﻿FROM CHUNARGHUR TO YERTNAGOODUM. 14^ 



May 8th. We reached the Paloon/Jiah Rajah's 

 frontier, and our journey terminated at the village of 

 Etoor, where we fell in once more with the Godavery. 



May 9th. Proceeded to Naiigwarrum. When we 

 came within two miles of this place, the beating of 

 tom-toms^ and blpwing of horns, again apprized us of 

 an armed force being in the woods. Our guides in- 

 formed ub that it was the alarm pofts of Cummuny 

 BooEY, a Zemtendar of Naiigwarrum, and vafTal to 

 AsHRUFF Row, the Rajah of PaloonJIiah. They ad- 

 vifed me to proceed with caution; and, being known 

 to his people, they propofed to go on firft, and inform 

 them who we were. I halted to collect my party; 

 and foon after one of the gi^ides, who had gone for- 

 ward to the village, returned with an account that the 

 people would not credit a word he had faid, but had 

 abufed him; and that the inhabitants were all armed, 

 and affembled to oppofe us. Having no alternative 

 but to proceed, I advanced with my party, and took 

 a circuit by the river to avoid the village. The reft 

 of my people followed in the rear; and as we did, not 

 pafs within reach of their fire arms, they continued to 

 gaze at us without attempting to offer any hoftility, 

 or to quit their poft. We then took up our ground 

 on the bank of the river; and as foon as the camp 

 was pitched, I ad\anced with two of our guides, and 

 a few o^ xht fcpoys, towards the village. We beckoned' 

 to fome of the villagers to come forward, when a few 

 of them came out to meet us, and finding we were not 

 enemies, their alarm immediately fublided. They 

 informed us that the reafon of their keeping up thefe 

 pofts was to be on their guard againft the Goands, who, 

 at this feafon, while the river is low, fometimes take 

 the opportunity of crofting, and furprizing them in 

 the night. The rapine and murder which they had 

 fuff'ered by thefe fudden attacks, kept the Tellinghys 

 in conftant alarm. 



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