மானங்காத்த மருதுபாண்டியர் 184 Nobob's villages to the very gates of Madura, and entered the Shevagangha country. His Highnesse's force inadequate and badly discipfined could form no resistance against so formidable an erruption, and as his civil management had won littie of the affections of the people, they crowded to the standard of Rani, whose behalf the two Shervagars professed to act and the whole country was completely brought under their subjection. "The attact of Hyder was the signal for revolt in the Ramnad country where different Marava leaders found no difficulty in totally destroying an authority which even in peaceable times was not of energy to maintain its purposes against the struggie of a people in the rudest state of civilization, and whose unbroken spirit of independence anxiously waited for an opportunity of asserting itself. 24th December, 1800. (Sd) S. Lushington" எண் \! (1) To The Secretary to Government in the Revenue Department. Sir, The wife of the late Rajah Peria Marudoo of Sivaganga having represented to me her distressed situation since the death of her husband, i am induced to submit her case to favourable consideration of the Right Honourable the Governor in Councii from a conviction that she is fit object for charity. Adverting to the rank this woman formerly held it appears but just that some provision should be made to secure her against want and as she has no allowance from the present Zamindar, I would beg leave to recommend that a pension of 40 Pagodas per month be paid to her from the treasury in the same manner as provision has been made for the family of Sadoopathy, late Poligar of Ramnad, who received an allowance of Rs.1,200 per month. Tirurnangalam, (Sd.) George Parish, 23rd May, 1806, Collector.
