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History of the Ranioossles. 



[July 



terms he had been liberated. Nana Ramoossy, however, 

 remonstrated with Oomiah and the other Naiks on this 

 occasion, and urged that Bappoo Singh had assisted m 

 procuring the release of his two relations from confine- 

 ment, for had they been sent to Bhore, they would have 

 been executed ; and that he would not consent to aid to 

 injure a man to whom he and his relations were under 

 iuch obligations — if however they were determined to 

 attempt to surprise Bappoo Singh^ that he would remain 

 iu the jungles near Kotley (three miles from Jejoory) 

 Vintil they should return. This argument had the desir- 

 ed effect, and they gave up the proposed plan of march- 

 ing to Jejoory. 



The troops were posted as follows for the rainy sea- 

 son ; Captain Luyken at Sewry, Captain Kingston at 

 Keekvy, Lieutenant Anderson at Pinggory, Lieutenant 

 Long at Sonoury, and Lieutenant Loyd at Soupah, with 

 several parties of the Ahmednuggur Police corps mov 

 ing about the district. 



The gang moved now more to the eastward and be- 

 yond the range of the different detachments. Having 

 obtained provisions from the village of Greem, east of 

 Patus and about twelve miles north-east of Soupah, On 

 the 20th August, the Pateli of Greem communicated 

 this circumstance to the detachment at Soupah, and to 

 the Thanna of Row Peeplegawn. 



The Shaikdar (one of the Mamlutdar's assistants, and 

 in charge of about fifteen villages) of Bheemthery imme- 

 diately prepared to go in search of the Bund. Lie as- 

 sembled about fifty of the inhabitants of the nearest vil- 

 lages, who armed themselves with sticks, swords, and 

 some matchlocks, and commenced their march. The 

 Bund were close to Greem, when some one of the gang 

 observed them, and called out that a " party"* was ap- 



* The English word " party" is always made use of ; it appearing mor« 

 expressive to the Ramoossies aud others, of a small armed body of men, 

 than any term of their own. 



