26 HACKOREE — GOWAH — GONGUAH. 



Hataghee. From Kacundah, on the south side, 

 the Egga country commences. 



At 1 p. M. we passed a town situate on the 

 right bank, named Hackoree. This reach of 

 the river lay east and west, and soon after it 

 took a northerly direction. — We passed a town 

 on the left bank, named Gowah. The reach 

 here assumed a westward course. 



At 2. 45, passed the town of Gonguah, situ- 

 ate on the right bank. It was now partly in 

 ruins, together with several towns and villages, 

 which were on fire, the Felatahs having just 

 left their ruinous work. The scene of devasta- 

 tion was visible along the whole extent of this 

 reach, which runs north -north-west half-west; 

 and several temporary huts were seen, erected 

 on sandbanks opposite the towns, which the Fe- 

 latahs could not reach for want of canoes. Even 

 there the poor creatures scarcely enjoyed a short 

 respite ; for the waters pursued them, and had 

 already inundated several huts, and washed many 

 others away. 



We passed a small town, erected on a bold 

 projecting point of land about fourteen feet 

 high, of a very pleasing and picturesque appear- 

 ance. The natives were erecting a few huts. 



