CHITTLEDROOG, a town and celebrated fortress of Hindustan, and capital of a district belonging to the rajah of Mysore. The fort is situated on a rock which is surrounded by walls, and is considered as impregnable. Around it are low, rocky, bare hills. It was besieged without effect by Hyder Ali in 1776; but three years later the fortress
fell into the possession of that prince, who had bribed the Mohammedan part of the garrison. The fort was used by Tippoo Sultan as a state prison, in which, among many other captives, native and British, General Matthews was incarcerated in 1783 after the capitulation of Bednore. Distant from Seringapatam N. 128 miles. Lat. 14. 14.; Long. 76. 27.