1835.] 



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having soon become known among tliem, that a consider- 

 able detachment of the Ahmednuggur Police Corps had 

 arrived at Sassoor to take a part in the operations against 

 them. It is to be observed, that the Ramoossies were well 

 aware of the success of this corps when employed in sup- 

 pressing similar disturbances in the Ahmednuggur district, 

 (particular allusion to this circumstance was made in the 

 depositions of some of the prisoners afterwards apprehend- 

 ed.) Oomiah crossed the Neera river with about two hun- 

 dred and fifty men on the evening of the 17th. Shortly af- 

 ter they had crossed the river, they discussed the propriety 

 of attacking Bhore, or setting fire to the town, but this in- 

 tention was relinquished, and they proceeded to the small 

 village of Bazar wary, which they plundered, and seized 

 two of the Punt Suchew's Brahmuns, whom they carried 

 off with them to the Mhandurdeo hills, southeast of Bhore. 

 Oomiah compelled these Brahmuns to write a letter to the 

 Punt Suchew, demanding of him to restore their rights to 

 them immediately, and threatening, in the event of his 

 refusal, to plunder and ruin his country. 



About nine o'clock in the morning of the 18th January, a 

 party of the Punt Suchew's people who had been searching 

 for the men who had plundered Bazar wary, ascertained 

 that Oomiah was in the Mandurdeo hill with the gang. 

 This party proceeded towards the hill, and on perceiving 

 them sent intelligence of the circumstance to Bhore (ex- 

 aggerating the number to five hundred.) Captain Boyd 

 immediately proceeded to the spot with his detachment. 

 The Ramoossies had taken up a strong position on a high 

 and steep hill, covered with bushes of the prickly-pear, and 

 which the members of the gang knew well how to take 

 advantage of for the purpose of protecting themselves from 

 the fire of the detachment. The necessary disposition hav- 

 ing been made, the detachment advanced and engaged the 

 Bund, but as Captain Boyd ascended the hill, the Ra- 

 moossies retired, and fled upon the sepoys reaching the 

 summit. Three of the Ramoossies were afterwards taken ; 

 however none of the gang received the least injury from 

 the fire of the detachment, but a Naik and sepoy were 

 wounded of Captain Boyd's men. The Sibundies belong- 



