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and died in the course of a week from a mortification that 

 took place, and as Rowjee Naik was killed, the Ramoos- 

 sies looked upon this as a just judgment on them, and 

 attributed the death of these two men to their having 

 perjured themselves in the above instance in the presence 

 of their chief. 



The Kykaries, accompanied by a few Ramoossies, start- 

 ed on the night of the 15th June for Pargawn, and plun- 

 dered the Koolkurney's house of gold ornaments, cloth, 

 and copper pots, altogether valued at six hundred and 

 twenty-four rupees. 



Again this band of Kykaries set out for Dorlychawary 

 near Baramutty, where and on the night of the 10th of 

 August, they plundered two houses. From a Brahmun's 

 they carried off gold and silver ornaments, worth three 

 hundred and sixty- two rupees, and from a merchant's 

 house, gold ornaments valued at four hundred and six ru- 

 pees. Two days subsequently they returned to Sakoordy, 

 and were traced to the village by the Rukwalldar* of 

 Dorlychawary. These men pressed Oomiah to restore 

 the property, and offered bribes to some persons at Sakoor- 

 dy to aid them in recovering the gold ornaments, but in 

 vain. The Rukwalldars accordingly returned to their vil- 

 lage, and informed the parties concerned of their having 

 traced the robbers to Sakoordy. The Brahmun and the 

 merchant repaired to that village, but succeeded no better 

 than the watchmen in their application for the restoration 

 of their property ; and from hints which they received, they 

 thought it would be most advisable for their own future 

 safety to remain quiet, and to say nothing more on the 

 subject. 



On the night of the 23d of August, a party of the Poo- 

 rundur Ramoossies, employed by Oomiah, plundered the 

 house of the Despandia of Allundy, near Keekvy. This 

 party secured gold and silver ornaments, and some pearls, 

 &c. valued at one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six 

 rupees, which they conveyed to Sakoordy. 



With the exception of a party of Ramoossies sent into 



* This Ruckwaildar was a bi-bther of Bhojajee Naik's; he is a quiet and 

 rather well disposed maa, axid rendered cousiderabie service tome. 



