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perfefctly tranfparcnt, flowing rapidly over it in un- 

 equal depths, had a plealing and beautiful efFeft. 



Feb. 7th. As we proceeded this day, we were 

 frequently compelled to lop the jungle, to enable our 

 cattle to pafs, which occaiioned much delay. The 

 country was very hilly, confiding, for the moft part, 

 of feparate hillocks, interfetled by ravines; but we 

 had the comfort of an open fpace to encamp in on the 

 banks of the Kungafs river. At a fhort diltance from 

 our encampment, there was a little field cultivated with 

 gram; and I w^as told that a village belonging to the 

 Karwars, called Udgegoor, was htuated only one cofs 

 diftant to the eaftward. While mv tent was pitch- 

 ing, curiofity prompted me to vilit it. I found it 

 confifted only of fix rude huts, which had been 

 built in a recefs of the hills. Three men v/ith my- 

 felf approached, with the utmoft precaution, to 

 prevent alarm; but on difcovering us, the villagers 

 inftantly fled. I flopped to obferve them, and per- 

 ceived that they were aimoft naked. The women, 

 affifted by the men, were carrying off their children, 

 and running with fpecd to hide themfelves in the 

 woods. I then approached the huts, and found fome 

 gourds, that had been dried, for the purpofe of holding 

 water; a bow, with a few arrows, fcattered upon the 

 ground ; and fome fowls as wild as the people who 

 had fled. After leaving their huts, I perceived a 

 man upon a diftant hill, and fent a Cole villager, 

 who had accompanied us from Aumrye, to endeavour 

 to appeafe his fears, and to perfuade the people to 

 return to their dwellings. The Cole cxpreiTed fome 

 alarm at going by himfelf; but, upon my affuring 

 him of afliltancc, in cafe of his being attacked, he ad- 

 vanced a fhort diiiance, and hallooed to the man 

 on the hill, who, after fome time had been fpent in 

 parley, faid the villagers would return to their huts 

 on our quitting them. I immediately retired, leav- 

 ing the Cole wiih inftruBions to inquire if any grain 

 eould be procured. He returned about noon, and 

 5 told 



