a seaport in the south of India, on the coast of Malabar, and long the chief settlement of the English. But the East India Company's commerce having in 1800 been transferred to Mahe, it has since declined, though it is still inhabited by a number of rich merchants, and is a principal mart for sandal-wood and cardamoms. The inhabitants are more civilized than in the adjoining districts. Ships of considerable burden may anchor opposite the town in six fathoms water. Long. 75° 36' E. Lat. 11° 44' N.