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INDEX. lxxxi of Seri?>gham near Mootachellinoor, 284. Sep- tember 21st, two companies stationed at the Golden Hock, when the English army gain the victory of the Sugar-loaf Rock, 310. Novem- ber, 200 more arrive to the army at Suing haf., 320. December, they have four com- panies each 100 men distinct from their bat- talion, 343. 1754. August 19th, 400 in tion opposing the English army return - ' ing from Tanjore, 369. (Topazes in the service of Mahomedally. ! 1752, a company at Tritchinopoly commanded by Clement Poverio, 259. Top as- es in the service of Morarirow and the Morratoes. 1753. January the 9th, two companies advance with them to the at- tack of the village of Trivadi, 276. August 23d, arrive with him at Seringham, 304. Trade Wind, at Mauritius, 94. TRA VENCORE, Country, Kingdom of, is the most southern division of the Malabar coast, opposite to Tiniveliy, and ends as that, at Cape Comorin, formerly of small extent, carried by the present King to the boundaries of Cochin, 400. the country does not admit the service of cavalry, 400. 1755. June, July, Moodemiah goes thither, returns with 2000 Travancores to Calacad, accompanies them back, 401. and returns again in Sep- j tember with more, 402. Travencore, Kixg of, has greatly extended the dominion, employed Launoy a French officer, who trained 10,000 Naires as European In- fantry, besides which the King has 20,000 other foot ; he bought the fort and districts of Calacad of Moodemiah, 400, 401. 1755. July, to whom he furnishes 2000 Tra- vencores in order to re-take this place ; re- calls these troops, 401. but in September sends Moodemiah back with more, 402. Tkavexcores, meaning the native troops of the country. 1755. July, 2000 proceed with Moodemiah to Calacad; are recalled, 401. but in September more return with him, I 402. (Treasures, the value of the effects and mo- ney carried by Thamas Kouli Khan out of India is said to amount to 70 millions of pounds Sterling, 23. Treasures in India are buried in times of danger, 134. ofXazirjing computed at 2,500,000?. the jewels at 500,000;. 162. Mr. Robins' proposal to intercept them, 168. T r e x w i t h Lieetexaxt. 1751. J ieptem- j ber, killed by a French Sepoy at tt.e sally made from the fort of Arcot on the quarters of Rajahsaheb, 186. fricatopoly, a fort 18 m. E. of Tritchinopoly, I — 1753. December, Gauderow stationed there with a body of troops to puniih the Morra- toes, 325. several convoys of provisions es- corted from hence to the Eng. camp, 326. 1754, the Tanjore merchants, who sup- ply them, will not venture nearer than this place to Tritchinopoly, 343. February the 12th, the convoy and grenadiers halt here, who were cut off the next day, 344. May 22d, Gauderow with 1500 horse surprized and en- tirely defeated here by Morarirow, 360. 361. Trixcoxomalee, Bay and Harbour in the Island of Ceylox. 1746. June, Peyton with the Eng. squadron goes thither after the fight with Delabourdonnais, 63. August, puts to sea, refitted there, 64. 1747. October, November, the ships of Griffin's squadron which could not bear out the monsoon on the Coast, repair thither, 88. December, Grif- fin likewise in his own ship, and returns with' his squadron to Fort St. David in January 1748, p, 88. August, Griffin with three ships goes there, and sails from thence to Europe in January 1 749, />, 98. part of Boscawen's squadron went thither on raising the siege of Pondicherry, 107, April 13th, most of the Eng. squadron by being there escape the storm, I which raged at Fort St. David and Portonovo, 109. 1755. Admiral Watson with the squadron go thither in March, to avoid the change of the monsoon, and return to Fort St. David in the middle of May, 397. Tkinumalee. 1752. February, parties of the Morratoes plundering hereabouts, 277. situated 40 m. s. of Arcot in the high road to Tritchinopoly; Mortizally in April 1753 agrees with Dupleix to besiege it. Morarirow moves likewise to assist, 288. It is besieged by Morarirow, Mortizally's troops, Hussan Al- ly with 500 Sepoys, and 50 Europeans from Pondicherry, and is gallantly defended by Berkatoolah, 305. September, 500 Sepoys sent from Arcot fall on the besiegers in concert with Berkatoolah, when Hussan Ally is killed, and the rest raise the siege, 316, 317. Tripetti. Pagoda, very famous, on a moun- tain about 50 m. x. e. of Arcot, the great feast is celebrated in September, when pilgrims arrive from all parts, and pay for their wor- ship : from these collections the Bramins pay a tribute of 60,000 pagodas a year to the go- vernment ; this revenue the Nabob made over to the Eng. company, 317, 318. 1753, August, Mahomed Comaul from Kelore tries to get possession of the Pagoda before the feast begins, and is defeated by a party from Ma- drass commandedby Ensigns Holt and Ogilby, in conjunction withNazeabulla and his troops, is taken prisoner, andimmediatelv put to death by Nazeabulla, 318. m, 326. TRIT-