A short time afterwards the Karyakàra of the Pyche Rajah betook himself to the jungles and troubled the country. The Coorg Rajah heard that the Company's sipahis were unable to master him, and ordered his own people on the frontiers to take him prisoner whenever he entered Coorg. He was soon caught and delivered to Mr. Spenser through Lieut. Wilkinson, who escorted him to the Coast. Mr. Spenser soon after wrote a receipt for the rice, delivered by the Rajah to the Bombay Army which was forwarded through Capt. Mahoney. The amount was stated to be 43,290 Batti (60 pakka seers per batti).

Two years precious to the fall of Seringapatam the Rajah of Sode had made advances to Viraraja towards a matrimonial alliance between their houses. Rajam. maji, the eldest daughter of Viraraja, was asked in marriage by the Sode Rajah. The Rajah of Coorg had mentioned the affair to Generals Stuart and Hartley at Karadigode; and they had advised him to await the conclusion of the war against Tippu, whereupon Viraraja had apprized Basavalinga of the counsel of his English friends. As soon, therefore, as the Sode Rajah heard of the fall of Tippu, he reminded Viraraja of his promise. He and his sister Chennammáji sent the customary marriage presents, which arrived safely in Coorg and were duly received. In April 1801 Viraraja wrote to the Governor General to apprize him of the intended marriage of his daughter, of which General Stuart had approved and the preliminaries had been arranged. That the Company had presided at the marriage of the Mysore Rajah, was well known. The Sode Rajah resided in the Goa territories. Viraraja was in no correspondence with the Portugueze Government, and he therefore requested his Lordship to procure for the Sode Rajah leave from that government for three months, that he might go to Coorg and conclude his

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marriage. He also wished to settle one lac of rupees of the property, he held in Bombay government paper, upon the Sode Rajah, who was poor, as Rajammaji's portion. The Governor General sent a gracious answer and took the necessary steps at Goa and at Bombay to fulfil Viraraja's wishes. Accordingly the Sode Rajah set out from Goa, was attended by the Amildars on his route, and arrived in due time at Nalkanadu. The wedding took place in December 1801 in the presence of several gentlemen deputed from Mysore and Malabar, Captain Marriot appearing for the Resident at Seringapatam and Capt. David Foulis with Capt. Ashbourner for the Malabar Commissioners, (the Nuptials took place at the 19th ghalige, in the night of Monday, the fifteenth of Pushya, Durmati year, Kaliyuga 4903). Before the Monsoon 1802 the Sode Rajah returned home. Some correspondence between Viraraja and the Governor General follows, on the subject of the Sode Rajah and of the conclusion of peace in Europe.

About this time a Karyakara of the Kote Rajah rebelled and formed a band of robbers in the jungles. The name was Kunya Nambyàru. He eluded the grasp of the Company's troops. The Coorg Ryots, by Viraraja's orders, seized him. Also his associate, Kelu Nambyàru, was taken. Both were delivered to Colonel Boles.

In 1803 Ràmavarma, the nephew of the Kote Rajah, came in disguise to Coorg, where he lived by begging. Viraraja discovered him, had him seized, and reported to Mr. Richards. On account of the disturbed state of Malabar, Mr. Richards requested the Coorg Rajah to send Ramavarma not into Malabar, but to Colonel Close at Seringapatam. This was done accordingly.

In 1804 Captain Mahoney came to Mercara to deliver to the Rajah a letter from the Governor General. He was informed, that in return for his services to the

Company a portion of the province of Canara would be transferred to him, and requested to send an Agent to Mr. Ravenshaw, the Collector of Canara, who had orders to deliver to the Rajah six Maganes, situated on the western frontier of Coorg. Viraraja despatched Karanika Subaya for this purpose to Mangalore. The Maganes, south of the Kumàrdhàre river, viz. Bellare, with 37 villages, Narimogaru with one village, Adúru with five villages, Puttúr with 35 villages, Kadya with 5 villages, Bandadi with 110 villages, yielding a total revenue of 24,879 Kantaraya Pagodas, 9 fanams 8 annas, were delivered to Karanika Subaya and incorporated with Coorg. Mr. Ravenshaw issued a proclamation to the inhabitants of the above districts, acquainting them with the arrangement made between the two governments. Viraraja issued a corresponding proclamation to his new subjects. “Karanika Subaya was instructed to make friends of them, and would give them satisfaction. The Rajah expected the allegiance of all his subjects, whom it was his desire to render happy. He wished them also to carry on their trade justly with the Company's subjects as before, and to intermarry with them. If any one created disturbances or disobeyed the orders of Government, he would be punished; but the Rajah would protect all such as deserved it. If any of the Amildars or Manegars molested the people, they were to represent their case to the Presence, when he would make inquiry and see justice done to them." Viraraja despatched letters of thanks to the Marquis Wellesley and to Lord William Bentinck, Governor of Madras.

In the course of 1804 Major Mark Wilks, acting Resident at the Mysore Darbar, proposed a final adjustment of the boundary between Coorg and Mysore. The Rajah replied, that he had long wished for the settleis question. Accordingly Mr. Peile arrived

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at Mercara at the end of the year about the time, when the Rajah first occupied the new palace, with a letter from the Governor General. Accompanied by Major Mackenzie, he fixed the boundaries. On the part of Mysore Tammàji Pant attended the Commission, on the part of Coorg, Karanika Subaya. The Subrahmanya boundary was fixed, where Mr. Emmett had formerly marked it. 190 stones were ordered to be erected with the Company's mark on the top, that of Mysore on one side and that of Coorg on the other. Viraraja was perfectly satisfied with this decision, which proved, he said, that he had laid claim to no more than what was in truth his own. Now follows a long account of the treasonable designs of Appáji, the brother of Viraraja. He is charged with ambitious plans and with attempts upon his brother's life. A certain Birre Gauda, who had informed the Rajah of the murderous intentions of Appàji, was killed in the neighbourhood of Appaji's house. One of his accomplices confessed. A certain Channavira's name also is implicated in these intrigues. The Rajah represents himself as lenient and forgiving beyond measure, and the narrative, evidently intended for European readers, is exceedingly diffuse, but it looks more like a story than a plain statement of facts.

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On thursday,, the 13th day of Pushya, Kaliyuga 4907, (about the end of December 1805), Rajammaji the Rani of Sode, was delivered of a son, who received the name of Sadashivarája.

About this time the Rajah had some visitors from Tellicherry whom he entertained and amused with hunting in the jungles of Coorg. The names of the guests were, Mr. Torin, Mr. Bell, Lieut. Parsons, H. M. 19th Dragoons. Captains McDowall, King and several others from Seringapatam joined the party. On the first day the Rajah shot two elephants whom Mr. Bell

himself measured. Their measure was 7 and 6 cubits. Mr. Parsons staid longer than the other gentlemen, and accompanied the Coorg and the Sode Rajahs on a long hunting excursion, on which 698 heads of game were killed. One morning Viraraja shot 26 elephants before seven o'clock. Elephants, elks, deer, wild hogs, wild buffaloes, in great numbers, some bears, a few tigers, and one royal tiger were thus destroyed in a short time.

Early in 1806 Viraraja received a letter from Sir George Barlow, acquainting him with the great victory, achieved in the past October by the English fleet over the fleets of France and Spain at Trafalgar (21st Oct. 1805). Nineteen of thirty three ships had been taken, five sunk, one burned. The French Admiral and other superior officers were taken prisoners, the Spanish Admiral was wounded. None of the ships taken mounted less than 74 guns. One of the captured Spanish vessels carried 136 guns. The total number of guns taken was 1614. This defeat had broken the naval strength of France. The English Government acquainted the Rajah of Coorg with this success, that he might rejoice. The Rajah replied, that he greatly rejoiced at these good news, and that his prayer was for the prosperity of the English Sarkár.

In December 1806, Yemme Nàyaru, the head minister of the Pyche Rajah, betook himself to the forests and hoisted the standard of rebellion against the Company. The Company's troops failed in suppressing the revolt, because they were unable to possess themselves of the person of the ringleader. When Viraraja heard of their trouble, he employed his people to seize the Yemme Nayaru. Both himself and his attendants were brought to the Rajah, who delivered them to Mr. Warden, the Malabar Commissioner. Mr. Warden sent the Rajah a letter of thanks for this new proof of his