, 1875-04-10

Eighty Members Of Il Surveying Fury
11EtEdcretl III Cold dsiupH.
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TuEtlcretl III Cold dsiupd.
fu,r.ssonae'.es a. tic Aeto i'vrk y oria.
CALCUTTA, Fab. 4j..-Eally lust DcceMbcEn
English Qoyernu1ent a,trguy mud ozrlorn. p4l:s.
conaistias Of Limit. llol:nmbo, Capt, Ei.r,1
anl 1Ir. Channel, Of Tho l;oyal Tupagl splsI
Survey, loft for tho eastprn tFs.
tier Of India. \ guarsl Of iey
nntfve soldiers Of ttls Furty fonr.li Eesi
ment and hono twenty 1uemburH at tbs bylhst
fluntier police forco wont Will them. wllla abo1
159 coolieB woro tlhcn to look alter tho bagRak&
Tiiii .nado total Of 2lJ Bouls in all. Tia
party, soon nitor btaftins proceeded .s:n
ssobsauyor, o sinai! hamlet about e.!
Miles from Calcutta, aud entered alat
iB familiar1y known al the Maya Hills
through tho valley OF tho Dilhoo, branch Of
tho Rrahlnapoolra River. Tber purposu--ta.
survey Of tho distt,c: from tho Dikhus towa1d,
LucklMpore, = distance OF about 30 miles-xu
made known to tho ,nAnbllnuta BY lneanu ot
rroelamatious. After hi'ght delay tho e1ple,.
It'll, party began their work, noaIinG with NJ op
p0sltion from tho ysllugora though tho.&akaa
hayo tho reputation Of huing about ~ Llool.
thirsty sayagcs - could 10 mot with anywhere
IN India. Tic fact Of the party not being op-
poaed by these NagA1 throw them on their
guard, which WAS Just what the Sagss wanted,
~ tho Re1,lel bhows.
On tLe lst If tue curront month the paIty bad
arrived hlsd halted It ptacs called s9ouoA
wluca " about four marches south OF 5oypo's.
~ tAn Lilehitnp0to dlatrlct. Leaving THIS I'll
lago, tito party eneatnped lats that aitcraoea
juat beyond what is known ns tho Nabaug lii
lagc, through which tuoy hau to pass. 'IhinCs
~ont along Hiccly till just after nlEhtfall rtsa
iolchas, and. as tnoy. sad, pfesouts. L'sat
Holconbe, who had charge OF tha survey pr
ty. rarmlttol thoul to spploacls, when tnsl
oGored him . goat, nome sp'cca anu 5sne
at tho oamo tiiue Informing llsin that IN ,ks
morning they would return and brinG otbs
pteaeuty. lie visit, from subaeIuont eysntA
proved to be enly to SPY cut the number IN III
camp and this Was Aoon revealed. Early Gt
next morning, prompt to their word, rttuinei
thoHc Of tho previous evening but not sloas
nonse lifty or slxtv engaged lila 11euttntr
in conversation, whi1at tho remainder, un1s
pretenso OF acIllne PROVISIONS. etc., to tue H.
anea Of tho parry, freely tntarmi xed WITH shsu
Tho coolies were gstting ready Tar q rnoye, sasa
some Of thun notlced that tic villagers "eIe
armed with dana. or iargto knives, aud calfl
llls L!entanautH attention theroso. uo retuisi
to attach ANY importance to this fact, belief
ing TINT it WAS ale.ay = custom a,nouS ~
Hksas. ~These Naga EayagcB nosieod tho slisa''
est move III their favor, and manaRau to c1satss
tho attention Of tho commanding officer alad+
xsn the sontry at cue and the aauo tlns. !h!
.hcy cGcctol BY the a,mple requcHt fru1n one o.
their nnmbar to tho Llentouaut to 10 shafs
tho fluo which tho Aontrg carried. The se.psa
uuy takau frou1 the Aent1y End handed y
oue havage, xililbt Eeconi oiipsrd
EunG to taa officer, who took it, aud. not tost
inT it Of mosnont, gave 1t q sulut blos: lSs
otlsor aayagsh had IN tho 1neantme, u tnousa
hy prcconctrtod arrangement, become i1le1stea.
bly, mixed un with tho Eutyoy pAlty. Now eaa.
forth tho fearful trcachurJ Of tho HaTage,l ~
with tho souul Of the gong, ono Ut " w.
savagea near uolcomho. a!ruck lin i tIaTos
Tho neck with Lis dao, aud, repeating H. -
nilces reeied and fell hln asuailant, who ~. ~
t!ouhalesB leader Of tha trllo, shouted "IM A.
dai aiarl!" r"kll. atriho y. An tho wetd' !a S.a
Ais mouth each haga,. who, !. nppeaa s,oI., nss
aud e1oc.iye mannor. THO nolso .l.r,ats rr,s,
thCso who fortunately wore not on tho tps.i
ard dire confusion. foE tlia titns re.s1Ij. II.
| nurromo. Capt. Dadgely sought reluss ~ ~ "
tont. but waa folio" %. and HovertIy "ohuSI1f
his tout, wblcG waa luckily open, then ssuaoIst
mud fell. Immediately springing up " l0aa+ "
it WAS all over, aod thnt solne ss1sas! 4.
aightY mon lay dead aud ~ ranny mere "oaa w.
ed A slight do!ay, aud tho unwoupnlea n!a ,s.a, ras
thu cownrdly assallanss ly. Tho baSg1ge :"
now, with tho ammunition, got togotlut, aaa aa!.S,
! cured, aud within two Lousa after tho W., ~,
ovNAt the unwoundcd. bearinE WITH tloa s,.iut
Mounnha, began rotfeat. lne euGs mia.
lh's kept up haEaHRins pursuit for soae .a'ta H.
| aud made a second determined attack upqa up.,osn
arrival of tho ltto party :. q small stream kaosG1
as ths Dill lsyoe aud wero quickly tapasssssf ssss
On tho second uight OF their rctteat tha pIm \.
pasue1 several Maya villages, mud athGeEIh hi.
Ing s boon % si1op, % 20 stop ". made. ssoo =: =:
Mostheastern boundary Of British lnals n,t, ~.
reached, and on the evening OF ths btu 'o' pA''
| WAS 4atv. o..
[As was mentioned In our kilograms, Nv W.
premo Government inteAia vending Two s.s H.
nlents forward at ouce, With osdnra 70 o.s., =,
uaso, root and branch, al Of the fsaaEnM s',s,s.
| what ara known a. tho Sanua aud Nlna 'N'ss
| Of tho Naga Hills tsibes-l