36 Dr Hamilton's Account of the Frontier, $c. 



in a direct line from north to south. The Joareeah is but a 

 small stream, but is rendered of importance by the tide enter- 

 ing through it into a channel called Patili, that communicates 

 with the Bakkally or Ramoo river, the entrance into which, 

 is dangerous for boats in tempestuous weather ; but the en- 

 trance into the Joareah, being sheltered by Maskally island, 

 boats, during the south-west monsoon, have a fine passage 

 from Ramoo to Chatigang. 



The Bakkally, or Kamoo river, is the most considerable in 

 the southern part of Chatigang. At Ramoo, it is deeper than 

 the Mamuri at Chuckerya, nearly at the same distance from 

 the sea. It is, however, neither so rapid nor so clear. The 

 bottom is mud, and, although the water is fresh, the tide goes 

 farther up a considerable way. By all the nations of the 

 Burma race, this river is called Paingwa, and the upper parts 

 of its banks, from the territory of the southern tribe of the 

 Joomeas. Its chief informed me, that, north from the Mroo- 

 seit, or eastern branch of the Naaf, and separated from that 

 by the hill called Saludaung, is one of his villages, which 

 stands on the branch of the Pangwa, that goes off to the right 

 in ascending. East from this village, are Sak, subject to Ari, 

 as the Joomeas call Ava. Some of these Sak, however, are 

 subject to this Joomea chief. Beyond the Sak subject to 

 Ava, the country is occupied by Rakhain. The valley of 

 Ramoo extends about two miles above the office of police, 

 above which is a narrow valley about a mile long, but occu- 

 pied by Bengalese. Above this, commences the territory of 

 Umphry Palong, where the river is fordable in some places, 

 but clear and rapid with a sandy channel. Here the Joomea 

 chief has established a market-place, called Maiskum, where 

 he and his dependents exchange commodities with the Benga- 

 lese. There some rocks come down to the river side, and con- 

 sist of thin horizontal strata, alternately of sand and clay, 

 slightly indurated. 



