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January 9th. Left Aloogong at 9 a. m. and ascended a ridge of 

 hills running east-south-east ; traversed them till they divided into 

 two ridges, when taking the one to the right, in a south-west direction, 

 reached the site of a Cacharee village, which had the appearance of 

 having been burnt ; from thence, by an undulating path, we came to 

 a hill of good size at 12 p. m. and in about an hour afterwards 

 reached Chota-Semker, which lay on our right, about 500 yards. 

 It consists of about fifteen or twenty houses of Cacharees and Nagas ; 

 the latter had on account of some feuds left Bura-Semker, which 

 is about two days march eastward. We halted about two miles beyond 

 the village on a small stream ; the elephants did not come up till late ; 

 the path throughout was good. 



January 10th. Sending the elephants back from this place we set 

 out at 8° 15' a. m. and crossing a small stream called Delasapanee, 

 continued by a wavy path till 10 a. m. when we descended to the bed 

 of the Dyung, where we met the Mohurir of the Tossildar of the 

 Cachar Hills. From this our course was about south-south-east and 

 south up the bed of the river, the repeated crossing of which rendered 

 the marching both painful and dangerous, from the difficulty of keeping 

 one's footing over the round slippery stones with which the river in 

 every part abounds. At 1 p. m. we halted a short way beyond the 

 village of Joori, which is a good sized one, and is inhabited by Ca- 

 charees and Kookees ; it is on the left bank of the river. The road 

 to-day was not so good, the latter part of it being in the course of the 

 river. 



January 11th. Started from Joorigong at 8 a. m. our route being 

 the same as the latter part of the previous day — up the bed of the 

 river, and the same difficulties were again experienced, which prevent- 

 ed our reaching the stockade under Goomegogoo till 12 p. m., though 

 the distance is not more than five miles. I found the Shans in the 

 stockade, who had arrived two days previous. Toolaram Sana puttee 

 had accompanied them. I requested him to send some person of his to 

 Semker to prepare habitations and provisions, but he immediately of- 

 fered to go himself if I gave him a guard, I therefore detached a Naick 

 and ten Shans to accompany him. Finding that the Thannadar, who 

 had only lately arrived, could give me but little information regarding 

 the incursions of the Angamee Nagas, and finding no instructions 

 waiting my arrival, I resolved, as Captain Burns's head quarters were 

 only four days' journey off, to proceed to Silchar at once, to consult with 

 that officer on the plan of future operations. This journey I com- 

 menced on the 13th January, taking with me a guard of one Naick 

 and four Sepoys. Leaving the stockade at 9 a. m. we reached the Naga 



