His son, Surubjeet Sing, is engaged in plunder, and, it is said, with his father's connivance and encouragement, though he pretends to be acting in disobedience of his orders.

The object is, to augment their estate, and intimidate the Government and its officers by gangs of ruffians, whom they can maintain only by plunder and malversation.

The greater part of the lands, comprised in this estate of Ramnuggur Dhumeereea, of which Rajah Gorbuksh is now the local governor, are hereditary possessions which have been held by his family for many generations.
A part has been recently seized from weaker neighbours, and added to them.

The rest are merely under him as the governor or public officer, intrusted with the collection of the revenue and the management of the police.
_December_ 4, 1849 .-- Gunesh Gunge, _alias_ Byram-ghat, on the right bank of the river Ghagra, distance about twelve miles.

The country well cultivated, and studded with good groves of mango and other trees.