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the latter of whom very readily relieved our guides, 

 and led us through a wildernefs to Coofgarj.- the i,nha- 

 bitants of which were Go.ands. Excepting in the cuf:^ 

 ture of the foil, for fubfiilence, they appeared tq^e 

 totally uninformed, and ignorant of every thing rela- 

 tive to other parts of the world. They did not, 

 however, fhew any fymptoms of alarm on our ap- 

 proach, as we had commonly experienced among the 

 inhabitants of thefe wild regions. Neither filver nor 

 copper coins are current in this country ; but cowries 

 were paifed at a profit of near an hundred per cent. 

 above their common value at Chunarghur. With 

 much difhculty w^e procured here, from the villages, 

 as much grain as fufficed for the day. The weather 

 proved fqually, but cleared up at night ; and a clear 

 flvy at our fetting out next morning gave us frefli 

 fpirits. 



March 4th. A little after funrife the ficy was again 

 overcafl:, and as we proceeded we perceived that much 

 rain had fallen in every direclrion around us. We 

 efcaped, however, with little ; and as we approach- 

 ed to Julky, the country appeared lefs overrun 

 with large foreft trees than that we had travelled 

 through the preceding day; but the road led fome- 

 times through almoll impervious thickets of high grafs 

 and reeds. On our arrival at Julky, we found a 

 different tribe of mountaineers, who called themfelves 

 Cowhicrs. Two roads led from this, place to Mahtin ; 

 one, hy Tdiinaira Cujfaye and BiUioo ; another, more 

 circui'tou;^, through the beds of the Bockye and Hujloo 

 rivers, Kurhy and Bonnair. In the evening I exa- 

 mined the former, and found it tolerably payable as 

 far as Tannaira; from which place it appeared to lead 

 into the hills. This village had been recently de- 

 ilrovcd by fire ; and on my inquiring the caufe from 

 the villagers at Julky, they informed me, that the ti- 

 gers had carried oft" fo many of the inhabitants, and 

 had made fuch devaftation among their cattle, that 

 they had been induced to abandon it, and to fettle at 

 o Julky. 



