on in secrecy of their unlawful trade. accident or misfortune, to the top of the Ghaut, and the Ghaut, by small leeches, which are very numerous We expected to have nearly reached the bottom of the Koondahs. use the perambulator,) with pioneers and guides, and the perambulator with us, and a party of pioneers with descending for two miles, we returned, to avoid being " The party took three days to reach Mungaree, having had to cut their way through many parts of the elephants and impracticable forests, which with its benighted. I sent on a Havildar, (who had learned to "Lieutenant Le Hardy and I, endeavoured to descend the Ghaut on the forenoon of the 21st. taking at the foot of the hills. They returned withut any " This Pass has never heretofore been used, except in the low country, a large village not far from the jungle, and being much incommoded, after descending difficult and tedious, not passable for horses, and after 128 APPENDIX. " It is situated at the south-western extremity of gave him orders to push on till he reached Mungeree the actual Ghaut. We found the road most steep, hatchets and axes, to clear the obstructed passages. remote situation made it well adapted for the carrying Beypoor river, and in the direct road to Calicut. by bands of smugglers : they found it guarded by