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We procured here as much rice as we required; 

 and the Goands having given us forage for our cattle 

 gratis, and readily provided us with guides for the en- 

 fuing day, I looked upon this as an aufpicious omen 

 to my pafling through their hills and wilds without 

 moleftation. I made fome inquiry into the nature of 

 the track before us; but, not being able to underltand 

 their jargon, the refult was little fatisfaBory. Their 

 hofpitable behaviourj however, encouraged me to pro- 

 ceed. 



April 28th. We marched about fourteen miles, 

 the road leading through a thick forell:, in a narrow 

 valley, to the village of Rajarajn, where, foon after 

 our arrival, feveral Goands who were intoxicated came 

 out of their huts, making a great uproar. We en- 

 camped at a fmall tank, about half a mile from the 

 village, leaving the favages to enjoy their inebriation. 

 The guides, who had conduced us from Dewilmurry^ 

 went into the village, and brought us two men, one 

 of whom fpoke Tdlinghy. The other, I was told, 

 was a relation of Inkut Row's, and a man of fome 

 confequence; which indeed, from his appearance, I 

 Ihauld not have difcovered; for, excepting a fmall 

 cloth round his waift, he was perfeftly naked. A little 

 courtefy foon induced him to fupply us with fome dry 

 grain, fuch as Raggy, and Indian corn; and as far as 

 I could underftand, he feigned to regret that his 

 country afforded nothing more acceptable to us. I 

 made the Goand chief a trifling prefent, with which 

 he appeared to be \^'ell plcafed, and fhewed an incli- 

 nation to be much more coinmunicative. This led me 

 to queflion him concerning the Buftar Goands; when 

 he informed me, that at a very fhort diilance I fhould 

 find them quite wild; and that evenhisappearan.ee 

 among them, with a white cloth on, was lufficient to 

 alarm them ; for they were all naked, both men and 

 women. He faid, that in tlie direction I v/as eoing, I 

 fliould on theenfuing day enter the territory of another 



I 2 Goand 



