from
thence and report that a party of hor^e was come there, and were plundering that
place.

There being eighteen military men on board the Prince William that are
returning from Bombay to Bengal, agreed to send for them ashoar upon promise
that they shall go on to the Bay by the latter ships and that Captain Langworth
be ordered to send them ashoar.

Agreed also that Captain Ijangworth be ordered to send ashoar twenty men
of his ship's company to assist in the defence of the place, and the Paymaster is
ordered to furnish provisions for them and the Bengal military and to lay in some
arrack to give the men a dram morning and evening whilst they are upon duty aa
has always been customary upon these occasions.

Captain Langworth having some pistol powder on board which he offers to
sell, the Storekeeper is ordered to purchase it.

There being a parcel of straw houses and huts lying to the northward of the
Black Town within fourteen foot of the walls, which in cfiise of an attack on that

Pubiie Coiuultationg, 1740. 15

side would be verj inconvenient and make it dangerous, ordered that notice be
given to the proprietors to pull tliem down and remove the materials elsewhere,
but it was at the same timo agreed that the Paymaster with the chief bricklaver
and chief carpenter do first take a survey of the same and report the value to the
Board, that we may agree upon allowing the owners some reasonable satisfaction.

RioHABD Benyon — Ranpall Fowke — Anonsius Bobton — Nicholas Mousi
William Monsou — Geobgi Tobbiano.

Consultation, Tdksdat, thb 27" Mat, 1740.

General letter No. 60 frcm tlie Deputy Governour and Council of Fort St
David of the 2l8t instant read, acknowledging the receipt of the money last
sent them; advising that they are informed the Morattas intend to settle at Gingee-
in which case they desire our directions about sending a present to their chief men,
that Mr. Holmts supracargoe of the Fulieney had spared them some gun
powder which they desire us to make good to him, and that they had recovered
the ten thousand pagodas belonging to their merchants from Woleudore.

The Paymaster produces to the Board a list of the houses lying under the
north wall of the Black Town and the owners to whom they belong, with aa
estimate of the charge it will cost each inhabitant of those houses to remove to
other places, amounting to pagodas 160-15 according to the survey made by the
chief bricklayers and carpenters, and it being absolutely necessary to have that
space open, the Paymaster is ordered to pay to the several persons, owners of the-
said houses, the sums agreeable to the said list.

There not having been any foot bank built upon the curtains under the para-
pet walls for want of which the parapets are too high for the men to fire over, the-
Paymaster is ordered to set about that work, as also to make little wells of brick
and chinam on the curtains and bastions to hold water to cool the guns as we
cannot get a sufficient quantity of casks to make tubs.

Ordered that fifteen hundred (1,500) pagodas be advanced the Paymaster
towards defraying the extraordinary expences.

The President then acquainted the Board that he had received some advices
from the country that a treaty was on foot between the Moors and Morattas, but
he could not say yet what hopes there was of an accommodation, the Morattas
insisting upon very high terms; in the meantime they still continue to plunder
everywhere near them, and he is sorry'to add that several parties of horse, the
broken remains of the late Nabob's army, were to the full as troublesome to the
villages as the Moratta army to the greater towns, that they are roving about all
over the country and no village escapes them where they think anything is to be
got. The President adds that upon this advice he ordered out the peons and
poligar's men to keep guard at the mettahs and out-parts of the pettahs, and hoped
they would be able to prevent any mischief from these little robbers, if they were
not joined by any body of the Morattas.

Ricbakd Bbnton — Bandall Fowkb — Adgostcs Bcbton —Nicholas Morse —
William Monson — Geobge Toekiano.

16 Selections from the Madr<i8 Records.

The particdlabs of the extraordinary expbnce in the Paymastebs account fob

THE MONTH OF ApBIL 174U, ARISES AS FOLLOWS, VIZT. —

Charges general, Vizt.

Batty abroad as per book ~

Batty at home Do.

44 11 40
Charges extraordinary, Vizt.

Paid dieting choultry prisoners 4.

The Marshal's note for dieting a lunatick soldier

Allowance money to 4 ciiildren of Mr. Rous deceased ...

Allowance money to Mr. Ackman's child

House rent for the Rev. Mr. Robert Wynch

Alexander Wynch, a monthly writer

Oave on presents of fruits received from Emaum

Sahib and Iraster Cawn
Paid OQ Ditto of oranges sent Do.
Smith attending the shroff to beat down bad Pags. 1 mo.

Bombay Presidency, Vizt.

Diet paid and ready money advanced the military and
galley men arriving here from on board the ship Royal
&7^ardian in her way thither ... ... ... 64 0 48

Paid for 26 cots, boat and cooley hixe bringing the men '

ashore here ... ... ... ... 4 12 0

Diet money to 2 covenanted servants ... ... 16 0 0

84 12 48

Fort Marlborough, Vizt.

Paid allowance money to Raja Cooladen and servants ... 10 0 0

Honse moveables, Vizt.

Paid for an almeira ... ... ... ... 20 0 0

Black Town Vizt.

Materials used ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 40

Workmen employed ... ... ... ... 7 5 40

4
0

57 12 60

25 6 0

Mettahs, Vizt.

Materials used ... ... ... ... ... 102 30 62

Workmen employed ... .. ... ... .S5 19 35

-138 14 17

Repairs of fortifications, Vizt.

Materials used and workmen employed in sundry places

as per book. ... ... ... ... ... 114 13 75

Pagodas ... 493 35 0

Consultation, Friday, the 30th May, 1740.
« « * * •

There beiog no wall from Charles'^ Point to the cloth-godowns next the
river, for which reason that part of the White Town lies entirely open and defence-
less find may be of very ill consequence if the place should be attacked, it is
agreed to be absolutely necessary to have that part of the town inclosed with a
wall also, and the Paymaster is ordered to lay in materials as soon as possible,
and while those are getting ready he is ordered to prepare a plan of that part of
the town that the Board may the better consider in what manner to have it
built.

The ditch which was formerly dug from Queen's Point round the Black
Town, to the sea-side being by length of time and from neglect in not keeping it
clean, now almost entirely filled up, tha Paymaster is ordered to have the same
new dug, as the Board are of opinion it will be very usefuU to keep ofF an enemy,
more especially as the walls of the Black Town are but weak and we have but
fow men to defend them.

Piihlie CtmnuVatiima, 1740. 17

The Jiciard thou took into formidMriit ion th«* nutnbtjr of men in tho (gunner*!
list as settled in Con.qiillation of tlio lOrh August 17:i2, as also a list t>f the g^ns
mouatHfl upon tlie soveral points and curtains and at^rved that so small a number
is far siiort of what is ueccsBury in casn of any attack, and in such caae we ought
to have sora*) persons of moif knowh-dgc and judj^errient than common men to
diroct the Hriu<{ the |rntis and therefore that more mates and more Ruropeaos
ought to bo entered into pay and after somotitno spent in considering thereof,
tho iiourd as^reed upon a IJHt as entered after this (consultation for the present
BStablislimont, and the Paymaster and Gunner are ordered to look out for proper
persons to bo entertained agreeable thereto.

Theni being several persons in the gunner's list who have been long in the
aervico but are now disabled and unfit for duty ordered that they be struck out
of the gunner's list and entered upon half-pay, and the list of their names entered
hereafter.

Ordered that ono thousand (1,000) Pagodas be advanced the Paymaster to
defray tho chargos of the garrison.

Richard Benyon — Randam- Fowke — AuausTtis Burton — Nicholas Mobhe-
Wii.LiAM MoNsoN — George Tobriano.

Number op men thought necessary foe the gunsooii crew.

Gunner .

Do. • Mate

Do. 2d. do.

Do. 3d. do.

Do. -Ith. do.

Quarter Gunners at 6 Pags. each

Do 5 „

Europeans at 100 fns. each

Tujjasses at 9 1 „

Do. at 72

Svranp

Tindalls at 8 Pags. each...

Lascars at 2 „

P-

188 Persons Amount to Pagodas 488 28 0

List of men in the gunroom disabled and superannuated with their fobmeb pat

and present pension.

Former pay.
Humphrey Lawcock, Senior 5 Pags. per month ..

Adrian Fourbeck, Senior 100 fans.

Ealph, .Ascoujjh 100 „
Thome De Rosario 2 Pags.

pTancisco De Mello 2 „

l^awrence De Souza 2 „

Michael Gomez 2

Ventura Dos Santos 2

8 Persons, Pags. 20 20

Present Pension.

l.S

Pags.

Selections from the Madras Records.

A LIST SHOWING HOW ALL THE GUNS OF FoBT St. GeOEQE ABB PLACED, WITH THE WEirlHT

OF THEIR SHOT.

Places where inountod.

Names of guns.

14 ■ At Caldera Point

1 Oulverin ...

11 Demi-Culverins

2 Sakers

2 I At Middle Gate
I On the Gate
In the Street

On Fishing Curtain

1 Saker

1 Demi Cannon

2 Demi-Culverins
8 Sakers

On Fishing Point

{

5 Culverins ...
4 Demi-Culverins

On Plymouth Battery

Demi-Culverins

On Marlborough Point

{

1 Demi-Cannon
8 Culverins ...
3 Uemi-Culverins

On St. Thome Curtain
At the Gate in the Street

On Charles Point ..

Sakers
Demi-Culverin

{

2 Demi-Cannon

8 Culverins
2 Long Sakers

At Mr. Harrisons
At Mr. Cradocka
At Mr. Burtons
At Mr. Carvalhos

Small Miniotis
Do.
Do.
Do.

Weight of shot.

18 Pound.
9 Do.
5 Do.

■ ■ — '^

At Caldera Curtain

Sakers ...

6 Pound.

At Choultry Gate and Street.

Sakers... ... , ...

5 Pound.

On Choultry Curtain

Sakers

5 Pound.

5 Pound.
24 Do.

9 Pound.
5 Do.

18 Pound.
9 Do.

9 Pound.

* At the Sea Gate ...

f 8 Demi-Cannon
\ 1 Culverin ...

24 Pound.
18 Do.

On Dover Battery ...

Demi-Culverins ... 9 Pound.

— ,

On the Half Moon

Culverins ...

18 Pouud.

24 Pound.
18 Do.
9 Do.

5 Pound.
9 Do.

24 Pound.
Is Do.
6 Do.

3 Pound.
3 Do.
3 Do.
3 Do.

Public OontuUatiima, 1740.

B Sd

is; o

Places where mouaUtd.

NanicK of Kuns.

In tbe Fort

4 Small MiiiioriH
2 Falcon* JiraM

Yf^ffhi of shot.

8 I'oand.
2 Uu.

At (iarucn Point

2 DemUCulrerinB
Long Saker

9 Poand.
6 Do.

At Queen's I'oint ...
On Ditto Ourtaiu ...

Sakers

Small Minions

Oil Biidgo foot Gate
At the Gate in tlie Street
Ou the Curtain

Sakers

Demi-Culverins
Small !Minions

5 i'oand.
8 Do.

5 Pound.
9 Do.
3 Do.

On Spear Point
On Ditto Curtain

Demi-Calverins

{5 Siikers
1 Small Minion

12 Pound.
6 Do.
3 Do.

On ClHrke'fl Point .,
On Ditto Cuvtain ..

{

3 Demi-CuIverins
2 Ditto
Sakers

On Clarke's Gate ...
At the Gate in the Street

Sakers
Deini-Culverins

12 Pound.
9 Do.
5 Do.

5 Pound.
9 Do.

On Attapollam Curtain

{

5 Sakers

5 Small Minions

5 Pound.
3 Do.

On Attapollam Point

{

1 Demi Culverin

2 fcjakers

1 9 Poncd.
5 Do.

At the Uiver Battery

{

1 Demi-Cannon
8 Culverins ...

24 Pound
18 Do.

In the Street at Mud Point ...

Saker

5 Pound.

On New Point Curtain

takers

5 Pound.

On the New Point ...

f 2 Demi -Culverins
■i 2 Long Sakers

2 Sakers

9 Pound.
6 Do.
5 Do.

On the new wall

2 Sakers

4 Small Minions

6 Pound.
3 Do.

193 Guns in all for present service.

31, in the half Moon for salutes. 11 Sakers ... 5 Pound

20 Small Minions ... 3 Do.

4, At Egmore nailed up Minions Small ... 8 Do.

1 1, at all the out-batteries naikd up. 2 Di mi Culverins ... 9 Pound.

46 2 Long Sakers ... 6 Do.

239 guns. 6 Sakers ... 5 Do.

1 Miuicn Small ... 3 Do.

20 Selections from the Madras Records.

Consultation, Tuesday, thb 3bd June, 1740.

* « » • «

Matoor Chitteram and Copertee Pera Lingam attending, acquaint the Board
that great part of the chay goods are ready provided at Motopolee, and as they
apprehend it may be dangerous keeping of them there, that part of the
country also being involved in troubles by the quarrels among the polygars ; they
desire the directions of the Board, which being taken into consideration and that
the town merchants do frequently at this season of the year send for their goods
from those parts by mussoolas, it is agreed to send two mussoolas for these goods

from Motopolee.

^ * * « *

RitjHARD Benyon — Randall Fowke — Augustus Bueton — Nicholas Mokse —
William Monson — Geoegb Toreiano.

Consultation, Thursday, the 12th June, 1740.

' * « « » «

Telesinga Chittee and Nellamoota Comrapa Chittee attending produced to
the Board [a] letter from their gomastas at Salem advising that they have two
hundred and fifty oxloads of cloth lying ready there to send to Cuddalore, but are
afraid to venture it without a guard, least the Poligars should plunder it upon the
road. After some discourse with the merchants, they gave it as their opinion that
thirty or forty peons would be sufficient to protect them, upon which it was
agreed to send twenty peons from thence and that they be joined by twenty more
at Fort St. David and to proceed from thence to the borders of Salem, where the
cloth will be ready ; however the merchants do not propose to venture it all at
once but at thiee different times.

Agreed that directions be given to Fort St. David accordingly and that
tvi^enty peons more be added to the other twenty and that by them we send three
thousand (3,000) Pagodas worth of fanams.

*****

Richard Benyon — Randall Fowke — Augustus Bueton — Nicholas Moese —
William Monson — George Toreiano.

Consultation, Sunday, the 15th June, 1740.

Our Hon'ble masters having in the 16th para, of their letter to us just now
read ordered that we should not send one of their ships to China this season, it was
taken into consideration what to do with the cargo provided for that voyage upon
which it was agreed it will not be for the Company's interest to keep it till next
season as some of the articles are perishable, particularly the putchuck which was
a year old when it arrived here and the cotton will not be the better for keeping ;
upon the whole, it was agreed that if the inhabitants would come into a subs-
cription for a voyage to China on a country ship we would let them have all the
tinn and what other goods we have provided for the China market at the prices
they cost.

Richard Benyon — Randall Fowke — Augustus Burton — Nicholas Morse —
William Monson.

Consultation, Monday, the 23ed June, 1740.

The inhabitants having subscribed forty-two thousand (42,000) pagodas
towards carrying on a voyage to China on a country ship named the Augvsta^ the
Export-warehoiisekeeper is ordered to deliver them the tinn, cotton, putchuck
and oliban [em] agreeable to our resolution in Consultation of the 15th instant.

• » * * «

Richard Benyon — Randall Kowke— Augustus Burton — Nicholas Morse —
William Monson.

Public OotiHultationK, 1740. 21

CONSDI.TATION, FeIDAY, TITB 27rH JlJUE, 1740.

(Mr. Burton nick.)
• • • • •

Tho Board having been misiuformed of Afr. Jones intending to administer to
the effects of Mr. Gibson deceased at Viza^rapatam, it is agreed to direct the
Chief and Council there to rako rhar^e and dispose of them for the beiiefit of the
creditors, reuderin^ un account thereof to such person op persons as may hereafter
administer, and, when they have sufficient in their hands of the said Gibnon's
effects to pay off his debt to Narrain Pottanah, one of llieir country renters, who
they tell us in iheir letter of tho Mrd March was like to give them trouble on
th«t account, and as a means that may prevent the ill consequences of an affair of
this sort in future, it's agreed to send tliem the following order formed from oor
book of Standing Orders : —

That no Company's servant or other European living at, Vizagapatam shall
directly or indirectly borrow any money or otherwise become indebted to anj of
the Moor's governours or to any of the Kajahs or country i enters, and whoever
shall bo guilty of a breach hereof shall be suspended from the Company's service if
covenanted servants and sent for up hither ; those wlio are not in the Company's
service shall be sent for hither and from hence to England.

« • » * •

The President acquaints the Board that being informed yesterday morning
that Gopall Chitty one of our merchants who is indebted about five thousand
(5,000) pagodas on the running contract was so ill that his life was despaired of, he
thought proper to order one of our warehouse conicoplys to go to his house and
lock up what valuable effects he might find there ; accordingly the said conicoply
went thither and in the presence of Gopall Chitty's conicoply and some others of
the family he had locked up one room in which were al)out fourteen thousand
rupees lying in bags upon the floor and a chest which (as Gopall Chitty's conicoply
said) contained about one thousand pagodas, all which he locked up in the said
room under two keys one of which he brought away witli him the other he
delivered to Gopall Chitty's conicoply ; the President adds that in the afternoon
Gopall Chitty died, upon which he liad ordered a letter to be wrote to Custoora
Chitty, father of the deceased, desiring him to come up hitherto settle his swscounts
with the Company.

Ordered that the Secretary do go to Gopall Chitty's house and put the
Company's seal on the room where the money is locked up and that the same do
remain so sealed up till Custoora Chitty arrives here and settles his son's accounts
with the Company.

Richard Benton — Randali, Fowkb — Nicholas Morse — William Monson.

Consultation, Wednksday, the 2nd July, 1740.

* ' « • « •

As Madrass pagodas will be wanted to send to Vizagapatara for the use of
that and the other northern settlements before the southerly monsoon is over,
Linga Chitty was sent for and disooursed with concerning the best metliod for
procuring the same. He adds that no gold is now procui-able in the place, and
therefore if we are under a necessity for the jMadrass pagodas there is no way to
supply ourselves but by coining the current money, and if we would agree thereto
he would undertake to deliver them at eleven per cent, batta; being asked how he
made so great a difference he said he computed.

Per c«ni.

The difference of touch ... ... ... ... ... ... 7i

That there would be a loss in re6ning ... ... ... .. 1^

The charge of refining ... ... ... .. ... ... \

The charge of coining ... ... .. ... ... ... J

10| per cent.

22 Selections from the Madras Records.

The Board took till next Consultation to consider of Linga Chitteft's proposa
and ordered that a copy of his account of the charge be delivered the Assay
Master to examine the same and report his opinion tliereof the next Consultation.

Richard Benton — Randall Powkr — Auousxas Bueton — Niobolas Mobsb —

WlI,LIAM MONSON.

Consultation, Wednesday, the 9th July, 1740.

M'. Foxal attending acquaints the Board that he had examined the account
of the charges of coining the current into Madrass pagodas deliveied in by Linga
Chitty and observed that he had not allowed for the difference in the weight
between one thousand Madrass and one thousand current pagodas, which is one
and a quarter (]|) per cent; for the rest Linga Chittee's account was pretty exact,
and if it be considered besides that notwithstanding all the care the shroff can
take in shroffing the money, several of the current pagodas he seals are worse than
eighty and a quarter (80J) touch, he beleived it Linga Chittee would agree to
deliver the Madrass pagodas at eleven per cent, batta, the chance was equal
whether he got or lost by thera : upon which Linga Chittee was called in and the
Board agreed to pay him now twenty-two thousand two hundred (22,2<jO,) current
pagodas to receive twenty thousand (^0,000) Madrass in thirty-five days.

RiCHAED Benyon — Randall Fowke — AuQusTos Burton — Nicholas Morsb —

"William Monson.

Bills of wages etc.

The Hon'ble Company's sloop Gaiolina account wages.
To the Master for the month of May ... ... ... §

To the mate from the 6th of May to the 30th of May, 25 days at

$ 15 per mensem
To the serang from the 26th of April to the 30th of May, 34 days

at $ 7-2 per month ... ... ... ■ ...

To four helmsmen, 34 days at 3-2 per month each
To ten lascars, 34 days at 2-2 per month each

Dr.

0 0

2 0

8
15

2 0
1 33i

$ 86 0 80

MarlbrS, •

May, the 30th 1740.

Errors Excepted.

Examined.

Per. Caedigan Richard Ddtton.
Chaeles Baebut
Accomptant.

Dr.
The Hon'ble Company's sloop Carolina account charge.".

To allowance of salt fish for the month of May ... ... $ 10 0 0

To allowance of doll for Do. ... 4 0 0

Te earthen potts ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 .'-t 0

To cotton thread for the lamp bought ... ... ... 2 0 0

To thread for sowing 0 2 0

$ 17 1 0

.Marlbr8'

May, the bOth 1740.

> Errors Excepted.

Examined.

Per Caedigan Richard Dutton.
Per Chaeles Barbut

Accomptant.

Fubliii Oontuitatioiu, 1740.

'l')i« Uon'bla Compauy.

Dr.

To f\u\T>^fn (d j)ruvi--ion, nic from MarlbrA to Moco Mooo for
ttiH Sultiin and 25 of hJH aitc-nduiicu four dayH and half at
$ a per diiy ... h \Z 2 0

To two Holdier« from Moco Moco to Marlbrd four days at 80
cash per day

Marlbro
May, 30th 1740.

Examined.

Per Chablbs B.mjbct

Accountant.

1 2 40
9 16 0 40

Krrort KiMpUd

Per Cabdiqan Richabd Dutton.

The extuaoudinary expfnce in the Paym astbeb's aooount kok thi month of Jdni
1740, aeisks on thb tollowino abticlks, vizt.

Fort Marlborough, vizt. —
P>iid allowaiico money to
Kaja Cooladen and serv-
ants
Arab soldiers taken hero
into pay for the West
Coast service

Pags. 10 0 0

Charpos general vizt. —

100 peons extraordinary .

Baity al>road

,. 13 34 0.

Batty lit home

. (il If 35

36 0 0

85 18 0

46 0 0

75 17 35

160 io 35

Account current, London, vizt. —

Paid James JMint as per order of consultation
Charges extraordinary, vizt.

Paid dieting choultry prisoners <■)

Paid the Miirshal's note for dieting a lunatick soldier

.Allowance money to 4 children of Mr. Rous deceased
Ditto to Mr. Ackman's child

Alexander Wynch, a monthly writer ...

House rent for thn Rev. Mr. VVynch

Paid a soldier upon renewing his covenants

A smith attetidiug the shroff to b«;at. down bad pagodas

Paid head money for 35 soldiers delivered ashoar here from the
Princess of Wales and Wi/mtHy<o/i at 10«. each

Gave refreshing money to 3^ soldiers at fns. 12 each ...

Paid boat hire fns. 25 ; cots 29 delivered Do. P. 4-1 ...

Batty allowed to 2^0 peons of palliagars

Gave Surat patamars extraordinary

Bombay Presidency vizt. —

Paid the military and galley men arrived here

from the Rnyat Guardian ... ... ... 78 9 0

Diet money to 2 covenanted servants. Messrs. Hope

andHatton 16 0 0

70 0 0

38 32

208

5 45

815 19 5

Repairs of fortifications, vizt. •■>

94 9 0

.Viaterials used and workmen employed in several places this

month as per book ... ... 941 9 36

Pagodaa ... 1628 0 76

24 Selections from the Madras Becorde.

Consultation, Monday, the 4th Augdst, 1740.

* • « « »

.A box of wiggs directed to Mr. William Gibson, late surgeon at Vizagapatam
deceased, having been some time since delivered to the Secretary who was ordered
to keep them till some body sliould administer to that estate, he is now ordered to
sell thrtm at outcry and pay the nett produce thereof into cash.

The President acquaints the Board that Custoora Chitty had been with him
to desire he might have the keys of the room wherein the money was locked up in
his sou's house, and the (-'ompany's seals put thereon by order of Consultation of the
27th June wfter which he would pay in three thousand pagodas, in part of the
balance due from his son, and for the rest he expected in few days as much cloth
from Fort St. David as would more than clear it ; ordered that the Secretary
deliver the keys to Custoora Chitty when he calls^for them.

* « * « *

RioHAED Bknyon — Ranpall Fowke— AUGUSTUS Burton — Nicholas Mokse —
William Monson — George Tobriano.

Consultation, Satubdat, thb 16th August, 1740
♦ » » * *

General letters read, Vizt. ^

No. 78, a letter from Mr. Dumas &ct. Council of Pondicherry dated 24th
August N.S. relating to four men deserted from their garrison to Fort St. David,
and suspected of having murdered a man and whom they therefore demand in the
name of his most Christiau Majesty to be delivered up to them, proposing also the
entering into a treaty with us about the delivering up such criminals, as they have
done with the Dutch and Danes on this coast and with our gentlemen at Telli-
cherry.

No. 79, from the Deputy Governour and Council of Fort St. David of the
13th instant giving us their sentiments of and an account of what has passed
between the gentlemen of Pondicherry and them in the affair of the four deserters,
and inclosinga letter they received from Pondicherry dated the 22nd August N.S.
and copy of their answer thereto dated the 12th 0. S. on that subject.

The foregoing letters and the subject thereof being taken under consideration,
the Board are of opinion that a murther attended with such circumstances as that
of the old Chouliar of which the four deserters stand suspected with so much
reason out^ht not to go unpunished and that the giving up those men is no contraven-
tion to the protection of the flag, upon promise of the gentlemen of Pondicherry
that if they are not found guilty of the murder they shall be pardoned the
desertion.

As to what is proposed both from Pondicherry and Fort St. David about
entering into some agreement for preventing mischiefs of this sort in future, we
think it may be better to hold ourselves at liberty in that respect, nor do we suppose
the gentlemen of Pondicherry will concrrn themselves further about it since we
have complied with the intentiouof such an agreement in delivering up these men.

Agreed to transmit the Deputy Governour and Council of Fort St. David our
resolutions upon this affair in a copy of our letter to the gentlemen of Pondicherry.
« « » • «

R.CHAHD Benton — Randall Fowke — Augustus Burton — Nicholas Morse —
William Monson — George Toreiano.

Petition dated August 20 (?) 1740.

To. the Hon'ble Richard Benton Esqr. President and Governour, &ct. Council of

Fort St. Gforgb.

The humble petition of Thomas Holmes and Robert Heath, mariners,
Sheweth,

That your petitioners served as officers on board the ship Nancy lying at
Pondicherry, of which Mr. Monger was supercargoe. That when your petitioners

Public CuHMultations, 1740, 25

expected a Toyage to thin port of MudruHS, the said Mr. Monger tent to the
Captain and told liim that h« had sold the said ship, and ordered him on board
to deliver her at three in the afU;rnoon to Mr. I'attaleoii ; otliorwiHo that he
himself would deliver her upon which the Captain and Chief mate Tboman
Holmes went on board, and at tliroe o'clock eamo Mr. Monj^er to «ee the ship
delivered as above. The Captain then acked him iu what manner hia wapea
were to be paid, with what was duo to his officers and people and what
was to be done with the freight bales wtiicli he had sifjned a bill of la<lingr for.
To this Mr. Mon<:er made no reply. Whereupon the Captain addressed him»elf
to the purchaser of the ship and told him, I e was ready to deliver her to him if
ho would give hia word for the payment of the wages due on the ship. But the
said purchaser answered, it was no concern of hi^, if the ship was delivered to
him, 'twas well, if not, he would go on shore. The Captain then told him that he
would wait on Mr. Dumas in the morning, so they went away. And as soon as
they pnt off from the ship your petitioners struck the yards and topmasts, and
there being a shellingay aboard your petitioner Thomas Holmes wrote a note to
Captain Jobbina desiring him to send three or. four loaves of bread, which note
the said Messrs. Monj^er, Barry and Pattleen carried to the Govemour, and
interpreted it that Captain Jobbius was to send not three or four loaves of bread,
but three or four boats of people on board, and that your petitioners intended to
run away with the ship. There is something so very extraordinary in this affair,
that it could scarce gain credit, had not yonr petitioner, Thomas Holmes, a letter
under Captain JobWin's liand, which he will produce to the Honourable Hoard, to
give ample satisfaction herein ; Mr. Dumas hereupon ordered a guard from the
garrison to be sent to bring your petitioners on shore ; and in the dusk of the
evening came two shellingays full of armed men, to the great surprise of your
petitioners, they being wholly ignorant of the design and business they could have
on board. Your petitioners hailed them, to know who they were and what they
wanted ; the shellingays answered in English, friends, and went away ; but as your
petitioners were informed afterwards M^ Monger was in one of them, and put on
beard the Europe ship then lying there, and gave four rupees each to those that
came with him to take your petitioners.

The Captain being something disordered, lay down, and desired your peti-
tioners not to suffer any boats to come on board without hailing and knowing who
they were. But between 9 and 10 at night came three or four boats whicti were
hailed by yonr petitioner Thomas Holmes ; hut instead of answer, fired imme-
diately their small arms on your petitioners, and boarded the ship, and wounded
the said Thomas Holmes in several places in a dangerous manner, and rebbed him
of 25 pagodas in money, his watch and buckles, and carried him on board the
Europe ship to stop the blood and dress the wounds. But the Capt:dn and
second mate they carried ashore and put in prison ; about fourteen days after
they sent the Chief Mate his wat6h ; but wouhl neither bring the man, who
committed the robbery to justice nor oblige him to return the money ; though
your petitioner Thomas Holmes, the said Chief Mate, can swear possitively a<7ainst
him.

Your petitioners are satisfied that Mr. Dumas is a gentleman of too much
honour to suffer such enormities, but they beleive that he has not been acquainted
with the circumstances of the affair, and especially for this reason, that while your
petitioners continued prisoners there, they were debarred the use of pen and
paper, whereby they might have represented their case to him, and set the ill
usage they had received in a true liefht.

But the behaviour of those who boarded your petitioners, was too notorious
to escape bis knowledge, for which he imprisoned the ofBcwr who commanded the
soldiers. Which affair introduced another scene of villainy, for the said prisoner
to clear himself invented the most scandalous falsehood, and told the Governoar
that. your petitioners'Sred first upon them, and that they only stood in their ovn
defence. Your petitioners are ready to take their oaths, that they had neither
flints nor cartridges, nor ball on board.
4

\ ■

■26 Selections from the Madras Records.

Another hardship your petitioners beg leave to complain to this Honourable
Board of, that when your petitioners were taken prisoners, the soldiers broke
open and rifled your petitioners' chesta and escrutores, and they continued open
till Mr. Monger next morning went on board, and nailed and sealed tliero, so that
your petitioners have great reason to fear that all their effects on board are lost.

This is a true state of this affair, for which your petitioners are confined, and
have suffered such losses, besides the blemish oast upon their characters, which
to a man of business is more to be dreaded than every thing else. But in the midst
of all these misfortunes, they account it no small' happiness that they have the
liberty to address themselves to this Honourable Board, from whose justice they
may expect a redress of their greivancea. They refer themselves wholly to your
goodness and compassion for the injured, beging leave only to acquaint you that
with the necessary expences they have been at since their confinement, their cir-
cumstances are much strait'ned ; for which they hope this Honourable Board will
make such provision as shall be thought proper : and as in duty bound they shall
€ver remain full of acknowledgments.

Thomas Holmes — Robeet Heath.

The particulars of the EXTRAQKDINAKT BXPENOE in the PaYMASTEE's ACCODXt
FOE THE MONTH OF JOLT 1740 AEISE ON THE FOLLOWING AETICLES, ViZT. —

Fort Marlborough, Vizt. — p. f. o. p. . f. c. p. f. c.

Paid allowance money to Raja Cooladen *

and servants... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0

Capt. Taylor's note dieting 36 slaves sent

hence upon ship George to the West Coast

for 80 days at fans. 4 per day 320 0 0

Expended a quarter cask of Batavia arrack

with them 9 0 0

329 0 0

Paid Arab soldiers listed here for the West

Coast service as per book ... ... ... 45 12 0

384 12 0

Account current, London, Vizt. — •

Paid Peter Bunker's note for diet and lodging

he gave Mr. James Flint 23 18 0

Charges general, Vizt. —

100 poons extraordinary ... ... ... 85 18 0

Batty abroad ...

Batty at home ...

7 24 0

57 11 62

64 35 62

1 17 40

2 0 0

10 0 0

7 0 0

Charges extraordinary, Vizt. —

Paid dieting choultry prisoners, 13 people ...

The Marshal's note dieting a lunatic soldiej...

Allowance money to Mr. Acknian's child ...

Alexander Wynch, a monthly writer

House rent for the Eev. Mr. Robert Wynch..

A smith attending the shroff to beat down

bad pagodas... ... ... ... ... 1 2 60

Boat hire for 4 Ingoram and Madapollam
peons returned thither per sea conveyanoe,
2 boats 0 10 0

Ditto on 2 casks of sea coals bringing ashore
from the Royal Guardian and returning
them on board 2 boats ... ... ... OJOO

150 17 02

0 20 0

Gave the Mauldars from ihe Nabob of Aroot

on an express sent to the Goveruour R». 10.. 3 4 40

Paid for 2 large Persia flasks of rose water

used in the visits of several country ,

merchants ... ... ... .. ... 6 t> 0

Betle Nutt and cloves for Dittos 0 19 60

6 19 (50

Publii: ConsuHation$, 1740. 27

l^ttid liatty to 170 peoni bolonj/iiitr I'j i'utltlu p. f. C

NaiK ... Ml 24 0
Do. to 80 do. t<) Canapa

Nuig ... 66 22 0

208 10 0

Bombay ProHidency, Vizt. —

Paid the military and palloy men arrived here

[ron\ i\w Koijiil (luardinn 80 28 0

Diet money to Mesert. Hope and llatton ... 16 0 0

f. 0.

242 2 40

96 28 0

Repairs of fortifi cat ions,' Viat. —

Materials used and workmen employed in **

sevoral pliices this month as per book ... 852 7 3

Paffodaa ... 1249 18 25

Consultation, Monday, the 8tu Sbptembeb, 1740.

The President acquainted the Board that some days ago Coja Petrns had been
with him to know the Cotnpany's price for seven hundred candy of lead, Biidda
Sahib having wrote him for so much; to which the President answered that
considering the quantity and what the last sold for at outcry, he beleived the
Board would take 12 J, hut if he could get 13, it would be so much the better.
Two or three days past Mr. Monson asked the President if Coja Petrua had been
with him about some lead and whether he had asked him 13 per candy for it, and
the President answering he had, but had not seen Petrus since, Mr. Monson said the
person who had wrote Coja Petrus had since wrote to Linga Chitty to enquire the
Company's price for the like quantity and in such terms as if he conceived Petrns
intended to make a profit upon it. Upon wjnch the President and Mr. Monson
agreed that since Petrus had been directed to ask 13, we ought for the sake of
Petrus's credit to insist upon that price, and now Mr. Monson acquainting the
Board he had accordingly insisted upon 13 f)er candy with Linga Chittee, who had
consented to give it. Tlie Board agreed to sell the same.

And then the President acquainted the Board that having good reason to
beleive the renters of the betle and tobacco farm would fling it up as soon as their
time expired, having lost considerably by it the last five years, he had been for
these three months past endeavouring to procure other persons to take it, but
found it attended with great diflBculties. However at last he had prevailed with
Trivety Sashachilum to take a part, but he being obliged to go into the country
before the Fre.sident could get others to take the' remainder, which having since
accomjtlished'and prevailed upon Moopar Chitteo Eyanah, Velour Canma Chittee
and Subramony Chittee to be concerned therein, but who by reason of Sashachilum's
absence could not entirely settle and agree upon their parts, the three last persons
had proposed if the Board will give them authority to act with Sashachilum's
gomastahs till he returned in collecting the duty, and pay in the moutlily rent at
the rate of ten thousand (10,000)"pagodas per annum, but desired that the drawing
out of the cowle might be deferr'd till Sashachilum Cffne to town.

The [^resident also acquainted the Board that he had likewise talked with
Sashachiliim before he went and with the others, when he was negotiating with
them about the betle cowle, and found them inclined to take the farms of the
Town Brok(>rnge and Measuring Duty when Sashachilum returns from the
country which will be in few days ; the President added that the last cnwles for
the betle and tobacco farm and the Town Brokerage expiring tlie 5th instant,
he had ordered the old farmers to act in the business from that time, till the
Board should appoint other persons with whom they were to account for the
surplus time. The Presiilent also added that he wished he could have brought
these persons sooner to an agreement, but the betle and tobacco farm having
been such a losing affair to the last farmers owing to the scarcity and dearness

4-A

28 Selections from the Madras Records.

of tobacco and other accidents proceeding from the late famines, he had found the
letting that farm at the old rate, attended with difficulties almost insuperable, and
was once afraid we should be obliged to abate considerably of it for the ensuing
term.

The Board, being satisfied that the late betle and tobacco farmers suffered
considerably in the time they have had the cowie, and also the difficulty of keeping
it up to the old rate, desired the President to use his endeavours to perfect the
agreement between Sashachilum and the other persons as soon as he returns from
the country, and in the mean time that they be empowered to collect the duties
arising on the betle and tobacco, and the Town Brokerage from the 5th and on
the Measuring Duty from the 20th instant.

Richard Benton — Randall Fowke — Adgustus Burton — Nicholas Morse —
William Monson— George Torbiano.

Letter from Sidney Fotall, Assay-master, to Richard Benton, Esq,.

AT Fort St. Georok

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

In obedience to your commands I have perused the accountant's remarks on
the pagodas and rupees coined in the Hon'ble Company's mint at Madrass.

As to the Madrass pagodas I see no material difference being but one quarter
of a grain in the assay, and the Assaymaster never reports to less then a quarter
of a grain though it be 3/16 more, generally allowing the turn of the scale in
favour of the buyer.

The current pagodas vary very much in all the country mints especially since
the last troubles ; those five mentioned in Mr. Hort's remarks are the best m3,tt
that are now current ; I have lately lH:yed some of 74 touch, others of 70 touch,
and some from the southward not quite 50 touch.

The undertakers of the Madrass mint do not pretend to make the rupees of
so exact a weight as the English money, nor is it possible that they can, being
obliged to weigh and melt every rupee singly, having no flatting mills or other
engines, as they have in Europe, so that often times some are half a grain or a
grain \inder or over weight, but I myself take care that they want not above one
half per mill at most, as Mr. Monson the Warehousekeeper can testifie, who sees
them weighed himself when he receives them into the Hon'ble Company's ware-
house, and were the minters to endeavour to be mor(- exact the coinage would be
very tedious, so that the Hon'ble Company's ships could not be dispatched in due
time to the Bay.

As to the Tower Assaymaster reporting the Madrass rupees but 13 dv/t.
better than standard, it is probable he made the said silver assays in the same fire
with gold assays, and all artists will allow that gold requires a greater heat than
silver and that silver may be wasted in the fire by over-heat. Fine silver assays
are likewise very liable to spring in cooling by which means there may be more or
less loss.

I will not affirm that either of the above accidents have happened to the said
assays or that Mr. Haynes has not allowed the remedy, which is always customary
in the coinage of silver in the Tower and at the tryal of his Majesties Picts. But
this I do assure your honour &ct., that to the best of my knowledge 1 have never
past any musters of the rupees less than 1 4| dwt. better than English standard
and they have been frequently 15 dwt. better, by reason it is not worth the under-
takers while to melt them over again for ^ dwt. betterness. And 1 firmly beleive
that none of the goldsmiths or cooleys dare to add any alloy or mix coai'ser silver
after that is assayed and passed to them.

The Madrass minters allow the same number of rupees in proportion for the
new Mexico dollars as they do for standard silver according to their contract with
your honour &ct. Council when they were assayeil and proved 3 dwt. woise

Puhlie Cenimltations, 1740. 29

than Htandard, and T cannot asflipfn any reason why the Bombay mintert allow

more unlosB thoy wor[k] clioapor lu other respect*.

I am, IIoa'blK Hir and sirH, Your moat fnitbfuU humble gerrant,
Fort St. Georgo, Sid»bi Foxall.

11th September, 1740.

C0N3ULTATI0K, TDESDAy, THE 16tu SbPTEMBBS, 1740.

« « • « • •

TI.e Export- VVuroliousekeeper lays before the Board the account of the cost of
the Salt in ordinary, midiing and line long cloths, as delivered into the warehouse
by the s(!veral Hots of merchantH which being dearer than the goods of last year
and the Salera higher prized than from the advices as yet received from Fort St.
David, we beleive that cloth from thenco will be, the merchants were seat for,
and, being called iu, were told their cloth was considerably dearer than last year,
and even than that provided this year at Fort St. David, to which they answered,
that they had bought it as cheap as thuy coidd and had given in an exact and true
account of the cost, and if it was somewhat dearer than the St. David cloth, that
was to be accounted for by the greater distance and the extraordinary charge of
oxhire, peons, and cooleys, batty, <fect. < To this the Board replied that if the cloth
which came overland quite to us did cost somewhat more than what went to
Fort St. David, yet great part of it was brought from Fort St. Uavid hither by sea,
by which means much of the charge of carriage was eased, but that however even
allowing that difference, yet still the cloth was dearer. The merchants then asked
how much difference there was in the price and wherein it consisted, which
request (not having yet received the exact account from Fort St. David) we deferr'd
complying with, till the account which was wrote for the 11th instant comes up,
and agreed then to meet in the sorting godown, and compare the cloths together.

Richard Benton— Randalt, Fowke — Auqostds Burton— Nicholas Moesb —

WlLMAM MoNSON — GeOEGE ToRKIANO-

Consultation, Thdbsday, the 18th September, 1740.

« • « « *

Having received from Fort St. David the account of the cost of the cloth
sent hither upon their running contract with the merchants, the Board met this
day in the sorting godown, and compared the sorting of the Fort St. David
cloth with the sorting of that brought in by our merchants here, and were of
opinion that most of our number three, Salem, was equal to their number two,
and our number four much better than theirs, for the same reason a great deal
of our number two is equal to their numbei* one.

That tlieir fine long cloth is a different thread to ours, and though the threads
have been dropt in some of our number three, which occasioned some faults in it,
yet we think our fine long cloth in the whole is a finer cloth than theirs, and
cheaper in proportion.

The Board then compared the prices of our Salem cloth, with the prices of
that received from Fort St. David, and found that one with another ours comes
out 2-20-51 per corge dearer than that from St. David ; up"n which the merchants
being called in again, insisted that their accounts were true, and that they would
abide by them, and desired that we would send for the Fort St. David merchants*
accounts and that it might be specified therein, what they gave for the cloth in
the country, and the particular charges of bringing the same from Salem to Fort
St. David, but as the examining into this affair will take up a great deal of time
before we can come to any exactness wherein the difference lies, the farther consi-
deration was deferred till after the dispatch of the Colchester.

Selections from the Madras Records.

The Board then proceeded to examine the morees and other fine o^oods provi-
ded in this part of the country, and observing most of them to fall short of our
old musters, the merchants "were examined concerning the same, and told, that
we should be obliged to turn a great deal of it out; to which they replied, that
they provided these goods only for their brokerage, and they would give us a fair
account of the cost, but that we must not turn any of it out. In answer to which
they were told, that they hud musters given them, and they were to provide goods
according to those musters and we would according to our agreomf-nt pay them
what the same should cost, but that a great deal of what the}' had brought in was
so far inf eriour to those musters, that it could not be called the same sort of cloth,
and therefore if they could not get such as was agreeable to the musters, they
ought to have declared so before, and returned the money ; for at the rate they
went on, and if we should take in all that they did from the weavers, we should
soon run into a different manufacture. The merchants having little more to say
for themselves than that they had brought in the best they could get, and wduld
give in a true and faithfuU account of the cost and charges, they were ordered to
withdraw ; after which the Warehousekeeper was ordered to sort the whole and
to take in none that did not come up to number two in the ginghams, betteelas,
superfine morees, and fine and ordinary morees, and to number three in the salam-
pores and long cloth fine ; for so much as should come under those numbers, the
Board ordered it to be laid by for further consideration after the dispatch of the
Colchester. '

RioHAED Benton — Eandall Fowke-

WlLLIAM MONSON — GeOEQE ToREIANO.

-Attgustds Bueton — Nicholas Mgese —

AcOOUNT sales of sundries IMPORTED AT BODCHIER PER GaLATEA.

Sugar

Candy

3265

Maund 3

1554

Do. 1

7 10

Sugar

10167

Do. 3

4 15

Tinn

581

Do.

160

Do.

2201

Do.

1760

Do.

150

Do.

186

Do.

150

Do.

Ben

jamia

Do. 3

Do.

.133

Do.

• • •

104 58

27 20

• ••

330 15

• • •

246 40

• • ■

19 50

27 90

...

21 ...

13 31

• ••

9 90

) . •

•

...

79 95

...

ITomaunds]
213 20 ...
116 56 17i

329 76 171

483

776 73

103 16 5

812 Do

Ginger at 4 10

1748 Do.

Pepper.

at 9

26 Do.

Cardamons

at 41 ...

315 Do.

Sandele

at 7 ...

554 Do.

Turmerick

at 2 10

1938 Do. 2

Iron

at 3 ...

87 pieces

Chints

at 68 ...

1065

Grapnalla

at 7 10

1645 2

Lead

at 3 ...

3160

Gunnies

at 1 ...

Large plank

at 3 50

Do.

■ • •

86 54 ...

157 34 ...
10 66 ...
22 6 15
13 8o ...

58 14

59 16
79 84
49 36
81 60
85 ..

2 ...

5
10

J'ublie CorutultaUontt

1740.

•

•1

100

Hammers

• ••

88 ...

27 1 piecei

MallmullH

at 29 ...

• ••

70 4

100

ChiiitK

• ••

70 ...

• *•

849 MniindH

'Finn

at V> ...

• * •

52 35

> • •

257 \>h;.i,H

Blu(j doth

at 16 ...

• ••

8* -.'.2

L'O.') MimndH

Tin

at 15 ...

■ ••

44 25

60 j)ipces

Chints

at 47 ..

:il 2

.>.

10 j)iece8

10 pieces

11 pior-os

LniigOM at 9 ...
Dimity Ca[ie8]?
GoldChintHat 1 40

• ••

... 90

■i 60

15 40

...

90i guz

at 41 ...

• ••

Tomaunds

87 10

2705 12

Fort St. (leorffe,
18th September, 1740.

Errors Eioepted

Pra RoBiBT Mtlhb.

Consultation, Monday, the 29th Sbwembeb, 1740.

r • * • • •

Our garrison consisting at present of 540 men, officers included, and will
remain about four hundred and eiofhtj after the draughts made for Fort St. David
and tlio West Coast, nnd the establislimeat for the two company's being no more
than 160 men each, agreed that the supernumerary men be formed into a third
company and the command thereof given to Lieutenant Southby for so long as it
may be necessary to keep up a larger force than we are lim'tted to in more qniei
times.

RicHAED Benton-
William Monson.

-Randall Fowke — Augustus Bubton — Nicholas Mobsb —

The partioolars op the extraordinaby expenoe in the Patmastbk's aooouht
for the Month of August 1740, arise on the j-ollowing articles, Vizt. —

Fort Marlborough, Vizt. —
Paid allowance inonoy to Raja Cooladen and servants.
Arab soldiers listed here for the West Coast service as

per book
Paid Capt. Button, Master of the sloop Carolina for

oharfj;es of provision &ct. from Marlbrd to Moco

Moco for the Sultan and his attendants and for two

soldiers from Moco Moco to Marlbro'

p. f. c. p. f. c.
10 0 0

48 0 0

Charges general, Vizt. —

Paid 100 peons extraordinary
Batty abroad
Batty at home

11 12
30 20

Bombay Presidency, Vizt. —

Paid the military and galley men landed ashore here

from on board the Royal Guardian ...
Bobert Haldan and James Brown for May and Jane
omitted ..
Diet money to Messrs. Hope and Hatton for this month

Bengal Presidency Vizt. —

Paid making and cutting 6 seals in silver
Charges extraordinary, Vizt. —

Paid dieting 8 prisoners upon the choultry

Marshal's note for dieting a Innatick soldier ...

Allowance money to Mr. Ackman's child

House rent for the Rev. Mr. R. Wynch

10 2 32

85 13 0

41 32 0

80 28 0

10 4 0
16 0 0

1 10 40

2 0 0
2 0 0
7 0 0

68 2 82

127 14 0

106 32 0
10 20 0

82 SelecHovs from the Madras Records.

p. f. c. p. f

A smith for beating down bad pagodas ... ... 1 ' 2 60

Paid Mr. Thomas Holme?, mate of ship Nancy to

provide himself with cloaths and necessaries for the

voyage to Kngland on the Wilmington as per order

of Consultation... .-• ... ... ... ... -50 0 0

Paid head money of 36 soldiers landed ashore here

fiom the Colchester and Heathcote ... ... ... 40 0 0

Refreshing money for 35 soldiers ... ... ... 11 24 0

Boat and cooley hire bringing them ashoar ... ... 0 20 0

Cots for 35 soldifTP, 35 5 3 60

Batty allowed to 250 peons belonging to palliagars ... 208 j2 0

309 1 0

Repairs ^f fortifications, Vizt. —

Materials used and workmen employed in sundry places

this month as per book ... ... ... ... 324 85 40

Pagodas.... 946 32 72

Consultation, Tuesday, the SOth Sept km be k, 1740.

George Torriano, RoBtal General, pays in three hundred (300) pagodas on
account of quit rents, and requests pprmission to entertain two additional peons
for gathering in those rents, because those he is now allowed, being obliged on
account of the badness* of the coin now current in the Black Town, to carry every
pagoda as they receive it to the shroff, spend so much of their time in going back-
ward and forward for that purpose, that it will be impossible to compleat the
accounts in the year without more assistance, which request is for the said reason
agreed to.

RicFiAHD Benyon — Eandall Fowke — Augustus Burton — Nioholas Moesf. —
William Monson — Geoege Tokeiano.

Consultation, Satueday, the 1st Novbmbee, 1 740.

The Iraport-Warehousekeepor acquaints the Board that he had again tried
the shroffs relating to the purchase of the silver, but the best offer which had been
made him as yet was frorc Linga Chitty, who would take ten chests at fourteen
and five eiglith.s (Mg) dollar weight of standard silver for ten (10) pagodas, would
pay ready money for five chests an'd pay for the other five in one month. The
Board beleiving they shall not have a better offer agreed to accept thereof and the
Import-Warehousekeeper is ordered to deliver ten chests of bullion to Linga Chitty
upon those terms.

Agreed that five thousand (5,000) Pags. be paid Telesinga Chittee and
Nellamoota Comrapa for callicoes brought in by them, and then they put the
Board in mind of the promise made them in August 17;59, that they should have
two hundred bales of the broad cloLh received from Europe that year and the
consultation of the Slst August 1739 being called tor the Board observed that
promise was conditiouai, but however as Tomby Chitty and his partners did the
20th of last month pay in the first payment and promised to be more punctual in
the next in further part of their debt, the Board were willing to comply with their
request in letting them have one third of the broad cloth received last year, but
the price rot being then settled the Board asked them what they propcscd to give
for it, to which Ihoy replied that we must be very sensible how mucli the prices of
all goods were affected by the troubles and the hazard there was of sending them
up into the country, that they knew we would notconsent to abate any thing of the
price we sold tho broad cloth of 1738 for, and therefore they did not ask it ; but they
hoped we would let them have it at the same rate which was as much as they could

Pnbfic ConHultatimt, 17-10. 88

afford to give with imy hopes of a reasonahle proffit considerin(^ the ruKjue they
run in the country, and tho interest they must pay as thoy anderstood tbev were
to lay tho money down before they took tho cloth out of tho war-house.

The Board having abnndant reason to be conyinced of tho \w\ efTecttt which
the troubles in the country have hatl, and still have, upon all trade, that great
part of tho broad cloth wliicli the other niorchauts took out of the warehouse the
beginning of the year remains still in town, and .that they have been obliged to
sett it at a less j)rico tiian formerly in order to encourage the buyers and promote
the consuinptiou, which is much decreased of late by tho warrs m Misore and
Tritchaiiopply, which eouutries when they were in peace took off considerable
quaiititios, agreed to let Tellcsingii Cliitty and Nolla Mf)ota Comrapa have two
hundred bales or one third of tlio broad cloth received last year at thirty (30)
per cent advance as usual, but that they pay the money for it before they take it
out of the warehouse acrreeal)l«' to our Hon'blo masters directions the 21 st March
1739/40 Par. 10 and that tho other four hundred bnles or two-thirds be
delivered upon the same terms to Molinga Kistna and Ponnapa Chitty.

* « • • •

RicHAKn Benyon — Randall Fowkk — Augustus Bdbton — Wiixiam Monson —
Geoiige Torriano.

Consultation, Monday, thk 3rd Novkmheb, 1740.

(Me. Morsb absent. '•
Last Consultation read and signed.

The President acquaints the Board that there has for some days been a
report that the Morattas were coming again into this province, which had given
a fresh alarm to the inhabitants ; that yesterday the families of several consider-
able Moor men came into town, more were come to day, and others were upon the
road ; that he had endeavoured to inform himself what mi^rlit be the reason of the
Alorattas marching again towards Arcot, conctrning widch, reports were very
different, but that which had the best juithority, and which he hopt-d might be
depended on was, that Kagojee Busseirah was coming with only three thousand
horse to the feast at Trinomoly, and though the grand army was advanced to
Coloure it was only to receive the last payment due from the Nabob, who had
sent Kistnajee Puntaloo to settle it with them. However, as neither Morattas or
Moors depend much upon the faith of each other, the Nabob was putting himself
in a posture of defence at Arcot, and had given leave to those who were afraid to
stay there, to go and secure themselves where they thought fitt, till all matters
were adjusted between him and the Morattas and these last were retired again to
a greater distance In the mean time the President has given fresh directions to
the hircarras to observe what passed in the country and send him constint
advices of the motions of the Moratta forces.

The President then acquainted the Board that agreeable to what was
recommended to him in Consultation the 8th Septeirber, he had often since
Trivitee Sashachilum's return from the country, endeavoured to settle all matters
between him and the others proposed to be concerned with him in the cowles for
the betlc and tobacco, and those forthe Measurinsr Duty and Town Brokerage ;but
many difficulties had been started on both sides, till at last they had agreed that
Trivitee Sashachilum and Subramony Chittee should be named in the cowle for
the betle and tobacco, and Gongadarah I* yah.Sombayah and Quotambaucum Gruapa
for the Measuring Duty and Town Brokeiage, Quotambaucum Gruapa and
Gongadarah Eyah not being of a rank equal to Trivitee Sashachilum is the reason
hisgoniasta Sombayah is named in his stead. The President added that ^^ai'ha-
chUum having occasion for his interest and assistance in some affairs in the
country, had given him an opportunity to engage him in these cowles which if he'
5

84 Selections from the Madras Records.

had not, that for the betle and tobacco must in all probability have been let at a
much less rent.

Agreed that the persons named for the several cowles be incerted therein,
and that the Secretary draw them out readj' for signing agaiu next Consultation.

KicHARD Benyon — Randall Fowke — Augustus Bueton — William Monson —

GEOBfflE ToRlilANO.

The PAETIOULAUS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPENOE IN THE PaYMASTEE's ACCOUNT FOB
THE MONTH OF OoTOBEK 1740 AKWES ON THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES, ViZT.

Fort Marlborough, Vizt.

Allowauce money to Raja Cooladeen and

servants Pags. 10 0 0

Charges general, Vizt.

Batty abroad per book .... ... Pags. 12 0 0

Batty at home ... ... 31860

■)

Stationary ware delivered out of tlie store

house as per Storekeeper's note ... 316 31 16

Charges extraordinary, Vizt.

Dieting prisoners upon the choultry and

mending shackles ... ... ... 3 4 40

Paid the Marshal's note for dieting a

lunatick soldier ...
Allowance money to Mr. Ackinan's child.
House rent for the Rev. Mr. Wytich
One smith attending the shroff to beat

down bad Pags. ... ... ... 1 2 60

Beetle nut, fruits, &ct. tender'd the people

attending a present of a syrpaw to

the Governour from Iraset Cnwn at

Arcot
Cooleys bringing a cask of beer from

the Sea gate for the soldiers
Pail ti-avelh'ig charges and provisions for

30 soldiers draughted hence to Fort St.

David
Advanced 2 Serjeants and 14 peons attend-
ing them ...

Batty allowed Peddu Naig and Gunapa
Naig's peons 250 in the out batteries and
Mettahs at fans. 30 each per month ...

Repairs of fortifications, Vizt.

Materials used and workmen employed in
sundry places this month

43 8 60
860 .'3 76

208

270
195

^'-\

igod

835

DiAKY, Dkcember 2ni), 1740.

Upon advices received yesterday evening and this morning tliat the Morattas
have plundered and burnt several towns no great distance from us, the Council
being with the Govornour on occasion of the sessions, agreed to deferr sending
the supply of cash to Fort St. David, as intended yesterday, and ordered the
Secretary to advise the Deputy Govornour an I Council thereof.

Puhlie ConituliationM, 1740.

:i^

Consultation, Tuuiwdat, the 4th Dkokmbku, 1740,

« » * * •

Tlio nccounta of the coHt of cloth provided by our several sets of tnerchAoto
couaisting of Ht'vcrHl sheets of paper, the entering of all which aft«r our CoD^alta-
tinus would occjision a threat deal of writing work, to prevent which it is agreed
to appoint a committee to examine the particulars and that it be an instruction to
thuni to report to the Board in what particulars oar merchants hava charged
more than the merchants at Fort St. David on the Salem cloth and also that tnej
examine the nierchantH about the charges of bringing the cloth from Port St.
David and Salem smd whether the charge of eighteen (IS) fanams per corge for
servants' waj^es and peons' batta be warrant»'<l by any account of the particulars.
Agreed that Messrs. Burton and Morse be a Committee for this purpose, and that
our Hon'ble Masters may see the nature of tlio accounts delivere<l m by the
mercliants ordered that a copy of thosi- delivered in by Telesinga Chitty and
Nollamuta Comrapa bo entered after thin Consultation.

All our accounts from the country agreeing that the Morattas are again
spread over the province and have plundered several towns and villages, it was
thought proper to order all our military upon duty, and the Paymaster is directed
to make them the usual allowance of arrack, and as we know not what further
designs the Morattas may liave the Paymaster is also ordered t<» lay in a stock of
provisions for the use of the garrison.

Richard Benyon — Rankall Fowkk— Auijosics
William Monsox — George Tokriano.

BuBTON — Nicholas Mobsr —

An account of the cost and CHaRCES ok several PABCKI^ ok CALiaiES bbodoht
IN at MaDBASS KfiOM SKVERAL P^RTSOPTHE COUNTRY FROM 30TH Jxjhf 1739

TO THE 3l8T May 1740.

By Tellesinga Chittee and .N'ella aoota Comrapa.

Gorge. Ps

Lon? clnth middling; hro<%-ii.

Boaght at Cadnni^alore at 41-9 per

oorge.
AUnwanoe made bj the weavers on the

parcel for faults in the qnalify.

Cnstom and charge* there

Do. on the wav hither.
Oxenhire

Triohet yirondniin at 41 "9 per corjte
Allowed by the weaver*

Coatom and charges there

Do. on the way hither

Oxenhire

4!) 1!> Maddraiiticnm at 41 9

Allowed hy the w pavers ,

Cnstom and oharirex there

Do. on the way hither

Oxenhire

Hsnnumpody at 41 9 per oorge
Allowed by the weavers

Cnstom and charges there
I Do. on the way hithpr
Oxenhire ...

P. f

!' f. "c.

to .-»

51 31
35 29

49
.-il

L'O

62 12
28 28
S! 21

16 7
39 13
26 14

7 16

8 S3
6 35

P. f. e.

P. f. p.

2,697 27 0
5 30 30

2,!;01 82 50
107 27 40

3,083 15 60

4 33 eo

8,078 18 0

112*» 7"

S,062 6 60
3 81 40

2,049 12 20

81 85 46

701 9 0
1 8 30

700 6 «0

18 IS IS

2,799 24 10

3,191 7 70

2,131 11 C6

718 18 62

Selections from the Madras Records.

OorRe.

1
Pa. Long cloth middlinf; brown.

P. 1.

P. f.

P. f. c.

P. I. c.

1
Paddiipee at 41"9 per corge
Allowed by the weavers

177 18
1 5

...

176 8 36

< ustom and charges there

• 1 33

Do. on the way hither

0 32

...

Ozenhire

1 20 42 1

...

3 20

179 29 6

Atcharapaucum at 4i.'9 per corge

l,2(iR 13

Allowed by the weavers

3 27

...

1,262 21

Oustom and charges there ... ... i

10 15

Do. on the way hither ... .. |

23 21

.,,

Oxeiihire ... ... ... ... ... '

16 8

50 " 9

1,312 31 48

Coiijeevaram at 41'9 per corge
Allowed by the weavers

981 27
2 27

0
0

...

979 0

Custom and charges there

5 16 70

.>.

•••

Do. on the way hither

15 17

Oxenbire

10 0

3i"34

...

Aunncavoor Tririlore at41f) per Corge.

1,010 34 59

1,425 C

Deduction allowed by the weavers

3 9

•

...

1,421 33

Custom and charges there

11 !4

>■■

Do on the way hither

33 31

Oxenhire ... ...

27 21

72 31

1,494 29 88

12,839 7 34

Madrass charges on Cor. 300 Ps. 5. ...

Brokerage paid by the merchants to tlis

03 29

persons who provide the cloth in the

country at Ps. 11 fans. 20 per corge.

The merchants' brokerage as per

300 9

• a*

agreement 1 per corge.

Peddanaigues duty 9'3ii per 100 paga. ...

...

32 6

Coolyhire peons and servants 18 per

...

150 4

576 14 5

corge.

300

L.O. M. Brown costs

13,415 21 39

Corge. Ps. Long cloth Salem brown bought at

144

Salem at 40 pa 18 fsper corge ...
Custom and charges there
Do. on the road hither
Oxenhire

178 16
231 5
23(> 13

62
16

5,864 14

...

i.opes

Salem, and carried to Fort St. David

3 3

649 1

6,513 16 28

294

...

Vizt.

79'4 at 40 per corge

3,168 0

215-2 40-18

[8,711 19

...

11,879 19

Custom and charges at SalSm ...

354 13

...

Do. on tl'.e way to Fort Si.. David .

104 29

11 '

(ixenhire ...

27' 21

12 :

•«.

...

Hope

3 3

•••

Freight and boat hire from St. David's on

254 corgei 6 ps. at 18 f^. per corge

127 5-32.

On 40 at 27 30

Madrnss charges on 493 corges 2 pH. .ir

157 5

951 0

12.880 19 75

...

8782 pa.

Biokcruge paid for providing the cloth at

• ••

373 26

• ••

Salem, I Saiem fanam por piece is

8782 Salem fa. at 23 .J S.f. per pagoda.

The merchants brokerage at 1 p. per

...

43!) 3

...

corge.

I'l ddiinaigiip's diitj- 9;!u p«r lOO pieces.

...

40 7

...

Coolyliire, peon.s and servants at fans.

■•*

219 19

*..

per cir.
L.O.S. Brown coats

1,078 20 72

489

...

20,422 21 IS

Public OommJtatumn, 1740.

) 1

( p. f. c, i p. f, «

Oor(e.

P*.

Iiong olotb ordinary brown bought at

Trit(!bet]rKondfr]ain at 87-18 par oorK*.
▲Ilowud by t.b« wMrert

Oa(t<iin and abkrK»« tlmre

I)o. on tln^ WHV ttittiAr
Uianhiio

Mftitdrnntictim »t 36'U p«r
Allowiid by the WMvm

Mamnnmpody Vixt. 16 oorga 1 pieo* at

8«i-8 1-40 per eorge.
54 eorgs 13 (lieCR* at >7*18.

AlloweJ by the wearan

Caitom nnd ot-nrt^es at thoM place*

Do, on t.be wvy hither
Oxeoliiie ... ...

I Madras! ohnr^es on 82 oorget IG pircea.
I Brokcrafje in the conntry at 11 i». 20
per oor(je.
Tho murchantu hmkera^ at 1 p.
PeddanaJKuo'8 duty 9*30 per 100 Pa;;B.
Cooly hire pooni and tervants at 18 per
corge.

L. 0. O. Brown coat*

P. f, o

4:tl V 0
1 M CO

439 fO 20

23 *
7 -IB
• 28

Ml ao »0

2.040 18 W

% 7»

21
0

27 0

a 80

4t« 28 IM

2,641 7 70
4 28 4

28 64
8 0 65
41 14 32

158 3 31

8888 88 40

3orKe. Pi.

Long cloth fine brown bonght at

Paddapoe at 60 per corge
Allowed by the wearers

Cast^m and charges there
Do. on the way hither
Oxenhire ...

Madmss charges on 32 oorge 17 pieces.
Brokerage in the conntry at 1340 per

cor<e.
The merchants brokerage at ri8.
Peddanaiguo's duty 930 per 100 pieces
Cooleyhire ; peons and serranta nt 18 per

corge.

L. 0. F. Brown costs

1971 0 0
17 12 30

3 11 48

12 26 57

7 17 12

1953 23 SO

23 19 37

12 14 70

48 9 72

5 IS :0 .

16 15 24

i:'77

83 19 26

2060 26 n

Corge. Pa.

Sniampores fine brown bought at

Paddnpee at 25 i er corge
Allowed by the weavers

Custom anfi olt**rt'<'i thnre anti oti thn

road.
Oxenhire

CHurunee at 26 per corge

Allowed by the weaTprs

Castom and charges and oxenhire

61
0

0
50

80
82

25
S3

1
i

60
0

80
31

i
62

1660
IS

0
7

0
25

1646
17

28
8

55
35

1725

Selections from the Madras Records.

Oorgo.

Pb.

Salampor»8 fine bown bought at

P. f. 0. P. f. c.

P. t. c.

Madraaa ohartfes on 6H corge 17 pieces.
Brokeraife in. the country at ■440 per

Odrpe.
Tho merchants brokeiajje 27
Podrlanaiiriie's duty !»'30 per 100 pieces.
Coolyhire peons and Bervants 9 per C...

S. A. P. B own costs

■•• ■•• ■..

8 21 66

51 22 76

4 16 10

17 7 52

81 32 44

Pags. ...

1807 18 36

41045 13 12

AbSTBACT OP THE FORKGOING PABCKLS OP BROWN CLOTH WITH THKIR MEDIUM
i PRICES.

Gorge.

Pa.

Pags.

Fau.

DaRh

per

Gorge.

Long clotli, middling

300

13,415 21 3S>

Long plot.li, Siilem

4H9

20,422 21 16

Long cloth, ordinary

3,338 33 49

Long ciotli, fine ...

-32

2,060 26 33

Halampores, fine ...

1,807 18 38

Pags.

... 41,045 J3 12

Consultation, Tuesday, the 9th December, 1740.

» • • « •

The Board having in Consultation the 30th May last agreed that it was
absohitely necessary that that part of the White Town lying from Charles Point to
the cloth godowns next the river should be inclosed with a wall and having
hitherto deferr'd the consideration in what manner it should be built partly for
want of materials and partly because the Morattas having come to an agreement
with the Nabob to leave the country on payment of a sum of money we thought
there was reason to hope they would before now have returned to their own
country without giving us any molestation ; but as we look upon their late conduct
to be a breach of faith with the Nabob and a manifest violation of their agreements
with him, and it being confidently reported on all hands that they intend to visit
the sea ports, the Board agreed it to be absolutely necessary that some fence
should be run up at the beforementioned part of the White Town as soon as
possible, but as we have not a sufficient quantity of materials ready, and perhaps
also not sufficient time to build a strong wall there, the Paymaster was ordered
for the present to run up a wall of two bricks and a half thick upon the wharf
wliich has been already built there by the inhabitants and that it be twelve feet
high above the w[h]arf . The expence of this will not be above four or five hundred
pagodas and our intention is only to make such a fence as may prevent the enemy
from marching directly into the town and their musketry from firing into the
houses either of which they might at present do if they have never so little
resolution since the river is fordable and the bank on the opposite side as high as
the wharf on this. But as this is only a temporary remedy and very far from a
sufficient security it is agreed to represent the same to our Hon'ble masters and
desire permission to secure all that side of the town effectually by building a
curtain with proper batteries and points all along it.

PtICHABD BeNYON — RaNDALL FowKE — AUGUSTUS BuBTON —NICHOLAS MORSE —

William Monson — George Torbiano.

Consultation, Thursday, the 18th December, 1740.

The President acquaints the Board that Iraaum Saib on his going to the
northward had sent liis children hither for security in the present unsettled state
of the country and he being now Phousdar at Metchlepatam in very great favour

Fublie nonsultatioriM, 1740. 89

both with Nazar Jung aud his father Chicklis Cawn, and gtandiiig fair for Hoaie
considerable firefernKMit in this province wlienever tliey shall resolve U) settle the
govern mont, the President therefore proposed to th« f-onsideration of the Board
whether it may not be of service to the Company's affairs to tak<? the opportunity
of the approaching feast to raako a present to the children of about J 60 oagodas
value ; whicli being debated, it was atrreed that preserving the friendship of
Iinautn Saib was of great consequence to the Comjjany, that such an occasion is
not likely to happen again, and the laying hold of it must be agreeable to him, and
thoroforo the President's proposal was agreed to. The list is entered after this
Consultation aud the amount ordered to be paid out of cash.

RiCHAED BbNYON — RANDAtX FoWKE— AUOUSTUK BORTON— NiCHOLaS MoBSK —

William Monsos — George Torriano.

List and valdk of a present to be mabk to Imaum Saib's childukn,

Piccei. l'"g«. P»»r«.

Atlasses. 2 at i^o 50

2 at 15 aO

1 ... 20

»>

100

Lo.iTM.

Loaf sugar, 21
Sugar

Sngur Candy
KiHinisses

Do. black
Almonds
Rosewater

pz. 126 15/16

... at 0 fans.

5 Md.

... at ItiJ ...

... at lipag.

... at IJ ...

...at 13 ...

... at 1

10 bottles ...

... . . .

per lb.
per Candy
per Aid. ...
ppr Mil. ...

17 23 ...
4 4 10
H 4 40
8 4 40

per Md. ...

4 81 40

5 20 ...

Page. ... 153 16 0
Qorrabs i piece for packing ... 13 40

Paga. ... 153 29 40

Consultation, Hatdrdat, tbe 20th December, 1740.

• • » • •

A very high .sea upon the full moon in October last having overset the paii-
sadoes and piles between the block bouse by New Point and the .«ea the Paymaster
is ordered to have them set up again, and the Lieutenants of the garrison repre-
senting that it would be necessary to have a small palisade fence made within
side the gates of the Black Town to secure the guards there in case there should
be any design to surprize them and as we ought to guard against all treachery
within a3 well as an enemy without, the Paymaster is ordered to .^et about them,
it being computed also that the expence will be but a trifle.

Richard Benyon — Randall Fowke — Acclstus Burton — Nicholas Mobsk —
William Monson — Geokge Torriano.

Consultation, Monday, the 22nd December, 1740.

* 0 • • . •

Messrs. Burton and Morse deliver in their report of the accounts delivered
in by the merchants of the cost of the cloth in the country, as entered hereafter ;
upon which tiie Board further remarked that except 1"? fans, per corge, which
some of it costs at Salem more than that brougtit by the St. David merchants.

40 Selections from the Madras Records.

and the charge of '^0 fns. 60 ca. per corge brokerage paid by our merchants^
tlie other charges are incident to the great distance we are from Salem more thsui
Fort S'. David; but however all the charges together makes our. cloth here come
out six per cent dearer than the S'. David cloth ; whether it be so much better in
goodness we must wait the opinion of our Hon'ble mastei'S from the sale in England,
but the Board are of opinion that some reduction may and ouglit to be made in
the brokerage paid the merchant's broker at Salem, and that there may be a
further saving in the article of servants' wages and the peons' batta for carrying
letters backwards and forwards — we say this will require to be considered before-
we enter into any further engapjements with our merchants for next year, but at
present tlie country is so full of troubles by the Morattas having entered a second
time into this province and their intended march to the southward, tliat none of
the merchants think it safe to send any more money to the country for the
provision of calliccjes When tlie country is settled and we know what quantities the
Fort S*. David merchants will agree for, we may then consider whether it will be
necessary that the Madrass merchants should continue to provide cloth at Salem,
or whether it may be more for the Company's interest to confine our merchants
to what investment they can make in this part of the country.

The Paymaster delivers in as entered hereafter a calculate of the cost of the
wall to be built behind the houses on the west side of Charles Street along the-
river amounting to four hundred fifty seven (457) pagodas.

RicHARo Benyon — Randall Fowke — Augustus Burton — Nicholas Moese —
William Monson — Geoege Torkiano.

To the Hon'blk Richard Benyon EsaR.

President and Governour &i;t. Council of Foet St. George.

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

Acreeable to your order in Consultation of the 4th this instant December,,
we have examined the Hon'ble Company's merchants concerning the Salem cloth
which they procure being dearer in the prime cost and charges upon it, than that
sent from Fort S'. David, and they give us the following account Vizt.

Tellesinga Chittee says he has provided as broker for the Hon'ble Company,

Gorge. PieoeB. Fags. fns.
Already brouglit to account ... 359: 18 at 40 18 per Corge.

Do. 79 ■ "

Not yet brought to account ... ... 376: 0/

Do. 156: 6 at 39 18 Do.

We observe that upon tliis cloth besides his own brokerage of 1 pagoda per
corge according to contract, he charges brokerage given to his agents at Salem
fans. 30-50 per corge, which is not charged on the Fort St. David cloth.

• To which he answers that he bargained with his agents there to give 1
Salem fanam a peice or Madrass fanams 30-50 per corge, to encourage them to
take care and sort it well, that none may be returned on their hands and he
further saith that, the cloth which his agents do turn out is taken in at Fort
St. David, and at Pondicherry at a lower price. This he alledges as a reason why
his cloth must necessarily come out dearer than theirs, and that he could not
answer for the goodness of his cloth from thence without being at that extra-
ordinary charge of brokerage and we think upon examination that his cloth doth
come out according to the several sortments, better than that from Fort St.

David.

Your honohr &ct will observe by the paper herewith delivered you that 144
corges 16 pieces of his long cloth already brought to account come directly over
land hither from Salem, which has made the encrease of the charges upon it by
oxenliire and expences on the road Pags. 1-8-75 a corge more than upon that
which came by sea from Fort S'. David viz : — 2J>4 corge — 16 pieces.

Publio CotuulUitions, 1740» 41

We observe in the account the merchantg have given ia they bare charged
for freight bent and cooley hire on that brought by nea from St. David after the
rate of famimB 19-17 per corge which charge appciirinj,' to UH very large we
called upon them to give us tho iiarticiilarH and the account they have given at it
as follows ; —

Godown rent at Fort St. Diivid faiiH. 2 per corjfo,

1 Merchant named M<K>tapab 5 Pags. per month.
3 Peons 2

2 CooleyH ... '^

PagB. 8 per month.

which 9 pagodas a month he computes at the rate of 4 fans. 40 cash.

Biinksall, cooly hire to the sea side, boat hire and peons to come

np with the cloth at ... ... ... ... fans. 1 20

Charges at Madras.s on the arrival of the cloth in boat and cooly hire
and peons at ... ... ■ ... ... ••• 1 20

These charges with the freight at ... ... ... ... ^ 0

Amonnts to fans. 18 per corge.

They likewise charge 18 fans, per corge for the expence of servants and
carrying letters backwards and forwards, and this upon the cloth brought in from
this country as well as from Salem, and the account they give of the particularg
is as follows.

Wages and batty to peons carrying letters backwards and forwards

in continual pay for a year ... ... ... Pags 821 16 0

Servants' wages, conicoplies, cooleys, &ct. ... ... -71 J5 0

Cooleys moving cloth from one godown to another ... 42 Id 0

Allowance to the avildars of the several mettas in the Pallenella

country through which the cloth comes ... ... ... 36 11 0

Pags. 671 19 0

In some particulars our merchants charge less upon the Salem cloth than the
yt. David's merchants ; but our instructions being only to examine the exceedings,
we have confined ourselves to those, and we find the other Madrass merchants
have charyed the same in all particulars as Tollesinga Chitten and Nelia Aloota
Comrapah, and gi?e the same reasons for it, which we ofEer again to your con-
sideration and are, Hon'ble sir and sirs, your most obedient humble servants^

Augustus Bueton — Nicholas Mokss.

Fort St. Georj^e,
22nd December, 1740.

The PAETICULAES of the EX'JRAORniMAET EXPENCB IN THE PaYMASTEE's ACCOUNT
FOR THB MONTH OF NOVEMBKB, ARISE AS FOLLOW.

Charges general, Vizt. —

lOOpeonsextriiordinary.in pay. Pugs. 85 18 0

Batty abroad per book ...

Batty at home ...

2.-S

""I

6 20
114 23 20

barges extraordinary, Vizt. —

Paid dieting 7 prisoners upon

the choultry this month ...

Ma^^hal's iiot«i for dieting a

lunatick soldier .

Allowance money to Mr.

Ackman's child ...

Houpe rent for the Kev. Mr.

Wynch

Selections from the Madras Records.

Christening 2 c[h]ildren of

soldiers
One smith attemiingthe shroff

to beat down bad pagodas.
Gave the Manldars &ca. attend-
ing several presents to the
Governour, V zt. —
From Nazzer Jung a present

of syrpaw
FrO'M imaum Saib a present

of a syrpaw
From Bun gar Naig present of

syrpaw
Tendered Wooly. Mahomud

Cawn and his retinae
From the daughter of Emaum

Sahib a present of sweet-

ments ...
Expended 28 flasks rosewater

in serving the merchants and

Moormen on meeting the

Governoar sundry times

Batty allowed to 250 peons of
po]!ia<rais Peddunaig and
Ganapa ...

Fort Marlborough, Vizt. —

Paid allowance money to Baja
Cooladeii and servants
House moveables, Vizt. —

Paid for the following parti-
culars, Vizt. —
Persia carpets 1 pair
Blackwood chairs 2 dozen ...
Do. couches 2
Do. round table 1

Accoant current, London, Vizt. —

Paid diet and lodging for Mr. Flint, 3 months 15 days
Repairs of fortifications, Vizt. —

Materials used and workmen employed in sundry places this
month per book

Pags. 2 0 0
I ] 40

53 17 60

17 23 40

6 4 0

5 34 40

1 19 0

14 0 0

98 26 80

208 12 0

1 20

10 0 0

100

148 18 0
. 52 18 0

.70 4 30

PERSONS IN THE

Pagodas ..

SERVICE OF THE HONOOEABLE UnIT

.719 28 70

List oi

ED Company

ON THE COAST OF ChOEOMANDELL.

Stations at

Salary
at

Present Present

Pre-
sent

PerBong' names.

Time of arrival.

arrival.

stationx. employments.

salary

grade.

At B'ort St. Georgb.

Biohard Benyon Biiqr.

28th June 1733 ...

Deputy Gover-
nor.

100

Governour

President of
Council, Cash-
keeper and Mint
Master.

200,
100

Randall Powke

11th July 1710 ...

Factor (enter-
tained.)

Second of Council.

Acoomptant and
Sea Customer.

100

AuguHtuB Burton

17th September
1709.

Writer

Third of Council.

ETport Warehouse-
keeper.

NioholHS Morse

26lh June 1718 ...

Writer

Foorth of Council.

Pay master

William Monson

7th June 1726

Factor

Fifth of Council.

Land Customer and
Impure Ware-
housekeeper.

Qeorge Toriiano

26th May 1719 ...

Factor

dizih of Council

Storekeeper, Kental
General and
^oavin^er.

John Graham

25th June 1718 ...

Writer

Senior Merchant.

Finite VonaultationSf 1740.

List or pusokh in ibk bbbvicc or the Homourablk Uhitbd CoiirAiiT
ON TBI COAST or CuoKoMANt'BLL— (eon<.)

TS.

Pertoot' oamM.

Time of •rririil.

Rtktien* At
•rrival.

'Salary

•t
arrirkJ

PfMeat 9tmtir>»».

Vnmnt — nloy-

miary

Mnthow Kmpnon

John Strktton

HolUnd Uoddard
John nammond

William J obDMii

John Savage

Bamnel Harriton

Edward Fowlie

Edward HioheU

Sidney Fozalt

Cnmeliul Ooodwiii ..
William Holi

Bamael nreeohBiigb,

Sichard Starke

CbarleH Hoddam
John HallibortoD

Henry Powney
Samuel Affleck

George Figot

John Legg
Orantham Mead
Aj-tbor Kider

FoRB Westcott
Alexander Wynch

John Smith ..

John Chnrcey

ReTd. Robert Wynoh
Revd. Eden Howard.
Nathaniel Barlow
Robert Doaglaa

26th Jdix. 17iH ...

IStb Octobt-r 1731.

Wh Jnly 172f ...
13th July 1726 ...

, ii7th Juno 1726 ...

! 2eth Jane 1726 ...

21tt Joly 1781 ...

lit Jnly 1730

2nd Angatt 1731 ...

7tb Angnit 1730 ...

7th Anguit 178C ...
18th Augoat 1740...

16th August 17iO...

29th December

1786.
13»h March 1786 ...
28th December

171C.

7th August 1736 ..
28rd Jnne 1737 ...

2etli Jnly 1737 ...

At 7oaT St. OsoaOB— ^cmU-)
Writar

Writer

Writer
Writer

Writer

18th Angnat 1740 .

15th Angnat 1740 ...
T8th Angnat 1740...
18th Angntt 1740...

Kttotor (enter-
tained.)
Writer

Writer

Factor

Factor
Factor

Factor

Writer (enter-
tained.)

Writer
Writer

Do.
Do.

Do.

Do.
Do
Do.

Do.
Do.

Do.

Senior Merebanu

B«irMrr of tka
Choaltry Md
aBdm- tb« I<m>4
Coati<m«r.

Do.

B«iri«ter cf tiM
Mayor'* Coart
und nadar tiia
AooompUat.

Do.

Under Paymaater.

Do.

Upper SaarelMT a*
the 8«a Oat*.

Do.

UefiitM- at Um ««a
Oaie.

Do.

Baoretarr, -Oollicitor
and Clerk of Iba

4C,40

8»,10

PeMe.

Do.

Ondi-r Bearober at
th» 8ea UaU.

Jnnior Merchant.

Under tha Aeoomp-
tnnt.

Junior Merchant.

Under Export Wara-

hooarkerper.

Factor

Aa«iy Maatar

80. 1»,
OS

Factor

Biib-aeoomptant

Factor

Undor the Saor«>

Factor

tary.
Under Izport
Warehonae-
keeper.

Factor

Under tbe Beora*
tary.

Writer

Under tbe Se-retary

Writer ...

Under the Import
Warehonae-
keaper.

Tranalator

Under tbe Store-
keeper.

Under tbe Secra-
Urr.

1 5

Under thr ^-Te-
Ury.

Under tbe Aecnmpt.

ant.

Under the Secre-
tary.

Under tbe Accompt-
ant

1 "

, .,,

Chaplain

60.50

50.50

...

Sureeon

...

i . .

At Fort St. David.

Jame* Hnbbard Eiqr.

2Srd June 1780 ...

Reinstated 6th
of Council at
Fort 8t.
George.

Depnty Gorer-
noor.

Caahkaeper

100

Edward Croke

18th January 1708.

Writw

Second of ConnciL

Accountant
Warehooss.
keeper.

and

ISOJ

Thomas Fyre

9th Jnly I72G ..

Factor

Third of Connoil

Paymaster

...

40
40]

Edward Harris

I4tb Jane 1725 ...

Writer

Foarth of Coonoil

Sea and

Land

Caatomer

Caddalore.

Robert Allen

27th Jnne 1780 .

Viftb of Conncil.

Sea and
Cn«tomer

I.and
of

[40]

Terenepatam.

Charles ffloyer

28rd May 1730 ...

Sixth of Conncil.

.■storekeeper

r »0i

SOI

Zechariah Fozall

27th Jane 1730 ...

Da ...

J anior Merchant.

Under the

Pay.

maater.

Joseph Fowke

14th Jnly 1736 ...

Writer

Secretary ...

Borlaoe Siacey

18th August 1740 ...

Under the

Wai«-

bouae keeper.

Thomas Cooke

16th Aagnst 1740 ...

Do.

Under tha Aoconnt-

(...)

Andrew Mnnro

...

Soigeon

[IS..]

Selections from the Madras Records.

List or peesonb in the service of the Honoukable United Compant of the

COAST OF ChOBOMANDELL — COTlt.

Person*' names.

Time of arrival.

Stati.)ns at
arrival.

Salary

at
arrival

Present itationi.

Present employ-
ment.

Pre-
sent
salary
ifrade.

Charles Simpson Esqr
Thomas Saunders ...

Pth July 1717
14th July 1732

Writer
Do. .

At ViZAOAPATAll.

... j 6
5

Chef

Second of Coanoil

Cashkeeper ... ; 40

Accomptant, Ware- 80
honse-keepor and
Paymaster. >

At Inokbah,

Biohard Prince ... 7th August 1736 ... | Factor

IS I Resident

At Maddapollau.

Joseph Ooddard
Robert Goddere

5th July 1735
26th July 1737

F"aotor (enter-
tained)
i Writer

15
5

Resident
Assistant

80
5

Fort St. George,
aOth December 1740.

List of persons not in the service of the Ho.nourable Bast India Company at

Fort St. GIeoege.

SupracarKOes and Persons
' in the Service of

Captains and seafaring men in
the service of

Constant
inhabitants.

Young women
(unmarried).

Married women.

Widows.

Madraes. 1

Bengal.

Madrass. I Bengal.

[ . . . ] vson

Hart.
John Saunders

Charles Beard.

George

John Taylor.
George Goring.

Philip Persons.

Sophia
Fowke.

Frances

Catha Consett.

Edw-ird Kleet-

Williamson.

.lohri Fentnn.

Benyon.

Graca Mansell.

ward

Richard

James Barton.

Robert Castle.

Cathne.Conset.

Jane Morse.

Hanniih Green-

John Kdwards.

Peiarce.

Oliarles Hop-

Itichard Mann.

Elii Hawkes.

Su». Cut. Tor-

hangh,

Henry Craw-

Samuel Barlow.

Edmund Mas-

kins.

John Ma-ison.

Mary Beard.

riaiio. Eleanor Pye.

Thomas Watts

sey.

Samuel Sutton.

James Irving,

Eliz. Beard.

.Mariraret Ann Walton.

Timothy Tnllie.

Daniel Herri-

James Maul.

George

Ann Pye. »
Kin. Smart. '

Wynch. Jane CoUinson.

man

Robert North-

BriK'hte.

PhoBbe Francis Berri-

Jcsiah Holmes.

leijfh.

William

Jane Smart.

(iriiham. ! man.

P. P. Templer.

John Thorp.

Harpur.

Mary Powney

Eliz Empson.

Mary Powney.

val.
LAbrjuham

Samuel Gntflth.

Robert IMylne.

John Ross.

Hannah

Mary Slrattori.

Nathan

John Tomlin-

Willium Hu-

Parker.

Ann Ham-

W righte.

sen.

man.

Honoria

mond.

[.Soljonioii

Salomons-
Mr. Seullze.
Levy] Moses.
'Louis] De

Mwleiros.
[Frjancis Bar-

Francis Fowke.

Edward

John a Ranson.

Somerville,

Ann SKvags.

Jacobs.

John Young.

Anji Somer-

Mary Harrison.

Michael Col-

Walter Hooke.

ville.

Ann Barton

lins.

Juhn Gun-

Christ. Dntton.

Eleanor TuUie.

William

nings.

Martha Saun-

Clarke.

Thomas Baillie.

ders.

Andrew Munro.
Thomas Prit-

Robert Baillie.

Ann Barlow.
Margaret Bar-

John Standard.
[N]oah CaMtt-
major.

[Mloi'sr

chard.

low
Gra»!e Cradock.
Ann Crawf .rd.
R«b. Cassa.

Bailleu.

Francis Carral-

Cbarls.

ho.

Golightly.

Christopher
Craddock.

■

Eliz. Hear).

Mary farker.

Anta. PeMedel-
ros.

Oatha.
D'Lamelrie.

Mary Bnnewall

Jane Smart

Miry .North-
leiu-h.

Mary Carvalho.

Philtis Hop-
kins.

Fort St, George,
31st December, 1740.

SELECTIONS FItOil THE MADRAS RECOIIDS.

LETTERS FROM lORF S'l\ GEORGE. 1740.

(VOhUMK No. 24.)

No. 14.

To THE VVoKSHiHPuLr, Jajiks Hubbakd Ebqr.,

DicPirrY GovERNouR &o. Council op Fort St. DAVir».

"WorshipfiiU sir tnid sits,

Wf liavo neceivVl your Pevf-rals of tlie 2l8t, 26th and 29th Janoary and the
Man/ irigaiitUi« is arrived with tlie 225 bales of callicoes.

We observe bv your last that Hussanally Cawn, tlie Nabob's youngoEt son, is
aoou expected at Ti iviidy, an<l your reasons why it may be necessary to makf him
a present. It's but too well known in the province the power which the Nabob's
sons assume to tliomselve-s independent of their father, and which has 6xed a
neci ssity of paying ^'reater court to them than to the Nabob himself. If we
mistake not, the country about you is more ()articularly under the govemmf-nt of
Hussanally Cawn and it may be imprudent to let hitn pass by yoa a second time
•without sending ?ome per.'^ons to wait on him with a suitable [ires^nt and therefore
we le.ive it to ycu to act in that lespect as you see necessary, and ?o we do in cane
the Nabob should also come your way ; but as to him we are told he designs back
to Arcot, and that he ha-< actually left Alhiniparrah. We shall to-day send you by
cooloys some embossed cloth and velvets, which is all that we bav© in our
warehouse fit for presents.

We are, wor.>-hipfull sir and sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants,

KirHAKD Benyon — Randmj. Fowke — AnousTus Bckton — Nicholas

MoESB WlLIJAM MONSON — GkoRGE ToBRIANO.

Fort St. George,
oth Fel)ruary, ] 739/40.

No. 19.

To Charles Simpson Ksqb. Chiek &c. at Vizagacatam.
Gentlemen,

Our Ronouraltle masters by the last ships have been pleasd to order that the
cash at all their sj^ttleraents sliould be lock'd np under three keys t'l be kept by
tlie CI ief and the two next in Council, and the ballance to be pro<luced monthly upon
reading the cash account. Mr. wirapaon having been alone the last year, it whs
needle-s to advise you thertof before, hut now that we sent' Mr. Saunders, we
direct that it be cornpli d with except five thousand rupees and two thousand
pagodas, which may be kept by the Chief alone for all ordinary occasions, but the
whole ballance rnust be produced moutidy in Consultation.

In our letter of the 13th February last year we reooin mended to you to allow
all your inhabitants without distinction a full liberty of trade and we must now
also recommend to you a regular and impartial administration of justice as being
not less esential to the welfare of the place ; and that tdere mav be no complaints
of any hardships pithor from del .y or other rea.sons, we direct that when any
person is confined in the elionltry, at his own house, or elsewh^rp, or put under the
charge of peons, »ho ciuse thereof shall be reported next Consultation, which Con-
sultation shall be held within thr e days and the person so committed to custody
shall be ci ntinued or discharged as shall be ihou airreed.

Fort St. George, • Richard BfeNToN, &i^A.

Mth February, J 739/40.

46 Selections from, the Madras Records

No. 31.

To Mk. RicHAiiD Pkince, Resident at Ingeram,
Sir,

As you are now upon your departure for Ingeram, we think proper to give
jou the following instructions : —

The Company's standard measure of the long cloths is peventy-two covids
long and two and six inches broad, and of the salarapores thirty-two long and two
and a quurter Ijroad; and the buyers at the sale expect they should hold out that;
and though the Company have not forbid taking in the 0 chop, the measure of
which is specified in the invoices from Ingeram, yet they liave frequently, and still
continue to complain that the Ingeram cloth does not hold out according to the
measure in the invoice. You must b^ particularly carefull therefore to pi'event all
further complaint tipon this account.

You carry with you musters out of the warehouse of the izzarees, fine long
cloths and salam pores. Of the first 3'^ou seem to be in doubt whether you can
procure above five hundred pieces in the year, but if you can make up a thousand,
they will be acceptable. You must however be sure to keep up to the muster.
What the Company complain of in those they have from hence is that they are too
thin, and if that fault cannot be mended with you, we may as well provide them
here. As to the fine long cloth and salampores we think [you will] not be able to
procure more than we shall have [ . . . ] and therefore we say, get all you
f . . . J been a constant complaint of the [ . . . ] that it is ill-cured and too
soft [ . . . ] fine cloth is now generally appl [ . . . J must endeavour to get the
thread [ . . . ] much as is ready to send us in August let it come up brown, but
that which you send us in December must be cured with you as we cannot hope to
do it here in time to send home this season ; and we hope you will be able to mend
the defect complain'd of in the colour.

As you have instructions now to provide more sorts of cloth than formerly,
you must be partioulai- at the foot of your letters to u^ how much you have of
each sort embaled, at the washers and brown.

The Master of the Calcutta sloop has orders to put you ashoar at Ingeram, and
then to proceed to the Bay. You must not detain him longer than to land the
stores we send with you as per invoice and bill of lading inclosed.

Mr. Andrews in his letter writes us that he has procur'd a letter fromChicklis
Cawn's Duan to Anawardee Cawn, wherein he assures him that he will take no
l)attia on our pagodas at Golcondah, and orders him not to take any on what
circulates in his province. We dont know what effect it may have; but you carry
with you also a letter from the President to the Nabob on the same subject, and we
hope you will be able to prevail with him that they may pass as formerly.

We are, Sir, Your affectionate friends,

RiCHABD Benyon — Randall Fowke— AUGUSTUS Burton— Nicholas Morse —
William Monson— George Tokeiano.

Fort St. George,
13th March, 1739/40.

No. 33.

To THE WoRSHIPFULL JaMKS HuBBARD EsQR.,

Deputy Governour &oa. Council of Fort St. David.

WorshipfuU sir and sirs.

Since what we wrote you the 15th February, we have receiv'd your severals
of the 13th and 15th of that month and of the 3rd instant. ^Yith the first we
receiv'd the 229 bales of calicoes by the Marif brigantine : and we should have sent
you the cartridge paper you indented for by the return of that vessel, but we had
not then any in" store. We are endeavouring to purchase the quantity you write
for, in towii, -and hope to send it you by the next conveyance.

Since our said letter of the 15th February we have had several discourses
with our merchants relating to your merchants proposal that no agents from the

LeMem from Fort 8t. George, 1740 47

Miulrass merchants should be employ'd at Chernanaokpollam, WorriarpoRatn and
[ . . .,] Balum ; as to tlm two first phtc-es they do not [ . • • J theiuhc-lvos
I . . . '' to bo very fond of providing both the [ • • . J necessary to getting
iu their old [ • • • 1 not to be brought to the giving up [ . . . ] We have
;iiiy opinion that any [ , '. . ] Frcm-h are to be ilept-nded on a» tney arw too
iipt to mulco and evade them as it suits their conveniency ; b«*Hide8 they say that
it is not only the French and we who provide cloth in that country , but there are
many agents thero, idso fn)tn the Dutch Jiud Danes, as well as from the people of
Porto Novo, and though all may not provide bo good a sort as we do, yet that
there is no doubt the weavers will find full employment. We wish we could think
with you that the pagodas which piiss in the country wen* all of them as good this
year as last ; hut wo havo very good reason to say that large parcels havs b«en
lately coin'd that are much worse, and though our seal'd bags are kept as near to
oijrhty touch as the judgement of our shroff will admit of, yet our merchants
exchange them here for other money wh'ch is as current in the country,, receiving
a batta upon our seal'd bags from 1^ to 2^ per cent; bat whatever there may be
in your reasons or our merchants objoctions, they tell us positively that if they
are restrain'd from providing cloth at Salem they cannot hope to make an in-
vestment elsewhere, for what of the Company's sorts is raanafactured in this
part of the country is next to nothing; and though some parcels of cloth from
Salem do sometimes come worse than at other times, yet that what u« manu-
factured at Warriarpollara and Chemanackpollam has of late been much worse in
oroportion. Indeed if we were to give credit to all that they tell us there would
be no want of cloth from Salem so long as tliere was muney to purchase it.
However we beleive it certain that country produces the best and largest quanti-
ties, and if there be any advantage accruing from the French being quiet there
at present, which we still impute rather to their want of money than any other
reason, we say our present thoughts are that we ought not to slip it and lose the
opportunity of increasing the investment, especially as we wrote yon before that
it is a sort of cloth the Company seem to be pleas'd with.

From that we have said above we think none of our merchant-s [would inter]
fere much with yours at Worriarpollara and Chemanackpallam, and [if] we may
give credit to what they [say, there] is f [uU] room for them and yours too at Snlnm
[ . . . ] ing [ • • • ] much with one another, and therefore we dejiend
upon the assurances your merchants give you that they will endeavour to provide
as much cloth as they can for the Company, and will hope notwithstanding that
they will be able to procure as much as they at first propos'd.

We are, worshipfull sir arid sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants,

EiOHAiiD Benton — Randall Fowke — Augustus Buhton — Nicholas Morsb —
William Monson — Gbokge Tokriano.

Fort St. George,
1 7th March, 1739/40. *

No. 36.

To THE Worshipfull James Hubbard Fsq.,

Deputy GovERNoutt &c. Council at Fort St. David.
Worshipfull sir and sirs,

Agreable to your request in your letter of the 1st instant we sent you yester-
day a thousand pagodas worth of our fanams, and shall be very glad if you can
make them of use to yon.

We observe what you write of Hussain Ally Caun ; but how far soever he may
bluster and talk big, we think he will not venture to commit any act of hostility
against you. It is true not only he, but all the Nabob's ."ons act too much inde-
pendaut of their father ; but however in an affair wherein he cannot be certain of the
consequence, we think, he will first take the advice and consent of the Nabob; and
we think we may be sure if he does that the Nabob will refuse the la^st till he has
first wrote alwnt it here. As to the Trichanopoly Braminy, if we are rightly inform'd,
Chunda Saib made a prior demand for him and therefore if he was in your bounds
which you say he is not, we think he could not be delivered to Hussain Ally Caun

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48 Selections from the Madras liecurd/«

till Cliundah Saib had -withdrawn liis claim, though, we think if the Brarainy was
with you we sliould consider whether it would be proper ro deliver [him] up to
either], at least till it was made fully appear [that he] was indebted to the surcar.
You cannot be ignorant that it is no new thing among the Moors to say and
threaten many things which they have no intention to perform when they have any
expectations it will have an effect to extort money; and there are never wanting
those about them who know where to place their agents in order to alarm those
against wliom their designs are levelled, and tlierefore though ir. may be prudent
for you to be upon your guard, yet outwardly we think yoii should seem to discre-
dit therepoits which are given out in his name bv imputing them to the contri-
vance of some idle fellows tliat delight in mischief, wno have no other intention
bat to alarm and terrify your inhabitants. We are otherwise inclined to beleive
this is really the case, because we observe none of these threats came directly from
Hussain Ally Caun. He will be cautious how he gives any such thing under his own
han(i. We should not fail to send it directly to the Nabob; and in fine if he
should contrary tg our expectations begin any hostilities or otherwise molest your
affairs we doubt not we shall be able to make such effectual representation to the
Nal)obas will soon put a stop to his proceedings. We do not as yet think it pro-
per to write about it to Arcot, beleivingit will be denied that Hussain Alley Caun
has any such thoujht or intention, and tliat it is a noti(m that proceeds only from
surmise and the apprehensions of our own people. However we are impatient
till we hear the ten thousand pagodas stopt at Wolendore is clear'd. If there be
any delay in the matter you must let us know it that no time may be lost in
making the proper application- to the Nabob.

We are, WorslupfuU sir and sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants,
l^ort St. George, Richard Bknyon &o.

the Sth April, 1740.

No. 47.

To THE Hon'ble Thomas Braddyll Esqr.,

PllESIDENT AND GOVKRNOUR &CA. COUNCIL OP FoRT WiLLIAM.

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

Our last to you was the I'ith instant by the Pn'ncesx Avgusta and Brrmudas
sloop, some days before which the Morattas enter'd I his province niid cut oif our
Nabob and his youngest son, witli great part of the force he had with him ; upon
which his eldest son who was marchi^ g to his assistance, but with only three
thousand horse, turned back and got with part of them into Vel<>ur, a fort to tiie
southward of Arcot. The M'.rattas soon after enter'd Arcot, the capital of this
province, and have plunder'd it of every thing they could find, as well as some of
the adiacent towns. It is reported a treaty is on foot between them and Subder-
ally Cawn in order to their leaving the province. But their demands are very
hio-h, and matters are far from being accommodated. Some parties of their horse
have' been plundering several towns within less than a day's journey of this place,
and we are informed°they have sent peojile to look out what water there is to-
wards the sea coast. And if matters are not soon settled at Arcott it is more
than probable tliey will visit the sea ports We have put ourselves in the best
posture we can to resist any attempts they may make upon us. But as we are
m want of men and the Prince William arrivini; here the 21st instant from Bom-
bay and having on board about fourteen men which were returning to you from
Boinbay we have order'd them ashoar , and upon this emergency we have like-
wise taken twenty men more ashoar of the Prince Wilham's ahip's company ; we
hope however, to return these last snon on board again and to dispatch her to you
in about fifteen days. She has two lack of rupees on board fo" your Presidency,
which we advise you of, that you may order the sh)op3 to mei^t her in Balasore
road and take out such part of it as you think proper before she goes up the river.

We are, Hon'ble sir and sirs. Your most humble servants,
Richard Benyon— Randall Fowke— Augustus Burton — Nicholas Morse —

Fort St. George, William Monson — (-Jeobge Torriano.

24th May, 1740.

Letters from Fort St. George, 1740 49

No. 4».

To Chaules Simpson Esqk. Chikf kok. Cocnoil at Vizaoapatau.

Gentlemeo,

• * . * * • . •

Coucorninjf thty prosei't made your Nabob, a=! it was upon hw accenson there
seemH t't be some pretence for iiia demnndin^ it ; but as thoHO chaogeH are not
likely to bo frequent we hope for the future he will liavo uo fxpO'tationa of any
other [d'oseuts from you more than what have been made to hJH fnther. Here-
after when you make n.ny presents yuu xhonld send a list of the particulars and
the value of them in your h-tter.

We are, Gentlemen. Y"np jifTwfi'MiMlH friends,

Fort St. Qeorfje, Richard Benton &o*.

3Uth May, 1740.

No. SO.

To THK WOBSHIPFCLL JaMES HuBBARD EsqB.,

Dkputy Govkknour &c. Council of Fort St. David,

Worshipful! sir and sirs,

* • « • • « •

Tt is Pome time sinoo that we coinM a quantity of fanams on purpose to send
you, but the roads have been so much infested ever since, sometimes by small
pariie?! of Moor's horse and now much more by the polygars, that we think it un-
safe to send them overland. If the troubles continue till the Mary returns which
will be in few days, we shall send them by her and hope thej will reach you
before the end of the month.

The necessity of your entertainin<j as many u«efull people as you can for the
defence of your place is but too obvious and we are sorry the state of our own
garrison has put it out of our powi-r to, send you any assistance of fhat sort from
hence ; and we are as little able to senH you a supply of the most usefull and
neeessnry stores you write for, till the arrival of our Europe ships.

We have taken into consideration what you write about the ditch round vour
Fort, the Paymaster and ^runner's burvey and their report thereupon. We are
very sorry so necessary a work as this is represented, and we beleive indeed to be
so, should remiiin to be set about at tins juncture, wiien it is to be wiihed all our
fortifications were corapleat and in the best repair, for thous^h we are told the
Morattas have a<i:reed upon some term' with the Moors, in consequence whereof
the major part of their forces are retired out of the province, yet the place where
they are eneamp'd is so near the borders and will give them so easy an enterance
again whenever they please, for which they will not want a pretence, and as their
scheme seems to be to plunder and destroy wherever they can overcome, we think
you ought not to omit any thing which may be nec«S3ary for your security. And
as what you propose is represinted to be so and is also thought necessary to
prevent the damage the Fort wall would be subject to, if this work you propose be
longer omitted, you have our consent to sot about it as soon as you can. We shall
only remark that what the Paymaster and gunner propose, namely the raising the
old wall of the ditch about three foot higher by way of a breast work for small
arms, however proper it might be if you had a strong garrison, appears to U3 at
present to be not only unnecessary, but also may be inconvenient. For, we take
it, the few men you have to defend the fort ought in case of action to keep with-
in, and in that case a parapet wall would hinder the effect of your fire arms from
the points and curtains. We n^ust not on this occasion omit to repeat onr
Honourable masters' directions, that whenever there is a real occasion for repairing
their buildings or fortifications, you should always see that the work is substanti-
ally and well perform'd, and the l'aymast«r'8 accounts upon these and all other
occasions must be carefuilv exarainM evefy month, the necessary previous
directions being given him in Consultation in what manner to carry tkem on in order

60 i'i elections from the Madras Records

to prevent the workmen's lavishing their money away in a needless manner and
chargino^ more for the materials and workmanship tlian is eqiiitatile, and tha' some
of the Council -should have an eye over the work while it is carrying on, as well as
the Paymaster.

Having perused the account of stores worn out and decay'd and lost by weight
last year vou have our permission to write them off to profit apd loss. You have
also our consent to allow one serjeant and three corporals more to each company.

We are, Worshipfull sir and sirs, Your affectionate friend-? and servants,

RiCHAED BeNYON — RanDALL FoWKE — AfJGUSTDS BURTON — NICHOLAS MoESE —

William Monson — Gbobge Torbiano.
Fort St. George,
:th June, 1740.

No. 52.

To THE Hon'blb Thomas Bbaddtll Esqr.,

PeESIDENT and GovflKNOTTR, &CA, CoUNCIL OF FORT St. WiLLIAM.

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

This province continues still in a very miserable condition. The Morattas,
after they had plunder'd everything they could lay their hands on, agreed to quit
the province upon condition of being paid a sum of money. Part has been paid
them, but Subdar Alley Cawn, in whose name the agreement was made with them,
is under great difficulty how to raise the rest. However the Morattas are for the
present retired out of the province, but at so small a distance that they may enter
it again whenever they please. Reports are various as to their future proceedings.
Some say they intend to remain four months at Coloore, a province to the west-
ward, till the waters of the Kistna are fallen, which being swelled at present
hinders their return to their own country ; others that they design to take their
rout through Misore and retake Tritchanopoly, which the Moors took possession
of about three years ago. In the meantime this province remains in anarchy and
confusion. Subdar Alley Oawn continue^ still shut up in Velour with very few
horse, and, wherever the rest are dispersed, wh hear of none anywhere in a body,
which gives the poligars an opportunity (which they make use of) to plundi r and
bum most of the villages that belong to the Moors. In a word it appears to us
there is nobody in the province that has any inclination or indeed power or force
to endeavour at a settlement, so that our only hopes are that Nazar Jung, son of
Chicklas Cawn, will take some order about our affairs. But as to him also reports
are various ; some say he will himself be soon at Arcot ; others that he desitms to
stay four months longer at Golcondah, but however that he has order'd two
munssibdars to set out with a large body of horse for this province. This is all
we shall trouble you with at present relating to the melancholly pituation of these
parts, where all business is at an entire stand and will continue so till somebody is
fixed in the province that ha^s authority and power to settle it.

******
We are, Hon'ble sir and sirs. Your most humble servants,

Richard Bbsyon — 'RandaIiL Fowkr — Augustus Burton — Nioholas Morse —
Fort St. George, William Monson — Gkobge Tokbiano.

13th June, 1740.

No. 67.

To THE Hon'ble Stephen Law Esqb.,

President and Govebnoue &oa. Council op Bombay.

Hon'ble sir and sirs,

We wrote your honour itca. very fully the 20th past relating to the irruption
of the Morattas into this country. There remains a fonsideral)le sum yet due of
that which was stipulated to be paid them, upon which accourst their vackeels at
Arcot talk in very high terms. The Moratta army which we advis'd your honour

Lettm from F^H m. George, 1740 61

&ca. conRiBt^d of upwards of forty thoiifland horse under the commaDd pf Futta
Sirifif and Raugojoc has been since join'd with twenty thoiiBand more under the
corainand of Htioth«T Goiipral named Sudojee. They ar«' now in the dominions of
the King of Mi.soro, and liavo raised great contributions. They seem inclined to
inarcli further to the southward before they return again to the northward. This
province continiu's still without any governnu-nt, and witl-.outany fore** to protect
it. Tlio late Nabob and his sons were greatly indebted to tloir wnl<1i<ra who
refuse to list a>;aiu till they are paid their arrears.

Two days ago our shroffs receiv'd letters in five and thirty days from Deiij,
that tell us the groat Rajah Savajee Sing, was marching with a large ariiiy to
boseiije Chicklas Cawn in Agra. *Tis certain his son Nazar Jung, who we expected
in this oroviuce, and was actually on this side the Kistna, has repassed it and
returned to Hyderabad, whether with intention oidy to nrotect the Deccan country
or that he designs to march (»n to the assistance of his father is as yet uncertain.

[We are], Hon'ble sir and sirs, Your most humble servants,

Fort St. George, Kichabd Brnvon, &rA.

9th July, 1740.

No. 81.

To Mn. Dumas, Kt. of thb Order of St. Mkhaki, and Govbrnodk

OP PoNDlCHEBRY, AND TO THE GkNTLEMEN OK THE SdPEKIOUR CoUNClL THKBB.

Gentlemen,

\^"e have receiv'd the letter you did us the honour to write ns dated the 24th
instant N.S, and having seriously consider'd the purport of it, as also of that you
wrote our Deputv Governour and Council of Fort St. T~*avid, we Answer that we
think a raurther attended with circumstances of so much barbarity and malice, as
that of the old (Miouliar, which the four deserters from your garrison are suspected
to be guilty of, ought not to go unpuni.sh'd, and therefore we beleiveit is no con-
travention to the protection of our flag to give up those men. We have accord-
ingly order'd our Deputy Governour to deliver them to such persons as you shall
send for them, upon your promise that if upon their tryal all or any of tliem shall
bo clear'd of the murther, you will forgivf^ them tlieir desertion.

We have the honour to be with great esteem, Gentlemen, Your most obedient
and most humble servant.

BiCHARD BbSTON &CA.

Fort St. George,
16th August, 1740, O.S.

No. 90.

To TUB Hon'bi.e Thomas Braddill Esqb.

President and Goveenodr &ca.. Council of Foet William.
Hon'ble sir and sirs,

We congratulate your honour &ca. on the quiet yonr province was in after
the revolution in the Subahsnip, and we wish we could tell you there was any
settlement that could be depended on of the government of this province. Nazar
Jung has sent some marks of his favour to Subder Ally Cawn, the lat* Nabob's
son, but they are not such as give him any positive assurance of being continued in
the government ; at the same time he is still deficient ,in the sum promised to the
Morattas, who yet continue so near us that the country is often alarm'd by their
motions.

We are, Hon'ble sir and sirs. Your most humble servant^?,

Richard Benton — Randall Fowke — Acgustds Bubtox — Nicholas Mobsk

William Monson — Gkoegb Tobbiano.

Fort St. George,
11th September, 1740.

62 Selections from the Madras Records

No 93.

To THE WOESHIPFULL JaMKS HuBBAKD EsQR.,

Leputy Govkenoue &CA. Council of Foet St, David.

Worshipfull sir and sirs,

*■ * * f- •)(• "

We have read over the Deputy Governour's paper deliver'd to jour Board
relating to the disturbances occasion'd by tlie disputes between the Riglitand Left-
hand casts, the behaviour of Vencatatclialum and his robberies in this country, and
the murder of the woman of the Ri-iht-hand cast at Cuddalore; and have read
also all tlie other papers, and shall now give you our opinion and directions
thereupon. As to the woman wlio lost her life, we make no doubt, from the
several affidavits takci before the Dpputy Govemour, her dt'ath was occasion'd by
some blow she receiv'd Irom some of rhe Left-hand cast in a tiot at Cuddalore ;
but as it is not plain, who the particular persons were that srave her tl)ose blows,
[we have] thought fit to order and direct that a fine be levied from the whole
Left-liand cast of five hundred (5uO) pagodas ; for it appears to us this rioc was
in consequence of the first dispute in which it is confessed they were the first
aggressours. We hope also this will be looked upon as some satisfaction to the
Ei-ht-hand cast and render it more easy for you to accommodate the remaining
difi'erences, which subsist between them.

As to the behaviour of Vencatatchalum, if it be as the Deputy Govemour has
represented it and what is set forth in the attestations taken before him, the most
regular raethod is to complain thereof to the havildars or other governours of
those partb of the country where he was g'lilty of the same, and to represent to
them his robberies and other behaviour ; and if they will not punish him and take
effectual measures to prevent the like in future, you shall look upon yourselves at
liberty to take your own measures.

« » * * . * *

We are, Worshipfull sir and sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants,

Fort St. George, Riohakd Benton &ca.

12th September, 1740.

No. 103.

To THE "WoPSHIPFULr, ROBERT LeNNOX EsQE.,

Deputy Govkenouk &i!a. Coi:ncil op Fort Marlboeodgh.

Worshipfull. sir and sirs,

* # * -x- * *

From what you wrote us by the (Ti-orge concerning the people of the 8 Dusans
and your having entcr'd into agreements with them so late as in April for their
faithfuU adherence [to the] Honourable Company, we could little have expected
they would so soon have given proof's of their treachery. Wh are very sensible
that Sidee Ibrahim, who is at the head of thetn and to whom they are bigotted has
for many yenrs been wickedly enclined and has waited for an opportuuity tc put
in execution his villainous purposes, nor do we suppose he has wanted abettors.
We are well pleased to find his secret practices were so early discover'ri and the
troubles they might have occasion'd so happily prevented ; and since by this
accident those people are removed from that part of the country, w!io in no time
can be said to have been well affected to the interest of our Honourable masters,
we would recommend to you (as it is also near Marlborough) to have it repeopled
with pers'^ns from whom you may exi)ect at least more sincerity and better service,
and let such Dnpattys be appointed over them, in whom you can place some
confidence in order to make that part of the country beneficial to the Honourable
Compjinv and to preserve it in tranquility.

Tf Sidee Ibrahim should return, we would have you use your utmost endeavours
to destroy him, and on no account admit him to any pardon, for such repeated
acts of treachery demand a just resentment; and we cannot think it consistent
with good policy to harbour such a villain any longer. As to the people many of

Lettfrs from Fort St. George, v/40, SS

1 u 1 > 11*

whom were perhaps drawn away bjr tlio in-itigatioa of tlmir

perhaps dosorve soiiio lonity ; aricl concerning thorn we shall 'onlj

as thu 8 Dusans have always been looked upon as one ciasd, we think it will be

moat priidont to divide such as may bo permitted to return in sovoral other parts

of tho country, by wiiich means they will be less able to enter into any combinations

prejudicial to tho general welfare ; and tinio may perhaps wear out or a( least

lessen their atraohment which they have to each other.

As tho country has for several years botjn in peace, we hope by your care and

Srudont managoment it will continue so and be yoarly improving. It is not to be
onbted that the iuoroase of tho popper trade will raise the jealousj of your
neighbours, nor that there will bo wanting instruments to increase and foment
divisions and disturbances, whose faith is held in so little esteem. Nev»Tthale8S
we apprehend such agents will be able to make but little impression on
tho bulk of the people as they well know iheir interest is inseperable from the
Company's.

■ • • • •

We also send you nineteen topasses and eighteen Arabs to whom we have
advanced two months' pay commencing tho 1st instant. We have been obliged to
keep the latter in pay for several months, as we have for some years been disappoin-,
ted of listing any about the time of our dispatching a ship to your place. Several of
them being mar[ried havej requested leave to carry their wives with them, to
which we iiave consented in ex[)ectation it may encourage them to stay with yoa
the longer and save the charge of frequent recruiting and of their passage over.
They have agreed to servo three years and wo hope they will be of use to you
being all able body'd men. There comes likewise William Richardson [fromj
Europe who arrived here the ^'th April 1738.

*****
We are, Worship^uU sir and sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants,

RiOHAED Benton — Randall Fowke — Auoustds Bceton — Nicholas
MoRSK — William Monson — Geoege Tcbbiano.
Fort St. George,
7th October, 1740.

No. 105.

To The WoitsuiPinLL James Hubbard Esqb.,
Deputy Governode &ca. of Fort St. David.

Worshipfull sir and sirs.

We wrote you last the 4th and 5th instant which we doubt not yoa received
in due time. We shall now acquaint you that onr Honourable masters are pleased
to write us that contracting,' with tlie merchants is not the only thing nece.ssary;
they should bo well looked after that they comply with their engagements and that
at the close of the year an account must be drawn out in proper columns wherein
is to be inserted the number of pieces of each sort contracted for, with the value,
what money has been advanced, and what number of pieces have been broughf in
with their value. You must comply with this as near as you can and send us
sucli account to go home in the packets by our Januarj' ships. They are
also pleased to write us that your [. . .] cloth costs the same as the Salem, but
sold lower about two shillings a piece [. . .] each number, that therefore endea-
vours shouM be used to get it cheaper. They observe that by what passed
betweeu you and us we both were sensible of its inferiority so that the prices
being alike surprized them. Here follows copy of their 31st paragraph dated the
2l8t of March last. " We observe with concern that our servants at Fort St.
" David complain <f a want of merchants, having but two only engaged in our
" investment. It would be a trreat pleasure t) n-* could some means be found ont
"to engage a number of substantial ir.en to reside within onr bonnds. We are
"apt to think that it might be brought about by granting them some particular
" priyiledges with respect to their several casts, which they are generally so fond of
8

64 Spfectims frovi. the Madras lircurdn.

" aud at the same time are not detrimental to us. We recommend this affair to
" your particular and serious consideration. We are told that indigo may be
"cultivated at Fort St. David ; you will do well to make a tryal."

We have said in answer thereto that we should correspond with you concern-
ing the engaging a number of substantial merchants to reside within your bounds ;
and if that could be efPected we thought it would not be diflficult to engage them
in the Company's business in the present method. But we beleife it would [be]
too dangerous an experiment to attempt it by indulging any of thetn with any
particular priviledges with respect to their casts, that both sides were too tena-
cious of their rights, and we apprehended the troubles between the casts this rear
at your place [ . . . ] from one of the Company's merchants [encroaching] loo
much upon the privileges of the [opposition]. Jf you can point out to us any
other method that vill answer the end proposed by the Company you will let us
know it as soon as possible.

Concerning the indigo we have said that it is the growth of this south coast,
that a great deal is planted here and at Fort St. David on such grounds as are too
high to sow paddy on, and that in January we shall send some of the different
sorts for a tryal. We would have you, therefore, purchase a candy of three or
, four sorts ; but, that the freight may be the easier, we beleive the higher i)rized to
be the most acceptable if it be good in proportion.

Having some dispute with our merchants here relating to the cost of their
cloth bought at Salem, we would have you send us up as soon as possible copy of
the accounts deliver'd in by your merchants of the cost of theirs, specifying
therein the first cost, whether they pay any brokerage or only keep servants
thei"e, what juncans they pay and how much at each place, what they charge for
oxen hire or other land carriage ; in fine as full and particular an account as you
can give us of the first cost and all the diflferent charges till it is in your godowns.

Mr Borlace Staceywriter took his passage to your place on the sloop Carolina.
He arrived here the 18th August on the Colchester, and has been paid his salary
here to the 25th September with his diet money and allowances for the month
of September.

We have permitted Mr. Henry Powney to stay here ; his salary must be paid
with you to the 25th September and his other allowances to the 30th.

We are, WorshipfuU sir and sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants,

Fort St. George, Richaed Benton, &oa.

f . . . ] October, 1740.

No. 113.

To THE WoESHIPFULL JaMES HuBBAED EfQE., »

DePDTT (lOVEh^OUE &CA., CoUNCIL OF i^'OET St. DaVID.

Worshipful! sir and sirs.

This serves by order of the President and Council to accompany a recruit of
thirty men for your gai-rison, as per list hereto annexed under the command of
Rifcbard Huntley and William Matthews, Serjeants, who are to be returnd hither.
Inclosed is an account of disbursements on them amounting to Page. 32-24-0 for
which you will please to give this Presidency credit.

I am with respect, Worshipful! sir and sirs, Your most humble servant,
Fort St. George,
21st October, 1740. John Savage.

List of Names o» thk Militaky abovemention'd.

[ . . . ] Jones. Cornelius Irwin.

William Hill. Thomas "Doleii^an.

Joseph Lane. Nathaniel Hands.

Christopher Smith. Edward Jenkins.

Browning Wheeler. Isaac Smith.

Charles Hoe. Benjamin Fisher.

Thomas Babutt. Henry Burn.

Letter B from Fort 81. 'ieorge, 1740. W

List or hamks or tbk Mimtart abovkximtion'd— i^cMU^i).

Samuel Dniiiel. John MacCade.

Williniii Kkt'lding. John Coiirjr.

Samuel liuglur. MichAol Uice.

Patrick Owens. FranciN Thompiton.

Joseph Cooper. VLAturi Andrews.

Mnrgt. Henry. Jainei* Kinly.

Uiohanl Whiting. I'rttrick Uanelly.

Edward Jones. John Hrant

No )I4.

To THB W(JR8H1FFCLI. JamEs HuBBAKD EsqK.,

Deputy Govebnocb Aoa., Council or Four Si. David.

WorshipfuU sir and aire.

We have received your severals of the 24th and Slat ultimo, and with regard
to the account to be sent us in December of your investment, if you insert the
money first advanced and since paid your merchants on one side, and enter on the
other an account of the numbers of pieces of each sort of cloth brought yi and
embaled iu one column, and the value in another according to the prices of the
several numbers as charged in your invoices, and for what is not embaled the
number of pieces to be inserted and the value computed according to the medium
price of that which has been sorted, we believe the account will be as compleat as
you can make it, and we hope will be 9atis[factory to our Hon'ble] masters.
We observe by your letter your merchants have an advance of fifty thousand
pagodas in hand. When they first proposed to have so much advanced them, they
proposed at the same time to bring in three thousand bales ; out as they afterwards
told you they could have no hopes of getting that quantity of clof h, we should have
thought a less advance had been sufficient for what they hoped they should bring
in. We have no doubt but what your merchants are very secure men, but the
reason which induces us to mention this now is that we apprehend we shall be
strait'ned for cash before the arrival of the next ships.

We observe the answer you gave to our Honourable Masters' paragraph
relating to the means of getting a number of [substantial] merchants to reside
within your bounds. Th^y have been at a great expence in fortifications to secure
the merchants and have given all other encouragements that could be reasonably
expected. The rest depends upon their servants and we doubt not it will be your
care to see that due and impartial justice is administered to all your inhabitants,
and that they are allowed a free and entire liberty of trade. This appears to os
the most probable means to induce those who are at present with you to continae
and to encourage others to settle under your protectior. They [ . . . ] or
expect greater advantages in the other European settlements, and if care be taken
to [preserve] the same with you, we are willing to hope that in time the trade will
encrease though it has hitherto been but small. We can only recommend to you
[ . , . ] encourage it as much as in your [power].

The two men that re [ . . '. ] from St. Thomas's Mount were sent forward
again few days after.

Upon some motions of the Morattas the country is again alarm'd and many
of the inhabitants come daily in here. We hope it proceeds only from a needless
fear, and that the Nabob will bo able to accommodate [ . . . ] matters with the
Morattas, but however [you] will do well to keep upon your guard.

We are, WorshipfuU sir and sirs, Your affectionate friends and servants.
Fort St. George,
8th November, 1740. Richard Bentoh &ca.

SELKCnONS FROM THE MADRAS RECORDS.

FORT ST. DAVID CONHl LTATIONS, 17 iO.

(VOLUME NO. 12).

Consultation, Satuih>ay, Jani aby 19, 1740.

• • * • •

Tho chnrges extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for last month are in

the following particulars : —

ChaTf^BH garriHon —

Topasses occasionally enter'd in the Second P. £,

Company ...
Honpital Charges —

Cloths for the sickmen
Charges extraordinary —

6iven to tho Governours sorvanta, jancaneers &ca.

as usual at Christmas Vizt. —
Salcmpores 18 pieces to palankeen boys &ca.
I.nscars Pags. 3-4-40, packers Pag. 1 ; moocheee

faiiiims 12 ; daty-follows fns. 6; totchjs fns 9 ...

Tavendeparum fnkeer, Pags. 6 ... ... ...

Dancinggirls, Pags. 2 ... ... ... ...

Two jimcaneers of Aveshevaok and Bomeapollam 2 8 0 0

pieces, bettellas fns, ."0; 2 turbetts fns. 2G ; 6

yards of serge, Pag. 1-9-40 ... ... ... 4 11 40

Paid the steward's note for feasting the-military and

gunroom crew
Batty to peons going to meet money from Madrass.

Do. bringing it in

Paid Thomas Parrel for 3 French de.serter.s' diet ...
Prisoners batty, Pags. 3-4-10; Austapah Chitty,

Pags. 2-9-0

Fortifications and repairs —

Fort House : mending tables and rattaning chairs

A.ca.
Mending the pavement near the house ...
Captain Morgan's lodging : rattaning windows
Cleaning curtains
Haiid1p?i to the mamodies
Making 2 irons for cutting turf ...
Garden : rattaning windows, and mendiug doors

&ca.

Fortilications in Cuddalore —

Mud Point bank and ditch and making a gate to it.
Building a new guard room

31 7 0

2 0

(»

18 0

14 0

6 (50

13 10

8 43

2 4

14 67

2 17

5 71

1 37

17
0

P. f.

13 12 0

49 4 40

3 0 0

5 13 40

66 1 70

6 10 75

99 0 21
Pags. 233 11 46

Jambs Hubbard -Edward Ckokk — Thomas Etbk — Ei>wabd Habbis — Robbbt
AfiLKN — Charles Flotkk.
9

58 Selections from the Madras Records.

Consultation, Monday, January 21, 1740.

The Deputy Governoar being advisd that Subdar Ally Cawn set out from
Arcot some days ago and is expected at Trivedy this day, it being thought highly-
necessary to send him a present, accordingly Messrs. Croke and Eyre are desir'd
to set out immediately for Trivedy with one, which being made up amounts to
Pags. 623-1-46 as per the account thereof which is enter'd hereafter.

James HuBBAifn — Edwabd Crokr — Thomah Eyre — Edward HAEiaa — Eobert
Allen — Charles Floyeb.

Account o¥ the present sent to Subdak. Ally Cawn, January 21.st, 1739/40.

P. f. c.
Velvet, Greeu 1 piece containing 29| yards

Do. Yellow 1 piece 28 yards
Two pairs of crimson velvet cushions embroider'd and with tassels.
A gun (silver-mounted)
A. pair of pistols Do.

Broad cloth — double colour 1 piece containing 24 yards ... ,.

Broad cloth — super fine scarlet 2 pieces containing 35 yards
Rosewater- ... 2 chests
Given to Subdar Ally Cawn's Officers and servants Vizt. —

P. f. c.
Broadcloth — superfine scarlet 3 yards .

Do. scarlet 6 „

Broadcloth Aurora 3 „

Chickeens 21
Rupees 161

Packing the said goods Vizt. —
Sallempores 2 pieces
Cotton 1272 lb.
Wax cloth 1 piece ...

J 50

110

6 27 0

7 18 0

8 13 40

27 20 20
49 35 54

P. f. c.
95 4 34

4 15 72

1 25 16

0 22 76

2 3 60

99 20 26

Pags.

632 1 46

Consultation, Saturday, February 9, 1740.

The last year's investment being concluded it was thought necessary to begin
to consider how to make a provision of cloth for this year. The Deputy (jovernour
hereupon acquaints the Board that to forward this design he has at last perswaded
Irshapa Chitty to join with Nella Tombe and Shacup Tombe,.whom he thinks to
be a very substantial man, for carrying on the business this year ; they are
accordingly admitted and propose to bring in cloth to the amount of three thousand
bales by the end of January next, on following conditions : —
mcsf That the advance money in their hands be made up fifty thousand pagodas,
and that no agents from theMadrass merchants be employ'd to buy goods at the same
places they do, that is at Salem, ChemanackpoUam and Worriapollam. "We think
they may be trusted with the sum they mention and that less than that will not
be sufficient to carry on the investment largely at the places they must send
money to.

They propose the 3,000 bales to consist nearly of the following goods.

Bales.
Long cloth — Salem... ... ... ... ... ... l^OOO

Long cloth — ChemanackpoUam ... ... ... ... 1,000

Long cloth — ordinary ... ... ... ... ... 500

Do. fine of 15 and 12 calls, and middling of 10 calls with salempores
of 9, 12 and 15 calls and soot romals to the quantity indented for
last year in all about ... ... ... ... ... 600

3,000

Foil St. Dattd GonHultatitm, 1740. 6fr

•

They assure ns they have no doubt of providing this quantity unleM hindered
by disturbances in the country ; they refuso to outer into contracts, or subject
thomselves to penaltys in case of a failnro. Tlie cloth of the several sorts u to be
on the samn brokerage as the merchants have had this last year.

Wu being credibly inform'd that the price of fanams at Sitletn is establisht at
23i per piigoda by Nanjan Chitty, which us'd to be at 24| to 26, and is confirm'd
by tlio King of Alisoro, so that if wo set about providing cloth tliore, this mast be
8ul)mitte<l to, and there will bo little hopes of ever getting it alter'd for the better
hereafter, we are of opinion if we let alone providing any goods there sometime,
and tl'.e French merchants do the same, that Nanjan Chitty will certainly be
oblig'd to drop his engrossing the fanaras. Agreed that it be propos'd to the
Honoural)lo President and Council, whether it may be proper for the Company to
lot alou*' that cloth for a year, should we not be able to bring down the prices of
fanams sooner, or to submit to the prices put upon them, and \o set about provid-
ing this cloth as soon as possible, and likewise to represent to them what terms oar
merchants offer towards an investment for this year.

General letter from the Honourable President and Connoil of the 5tli instant
read permitting us to send some persons with a present to Ilussain Ally Cawn, the
Nabobs youngest son, when he arrives at Trivedy, and they will send us overland
some embost cloth and velvetts for that purpose.

Jamrs Hubbaud— Edward Croke — Tuomas Eybb — Edward Harris — Robibt

AlLKN — ClCAKLKS FlOTER.

Consultation, Fiudat, February 29, 1740.

. « * ♦ • • «

The charges extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for last month, are in
the following articles —

Charges, general — P. f. c. P. f. c.

Given to Godfrey Brown and Williatn Rogers for

baptizing their children ... ... ... 2 0 0

Four teak boxes made to lye in readiness to carry a

present to Hussain Ally Cawn
Two boxes for the pocketts for England ...
Mending 2 clasp cotts
Bushes, sticks and bamboes for the garden
One Cooley carrying a packet for Madrass
Oattamarans
Batty abroad : Madrass fns. 1 27, Pondicherry 27

cash, Chellumbrum fns. 12, Worriapollam fns. 13.

Charges extraordinary —

Batty to peons going to meet money from Madrass.
Do. bringing it in

Do. attending Subdarally Cawn's camp
Do. to Subdarally Cawn's peons with a letter
Cooley hire and batty to peons, cooleys and servants
carrying and attending the present to Subdar Ally
Cawn at Trovidy
Prisoners' batty — Pags. 4-4-10 ; Austapa Chitty —
Pags. 2-9-0.

Fortifications and repairs —

Fort House : mending and rattaning windows ...

Cleaning the curtains ...

Mending a key to the oyl godown

Tevenepatam gate guard-room, making JO hooks for

slinging arms
Garden — mending chairs and tables ; rattaning

windows to the house <feca.
Charity School — mending the pavement &ca.
Mending a pyal to the Cuddalore Choultry

9-A

5 45

8 30

8 54

£2

0 21

14 71

0 60

4 79

17 6 68

45 4 17

5 7 48

60 Selectiom from the Madras Records,

Fortifications in Cufldalorfc — P. f. c. P. f. c.

Chelhimbruin Point guard and store rooms : laying

flat tiles, and cluinaming the walls &ca. ...' 23 4 52

Vizapore Point — paving it ... ... ... 4 2 76

Braminy Gate — mending windows to the (nsign's

lodging ... ... ... ... ... 0 14 2

Metchlef)atam Point guard room: laying flatt tiles,

cliunaming a cookroom &ca. ... ... 13 7 44

Mud Point : baak and ditch and P. f . c.

levelling the ground ... 44 3 64

Building- a new guard room to it

and paving the point ... ... 40 12 65

84 16 49

Chemundulum Guard : cleaning the mote round it.
Trepopolore Guard do. .

•Cleaning the curtain &ca,

Chemundulum Guard : cl
Trepopolore Guard
BandipoUam Guard do.

5 5

4 29

6 2

11 36

126 15 38

35 4 27

Pags. 230 0 38

« • « . « « «

James Hubbard — Edvvakd Cboke — Thomas Etee — Edwabd Harkis — Robert
Allen — Charles Floter.

Consultation, Friday, March 28, 1740,

# « * * » ♦ ~

The charges extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for last month are in
the following articles ; —

■Charges garrison — P. f. c. P. f.

Topasses occassionally enter'd in the First, Company.
Do. Second Company.

Charges extraordinary —

Batty to peons going to meet money from Madrass.

Do. bringing it in-

Paid tlie steward's note for mending a copper pot ...
Batty to peons attending Hussain AII3' Cawn's camp
Do. to Hussain Ally Cawn's peons with letters ...
Prisoners' batty fns, 54 30; Austapa Chitty Pags 2-9

Fortifications and repairs —

Fort House — mending doors and windows
Mending the pavement in the square and gunroom ...
Cleaning away weeds in the Fort
Mending a water course at the South West Bastion.
Making mamody handles and mending mamodys ...
Mending an iron at Tevenepatam Gate
Tevenepatam Washing Choultry: making two rat

traps
Tevenepatam Washing Choultry : making tops to

two hoop wells ...

Garden : mending rattan windows, horse stables,

rabit holes &ca.
Digging for stone at Cuddalore Barr —
Chellumbrum Point Magazine: mending locks and

nailing them to the doors &ca.

7 35

0 16 40

10 6 0

16 15 65

10 9 11

Pags. 37 12 76

• * • • * •

Jamks Hubbard — Edward Croke — Edward Harris — Robbbt Allen — Charles
Flotbk.

Fori 67. l/anid OonHiill'UwM, 1740. 61

CoNSULTATiox, Maboh 28, 1740.

Oai' morchants being Hont for in, arc told ttiut the Honoaniblo FreitideDt and
Council ciinnot comply with their proposal iu relation to their inorcbaata with
drawing tlioir people from Salem, who notwitlistandiug continue to Mtore
us, they will still use their best endeavours to provide all the cloth the) can, bat
they can't have hnpux it will amount to near so much aa the; pronuH'd, bad their
proposal been yeilded to.

Hussain Ally Civwn, youngest son to the Nabob, having come to Trividy the
begining of this inontli, the Deputy Governour acquaints us agreeable to a general
letter of the 5th February, on his making somo stay so near us, be ha<l accordingly
proparod to send hitn a present of about four hundred pagodas, but that before he
could send it, ho was advis'd by tho Subidar of that place, as by Uu8S»iii Ally
Cawn's directions, that it would not be excepted [*tc|, for that he was very much
incens'd against us ; that the reasons he gives out for this, are said to be, first, that
we sent no present and took no notice of him when he was at Trividy in October
last.

This we remember was ocoasion'd by the expecting his brother Snbdarally
Cawn to come also at that time, and that thou one visit and present might have
serv'd for both, especially, as we had then no directions from tho Honoura-
ble President and Council to address Eiussain Ally Cawn, nor did we think him a
person of that consequence to require the troubling them about him.

That another motive of his displeasure, he understands to be on account of a
Trechenopoly Braininy, who came into the bounds some months ago, whom he
demands to be delivered up to him ; that it is true that such a Braminy was in the
bounds about two months ago, but that by the best information he can get that
Braminy was gone from hence before Hussain Ally Cawn's first demand came to
him, as he had assur'd him, in answer to it, as by the copy he now produces to-
gether with the two letters of Hussain Ally Cawn's demand which though without
date are endors'd and enter'd in the book as received the [lacwia in the originaC^.

Order'd, tliat this be represented to tbe Honourable President and Council
for their directions how to behave in case he should persist, or give us any distur-
bance.

Our merchants inform us that the 22d instant they sent twenty-six peons
with ten thousand pagodas for Salem, which peons and money were stopt the 24th
at Wolendore, a place near forty miles off. The pretence, they say, the subidar
of that place gives for it, is, that Tombe Chitty's people have lately brought their
cloth another way, and not through his juncan place, contrary to their agreements
made with him.

Moota Chitty is hereupon call'd, who does not deny that they have done so,
and says he has nothing to do but to receive the cloth, and all the directions
relating to the bringing it, or other matters, are not given by him.

The Deputy Governour acquaints the Board that upon the first advise of it,
he wrote to the subidar for the immediate release of the money, and hopes it will
have occasion'd it to be releas'd before now, which he is not yet advised of, but
should not doubt it would soon be done, were it at any other time, but it happen-
ing at this unlucky juncture when Hussain Ally Cawn pretends to be so much
displeas'd is fearfull when he hears of it, that he may seize on it.

Agreed therefore, that this relation be advis'd of in a general letter to the
Honourable President and Council (with the aforemention'd), for their directions
likewise in this business.

Jamks Hubbard — Edward Croke — Edward Harijis — Robkrt Alleh — Charlbs
Floykk.

62 Selections from the Madras Records.

CoNSDIiTATION, TuESDAT, ApBIL 29, 1740.

******

The charges extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for the last month, are
in the following articles : —

P. f. c. P. f. c.

Charges garrison —

Topasses occassionallj enter'd in the First Compauy 5 3 0

Charges general —

Given to Henry Fellows and William Hearing for

baptizing their children ... ... ... 2 0 0 ....

Garden — Eopes, atraw, tin lantern, bamboes,

hatchets, &ca. ... ... ... ... 2 4 73

P. f. c.
One buffaloe bought ... ...' 3 7 27

gilt paper and strings ... , 1150 54 27

One cooley going to Imaum Sahib ... ... 0 9 0

Cattamarans — ... ... ... ... 1 10 0

Charges extraordinary —

Moors' feast as usual ... ... ... ... 10 0

Batty to peons going to meet money from Madrass. 0 13 0

Do. bringing it in ... ... ... 2 14 0

Batty to cooleys, to palankeen boys, and peons sent
with the doctor's mate while attending Hussain
Ally Cawn at Trivedy ... ... ... 113 27

Batty to lascars for carrying and bringing a tent

design'd for the gentlemen with the present ... 4 7 41

Batty to cooleys waiting in readiness for carrying

the present ... ... ... ... 2 8 50

Batty to Messrs. Croke's and Floyer's servants on

the same occasion ... ... ... ... 1 5 40

Batty to peons attending Hussain Ally Cawn's camp 5 8 0

Do. to peons from Subdar Ally and Hussain Ally
with letters ... ... ... ... 1 15 20

Batty to peons from Chellumbrum ... ... 0 13 40

Pags. fns. c.
Do. to prisoners ... ... 3 4 40

Austapa Chitty ... ... 2 9 0 5 13 40

Fortifications and repairs —

Cloth warehouse : chunaming the terrass ... 24 4 21

Four cooleys cleaning the curtain ... ... 0 10

Cutting stones for the platforms for the guns ... 4 0 21

Making an antichamber for the little powder

magazine ... ... ... ... ... 89 1 11

Digging for stones at Cuddalore barr ... ... 9 12 26

Making and mending steps for Cuddalore Point and

Patcherry Point ... ... ... ... 3 14 28

Mending the frame &ca. of the wooden horse and

laying the platform for it ... ... ... 2 12 36

Mending mamodys and putting handles to them ... 0 8 28

Chunam work on the oyl godown ... ... 0 5 43

Tevenepatam Gate : laying a cross timber to support

the terrass ... ... ... ... 5 7 60

Garden — mending rattan windows, painting the

pavement of the house, and mending doors and

windows &ca. ... ... ... ... 8 15 33

Making racks &ca. for soldiers' arms and powder

magazine ... ... .. ... ... 0 15 40

Fortifications in Cuddalore—

Mud Point and Bank — fixing palmira fence over the
water course, gunneys for the guardroom and
watering the banks ... ... ... ... 6 17 6

Cleaning and marking a streit line from this point

to Mali em's Battery ... ... ... 5 15 74

11 10 20-

28 3 68

105 13 64-

Fort St. David Ootmuttations, 1740. 08

P. f. c. K. f.

Mallem 8 Point guardroom — ... ... ... 1 10 36

Riivlin : laying the iilatforms for the gauM 8 6 20

South-woBt I'oint, cHrrying away a sand bank ... 7 0 62
Chellumhrtiin Point puwdor magazine — nailing locka

to the doors and haruing bratty ... 0 8 42

Vizaporo Point — Mheuthiug the sally port door ... 8 0 50

Trepopoloro Guard — cleaning the mote round it and

mending the draw-bridge ... ... ... 15 6 56

Rebuilding a mettow for the poons and making a

gate for tho hedge ... ... ... ... 5 2 1

26 5 40

20 8 57

• ■ • • • • •

Jamkb Hubbabd — Edwakd Cuokb — Thomas Eyrb — Bdwakd Habbis — Robbbt

AlLBR — CbABLES FliOYBK.

Consultation, Wednesday, Apbil 30, 1740.
• •••*•

The charges extraordinary in the Paymasters [account] for this month, are in
the following articles : —

Charges garrison — P. f. c. P. f.

One Topass occassionally enter'd in the Ist Company
One do. in the 2nd do.

P. f.

1 18

1 13

3 8 0

Charges extraordinary —

Batty to peons bringing silver fanams from Madrass — 19 0

P. f. 0.
Do. bringing in 5

Madrass deserters ... ... 0 10 0

Diet to do. 0 12 40

Paid juiicaneers ... ... 10 0

Batty to peons attending Hnssain

Ally Cawn's camp ... ... 9 8 13

Batty to Subdar Ally Cawn's camp. 8 5.0

2 4 40

12 13 13

Prisoners' batty ... ... 8 2 20

Austapa Chitty ... .. 2 9 0 5 II 20

Fortifications and repairs —

Making an auticUamber for the little powder

magazine .. ... ... ... ... 26 0 hi

Cloth warehouse — mending the terrass ... ... 0 1 20

Cleaning the curtains ... ... ... ... 0 1 2U

Mending the steps for Cuddalore and Patcherry

points ... ... * ... ... 0 5 74

Mending the soldiers' cookroom ... ... 0 7 65

Whitewashing the armoury godown ... ... 0 4 1

Cutting stones for platforms for the guns ... 4 10 68

North West Bastion — laying the platforms for the

guns, and raising a parapet wall on the fausebray

under it ... ... ... ... ... 2(J 2 5

Tevenapatam Gate — mending hinges fica. for the

peons' choultry ... ... ... ... 0 8 18

Patcherry Point — raising a compound wall to the

guardrooms, parapets to (he point and making a

door&ca. ... ... ... ... ... 24 17 29

Garden — mending rattan windows, painting the

pavement &ca. ... ... ... ... 2 17 72

Trepopolore Guard— rebuilding the peons' mettow... 9 14 1

22 1 73

64 Selections from the Madras Records.

Bandipollam guard. — making a stool
Making racks for xlinging the soldiers' arms

Fortifications in Caddalore —

Watering the grass plats of the clay bastion and

banks
Maleuis Point — making a guard room
Porto Novo Point — guard room and magazine
Cutting caldeira hedge near the ravlin ...

James Hubbard — Edward Ceokk — Thomas Eyre — Edwaed Haeris — Robert

Allkn — Charles Floveb.

f. c.
6 68
5 62

P.
97

f.
)3

c.
10

8 74

16 34

3 41

2 21

Pags.

209

Consultation, Tuesday, May 15, 1740.

The fort ditch being in a ruinous condition the Paymaster and Gunner are
appointed to survey it, and to report what is necessary to put it into a defensible
condition the next Consultation.

Upon reviewing the order of the guns &ca. on the several works, it was
observ'd at Cuddalore that another point near the factory and the centre of the
river side of the town, would be very usefull for the defence there, where there is
no wall, to flank the distance from the late made clay point to the Maulim
Bastion, and that by a parcel of good stone and chunam'd work lying in the ruins
on the other side of the river, such an one might be rais'd at a small expence.
Order'd, that a plan be drawn, and that the Paymaster send for those materials
and begin to raise a bastion there according to the plan, as soon as can be.

It was also observ'd that there are no parapet walls between the guns on the
east and south sides of the fort, "which being thought necessary for preservation
of the few men we have in garrison to defend the extensive works, as well as to
conceal that weakness [sic'] in case of any disturbance from the present confusions in
the country, Agreed that the pd^apetts be continued on those sides with foot banks,
to fire with small arms over them, of the same height as those all round on the
other sides of the fort, and that it be done as soon as possible.

James Hubbard — Edward Ceoke — Thomas Eyre — Edward Hakris — Robert
Allen— Charles Floyek.

Consultation, Saturday, May ^1, 1740.

The place being exceedingly in want of fanams, agreed that we write to the
Honourable President and Council to supply us with fcur or five thousand pagodas
worth as soon [as] possible, as we have at present but barely sufficient to pay the
militai-y and peons for this month; but should the troiibles in the country make it
unsafe to send us any overland, in such case, to desire their permission to coin
silver fanams, as we believe we can easily get silver enough from Pondicherry for
that purpose, which if thoy permit us to do, to desire also they will be pleas'd to
send us directions concerning the weight and fineness of them, and whether we
shall make them according to the Madrass chop, or any other.

Agreed that tlie Deputy Governour entertain what gunners, lascars topasses,
and peons he thinks necessary, as the Morattas are near us, and it being at. present
uncertain which way they will march.

Fori Si. Davi'l Cfmullatioinf, 1740. 66

Tho Tevenopatam Cnstomer represents that the polif^rs fees collected by him
have uot beun Bufliciout for Korno iTKiiithH purii to pay iho talliura wages, and iu
order to prevent their quitting the employ, he has been obligd tu make good the
doBcieney out of the ciiHtoms. whicli iu all comes to pagH. 91-10-0, he is aUow'd to
deduct it from hi.s nccouut acconliugly.

Lieutenants Morgan and Ainyand deliver in a report, representing the argent
necessity there is for increasing th« number of inferiour officers in the roilitarj,
and hope they may be allowM the former number of tliirteen corporals there were
in each company before the reducerneut and one Serjeant extraonlimiry, in consi-
deration of the guards being encreas'd.

Agreed that this be represented to the Honourable President and Conncil for
their directions herein, and that tho report be enter'd after this Consultation.

The Storekeei)er produces an indent for stores wanting, and in particular for
guns, gunpowder and iron, it being thought very necessary to have a store of them
in the garrison, especially at this unsettled time in the country, agreed that it be
inclos'd to the Presidency, and to desire their cotiiplyanco with it in every respect,
with what they can spare now, and the remainder when the Europe ships arrive.

The Paymaster and Gunner agreeable to an order of Consultation of the 15th
instant, deliver in their report of the ruinous condition of the walls of the fort
ditch and the best manner that it may be made defensible, with an estimate of the
cost of it, amounting to pagodas 4226-13-70, as more fully set forth in those
papers, which are order'd to be enter'd after Consultation, and inclos'd to the
Honourable President and Council, for their inspection and directions thereupon.

Some of the guarrl rooms under the points at C'uddalore, and particularly
those under the Chingee and South- West points being in a crazy condition, and in
several respects very inconveniently eitiiated, agreed that instead of repairing them
where they stand, it would be better worth the charge to rebuild them upon the
points, as well for the security of the guards, as the peons may be better kept
together, and all ready upon duty, order'd therefore that they be rebuilt upon the
points.

James Hubbaed — Thomas Eyre — Edward Haebis — Robeet Allen — Chaelbs
Flover.

To THE WOESHIPFULL JaMES HuBBARD EsQR.,

Deputy Govervodb, &ca.

Council op Fort St. David.
Worshipful! sir and sirs,

This humbly serves to represent to your Worship Aca. Council, the urgent
necessity for enoreasing the number of our inferiour officers, having no more at
present but ten Serjeants and ten corporals iu each company, which are ins\ifficient
to supply all the guards of this garrison. Therefore we hope your Worship &ca.
Council will take into consideration to allow us the former number of thirteen
corporals we had in each company before the reducement, as also a serjeant extra-
ordinary each, in consideration of the guards and garrison being increas'd.

We are, Worshipful! sir and sirs. Your most obedient humble servants.
Fort St. David, John D* Morgan— Edward Amyand.

Slst May, 1740.

To the Wobshipfull James Hubbard Esqr.,

Deputy Govebnoue op Fort St. David &ca. Council.
Worshipful! sir and sirs.

Agreeable to an order of Consultation of the 16th instant, on observino- the
ruinous condition of the trench under the fort walls on the west and north sides,
we are to represent to your worship &ca. that we have look'dinto it, and observing
that the fausebray walls have very much yeilded outwards, especially on the north
side, and we have had those foundations laid open in several places, and find them
in most places but about four foot deep from the common area of the ditch, aa it
10

66 Selections from the Madras Records.

is at present fiU'd by the decay of the facing or lining of brickwork on the outside,
so as in some places to be burst in by the weight of earth, and in others entirely
lost, the fausebray walls appear to us of such consequence that a breach in them
will greatly endanger the fort walls, and especially as the west curtain has been
long considerably sunk, so we think there should be no time lost for strengthening
the outer wall, to avoid a much greater expence by any further damage to the fort
walls; the best way we can propose to secure them would be by laying an outer
foundation on wells and raising on it a kind of false base to the fausebray wall all
along, of brick and chunam work, to taper off to it at about five foot high, and
then we believe the old wall may be safely rais'd about three foot higher by way
of a breastwork for small arms, and be of good service, for clearing of the trench,
which cannot so well be done from the walls above.

As the moat would be of more hurt than advantage to the defence of the fort,
if the outer facing be not lin'd with brickwork, to keep it up so as not to give
entrance to an enemy, we make no question of the necessity of doing that also,
and have therefore notwithstanding the expence, measur'd and made an estimate
of the work as by the account subjoind, and though the continuance of the moat
on the east side of the fort is not so immediately necessary with regard to the pre-
servation of that wall, yet as the continuing that work to the river side, that the
water may flow from the river all round it, would make it more defensible and
entire, we have just now mention'd the amount only from the measurage of the
other work, and to be submitted with the rest to your Worship &ca. consideration
by, Worshipful! sir and sirs, Your most obedient humble servants,

Thomas Etbe — Philip Bakee.
Fort St. David,
3l8t May, 1740.

Calculate of the cost and charges of facing the fort moat with brick work,
laying an additional base to secure the fausebray wall and a parapet wall upon it
on the west and north sides of the fort, and first.

Thb Bbiokwork facing of the moat.

Lacks Bricks. Gol fans. Madras fans.

2 88,36D Well bricks for 267 wells at 1,080 bricks

each and 2000 per pagoda ... ...Pags. 144 ',i 19

7 68,000 Wall bricks for the wall 10 foot high and

from 5 to 3 brick thick at 2000 per
pagoda ... ... ... 384 0 0

Chunam >^,560 parra at 10 parra per 1 ,000

and IJ parra per fanam ... ... 94 14 53

Jaggiy — at 1 lb. per parra of chunam 2,560
' parras takes up 5 ca. 2 md. 0 lb. at pags.

7 per candy ... ... ... 35 15 10

Cooley — Sinking and tilling 267 wells at pags. 2

each. Pags. 534
Do. Bricklayers, clay, and cooleys building the

wall 10 foot high at i Pag. per 1,000
bricks on 7 Lack-68,000 is 192 0 0.
Do. Cleaning and deepening the moat per

'estimate 100 0 0 ...

826 0 0
Is of Madrass fanams ... ... Pags. 1,484 30 4

Laying an additional base and foundation
for it to the walls of the fossbraye, and
raising a parapet wall 3 foot high on
them on the west and north sides of the
fort
i2 66,760 Well bricks for 247 wells for a foundation

for the base at 1 ,080 each and 2,0U0 per
Pagoda ... ... ... Pags. 188 6 67

4 Wall bricks for the base at 2,000 ... 200 0 0

F(yrt 8t. David Ooiumltat'Am, 1740. d7

P. f, 0. P. f. o.

Chaimui at 10 parni ptir l.UOO brick on 4

laok of briokfl 4,000 at 1^ per tan. ... I<i8 2 A3

Jag^ry at 1 lb. per para of obunam on
4,000 pnra in S ctuw'um at Pagt. 7 per
Ctindy ... .,. ... ... 56 0 0

1 59,840 Wall bricks for the parapet 3 brick thick

and [lacuna in the originnl | yards round. 7d 10 46

Chunam at 10 parra per 1,000 briok 1,508

para at 1^ per faniiin ... ... 50 3 27

Jag^'ry at 1 lb. per para <>f ohanatn 1,598
puru iH .3 c 8 md 28 lb. nt Pags. 7 per
ciindy ... ... ... ... 22 6 56

Cooley — Sinking and filling up 247 wells at Pagt.

2 each ... ... ... Paga, 494 0 0

00. BrickiayntH &ca. building the base ^ Pag.

per 1,000 bricks ... 100 0 0

Do. Building the parapet

wall to it Do ... ... 39 l.J 40

(583 13 40 1,382 27 16

Lack. Bricks.
18 82,960 Pags. 2,817 21 2<f

The charge of moating the east side of the
fort computed as aforesaid to come to one
half of the cost of the west and north
sides amounts to ... ... ... 1,408 28 50

Pags. 4,226 13 70

Fort St. David, Errors Kxcepted,

Srd June 1740. per Thomas Eyre — Philip Bakbb.

Consultation, S.\turdat, Junb 14, 1740.

Order'd that the Paymaster do observe the aforemention'd paragraph relating
the buildings, and that he prepare to go to work on the ditch, and that Mr. Floyer
one of the Council constantly living in the Fort, have an eye over the work while
it is carrying on, as well as the Paymjister.

* >•> * * «

James Hubbard — Thomas Eyrb — Edwabd Harbis — Robbbt Allbn —
Charles Floyer.

Consultation, Monday, June 30, 1740.

« ♦ * * «

The charges extraordinary in the Paymaster's accoant for last month, are in

the following articles : —

Charges garrison — P. f. c. P. f. c.

1 Topassoccassionally enter'd in the 2d. Company... 1 l8 0

1 William Moran enter'd in gunroom

crew from the 20th at Pags. 4 per

month ... ... Pags. I 6 0

2 Portngueze Do. at 2 do. 1 9 0
28 Lasscars ... ... ... 16 0 0

4 Macquars ... ... ... 8 10 0 22 7 0

24 2 0

Peons' and servants' wages —

33 Peons and tallears oocasaioually enter'd in this

month ... ... ... ..... 7 16 69

Charges general —

Mamodys bought ... ... •• ... 7 0 0

§8 Selections from, the Madras Records.

Charges extraordinary — P. f. c. P. f. o.

Paid tbe stewrard's note for sheep and liogs a store

provided for supplying the outguards the while

they may be kept constantly upon duty... P^gs. 35 0 0

Paid 5 cooleys 6 days assisting tifie lascars in sundry

services ... ... ... ••• ... 0 15 U

Batty to II peons going to meet money

from Madrass ... Pags... 0 13 0

Batty bringing it in ... ... 1 16 0

5 10

Batty to peons bringing deserters from Pondicherry. 0 7 0

Do. to do. attending the Marattas camp ... 16 0

Prisoners batty Pags. J{-4-10 ; Austapa Ohitty
Pags 2i ... ... ... ... ... 5 13 10

Fortifications and repairs —

Fort house — putting up guunys to the doors and

windows ... ... ... ... ... 8 15 56

Second's lodging-amending windows and cleaning

the pavement &oa. ... ... ... ... 1 6 66

Mending the pavement in the Fort ... ... 2 0 78

Sinking a new well in the square ... ... 17 8 41

Repairing the small godowns near the cookroom ... 1 8 13

Making a teak ladder ... ... ... 1 6 20

• Mending a palmiera horse ... ... ... 0 4 2

Pitting handles to mamodys ... ... ... 114 9

Making brick moulds .. ... ... 0 8 60

Mending doors to the gunroom godown and cover

to the sink ... ... ... ... 0 10 31

Steps to the antichamber of the magazine ... 2 3 58

• Mending the butler's chest, and making measures... 0 2 55

.' Weeding Cooley ... ... ... ... 0 0 32

Raising parapet walls on the east side of the

Fort ... ... ... ... ... 30 12 33

Mending shot lockers ... ' ... ... ... 0 2 54

Mending lock to the main guard sally port ... 0 0 70

Paving under the north curtain... ... ... 11 16 64

Levelling and mending the road from the Fort to

the bridge ... .c. ... ... 4 11 64

Cutting down trees towards Tevenapatam... ... 1 17 71

Tevenepatam Gate guard rooms, doors and hinges ... 3 2 27

Hospital Fogans ... ... ... ... 0 1 40

Garden — rattanning windows to the house and to the

out houses, making hatchetts, &ca. ... ... 3 13 33

Charity School-house — mending pavement- ... 1 13 59

Fortifications in Cuddalore : —

99 Cooleys-watering the Mud Point bank and hedge. 1 9 42

99 Setting a fence of young trees along the river side. 5 6 50

New Bastion at the banksall, between the Mud Point

and Maulim Bastion ... ... ... 11 14 26

MalUm Point guard room ... ... ... 6874

' 115 Cooleys cutting down trees &ca. without

Chellumbrum Point ... ... ... 2 4 70

48 12 10

91 3 76

27 8 22

Pags. ... 206 6 7

* * * * *

James Huhbard — Thomas Byke — Edward Harris — Robert Allen —

Chaules Fi.oyer.

Consultation, Tuesday, July 22, 1740.

General letter from the Honourable President and Council of the 12tli instant
read directing us to provide as many as we can of the five thousand peices of soot

Fori at. Damd Cimniltationt, 1740. W

roraaln, according to the muster of last year, besides the four hundred piece* oi

the muster lately sont ub.

We mast not omit to place at t)ie foot of our letters an account of what cloth
embai'd, and how mud] at the wasliers, heatont and in the mtTchaiits go<lowns, as
it will liol|) tlioin to make some computation, wIkmi they come to advise the
gentlemen in Bengal what tonnage they 8hall want from thenoo in December and
fiH uHual put the question to us what number of bales we may expect to have readj
by that time.

Letter from Mr. Secretary Savage of the 19th instant read, adviiting that the
Honourable President and Council have resolv'd to return the ship George to ns in
a few days, and that we must get sort« d and ombal'd all the cloth we can have
ready by the time she arrives with us.

Agreed that wo acquaint the IIf)nourablo President and Council in answer
to their above favour, that our merchants have brought in this time on thia
year's investment 800 bales reckonitig what sent up to Madrass, and what at the
washers, beaters and dyers, that we have discours'd our merchants how much
more they think they can bring in by the end of December, who reply as follove —
that it is impossible fcr tliem to make any tolerable calculate, that there
is hardly any place but Chemanackpollam, from whence they can depend with
any certainty of having cloth brought, and that cloth is grown so indifferent of
late, that a preat part of it is always turn'd out : some quantitys they say they
have hopes of receiving from "WorriapoUam, this is more uncertain, bat besides
what comes from tiiose two places, they have but little dependence on any other.
They add the brokers that had money of them for fine cloth and cloth for dying,
have some time since retnrn'd it, being unwilling to set about any thing at this
dangerous time. The risque of sending money to Salem is so very great, that
they will not venture to take it upon themselves, and therefore thflycan expect no
more cloth from thence, but about 50 or (50 bales, the amount of the ballance they
have there and upon the whole say, if they can bring in five or six hundred bales
more from this time to the end of December, it is as much as they can expect, but
can no ways promise it.

Order'd that the vvashers and beaters be hast'ned to get ready what cloth they
have in cure, to sort and erabale as much as we can against the arrival of the
Honourable Company's ship George.

James Hubbakd — Edward Harris — Robi5KT Allen — Charles Floteb,

CoNSULTAnoN, Thuksday, July 31, 1740.

* * * * *

The extraordinary charges in the Paymasters account for last month, are in
the following articles : —

P. 1 c. P. f. 0.

Charges garrison —

Persons occassionally enter'd in the gunroom ... 50 11 0

Hospital charges —

Doctor's bill ... ... ... ... I 12 0

Peons and servants wages —

Peons occassionally enter'd ... ... ... 80 4 70

Charges extraordmary —

Gratuity to six Europeans for relisting another 5

years at Fags. 5 each
Batty to peons going to meet money from Madrass...

Do. bringing it in

Trepopolore feast as usnal
Diet for 3 French deserters frcm Pondicherry
Mending a copper pot f )r the hospitiii
Pri.soners' batty Pags. -1 — 5 — 58; Austapa Chitty
Pags. 2 — 18

6 28 58

46 28 62

70 Selections from the Madras Records.

Fortifications and repairs— P. f. o. P. f.

Fort — making rattan rings for the gannys to the

houfje ... ... • ... ... ... 0 2 55

Eaising parapet walls on the east and south sides

and foot banks and chnnaming on the east side ... 90 10 49

Chunaming the top of the new well and filling up the

ground and paving round it
Mending rattan wiudowsfor a lodging in the square.
Mending a door frame for the stewards godown
Brick moulds making ...
Fitting handles to 150 mamodys
Catting down trees towards Tevenepatam
Tevenapatam Gate guard room door hinges, &ca. ...
Garden — rattaniug windows to the houhe, mending

windows to the godowns &ca .. .

Fossbray and ditch walls — repairing
FortiKcations in Guddalore —

New point at the banksall — raising the wall of stone

and large prices of biick and chunam work dug

out near Guddalore barr ... ... ....

Maulim Point guard room

Setting a fence of youna- trees along the river side ...

Cooleys watering the Mud Point

Cutting down trees witliout Gbellumbrum Point

Porto- Novo Point powder magrazine — fitting doors

and windows and nailing locks, hinges, »Sica.

• « « • «

James Hubbard, Edward Harris — Robert Allen — Charles Floyeb.

4 1(; G3

0 10 69

0 2 0

1 24 13

1 24 0

1 9 34

1 14 -8

2 18 40

103 21 I

88 28 60

67 5 48

11 4 1

2 30 28

0 18 66

0 20 12

1 1 39 '

83 8 34

Pags.

404 6 7

COXSULTATION, TUESDAY, AuGHST 12, 1740.

Letter from tlie Groveraour and Council of Pondiclierry of the 22d instant*
new stile, read, the purport of which was to acquaint us, that a poor old man of
sixty years of age had been found dead the next morning after four of their
military had deserted their garrison and come hither, b^iag stab'd in several
places, and it might be presum'd from their own confessions, he had been kill'd
by them, but that it could not be in their own defence, as this poor inan had no
arms nor ever oarry'd any, nor was there any body whatever that pursued them,
^nd they therefore desire these men to be deliver'd up to them, upon promise of
pardon, if they are guilty of no other crime than desertion, bur that they may be
left to be punisht according to their laws, should they be found guilty of the
murther they were suspected of.

Messrs. Du Laurens and Maraut expatiated largely on the heinousness of this
fact, according as it appears at present, and of the ill consequences of protecting
such villiaus, and that it would be much better there were no agreements to diliver
up deserters at all, than that any should find protection, by adding murther to
desertion — with much more to the same purpose.

Agreed, that we give the following answer to the letter brought us by Monsr.
Du Laurens and Maraut, from the Goveruour and Council of Pondicherry. Tliat
we have received their letter on the subject of the four deserters of their garrison
lately come hither, and of the murther they xvere suspected to have corainitted —
and have heard with attention what Messrs. Du Laurens and Maraut liave been
pleasd to acquaint us with further in relation to this affair and upon the whole it
seems very probable to us, that these four deserters did commit that murther, and
with a view of preventing liieir being return'd back, as they would have been, had
they been guilty of desertion only, but that we cannot of ourselves comply with

Fort St. David ConBultatiorm, 1740. 71

their request in Rotiding them back, an it is >i coko we ha?e bad do example of here,
but we will represfiut this matter in the fullest light we can to the Ilononrable
President und Council of Fort St. George for their orders in this affair, which whea
we receive, we will iintnodiatelj advise 'hem thereof.

Ordor'd that tlio original letter from tho Goreraoar and Council of
Pondicherry, with copy of our answer, be inclos'd t<j-morr<»w to the Honourable
President and Council to represent this affair, and to desire their direction*
hereupon.

James Hubbard — Edwabd Croki — Thomas Etbb — Edward HAnRis — Robbbt
Allbn — Chaulbs Floteb.

Consultation, Friday, Adoost 16, 1740.

We having no more then sovonty-threo Europeans eentinel.s in both corapanjs,
and of these twenty-eight are old and hardly fit for .service. Agreed therefore that
we write to the Honourable President and Council to supply us with as manj
good men as they can spare, we having had none sent us, either last year or the
year before.

Jamks Hubbaud — Edward Cboke — Thomas Etee — Edwabd Habris — Robbbt
Allbn — Charles Floyer.

Consultation, Monday, August 29, 1740.

» • • •

The charges extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for last month are in

the following particulars : —

W f. 0. P. f.

Charges garrison —

Persons occaesionally entor'd in the f^onroom crew. 6 7 0

Poena and servants' wages —

Peons occassionally enter'd ... ... 21 22 44

Charjjes geueial —

Given to Matliew Salter for baptizing hia child 10 0

4 pickaxes houglit ... ... . .. ... 15 14

Ohelinga Jiire ... ... ... ... 0 29 0

Batty abroad ... ... ... ... 0 10 28

Charges extraordinary —

Gratuitys to 4 Earopeana for relisting another

5 years at pajrodas 5 each
Paid 2 peons from Acknaickpollam for bringiog

2 deserters
Batty to peons attending Subdar Ally Cawn's

camp
Prisoners batty fans. 148-70 ; Austapa Chitty

Pags. 2-18-0

Fortifications and repairs —

Fort : chunaming the parapet walls, making foot

banks, and chunaming them from tho North-East

to the South-West Ba.-tiou ... ... ... 76 15 70

Cleaning weeds from the curtain ... ... 0 2 40

Paymaster's lodging : mending door frame to a

godown ... ... ... ... ... 0 23 20

Soldiers' cock-house : making a new door ... 1 25 50

Making steps for the ditch work ... ... 2 S 76

Making a compound of palmeiras for keeping

timber and plank ... ... ... ... 19 4

Mending hatchetts and knives for the hedge ... 0 3 65

11-A

3 8 42

80 35 70

72 Selections from the Madras Records.

MeDding the road from the fort to the bridge
Tevenepatam washing tank — clearing the wells
Garden : rattanini< windows and mending for the

Do. godowns
Bandipollam washing choultry : mending a lock for

the cloth godown
6 country jarrs for keeping rice for the out guard ...

Port fossbray and ditch walls — repairing
Fortifications in Cuddalore —

Clay bastion, making a eentry box and watering
the bank ... ... ... ... ... 4 22 41

Paid poor piople for rebuilding houses that stood
in the way of the points

New Point at tl.e banksall and guard rooms

Maulim Point : building a guard room to it

Porto Novo Point powder magazine : nailing locks
&ea.

Digging for stone, and bringing them from Cudda-
lore Barr ...

P. f. c.

0 28 0
0 9 8

P. f. c.

3 16 42

0 0 64

1 0 0

87 30 39
63 32 19

4 0 0
87 16 4

10 27 7

0 22 24

8 4 58

115 20 b\

Pags. ...

229 13 28

James Hubbakd — Tdomas Eyre — Edward Harris — Egbert Allen — Charles
iFi.oyEB.

Consultation, Tuesday, September 30, 1740.
» • « * •

The cliargea extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for last month are in
the following articles : —
Peons and servants' wages —

Peons occassionally enter'd
Charges extraordimu'y —

Batty to peons g'ing to meet money froto Madrass ..

Do. brinjring it in

Do. atteuditig Siibdar Ally Cawn's camp

Do. from Do. with letters

Do. to French peons for carrj'ing their deserters ...

Diet to 4 French deserters from Pondicherry

Paid steward's note for keeping hogs provided for

the oiit-giiard men ... ... ... 5 2 0

Matts for the bub h on ship George fans. 49 ; chelingas

for the master, f»na. 41 ... ... ... 2 18 0

Prisoners' batty, Pags. 4-30-20 ; Austapa Chitty,

Pags. 2-18-0 ... ... .. ... 7 12 20

P. f. c.

29 21 10

2 21 0

6 25 23

4 16 0

0 8 0

0 13 27

2 17 S2

31 25 27

Fortifications and repairs —

Fort : plaistering the parapet walls on the south
side, a d mending the plaister below from the
North East Bastion to the South East Bastion
without .. ... ... ... ... 13 13 64

Cleaning the curtains ... ... ... ... 0 2 40

Soldiers' cock house : nailing a lock and making
hoocks &ca. for the door ... ... ... 0 10 5

Mr. Floyer's lodging: mending the roof of two

godowns ... ... ... ... 4 4 71

Fwl 8t. David Conftultatirmn, 1740. 78

P. c. f.

Making a compoand wall of piilnuura« for keeping

timber ami plank ... ... 0 6 70

Making brick inouMs ... ... 0 10 U2

Mending a i-hunatn parra ... ... ... 0 8 71

Mending tho ronil neur the Fort bridge ... 0 24 56
Tevenepatum Uato : making a palmaira plat-form

to the step fur carriagt-a ... ... ... 0 24 76

Teveiiopatam wnahing tauk : cleaning the corners

of it ... ... ... ... ... 1 34 82

Garden : rattaning windows to tho honse and mend-
ing rails &oa. ... ... ... ... 3 17 0

PosHbray and ditch walls — repairing
Fortifications in CiiddHlore—

Now Point at tho bankxall and guard rooms

South West Point gaanl room rebuilding

Digging for stone, and bringing them from Cad-

dalore barr
Cutting stones for the platforms for the gans

Cluirgea diet —

1 Writer — Mr. Thomas Cook Jnnr.

# * «

Jamrs Hubbard — Edward Cboke — Thomas Eyr]
AlIiBN — Charles Floyer.

25 14 57
193 32 12

80 18 24
9 15 79

11 21 4

0 15 40

101 29 67
4 18 74

fodas . . .

886 29 7

i — Edward

HaBKIS— BoBtBT

Consultation, Thursday, October 30, 1740.

« • • • «

Tlie charges extraordinary in the Paymaster's account for last month, are in
the following particulars : —

Charges garrison — P. f. c. P. f.

1 Topass occassionally enter'd in the 2''. Company.
Persons do. in the gunroom crew

Peons and servants' wacfes —
Peons occMS^ionally enter'd
Mauratta Braminy's pay encreased

5 0 0

10 24 0

Charges general —

Making now mercalls and mending do. ... 1 26 53

Charges extraordinary —

Peons sword feast as usnal

Sheep for the Governour's servants

Batty to pcon.s atiendintf Subdarally Cawn's Camp.

Do. from do. with letters

Prisoners' batty fans. 138-70
Austapa Chitty's pay

Fortifications and repairs —

Mr. Foxall's 1 'ciging : rattaning windows
Mending windows of some lodgings in the square ...
Mending hingi's for the Chnrch doors
Peons' chonlirj' : whitewashing
Making a small verando for keeping chanam
Garden : rattaniig windows to the house and mend-
ing doors and windows to the godowns &ca. ... 4 2 74

6 0 0

3 0 0

2 24 0

0 28 0

8 1« 0

3 30 70

U 18 0

18 28 70

0 12 29

0 11 67

0 8 8

OHO

5 12 23

74 Selecti'ins from the Madras Records,

Trepopolore Gnard, — cleaning a well

Bandipollam Guarrl,— rebuilding the guard room

15 Jarrs bouglit for keeping jagary ...

34 20 46

Fort fossbray and ditch walls: repairing ... ... 256 0 65

Fortifications in Ciiddalore—

Wharfing the landing place at the banksall ...

Ravlin — raising parapet walls

South West Point — rebuilding the guardroom and raising
the parapet wails

Braminy Gate — mending a hoop well

Taking up stone from the Moor's tomb

Cutting stones for the platforms for the guns

80 35 4
Charges diet —

1 Writer — Mr. Thomas Cook Junr. ... ... ... ... 3 22 6

'20

P. f. c.

Pags, ... [411] 14 4

* » * * *

James Hubbard — Edward Croke — Thomas Etre — Edward Hakkis — Robbet"
Allen — Charles Floter.

CoNStJLTATION, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1740.

* « * * *

The particulars of the extraordinary expence in the Paymaster's Account for
the month of October 1740 arise on the following articles Viz*. : —
Charge.s garrison —

One Topasa occasionally entered in the l=!t Company ...
Persons do. in the gunroom crew . . .

Charges extraordinary —

Travelling charges to Messrs. Joseph Fowke and Borlace

Stacey from Madrass hither at 10 Pags. each ... 20 0 0

Paid steward's note for feeding and salting up hogs
provided for the men at the oatguards while con-
stantly on duty .. ... ... ... ... 6 10 60

Batta to peons going to meet two supplies of cash from
Madrass this month Pags. 2-4-0 bring it in Pags.
6-10-0 ... ... ... ... ... 8 14 0

Do. attending 30 men recruits of garrison from thence

Tags. 0 14 54

Diet to them for one day ... ... 1 24 0

Arrack three gallons ... ... 0 25 lo

P. f. c.

16 12 0

Prisoners' batta Pags. 3-22-10 ; Austapa Chitty Pags.
2-13-0

Fortifications and repairs —

Mending crack.s to the terrassp.i in the Forts ...

Mendinyr a table for the sorting godown

White- wft'ihing a lodging in the square

Mr. Floyer's lodiiing — rattaning windows

Cleaning the soldiers' barracks

Cleaning the curtain of weeds

Taking np the brick and laying a pavement of iron stone

in the Fort gateway
Mending the pavenient Ht the back gate
Mending the wall fallen down of the bridge under' the

Southwest Ba'^tion
Tevonepatam G»,tR guard rooms — changing tiles, and

mending the chunam plaister

70 [«c]

2 40

13 47

44 24 60

Fori is I. David Ootuultatiotu, 1740. 76

P. f. c. P. f. c.

Patohary Point f^uard rodms— changing tile* ... 0 7 0

GardonH — riittaniiiff windows, mending oracka to the

tcrru8H0H, chiiKging tik-a to the aoUlwrn' goard rooma,

and bor§o stable, and making a veranda n>r the smitba

Aca ... ... ... 10 85 87

Charity Kchool in Cuddnlnre, mending the pavement ao<l

godown d'lors ... ... ... .... ... 3 84 86

Five jura bought for keepin'/ rioe at the out gnarda ... 0 S.*) 0

41 22 88

Fort fauMehray tmd ditoh walla — repairing ... ... 109 82 0

FortificHtions in Cuddnlore—

Wharfing tho landing place at the bankshall ... ... 2 0 6

Miiiiliii Point-paving it, and chanamiiiing the guard room. 7 16 54

Knviin — roising piiriipet wiiIIh, nnd foot banks ... 11 3t 85

Sootliwest I'oint — mending n platform for the guns ... 0 35 56

Braminy Gate ensign's lodgings : changing tiles to the

godowns ... ... ... ... ... 0 15 16

Metchlepiitam Point sa)!y port — mending the door ... 8 8 20

Bringing stores from the Moor's tomb ... ... 0 13 40

23 11 41

Charges diet —

Mr. Joseph Fowke ... ... ... ... ,800

Account-pref*eiits.

[ . . . I for two ladies sent as sach to Emaam Sahib

toGolcondah ... ... ... ... ... 26 8 0

Batta to two peons, and cooleys carrying do- ... 8 26 0

29 84 0

Pagodas ... 274 2 69

* *

Consultation, Wednbsdat, Decembeb 31, 1740.

* * * « ♦

The particiilar.s of the extraordinary expence in the Paymaster's Account for
the month of November J 740 ari.se on the following articles Vizt : —
Charges jrarrison —

' P. f. c.

Topasses occasionally entered in the First Company ... 45 18 0

Do. Second Company ... ... ... 88 0 0

Do. gunroom crew ... ... ... 8 32 0

-Charges, extra —

Paid Shacup Tomby's note for the batta to peons and
vakeel detain'd at Wolendore Pettah about the Com-
pany's money stopp'd there ... ... ... 86 17 68

Paid steward's note for mending a silver monteff ... ... 8 6 0

Given to the bonfire as usual ... ... ... 5 0 0

[ . . . ] provisions given to [Maham]mud Caun's
attendants ... ... ... ... .. 16 11 0

Batty to peons attending the [Morajtta camp
Pags. ... .. ... ... 3 24 U

Do. from ... 0 9 0

87 15 0

S 33 1

r. . . ]attendinjr Chunda [Sahib] ... ... 10 0

[Priso] ners batta Pags. 3 27 0 ;"» 6 9 20
Austappa Chitty Pags. 218 6/

[Fortifications] and repairs —

[ . . . ] to the terrasses ... ... ... ... 0 19 14

[. . .] the sortinp podowu ... ... ... 1 13 49

Air. [ . . .J mending rattan windows ... ... 0 22 77

Me L . . . ] for a lodging in the square ... ... 0 1 10

Ma [ . . . ] to the Company's wall of the powder

magazine ... ... ... ... ... 1 18 63

Cleaning and opening the water courses in the Fort ... 1 21 50

127 5 9

Selections from the Madras Records.

P.
0

f. c.

11 5

0 26 21

0 8 78

0 13 61

6 53

2 40

Making grates for sinks

Waking a door for the necessary house

Mending a table &ca for the cookroom

Fitting handles to the Mamoodys

Mending a storekeeper's godown at the boat house ... 1

Tevenepatam Gute — repairing the bridge ... ... 70

Garden — rattaniug windows, and mending do. to the

godowns, making a shed for peons &ca. ... ... 7 20 75

Factory in Cuddalore : repairijig doors, windows &ca. ... 26 85 51

Gunnys for all the guards ... ... ... ... 21 2 62

Fort fausebray and ditch walls — repairing
Fortifications in (/uddalore —

Eavlin — raising parapet walls, and making foot banks,
setting palmeiras into the river there, and mending
platforms for the guns ... ... ... ... 22 29 49

Southwest Point — chunamming the guard roms ... 0 32 45

Chellumbrum Gate — Cook room covering it with straw. 1 28 76

Braminy Gate — cutting trees without ... ... 0 4 64

Mud Bank and ditch : moving the gate and raising the

bank 54 15 48

Making tanks on the points ... ... ... 9 7 8

Making hooks for the guards ... ... ... 0 22 21

P. f.

139 35 17
13 4 2

89 32 71-

Pagodas

457 20 19

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