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Nothing whatever was done in the matter. _October_ 5, 1847 .-- Report from Gonda states, that Rughbur Sing's troops had seized and brought off from Gonda to Nawabgunge, two hundred men and women, and shut up the road where they were confined, that no one might pass near them--that three or four of the women were pregnant, and near their confinement, and suffered much from harsh treatment and want of food.
Order by the Durbar: Let the minister grant redress, and send a suzawal to see that the sufferers are released.
A suzawal was sent, it appears, but he remained a quiet spectator of the atrocities, having received something for doing so. _September_ 1, 1847 .-- Report from Hissampoor states, that Byjonauth Sing, agent of Rughbur Sing, in Hissampoor, had seized all the plough-bullocks and cows he could find, sent the best to his own home, and made the rest over to Wazeer Allee, Canongoe, to be sold. Order by the Durbar, that Rughbur Sing be directed to restore all that has been taken, and collect the revenue with more moderation. Nothing whatever was done. _September_ 11, 1847 .-- Report from Bahraetch states, that the estate of Aleenugger in Hissampoor, which yielded eighteen thousand rupees a-year, had become so deserted from the oppressions of Rughbur Sing, that it could no longer yield anything.
Order by the Durbar, that Rughbar Sing be directed to restore the tillage, or hold himself responsible for the King's revenue! _July_ 28, 1847 .-- Report from Gonda states, that Goureeshunker, the collector of Gungwal and Pyagpoor, had, by order of Beharee Lal, attacked the village of Ruhooa, and seized and carried off sixty-four cultivators, and confined them in his camp.
No order whatever was passed by the Durbar. _September_ 7, 1847 .-- From Nawabgunge in Gonda reports, that Beharee Lal's soldiers were then engaged in sacking that town, and carrying off the property.
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