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