▁to ▁Hy der ▁Ali , ▁N aw ab ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁and ▁the ▁strong est ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁in ▁India . ▁He ▁visited ▁Hy der ▁Ali ▁at ▁his ▁capital , ▁Ser ing apat am , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁establish ▁trad ing ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁N aw ab ' s ▁Mal ab ar ▁Coast ▁domin ions ▁at ▁Mang al ore , ▁Kar war ▁and ▁Bal ia pat am . ▁ ▁Col on isation ▁of ▁the ▁Nic obar ▁Islands ▁While ▁Bol ts ▁himself ▁was ▁at ▁Ser ing apat am , ▁he ▁sent ▁the ▁Joseph ▁und ▁Th eres ia ▁to ▁the ▁Nic obar ▁Islands , ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 7 7 8 . ▁There ▁her ▁captain , ▁Ben net , ▁took ▁possession ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July . ▁The ▁islands ▁were ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁a ▁Christian ▁mission ary ▁effort ▁of ▁the ▁Mor av ian ▁Bre th ren , ▁who ▁visited ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁from ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁base ▁on ▁the ▁Indian ▁main land ▁at ▁T ran qu eb ar . ▁In ▁consequence ▁of ▁Bol ts ' ▁action , ▁the ▁Imperial ▁company ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁trad ing ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁N anc ow ery , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Gott fried ▁St ahl ▁who ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁five ▁other ▁Europe ans . ▁Dan ish ▁authorities ▁strongly ▁protest ed ▁against ▁Bol ts ' ▁action ▁in ▁taking ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Nic ob ars , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁sent ▁a ▁war ship ▁to ▁remove ▁the