occurred when you endeavoured, during your father's life, to pass in front of the fort of Vizianagaram on your way from these parts to Bobbili, in which you state that you will be at Vizagapatam on the second day of the second lunar fortnight of Jyestha and that every time your predecessors arrived at, and left, Vizagapatam, a salute of 15 guns was fired in their honour, and in which you request us to write to the Commanding Officer of the Northern Division to have the salute fired in your honour in accordance with the customary privilege.
"As for your second request, your conduct having always been satisfactory to the Government, and it having come to our knowledge
that the salute was fired in honour of your predecessors, we shall instruct the General to show you the customary honour of the salute
of 15 guns both at the time of your arrival and
