1835.] 



History of the Ramoos-sies. 



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As the gang during the former disturhance was in the 

 habit of constantly committing robberies, whilst other 

 parties of Ramoossies in different parts of the country 

 were also engaged in plundering, it may be consider- 

 ed extraordinary that Oomiali did not plunder more 

 during the late insurrection^ and that the district should 

 have continued so remarkably quiet as contrasted with 

 former times. Partly to account for this^ it is necessary 

 to observe, that the only three attempts the gang made 

 to plunder, namely, at Bazarwary, Walla, and at Oulus^ 

 they were on each occasion immediately encountered by 

 some of our troops which produced great alarm among 

 the members of the Bund. Oomiah therefore soon learn- 

 ed, that if he ventured to plunder, immediate notice of the 

 place of his retreat would reach some of the detachments 

 to enable them to attack him ; and rather than incur such 

 risk, he considered it more prudent and safe, to restrain 

 his predatory habits and even to submit great privations, 

 and paying at times for the supplies he required. Again, 

 it is to be stated, that shortly after we had commenced 

 operations, ten of the Naiks, and about sixty of the 

 men of his own Bund had been seized, and that be- 

 tween thirty and forty other Ramoossies had been se- 

 cured, who were concerned in committing numerous 

 durrorrahs. During the time I was employed in the 

 district, there were only two gang robberies committed, 

 and the Ramooossies engaged were apprehended and 

 sent to Poona. 



To the Brahmuns and others in the pay of Govern* 

 ment he was in the habit of talking in a cavalierly and 

 arrogant manner, neither caring for or respecting them, 

 and when they attempted to check his presumption, he 

 has observed, You are sadly mistaken ; you certainly 

 don't suppose that I am to be compared to a Brahmun. 

 I am a different sort of person from your Streemunt 

 Bajee Row. I am not to be dealt with in the same 



