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to a very fteep afcent, which led to the top of the 

 pafs. Here I halted to colleft my party, and then 

 moved on, about two miles farther, to a little rivulet 

 near the village of Jogaram^ where we encamped at 

 5 P. M. having marched a diftance of twenty-five 

 miles. 



The pafs we had come through forms one of the 

 ftrongeft natural defences to Paloonjhah; and might 

 be defended, by a few refolute men, againft any 

 numbers. That of Soondpilly Gundy^ which we fhould 

 have come through, had we continued our journey 

 ilong the high road, is lituated about four cojs to the 

 eaftward of Mooty GaitUy, in the fame range of hills. 



The little village near which we encamped, con- 

 fifted only of five poor huts; and the inhabitants, who 

 were as uncouth as any of the human fpecies I ever 

 met with, came out, to the number of about eleven, 

 including women and children, to gaze at us. They 

 were of the Dair call, and fpoke the Tellinghy lan- 

 . guage, but, by living in this wild and retired part of 

 the country, w-ere totally ignorant of every thing be- 

 yond the concerns of their own little hamlet. 



May 20th. At day break we moved forward; and 

 as the poll o^ Dommapett was only feven miles diftant, 

 it behoved me to pafs it with caution. I colie6led 

 therefore my party into a compact body ; and we foon 

 came in fight of it. I found it confided of a fmall 

 mud fort; from which about fifty armed men ifTued, 

 as we approached, and attempted to Hop us. I 

 fhewed them the Rajalis pafs, to which, however, they 

 paid no regard ; but being now within five cofs of the 

 Company's frontier, I was determined not to be 

 plagued by them; and drawing up thtfepoys oppofite 

 to the party, I told the man in command, that I 

 would not be detained. As the high road ran clofe 

 by this place, the Rajah's guides were of no further 

 a ufe 



