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passage all the way to Ramoo. Above the Korindea some 

 way, the Sunkar, above the fine plain called Hazari, passes 

 through a valley called Hazaliya, which is well cultivated and 

 occupied by Bengalese. At the eastern end of this valley 

 commences the territory of Kaungla Pru, who has erected 

 there, on the southern banks of the river, a market-place 

 (haat) called by his name. A Muhammedan agent attends, 

 and procures all foreign luxuries that his master requires, and 

 he and the other subjects of the chief exchange their commo- 

 dities with those of the Bengalese. This seems to be the 

 place called Purangura in the Bengal Atlas, (No. 1,) or, at 

 least, it is nearly in that situation. The highest hill visible 

 from thence is by the Bengalese called Duchiliya Mura, and 

 seems to be what Mr Walker calls Pyramid Hill. North 

 from thence is a long ridge called Sita Mura, which reaches 

 to the Karnaphuli, as I have formerly mentioned. 



At Hazaliya the Sunkar is about 100 yards wide, and has 

 hardly any motion but that of the tide, which does not go up 

 much farther. The water, although dirty, is quite fresh. 

 The Bengalese say, that the northern bank of the river is oc- 

 cupied by them to Duachery, some way above Kaungla Pru's 

 market. At Duachery there is a guard of police officers. 

 From thence a boat takes from morning to noon to reach 

 Peinchera on the left, where a Joomea Ruasah, subject to 

 Agunea, resides. It takes as much time to proceed from 

 Peinchera to Gorau, a stream coming from the right. From 

 thence, in one day, a boat can go to Noaputun Chera, beyond 

 which the river is not navigable on account of stones. There 

 are no inhabitants at Gorau or Noaputun, but they are fre- 

 quented by the Bengalese, who cut bamboos and timber. The 

 former are about eighteen cubits long, and are brought down 

 in immense floats. About forty are tied firmly together by 

 the root ends, which are turned towards the fore end of the 

 float. Their hinder ends being opened, and the fore end of 

 another similar bundle having been pushed up among the 

 first, the two circular bindings are secured by a fore and aft 

 lashing, and then one bundle after another is added till a 

 chain of sufficient length has been formed. Parallel to the 

 first a second chain is constructed in a similar manner ; and 



