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Cclxviii took leave from him, and leaving Nagnpattrn with hit best compliments to my Master I arrived at Trungaebar. 4th. — I waited on Mr. Camosrar and took leave of him % Iptirchascd some Coins in the Bazar. 5th — Leaving Tranquebar I proceeded and arrived at Pondichery by the way of Chilnmbarani and collected some Accounts and Coins in the Bazar there. 7th. — I waited on Lieutenant Sim and shewed him all the accounts 1 had collected. On the 7th he gave me se- venteen Pagodas which settled the balance of the account for fifty Star Pagodas; He gave me orders to return to Madras, mean time I received a letter from C. V. Lech- myah directing me to purchase the Boudha gt Image and return soon to Madras. I then considered with myself and reflecting that if 1 go to Madras without the Image, I may incur the displeasure of my Master, 1 determined without Buy consideration of the heat or other inconvenience to return to Nagapatam first. I communicated my intentions to Mr. Sim, and that 1 was ready to go to Nagapatam to get the Image, as 1 have taken much trouble to procure it, whereupon he immediately gave me a letter to Mr* Thackerav,and I went home. 10th to ISth. — I left Pondichery and arrived at Naga* patam, on the 18th 1 waited on the Collector and -deliver* ed Mr. Sim's letter, and acquainted him of the circum- stances of the Bouddha Image. The Collector told me that if 1 could get the consent of the Stanikulu and brought the Image to him, he would endeavor to get it for roe ; oa which I went directly to the Decalam, visited the Stani* /cala and urged them much ; before this they had weighed the Image and found it weighed 187 seers, they had con- sulted together and agreed that the Image should not be given to any Gentleman under 187 Star Pagodas being, at the rate of one Pagoda per seer, as it was very curious. This I heard with great uneasiness and was considering with myself how to procure it; trusting in God I went in the evening to some of the Stanikulu 9 s relations and told them I would give them a reward of three or four Pagodas if they came before the Collector and declared that they were heirs of that Dcmlam and would Agree. Hi