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day at Lutchinpore, 4 coss from this place; and, after receiv- 
ing two hundred rupees from the Gunge Darogha, marched 
southwards into the Pucharyah districts. By the accounts 
I have from an intelligent person, whom I sent to watch their 
motions, they are about a thousand in number and tolerably 
well armed. They came from the western provinces about a 
month ago, and traversed the Dinagepore and Goragaut 
districts in their way. 
As there is no force in this part of the country, I imagine 
they will continue in it till they have plundered all the princi- 
pal places. I have met several of their detached parties, which 
are indeed scattered over the whole provinces of Radshy and 
Goragaut. I have enclosed a route to this place and a sketch 
of the country, in case you may think proper to send any force 
after these miscreants. The country hereabouts is so entirely 
intersected by rivers and nullas that there is scarce any possi- 
bility of travelling with guns. 
I am, etc., 
Jas. RENNELL. 
Consultation’s Do., 7th March, 1771. 
The Chief lays before the Board the following letter from 
Capt. Rennell :— 
To SamMuEL MrippteTon, Esga., 
Chief of the Comptroliing Council of Revenues. 
SEERGUNGE. 
Ist March, 1771. 
their camp and baggag 
Sheik Mun Jenoo, fled on horseback to Mustan Ghurr (a dirgah), 
are dispersed in such a manner that two of them cannot be 
found together, so that it is impossible to pursue them with the 
sepoys. They all throw away their arms in their retreat, and 
the villagers falling on them killed great numbers. 
I marched to Mustan in hopes of taking the Chief prisoner, 
but on my arrival found the place empty, and was informe’ 
that he went off with a few followers on the road towards 
