On a council of war being held, it was resolved to surrender, the garrison being permitted to retire to Tellicherri, 80 miles to the south, according to the terms of a treaty which was executed in January, 1784.
At a later period, he actually earned this barbarous threat into execution, devastating the province, and driving the wretched inhabitants like sheep to Seringapatam, where they had to submit to circumcision and the sanctifying rites prescribed by the despot.
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noses, ears, and upper lips cut off, and were then paraded through the streets on asses, with their faces towards the tails of the animals.
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enough has been said to show the character of a ruler, who urged on by religious bigotry, innate cruelty, and despotism thought little of sacrificing thousands of lives to his ardent zeal and revengeful feelings.
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Tipu, on the other hand, had no compunction in cutting their throats, or trangling and poisoning them ; while, as has been stated, numbers of them were sent to die of malaria and starvation on the fatal mountain of Kabaldnig.
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The English prisoners were specially selected as victims of his vengeance, not omitting officers of rank such as General Matthews; while, in direct contravention of the treaty made at Mangalore in 1784, he did not scruple to retain in captivity considerable numbers of Europeans.
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Many of these, particularly young and good-looking boys, were forcibly circumcised, married haphazard to girls who had been captured in the Coromandel districts, and drafted into the ranks of the army, or compelled to sing and dance for the amusement of the sovereign.
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Tipu prohibited women from going about with their head and bosom uncovered.
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