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gang ignorant of this, accused the villagers of endea- 

 vouring to frighten them by spreading false reports. 

 The Ramoossies now entered the village, and when they 

 approached close to the gateway of the Brahmun's 

 dwelling, it was suddenly thrown open and several 

 matchlocks fired by the Sibundies at the gang. This 

 staggered them at first ; they advanced notwithstanding 

 several times to rush into the building, but as the Si- 

 bundles kept up a fire upon them, they resolved on quit- 

 ting the place, uncertain what might be the strength of 

 the detachment. No injury was done to either party^ 

 although the gateway was somewhat studded with balls : 

 but to be revenged on the inhabitants before they quit- 

 ted the place, the Ramoossies burned several houses 

 and a quantity of grain. 



In a few days several detachments of the Alimednug- 

 gur Police corps and Sibundies searched the surround- 

 ing hills, and one detachment succeeded in tracing the 

 route of the gang to the south side of the Singhur fort ; 

 Cheemun Singh, a brother of Bappoo Singh's^ had been 

 detached with a party of Sibundies to endeavour to open 

 a communication with Nana* and Kalloo. It so hap- 

 pened, that on the night of the 13th December, these 

 two Ramoossies, with their two cousins, obtained leave 

 from Oomiah to pay a visit to their relations in the 

 small village of Bazarwary— Oumiah sent his friend Pan- 

 doo Naik with them to watch their conduct ; Cheemun 

 Singh had been in communication with several of the 

 Bazarwary Ramoossies, and upon the arrival of Nana 

 and Kalloo, Cheemun Singh was sent for, and notvv^ith- 

 standing that they were watched, they contrived to have 

 a short interview with him. He told them that their 

 conduct appeared suspicious, and that doubts were en- 



* A twill brother of N ana's left Sassoor a fev/ days before thisf to comvan- 

 nicate with hiai, and to liagteu the capture of Ooaiialu 



