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some Bengalese servants, who had huts on the outside of a 

 fence made of hamboo mats, constituting what is called a fort 

 or castle. The whole habitations within were thatched huts, 

 so far as I could see by looking in at the gate ; for I did not 

 enter, as the chiefs were absent, and as their women and pigs 

 were alarmed. The former, I was told, might, without of- 

 fence, be seen by strangers ; but their timidity, at the approach 

 of an European visitant, occasioned a general scream, on which 

 I retired. The same cause in general prevented the women 

 of a lower rank of Saksah from approaching me. They seem 

 to be drudges, being darker coloured than the men, who, 

 compared with the Bengalese, are very fair. 



From the chiefs residence there is a fine view of both the 

 ridges of mountains by which the territory of the Saksah are 

 in a great measure bounded. They appeared to me farther 

 distant than I could allow by computing the distances travel- 

 led. Since I was there, to judge from Mr Walker's map, the 

 residence of the chief has been moved farther up the river. 



About two miles above the chiefs residence, a considerable 

 river enters from the north. By the Bengalese it is called 

 Chingay, Singay, or Chimay, and is no doubt that called 

 Chingree by Rennell. My boatmen said, that canoes can as- 

 cend it for six days, which will give a direct course of between 

 thirty and forty miles. One of them, in proceeding to a resi- 

 dence of the chiefs, had gone up five days, during which time 

 the canoe was twice unloaded, and carried past water-falls. 



The Saksah say, that this river springs from hills near 

 Kundal, so that its total course, in a direct line, may be about 

 fifty miles, allowing Rennell to have placed its mouth cor- 

 rectly, which, so far as I can judge, is the case. They gave 

 me the following account of the rivulets that they pass, in pro- 

 ceeding up its channel, so far as canoes can go 1st, Kanda 

 cherra on the left; 2d, Kausgurra on the right; 3d, Guy 

 cherra on the left ; 4:th, Tamarang on the left ; 5th, Karik 

 khung, the first on the right; 6th, Khundy cherra on the 

 left ; 7th, Dungata on the right ; 8th, Kabutkia on the right ; 

 9th, Maha karung on the left ; 10th, Nana karnng on the 

 left ; \lth, Poli on the left ; 12th, India cherra on the right ; 

 13///, Toisakma on the left ; 14//?, K;irik khung, the second, 



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