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which forms the proper surface of the country as far as Merve. The bank 

 of the Moorghaub upon which we halted each night, was thickly fringed 

 with Tamarisk bushes. The water of the river was very muddy, flowing 

 ly with eddies at the rate of one and a quarter mile per hour, and having 

 many dangerous quicksands. We very nearly lost a man w r ho rode his 

 horses a little way in to drink. Though we met no tents we saw vast flocks 

 of sheep which are sent thus far from Merve to pasture with a few shep- 

 herds and dogs. We carried chopped straw upon our horses, being ac- 

 customed to it, but there w r as no want of grass on the way for the native 

 horses of our fellow travellers who had not gone to this expense. The 

 road is by no means difficult abounding as it does in grass, wood and water, 

 and it was evidently well travelled formerly. 



Our third march brought us to a very fine caravansary of burned 

 bricks, containing accommodation for many men and beasts, which is 

 attributed to Abdoolah Khan of Bokhara a philanthropist who has the 

 credit of all good works in these countries, as Alle Merdun Khan does in 

 Affghanistan. Close to it is a mausoleum sacred to the memory of some 

 Imaum forgotten. 



Despatch from Lieut. H» Bigge, Assistant Agent, detached to the 

 Naga Hills, to Capt. Jenkins, Agent Governor General, N>E. 

 Frontier, communicated from the Political Secretariat of India to 

 the Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



I have the honor to report my arrival at this Post, (Demalpore) where 

 I am happy to state large supplies of grain, &c. &c, are now daily 

 arriving for the use of the troops about to accompany me to the Naga 

 hills. 



Having been prevented, from the total want of population on the road 

 between Rangalao Ghur and Kasirangah, of Mehal Morung, from pass- 

 ing up that line of country, I crossed to the north bank of the Burram- 

 pooter at Bishnath, and passing through the villages of Baghmaree, 

 Rangsalli, Goopore, and Kolah Barri in the Luekimpore district, crossed 

 the Maguli Island to Dehingeahgong, and so through Deergong to Ca- 

 charri Hath, where I fell in with the detachment of the Assam Lt. Inf. 

 which Captain Hannay had sent off, to await my orders at Nogorah. 



From Cacharri Hath I passed to the Dhunseri river at Golah ghaut 

 where I was glad to find that the greatest portion of the supplies of 

 rice, &c. dispatched by me from Nogong, had all arrived safely, and 



