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ing between Bombay and Poona. These men returned 

 without gaining intelligence of any remittance of money 

 being on the road ; they learned however that the Ra- 

 moossy prisoners who had been sentenced to transpor- 

 tation, had descended the ghaut for Bombay two days 

 previous to their reaching the place. 



Ooomiah did not appear much disconcerted by this 

 unwelcome information, and remarked that the removal 

 of their friends to Bombay was of no importance, that 

 Kristnajee and Wittoo Naiks would manage to get the 

 prisoners brought back to Poona^ and that all of them 

 would ultimately be pardoned^ as had been the case on 

 the termination of the former disturbance. 



From the vicinity of the Bhore ghaut, they proceed- 

 ed along the hills ; afterwards descended into the Kon- 

 kan and continued sometime in the neighbourhood of 

 Jambool Para. The Hetkurries were now more anxi- 

 ous than ever to obtain leave to depart, but Nana and 

 Kalloo urged them to remain, and to rest satisfied for 

 the present with Oomiah's assurances, and promised 

 they would exert themselves in their behalf. 



These two Ramoossies had, in a cursory manner, 

 alluded to the purport of the Government proclamation, 

 in order if possible to discover what were the Hetkur- 

 ries' sentiments on the subject ; but the Ramoossies 

 did not consider it safe to confide their intentions to 

 them. Nana and Kalloo conceived that by pretending 

 to assist Oomiah in persuading the Hetkurries to con- 

 tinue with the gang, they might gain his confidence 

 and obtain more influence over him. 



Towards the end of November, Oomiah quitted tlie 

 Konkan, and on the 27th, in the evening, entered the 

 village of Oulus, five miles from Moolsey. A Brah- 

 mun Jossy and the Patell were seized by the gang, 

 and roughly handled, and called upon to pay a contri- 

 bution of five hundred rupees. The gang entered the 



