1835.] 



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of Satara to Sassoor to co-operate with us. The Ra- 

 moossies, however, changed their ground constantly, and 

 no detachment could move or prepare to move without 

 their knowledge. 



Early in the month of April, a man named Bappoo 

 Singh, of Pairgawn in the Ahmednuggur district, who 

 had been placed under restraint for having rendered as- 

 sistance to the Ramoossies, was set at liberty on giving 

 good security for his appearance. This man's character 

 being well known, hopes were entertained of his being 

 capable of performing some great service for us. A few 

 days afterwards, two Ramoossy prisoners were set at li- 

 berty, and directed to remain v/ith Bappoo Singh. He 

 had previously become acquainted with a cousin of these 

 Ramoossies, an active, powerful, and enterprising man, 

 named Kalloo, who had quitted Oomiah after the skir- 

 mish at Mandurdeo on the 18th January. 



Bappoo Singh was strongly recommended to exert 

 himself in winning these men over, and to persuade them 

 to rejoin the Bund, and to avail themselves of some fa- 

 vourable opportunity for capturing Oomiah. They were 

 furnished with passports drawn out in Mharatta and Eng- 

 lish, and they promised to do their best to realize the 

 expectations that were entertained. The employment 

 of these three men was kept as secret as possible. They 

 had a cousin named Nana in the Bund, who had consi- 

 derable influence with Oomiah. By means of their wo- 

 men, they opened a communication with their cousin 

 Nana. He said in reply, that upon Kalloo and the 

 other two Ramoossies rejoining the gang, he would 

 agree to give his assistance to any reasonable plan of 

 theirs. 



Bappoo Singh was posted at Jejoory with some Si- 

 bundies, and the leaders of the gang came to the deter- 

 mination of attacking him ; they had learned that he 

 had agreed to act against them^ and that it was on these 



