a town of Hindustan, on the sea-coast of the province of Tanjore, 50 miles E. by N. from the province of Tanjore. The surrounding territory produces rice and salt. Karical was granted to the French by the raja of Travancore in 1789. The fort is built upon one of the branches of the Cavery, the mouth of which is so choked by a bank of sand, that it is only navigable for boats. In 1760 Karical was taken from the French by Colonel Monson. It has been frequently taken and retaken since that period by the contending parties, and was ceded to the French at the conclusion of the last war. E. Long. 79. 64., N. Lat. 10. 65.. The population for town and territory is estimated at—Europeans 48, East Indians 71, natives 49,198; giving a total of 49,507.