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offered, was directed to pursue their march to Cooch Behar, where they are to join Captain Jones and assist in the reduction of that country.
Several parties of the Sannyasis having entered into the Purneah Province, burning and destroying many villages there, the Collector applied to Captain Brooke who had just arrived at Panity, near Rajmahal, with his newly raised battalion of light infantry. That officer immediately crossed the river, and entered upon measures against Sannyasis and had very nearly fallen in with a party of them, just as they were crossing the Cosa river, to escape out of that Province. They arrived on the opposite bank before their rear had entirely crossed, but too late to do any execution among them. It is apparent now that the Sannyasis are glad to escape as they can out of the Company's possession, but I am still in hopes, that some of the many detachments now acting against them may fall in with some of their parties, and punish them exemplarily for their audacity.
It is impossible but that on account of the various depredations which Sannyasis have committed, the Revenue must fall short in some of the Company's Districts as well from real as from pretended losses. The Board of Revenue aware of the last consideration, have come to the resolution of admitting no pleas for a reduction of revenue bat such as are attended with circumstances of conviction; and by this means they hope to prevent, as much as in their power, all impositions on the Government, and to render the loss to the Company as inconsiderable as possible. Effectual means will be used by stationing some small detachment
