40 Dr Hamilton's Account of the 



About eight miles above the Kapty, the Karnaphuli receives 

 the Rain-ghiaun, coming far from the south-east. About two 

 hours and a half rowing from its mouth, lived a Saksah chief 

 of some note, who had several villages (para) under his au- 

 thority. Six days journey farther up this river brings the 

 traveller to the country of the Kungkis, called Bonzhu or 

 Bonjugies. If Mr Walker's idea of these rivers be right, the 

 Rain-ghiaun must be the anastomosing branch, which con- 

 nects the Karnaphuli with the Sunkar and Peercally, which 

 last falls into the Arakan river. The Bonzhu, in this case, 

 will occupy the vicinity of the great peaks called the Blue 

 Mount and Pyramid Hill, along the Peercally and Koladyng 

 rivers. At any rate, they have the Saksah and the Longshue 

 or Lusai tribe of their own nation on the west, and the Jo on 

 the east, and extend, near the 93" of east longitude from 

 Greenwich, from about the 22d to the 24th degree of north 

 latitude. 



In the course of the next four miles, the Karnaphuli re- 

 ceives from the south-east three small streams, the Duliya 

 cherra, the Tara cherra, and the Kuburiya cherra, which run 

 through a country in general level, and covered with long 

 grass and a few trees. On this account it is less populous than 

 the more hilly parts, being mostly unfit for the joom cultiva- 

 tion. 



About twelve miles farther up enters from the north-west a 

 river of little importance, called Manik cherra. A little higher 

 up, on the opposite side, is the mouth of Mug-ban, which 

 comes from a marsh of the same name. This and another 

 marsh, (jil) on the Duliya, are said to contain immense quan- 

 tities of fish, and to be common resorts of large herds of wild 

 elephants. 



Above Manik cherra about ten miles, a little above the 

 mouth of the Ranggamati, is the principal residence of the 

 chief, who, by his people, is called Mang, their pronunciation 

 for what, according to the Alphabetum Barmanum, should be 

 written Msen, one of the titles usually assumed by the sons of 

 the king of Ava, and therefore analogous to our Avord Prince. 

 This residence (Rajarbari) contained not only the house of the 

 Raja, but that of his brother, with all their families, except 



