﻿88 NARRATIVE OF A ROUTE 



Feb. 28. A heavy fall of rain, accompanied with 

 wind, delayed our moving until noon; when we pro- 

 ceeded, and reached Tuggong^ by half paft five o'clock. 

 This little hamlet, which confifted only of three huts, 

 was deftitute of forage for oar cattle; and our pro- 

 vifions being alfo expended, and the place defolate, 

 we had no refource left, but to march the next day, 

 until we could reach fome inhabited place ; where our 

 very urgent wants could be fupplied. Our guides 

 having now accompanied us three days, declared they 

 would proceed no further; and the man we had fur- 

 prized, proved fo wild and untraclable, that he was 

 of little or no fervice. But, to add to our trouble, 

 about three in the morning of the enfuing day, a very 

 heavy Itorm of wind and rain came on, which lafted 

 with little intermiffion till noon, fo that we now be- 

 came not only hungry, but wet and cold. The wea- 

 ther cleared up about noon, when three men came in 

 from M00TYLOL5 the Goand Rajah of Kurgommah ; 

 the obje6l of whofe vifit, I found, was to entreat me 

 not to go near his place of refidence. It was with 

 difficulty I could perfuade them, that the objeft of 

 our journey, and the nature of our fituation, was 

 fuch as to preclude a compliance with their meffage; 

 but which appearing at length to comprehend, they 

 readily undertook to relieve our guides, and conduct 

 us, 



March ift. We proceeded in the afternoon through 

 a very wet road to Kurgommah. The Goa?ids, feeing 

 us encamp quietly, came out to the number of about 

 fifty to gaze at us. They appeared to be a ftout well 

 looking people, and in every rcfpccl fuperior to the 

 mountaineers of Corair. We experienced forae dif- 

 ficulty in converfinjT with them; but, after repeated 

 applications, we made them at lad comprehend, that 

 we were in v/ant of grain ; when they informed us, 

 that we could have none till the next day; as it would 

 be necefiary- for me to halt, and fee Mgotylol, be- 

 fore any thing could be afforded us. 



March 



