1850.] 



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APPENDIX. 



SOME ACCOUNT OF BUSTAR, 



Neeamut OollahKhanPatan,an inhabitant of Bhopal, who, suffering 1 

 from an abscess, had stayed at Mahadeopoor, in the Sircar of Ram- 

 gheer, gives the following account of the country of Bustar. "We 

 to the number of ten individuals including Azad Khan and others, had 

 gone to the country of Bustar, in search of service, by the route of 

 Tuppa Churlah, attached to the Talooka of Shush Mahul, in the Sircar 

 of Ramgheer, under the Nizam's Government. The distance between 

 Tappa Churlah and that part of Bustar is four coss. We reached Bus- 

 tar in 15 days, but do not remember the names of the villages, and 

 halting places that intervened. At places where we halted, we were 

 only allowed one seer of rice, each man, and six fowls, and in some 

 places five fowls, among our whole party, such being the rajah's or- 

 der, as we were informed, but we were obliged to dispense with the 

 poultry, for want of ghee, and to content ourselves with rice only. 

 When we reached Bustar, the Rajah Bhopal Deo, received the news 

 of our arrival. Bappoo Raj, and Buchruddy, and the chief of Dunt- 

 warrah, all in the rajah's service happened to be present at the time 

 to whom the rajah observed pointing to us, these are good jawans, 

 entertain them in the service." Accordingly Bappoo Raj treated us 

 with kindness, and fixed the Jemadar's pay at 60 Rupees, the Duffa- 

 dar's at 15, and the Jawan's at 10 Rupees, some time after we fell ili, 

 on which the rajah ordered us to go to Bappoo Raj, and remain with 

 him, consequently we left Marunkah where the rajah resides, and 

 where we were in attendance, and proceeded towards our destination, 

 reached Bustar, and thence set out for Chintalnad, and Devarcoondah : 

 when we reached a place called Neelbur, within one stage of which 

 was Chintalnad, it being evening, we thought it advisable to light 

 and lodge there for that night. One of our Jawans, being with his 

 family, occupied a separate hut, while he was asleep, four thieves of 

 the tribe of Gond, entered it, and in their attempt to draw off the 

 silver bangles, he had around his arm, awoke him, he immediately 

 grasped his scimitar, and attempted to get up, when one of the thieves 

 struck him on the neck, with a club. The Jawan writhing with pain, 

 wounded his assailant thrice with his sword, and the thieves one 

 and all fled, this accident caused such a stir and noise at the time, 



