4S A narrative of our connexions with [Jan. 



party being sent every endeavour had been made to induce the chiefs 

 to surrender the murderers but without success, and it was supposed 

 that the expedition of a small force would at once cause them to do so. 

 The party proceeded through the Cheannee country, via Rampanee to 

 Rissogiri, and at a short distance from the latter place, they were attack- 

 ed by a large body of Garrows, who killed the interpreter and severely 

 wounded the guide and one of the leading sepoys. The Garrows were 

 repulsed, but the party was compelled to retire, as the revolt appeared 

 of a very serious nature, but which I have reason to believe from 

 subsequent information, was very much overrated at the time. The 

 season then was too far advanced to commence any military operations, 

 and therefore the only proceedings taken against the Garrows were 

 increasing the guards at the foot of the hills, to prevent their egress 

 to the plains. 



In the latter end of November instructions were received to proceed 

 against these rebellious people, and to bring them to order, and a 

 detachment under Lieut. Belli was detached in the commencement of 

 January for this purpose. 



We left this on the 10th idem for Singimari, and reached it on the 

 13th inst. The intelligence I received on my arrival there was of a 

 nature to make me suppose that I should meet with very serious 

 opposition, I therefore determined to proceed at once to Bhogamara, a 

 village at the foot of the route into the Cheannee mehaul, and after 

 summoning in the Dusannee chiefs, should I find it impossible to bring 

 them to terms, or they refuse attendance, to construct a road through 

 the Cheannee country to Rissogiri. 



My first interview was with the chiefs of Cheannee, who appeared 

 unwilling to render me any assistance against the Dusannees, and indeed 

 positively refused to help me in cutting the road. I used every endea- 

 vour to persuade them, but at the same time informed them they were 

 liable to severe punishment for their contumacy, as every chief of a 

 Tributary Mehaul (much less a Khass Government Mehaul) was oblig- 

 ed, under the agreement they had entered into, to render every assistance 

 when occasion required. As I found that I could not induce them to 

 join me, I determined to shew them that I did not need their assistance, 

 and had demanded from them nothing more than they had stipulated 

 to perform when first brought into subjection ; I therefore gave them 



