The Diary of Ananda Ranga Pillai. Translated from the Tamil by Order of the Government of Madras

Astrologers had been predicting a time of universal misfortune for the peoples from the West —predictions which were cofirmed by the news of the Great Earthquake at Lisbon and the re-opening of the struggle between the English and the French. [...] In the introduction to the previous volume I have already pointed out the difficulties which arose from the conduct of the sureties and of the commandants. [...] Against this measure the Courtier and Flacourt (renter of Srirangam though BO Chetti had boon reported to the Company as holding the farm) loudly protested as likely nay certain to throw the revenue management into confusion to encourage the ryots to withhold the revenue and to injure the Companye's interests. [...] ThurAday January 1.'—As it was the European New Year's Day I rose early and taking Chiranjtvi Annitswami and Appftvu in the usual fashion visited M. Leyrit the Governor M. Barthelemy the Second M. Guiford and the other councillors officials sowmarchands the religious and the priests in the proper order with bouquets and limes offeing our good wishes for the New Year. [...] The dispute between Lenoir and La Farelle was merely about the custody of the keys of the fortress (and probably the giving of the word of the day and the countersign)."1756] iiNANDA RAtIGA P17.l.