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n the Dureeabad District_. _14th_.--Soorujpore Behreyla Jungle, east from Lucknow forty miles, on the bank of the Kuleeanee river, sixteen miles long, and four miles broad--square miles, sixty-four. Chundee Sing has a fort in this jungle, and the family have been robbers for several generations. The widow of the late notorious robber, Rajah Singjoo, the head of the family, has a still stronger one. _15th_.--Guneshpore Jungle, sixty miles south-east from Lucknow, on the bank of the Goomtee river, six miles long and two broad--twelve square miles. Maheput Sing, an atrocious robber, holds his fort of Bhowaneegur in this jungle. _In the Dewa Jahangeerabad District._ _16th_.--The Kasimgunge and Bhetae Jungle, eighteen miles north-east from Lucknow, sixteen miles long, and four miles wide--square miles, sixty-four, on the bank of the little river Reyt. Gunga Buksh holds the forts of Kasimgunge and Atursae in this jungle; Thakur Purshad those of Bhetae and Buldeogur; and Bhugwunt Sing that of Munmutpore. Other members of the same family hold those of Ramgura Paharpore. The whole family are hereditary and inveterate robbers. _In the Bangur District_. _17th_.--Tundeeawun Jungle, on the plain, west from Lucknow, seventy- two miles, twelve miles long and six broad--square miles, seventy- two. _In the Salone District._ _18th_.--The Naen Jungle, eighty miles south from Lucknow, on the bank of the Sae river, sixteen miles long and three wide--square miles, forty-eight. Jugurnath Buksh, the tallookdar, holds the fort of Jankeebund, in this jungle; and others are held in the same jungle by members of his family. _19th_.--The Kutaree Jungle, on the bank of the Kandoo river, south- east from Lucknow sixty miles, eight miles long and three broad-- square miles, twenty-four. Surnam Sing, the tallookdar, has a fort in this jungle. _In the Byswara District_. _20th_.--The Sunkurpore Jungle, south of Lucknow seventy miles, on the plain, ten miles long and three wide--square miles, thirty. Benee Madhoe, the tallookdar, has three forts in this jungle. _In the Hydergur District_. _21st_.--The Kolee Jungle, fifty miles south-east from Lucknow, on the bank of the Goomtee river, three miles long and one and a half wide--square miles, four and a half. The rebels and robbers in this jungle trust to the natural defences of the ravines and jungles. _22nd_.--Kurseea Kuraea Jungle, south-east from Lucknow
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