As the throne of the Mysore kingdom, from the propitious steps of that sun of the meridian of kingly power and authority, had risen in height above the heavens, and as the state and its pros­perity assumed the vernal splendour of youth; in order to reward the good services of his faithful servants, the conquering Sultán made royal presents to every one separately; and, having honoured them by increasing their rank and pay, he gave orders for the joyful celebration of his acces­sion to the throne by the preparation of a feast and banquet.— verses. “The King arrayed the royal banquet,”— “for that is the genial spring and Paradise of master and servant,”— “The trees (flowers) of this garden are rubies, and the leaves, emeralds,”— “the sward or grass, glass; and the earth, amber.”— In that assembly, melodious poets and eloquent orators, from the clouds of their invention, showered the orient pearls* of prose and verse on the head of the young king, and were liberally rewarded from the table of his bounty.

After the conclusion of the feast and banquet, the Sultán, placing his fortunate steps on the throne of the regulation of the affairs of his king­dom, issued Furmáns to all the commanders of forts, the farmers, and collectors of revenue in the king­dom; his object being to win the affections of the whole by his kindness and regard, and by holding out hopes of future advancement;— from policy, therefore, the authority every one before possessed was still continued to them on the same footing. About this time, the commander-in-chief of the French army despatched two thousand French troops, under the command of Count Dupleix,* to the presence; and, after the regulation of his affairs, and finding himself fully established, the Sultán, with his victorious army, marched to Kaveri Pauk, the environs of which, from the splen­dour of his standards, became the envy of the starry heavens. At the same time, the English army, under the command of Generals Stuart and Lang, advanced to oppose the army of the Sul­tán by the route of Choongal Peeth* to Wandi­wash.

At hearing this news, the lion-like Sultán marched with the whole of his army, by the route of Doshi,* to Amloor, to repel his enemies, and encamped at the distance of about five miles from Wandiwash; and the next day, having formed his right and left wings, and the main body (the reserve) of his army, in order of battle, and posting his artillery in front, he held himself in readiness for mortal contention. The English officers, although they with their troops were drawn out in battle array, still, seeing the order and discipline of the Sultán’s army, and the imposing appearance of the French battalions, did not think proper to engage that day, but remained formed on their own ground.

The day after that, orders were received from the Governor of Madras, recalling the English army; and the generals above mentioned, having destroyed the fort of Wandiwash, returned with their display and parade to Madras. The Sultán also marched from that place and encamped at Turva­toor. While at this place, the Sultán’s spies brought intelligence that Iyaz Khán, the adopted son of the late Nawáb, and who had been appointed by him to the government of the districts of Nuggur, Gorial Bunder (Mangalore), &c., the cup of his unworthiness being at this time filled to the brim, had followed the path of treachery and ingratitude, and with the greatest perfidy had delivered up the whole of the forts of that country (Malabar) to the English of the port of Bombay; and that unfortunate man, with a great quantity of gold, jewels, baggage, and followers, had embarked on board ship, and had taken his ill-starred route to Bombay, where he had arrived; that the English had seized the whole of that country; and that certain seditious people, (meaning the Zemindárs,) who had been waiting for an opportunity to rebel, had raised the head of pride from every hole and corner, exciting rebellion; as, for instance, Anchi Shamia, a Brahmun, who was at the head of the intelligence department at the capital, (Seringa­puttun,) having united in heart and hand with the governor of the fort, planned and concerted to effect the destruction of his master’s house, and had excited a great disturbance; that Syud Muhammad Khán, the son-in-law of Abdul Hulím, the Afghan of Kirpa, also thinking this a good opportunity to prosecute his plans, assembled a force of horse and foot, and had made a treaty of friendship, con­firmed by oaths, with the English of Mutchli­puttun (Masulipatam), with a view to the con­quest of the district of Kirpa, and was the cause of great alarm in that quarter.