J44. EASTERN HINDOOSTAN. 



refembled the former, having been formerly the joint tene- 

 ments of the lord and his family, fervants, and every domeftic 

 animal. 



CapePalmiras. Cape Pahniras^ the antient Promontor'nun Calingon, projedls 

 into the fea, in Lat. 20° 43', fome leagues beyond the eaflern 

 mouth of the Cattack. It is an ifland dii^inguiflied by its palm- 

 trees, and was a place on which our Eafi India Company did 

 defign to eredt a light-houfe for the direction of lliips round 

 that point, and into Bali/ore road. The land from Pahniras 

 bends inward, and forms a large femilunar bay, ending at the 

 entrance into Hoogly river, the molt w^eftern branch of the 

 Ganges. 



Bramnec Immediately within the bay the river Bra?7inec falls into 



the fea by the town of Kannaka, and is, I fufpecft, miftaken by 

 M. d'Anville for the Cambyfum OJiium of Ptolemy. The river 

 there is capable of receiving a fliip of two hundred tons : This 

 is the Ada7nas flu-clus oi Ptolemy, fo named from the gems found 

 in its neighborhood. A diamond mine is at this time worked on 

 one of its branches, called the Soank, remote from the mouth. 

 The inhabitants of this diftrict are induftrious, and are engaged 

 in hufbandry, fpinning, and weaving, and make a great deal of 

 butter. The country from hence to Balafore is extremely fer- 

 tile ; it alfo produces iron in great plenty, w^hicb, iniread of 

 being hammered, is caft in molds for anchors, which are infe- 

 rior in goodnefs to thofe of Europe. All the fliore (which is the 

 whole w^ay fandy) during the laying feafon is fwarming with 

 tortoifes, I fuppofe the green, which refort here to difcharge 

 their eggs : this I give on the authority of Hamilton, On that 



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