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any of them, as they traffic peaceably with the Dhegun Cacharees, 

 I made the Kookees take each a bundle of Dhan and a threshing board 

 and left the village, and beat our grain out in camp. 



March 12th. We left camp and followed the narrow nullah for 

 about an hour, and then went across the plain in a north-westerly di- 

 rection to the Dhunsiree or Tamakse river, fifteen miles from the first 

 range of mountains on which Sumoogoding is situated. We reached it 

 after crossing a good sized stream, which I imagine to be the Un- 

 grow river that flows beneath Ungong. At 2 p. m. we went up 

 several reaches of the Dhunsiree and encamped, as the Naga we had 

 brought with us persisted in denying any knowledge whatever of any 

 road leading further than the Dhema, or Dhimsire, as it is called by the 

 Sumoogoding and Dhejna people. Dhema literally signifies a river 

 in the Cacharee language. Parties were sent out from this in all 

 directions to search for traces of a path, and one of them that re- 

 turned late brought in some men left by Tooleeram to show us the 

 route in case we should return that way. The Rajah had returned 

 from Semker via Kareabonglo down the Dhunsiree. His fires had 

 given rise to the report of the troops coming from Dhejna. It was 

 most fortunate he had left these men, as had the Naga not been aware 

 of the road, as he pretended he was not, we should have found very 

 great difficulty in forcing our way through the forest to Dhejna. 



March 14th. Left encampment at 7 a. m. and went through the 

 forest. At 7° 45', passed through a reedy country ; at 8° 30' came to 

 a small river, crossing which we went over some undulating ground, 

 and at 11a. m. met Toolaram Senaputtee, who was going to look 

 after us with grain. At 12° 30' reached Dhejna, where we encamped, 

 having come a distance of about sixteen miles. 



March 15th. Left Dhejna 8° 45' and went over undulating ground 

 till 11° 20', when we came to Mohong Dhejna on the banks of the 

 Joomoonah river, in Zillah Nowgong, where I halted to allow the 

 Subadar to come up in a doolee, as he was very ill. 



I here heard that Doorgaram with his men had followed me, and 

 had arrived at Dhejna, having experienced the same difficulties from 

 want of supplies that I had. I made arrangements to have the Shan 

 detachment left at this post. 



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Toolaram Rajah kindly offered to cut a road to Sumoogoding, pass- 

 able in the rains, which offer I gladly accepted, and have been informed 

 that it is nearly accomplished. The levy under Doorgaram returned 

 from Dhejna to the Goomegogoo Thanna to await further orders, 

 and the Sebundee detachment was ordered to Gowahatty, as there 



